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Time to expand sanitation for all

"That 2.6 billion people live each day without a proper toilet is shocking," Willem-Alexander, the Prince of Orange who is also chair of the U.N. Secretary-General's Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation, writes in an opinion piece in the Hurriyet Daily News, which marks the launch of a U.N. effort to build political will for sanitation.

22 Jun 2011

Obama administration launches effort to tout Medicare preventive benefits

The number of Medicare recipients who take advantage of these services has only increased slightly. The availability of these benefits was expanded by the health law.

22 Jun 2011

AHA CEO praises FDA's new cigarette warning labels

The following is a statement by American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown: New cigarette warning labels unveiled today by the Food and Drug Administration will help give us the momentum needed to eradicate tobacco use in our nation.

22 Jun 2011

Hospice of the Red River Valley selects CellTrak mobile point-of-care application

Hospice of the Red River Valley, an independent, nonprofit hospice organization serving 29 counties across North Dakota and Minnesota, provides care to more than 250 patients each day. Based in Fargo, N.D., Hospice of the Red River Valley has successfully implemented the CellTrak mobile point-of-care application to improve the ability of its Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) to deliver more focused and dedicated care.

22 Jun 2011

New book on French and British approaches to humanitarian action

From earthquakes and tsunamis to war and genocide which wreak devastation on millions of people around the world, human suffering is never far from the headlines. But how do policymakers, charities and medics decide how best to reach those in need and what influences their tactics and the style of humanitarian aid?

22 Jun 2011

Planning for changes in lifestyle, health leads to better retirement

Retirement is often viewed as a time to relax, travel, participate in leisurely activities and spend time with family. However, for many older adults, chronic health problems and poor planning often hinder the enjoyment of retirement.

22 Jun 2011

State roundup: N.J. Gov. Christie's big health care changes

The state Senate voted 24-15 to pass legislation that will force public employees to pay more for their health insurance and pension. The vote, after hours of speeches from lawmakers on both sides, leaves only the Assembly to sign off on the bill that was a focal piece of Gov. Chris Christie's agenda.

22 Jun 2011

Endocrine Practice journal publishes new clinical guidelines on hyperthyroidism

New clinical guidelines for optimal care of patients with hyperthyroidism, a condition when the thyroid gland produces more thyroid hormone than the body needs, which affects about one percent of Americans, appear in the current issue of Endocrine Practice, the journal of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists.

22 Jun 2011

Use public-private partnerships to improve access to essential health products

A new report from the International Vaccine Access Center "asks why products like Coca Cola can reach remote villages in developing nations while essential medicines like antibiotics cannot always be found," according to an IVAC press release.

22 Jun 2011

Terry White Chemists, Orabrush partner to fight against bad breath

Orabrush, the tongue cleaner that helps cure bad breath, today announced Terry White Chemists has joined the battle against bad breath as the first Orabrush retailer in Australia.

22 Jun 2011

NCDs responsible for majority of deaths worldwide and cost trillions, report says

Nearly two-thirds of deaths worldwide are caused by non-communicable diseases such as heart and lung disease, cancer, and diabetes, which are increasingly prevalent and cost the global economy trillions of dollars, according to a U.N. report and preliminary results from a new study announced Monday at a press conference to preview the September U.N. High Level Meeting on NCDs, the Associated Press/MSNBC.com reports.

22 Jun 2011

Bureau of Labor Statistics: U.S. will need to add 580,000 nurses by 2018

The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts the U.S. will need to add 580,000 nurses to the workforce by 2018. Moreover, these nurses will need higher skill levels than current nurses possess.

22 Jun 2011

UAB Cancer Care Network brings specialized care close to patient's homes

Often people diagnosed with cancer who don't live near a major academic medical center have limited choices for specialized cancer care close to home. The University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center and UAB Medicine developed the UAB Cancer Care Network to bring leading-edge care to these communities, giving patients an opportunity to stay close to home while giving doctors and nurses access to leading cancer research.

22 Jun 2011

International representatives discuss whether to add chrysotile asbestos to hazardous chemical treaty

On Monday, representatives from 143 countries met in Geneva to discuss whether chrysotile asbestos "should be added to an international treaty regulating the trade in hazardous chemicals," CBC Radio reports.

22 Jun 2011

Shake a tambourine to call a nurse!

Hospital authorities gave elderly patients a tambourine to shake if they needed help in an emergency. But the makeshift call system sparked anger among relatives who said most patients are too frail to make a proper noise with the instruments.

22 Jun 2011

Tips for protecting your skin from sun's harmful rays

Summer is here and for many that means enjoying more outdoor activities. While it's important to remember sun safety, from time-to-time sunburns are bound to happen. Covenant Health System would like to promote sun safety and offer some useful remedies for dealing with sunburns.

22 Jun 2011

Indiana Planned Parenthood to stop taking Medicaid patients

The state cut funding in May but the clinics had been using $100,000 in contributions to help defray costs of seeing Medicaid patients.

22 Jun 2011

Viewpoints: GOP Reps. on health law; Medicare & life expectancy; Georgia insurance exchange progresses

After a recent meeting at the White House with President Barack Obama and Republican House Members, we asked the president to meet with the GOP Doctors Caucus to discuss concerns that we have about how the health care law will affect our patients.

22 Jun 2011

First Edition: June 21, 2011

In today's headlines, the latest on the debt-reduction talks, the next chapter in the saga surrounding a McKinsey insurance survey and the details of the Obama administration's effort to tout the health law's prreventive care benefits.

22 Jun 2011

Millennium Labs founder receives Ernst & Young award in Life Sciences category

Millennium Laboratories, a leading provider of medication monitoring services to physicians and staff treating chronic pain, announced today that James Slattery, CEO and founder, has received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2011 San Diego Award in the Life Sciences category.

21 Jun 2011