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Trends in compulsory licensing of pharmaceuticals since Doha Declaration

In this PLoS Medicine research article, Reed Beall and Randall Kuhn of the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver provide an analysis of trends in compulsory licensing (CL) of pharmaceuticals since the Doha Declaration.

12 Jan 2012

House Dems urge GOP to go back to work on payroll tax break, 'doc fix'

The problem continues to be how to pay for the solutions. Meanwhile, Rep. Wally Herger, R-Calif., a high-ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, announced he will not seek another congressional term. He has been a strong opponent of the administration's health overhaul.

12 Jan 2012

Geisinger announces it will not hire smokers

Also in hospital news, a Denver Hospital will pay $6.3 Million to settle overbilling allegations and officials at the University of Louisville Hospital look to Kentucky's governor for a financial plan.

12 Jan 2012

Viewpoints: Slowing health care growth; Competing views of Romney

The headline is that health care spending grew at only 3.9 percent in 2010 - just .1 percent more than the rate of growth in 2009. Combine the numbers from 2009 and 2010 and we're looking at the slowest two-year rate of growth since the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) began keeping tabs on these numbers 51 years ago.

12 Jan 2012

State roundup: Ga. moves to keep docs; Ore. health plan could save $3.2B

The federal government sharply criticized New York's oversight of the developmentally disabled in a new report, saying the state agency charged with oversight lacks independence from the governor's office, failed to account for how it is spending public money and has broken several requirements of federal law.

12 Jan 2012

APHON receives prestigious Gold Award in Association TRENDS' 2011 All-Media Contest

APHON has been honored with a Gold in Educational Program in Association TRENDS' 2011 All-Media Contest. It was one of more than 450 entries in the association publications contest.

12 Jan 2012

$Patients with hip fractures should be operated on within 48 hours of admission$

Patients with hip fractures should be operated on within 48 hours of admission

All patients with hip fractures should be fast-tracked through hospital emergency departments and operated on within 48 hours of admission, according to new consensus guidelines developed by UK experts in anaesthesia, orthopaedics, geriatrics and emergency medicine and published in the January issue of Anaesthesia.

12 Jan 2012

Consuming adequate quantities of dietary fiber can improve health

We should all be eating more dietary fiber to improve our health - that's the message from a health review by scientists in India. The team has looked at research conducted into dietary fiber during the last few decades across the globe and now suggests that to avoid initial problems, such as intestinal gas and loose stool, it is best to increase intake gradually and to spread high-fiber foods out throughout the day, at meals and snacks.

12 Jan 2012

Health Fidelity, Columbia University enter license agreement to commercialize MedLEE NLP

Columbia University and Health Fidelity, Inc. announced today that they have entered into a license agreement for commercialization of Columbia's MedLEE Natural Language Processing technology.

12 Jan 2012

UBM Medica's cancer care reference book now available online

UBM Medica's widely acclaimed and trusted cancer care reference book Cancer Management: A Multidisciplinary Approach, 14th edition, is now available online. This guide is designed to present important clinical information concisely, uniformly, and logically, emphasizing the natural history of the malignancy, screening and diagnosis, staging and prognosis, and treatment of cancers.

12 Jan 2012

The Nation examines whether Nigeria will be able to attain MDGs related to maternal, infant mortality

Nigeria's "The Nation" examines whether, with three years until the deadline for attaining the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the country will be able to meet the targets of reducing maternal and infant mortality by one-third as set by the U.N.

12 Jan 2012

UofL faculty and students make economic impact of $5.7M in four regions of Kentucky

During 2010-2011, University of Louisville Health Sciences Center faculty and students made an economic impact of more than $5.7 million in the four regions of Kentucky served by UofL Area Health Education Centers.

12 Jan 2012

Frontline Health Workers Coalition launches initiative to add 1M health care workers in developing countries

The Frontline Health Workers Coalition -- which consists of 16 major non-governmental organizations (NGOs) including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Family Care International, the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care, and RESULTS -- has launched "a new initiative to add one million health care workers in developing countries," VOA News reports.

