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Issue of NCDs in post-conflict countries must be addressed, say experts

Countries recovering from war are at risk of being left to their own devices in tackling non communicable diseases, leaving an "open door" for exploitation by alcohol, tobacco and food companies, health experts warn.

2 Jan 2012

2012 & health care: Medicare faces big changes, new state laws include abortion issues

News outlets began 2012 by looking ahead at what is promising to be a busy health care year, especially because of the 2010 federal health law.

2 Jan 2012

Hospitals may be treating patients as part of “production line” with early discharges requiring readmissions: Report

After figures revealed that hundreds of thousands of people every year are being sent home before they are well enough, hospitals have been accused by ministers of treating patients “like parts on a production line.”

1 Jan 2012

Poll surveys New Year resolutions on weight loss and smoking

Roughly one-third of Americans say they have made a New Year's resolution to lose weight in the last five years and 42 percent of people who said they smoke regularly in that timeframe pledged to quit the habit, according to the Thomson Reuters-NPR Health Poll.

31 Dec 2011

New Performance in Practice Module on Electrodiagnostic Report Writing from AANEM

The American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM) recently released a new Performance in Practice (PIP) Module on Electrodiagnostic (EDX) Report Writing.

31 Dec 2011

Economy beats health care, national debt and jobs as most critical issue facing America in 2012

A survey of 337 retirees on Medicare revealed that 45% believe the economy is the most critical issue facing America in 2012 - beating out the national debt (21%); jobs (19%); and health care (15%) for the top spot.

31 Dec 2011

CATCH Healthy Habits program will come to Albany in early 2012

Remember riding your bicycle all over town until dark and then coming home to a hot, healthy meal your mom prepared? Lots of adults do, and now many of them are volunteering to help the next generation – and in the process themselves – get and stay healthy through an innovative program called CATCH Healthy Habits.

31 Dec 2011

New healthcare software for administration of medical history, clinical questionnaires

Practis, Inc., a distinguished healthcare web design firm, and Primetime Medical Software, the leading provider of patient interviewing technology, partnered to deliver Practis Forms—new healthcare software that allows practices to administer medical history and other clinical questionnaires securely through their current website.

31 Dec 2011

Geisinger stops hiring users of tobacco products

Starting Feb. 1, 2012, Geisinger will no longer hire job applicants who use tobacco products, including cigarettes, cigars, and chewing or smokeless tobacco.

31 Dec 2011

China's revised Foreign Investment Catalogue 2011 moves healthcare service sectors to 'permitted' category

Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited, operator of the largest network of radiotherapy and diagnostic imaging centers in China, comments on the newly issued Foreign Investment Catalogue 2011 revision which moved healthcare service sectors to "permitted" from "restricted" category.

31 Dec 2011

No Cronobacter detected in Mead Johnson products

Mead Johnson Nutrition was notified today by the United States Food & Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control that health inspectors have completed their testing on all formula samples collected from the company. These tests confirmed that the Mead Johnson products were safe, and no presence of Cronobacter was detected.

31 Dec 2011

Loyola University conference to examine role of integrative medicine in current day medical care

Integrative medicine has become a vital tool in medical practitioners' arsenal to treat the whole person and not just the disease. Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine is hosting a full-day conference that will examine its role in today's medical care.

30 Dec 2011

Research!America calls for stronger investment in medical research by elected officials

Research!America Chair John Edward Porter today called on elected officials to make a stronger investment in medical research in the new year to improve the health of Americans, maintain the nation's global competitiveness and boost the economy.

30 Dec 2011

Single shared REMS for TIRF products receives FDA approval

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a single shared Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) for the transmucosal immediate-release fentanyl (TIRF) products. This new shared system will replace the individual REMS and allow prescribers and pharmacies to enroll into just one system, easing the burden on the health care system.

30 Dec 2011

Meditation, yoga and physical awareness benefit breast cancer survivors

Women recently diagnosed with breast cancer have higher survival rates than those diagnosed in previous decades, according to the American Cancer Society. However, survivors continue to face health challenges after their treatments end. Previous research reports as many as 50 percent of breast cancer survivors are depressed.

30 Dec 2011

Most paramedics experience verbal, physical or sexual abuse on the job

More than two-thirds of paramedics surveyed have experienced verbal, physical or sexual abuse on the job, new research has found.

30 Dec 2011

JSCM publishes 2011 standards that guide classification of spinal cord injuries in care, research

The 2011 revision of the International Standards for the Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury (ISNCSCI) was published in the November 2011 issue of the Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine.

30 Dec 2011

Tips on how to avoid the misery of New Year's hangover

Loyola University Health System family physician Dr. Aaron Michelfelder offers tips on how to avoid the misery of a New Year's hangover.

30 Dec 2011

Vanderbilt Emergency Department braces for alcohol-related injuries on New Year's Eve

With the countdown to 2012 just around the corner, Vanderbilt's Emergency Department is bracing for what is likely to be one of the busiest weekends of the year. Alcohol-related injuries and deaths typically spike on New Year's Eve, causing physicians and staff to prepare for an influx of patients requiring help after overconsumption.

29 Dec 2011

Free, low-cost strategies to maintain good health in the new year

With the start of a new year, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute experts are encouraging people to ring in new healthy habits and offer a number of free and low-cost strategies to help people maintain good health and possibly reduce various cancer risks.

29 Dec 2011

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Issue of NCDs in post-conflict countries must be addressed, say experts

2012 & health care: Medicare faces big changes, new state laws include abortion issues

Hospitals may be treating patients as part of “production line” with early discharges requiring readmissions: Report

Poll surveys New Year resolutions on weight loss and smoking

New Performance in Practice Module on Electrodiagnostic Report Writing from AANEM

Economy beats health care, national debt and jobs as most critical issue facing America in 2012

CATCH Healthy Habits program will come to Albany in early 2012

New healthcare software for administration of medical history, clinical questionnaires

Geisinger stops hiring users of tobacco products

China's revised Foreign Investment Catalogue 2011 moves healthcare service sectors to 'permitted' category

No Cronobacter detected in Mead Johnson products

Loyola University conference to examine role of integrative medicine in current day medical care

Research!America calls for stronger investment in medical research by elected officials

Single shared REMS for TIRF products receives FDA approval

Meditation, yoga and physical awareness benefit breast cancer survivors

Most paramedics experience verbal, physical or sexual abuse on the job

JSCM publishes 2011 standards that guide classification of spinal cord injuries in care, research

Tips on how to avoid the misery of New Year's hangover

Vanderbilt Emergency Department braces for alcohol-related injuries on New Year's Eve

Free, low-cost strategies to maintain good health in the new year

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