12 Jan 2012

Report finds 42% of children under 5 malnourished in India; Prime Minister deems child malnutrition 'national shame'

"Roughly 42 percent of all Indian children under age five suffer from malnutrition, a sobering reminder of the persistence of poverty and hunger in the world's largest democracy, according to a major report released" on Tuesday by the Naandi Foundation, an independent charitable organization, the New York Times reports.

11 Jan 2012

HHS to spend nearly $1.8M to review research volunteer rules, fight STDs in Guatemala; DOJ asks related lawsuit to be dismissed

"Responding to U.S. experiments that infected Guatemalans with syphilis and gonorrhea in the 1940s, the Obama administration announced Tuesday that it will spend $1 million to study new rules for protecting medical research volunteers," and "an additional $775,000 will go to fighting sexually transmitted diseases in Guatemala," the Washington Post reports.

11 Jan 2012

Potential human health risk from illegal wildlife trade

An article released today in PLoS ONE entitled, Zoonotic Viruses Associated with Illegally Imported Wildlife Products, from a collaborative study led by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), identified evidence of retroviruses and herpesviruses in illegally imported wildlife products confiscated at several U.S. international airports, including John F. Kennedy International Airport, George Bush Intercontinental-Houston and Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International.

11 Jan 2012

Findings support 'medical home' movement to improve health outcomes

Greater access to features of high-quality primary care -- comprehensiveness, patient-centeredness and extended office hours -- is associated with lower mortality, according to a new national UC Davis study. Published in the January-February issue of the Annals of Family Medicine, the research is the first to link the availability of three specific attributes of primary care with reduced risk of death.

11 Jan 2012

Special issue on self-determining environmental justice for native America

How best to ensure environmental justice for Native Americans in terms of policy, governance, and activism on tribal lands? The broad range of issues, challenges, and possibilities are explored in an insightful and thought-provoking special issue of Environmental Justice entitled "Environmental Justice in Native America." Environmental Justice is a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

11 Jan 2012

New online publication on wound care

The rapidly advancing field of tissue injury and repair has an important new forum. Advances in Wound Care will report the latest research findings, innovative wound care strategies, industry product pipeline, and developments in biomaterials and skin and tissue regeneration to optimize patient outcomes.

11 Jan 2012

Collaborative behavioral management may be effective in reducing abuse among paroled marijuana users

A study from Rhode Island Hospital has found that collaborative behavioral management may be effective in reducing substance abuse among convicted marijuana users who are paroled. The findings have important implications for the management of a substantial proportion of the U.S. community correctional population.

11 Jan 2012

Healthcare News

Trends in compulsory licensing of pharmaceuticals since Doha Declaration

House Dems urge GOP to go back to work on payroll tax break, 'doc fix'

Geisinger announces it will not hire smokers

Viewpoints: Slowing health care growth; Competing views of Romney

State roundup: Ga. moves to keep docs; Ore. health plan could save $3.2B

APHON receives prestigious Gold Award in Association TRENDS' 2011 All-Media Contest

Patients with hip fractures should be operated on within 48 hours of admission

Consuming adequate quantities of dietary fiber can improve health

Health Fidelity, Columbia University enter license agreement to commercialize MedLEE NLP

UBM Medica's cancer care reference book now available online

The Nation examines whether Nigeria will be able to attain MDGs related to maternal, infant mortality

UofL faculty and students make economic impact of $5.7M in four regions of Kentucky

Frontline Health Workers Coalition launches initiative to add 1M health care workers in developing countries

Report finds 42% of children under 5 malnourished in India; Prime Minister deems child malnutrition 'national shame'

HHS to spend nearly $1.8M to review research volunteer rules, fight STDs in Guatemala; DOJ asks related lawsuit to be dismissed

Potential human health risk from illegal wildlife trade

Findings support 'medical home' movement to improve health outcomes

Special issue on self-determining environmental justice for native America

New online publication on wound care

Collaborative behavioral management may be effective in reducing abuse among paroled marijuana users

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

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