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Older home health care patients are prescribed PIMs three times higher than others

Older adults receiving home health care may be taking a drug that is unsafe or ineffective for someone their age. In fact, nearly 40 percent of seniors receiving medical care from a home health agency are taking at least one prescription medication that is considered potentially inappropriate to seniors, a new study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine has revealed.

22 Nov 2011

Review highlights promising interventions to improve reproductive health of women living with HIV in developing countries

An article published in the Journal of the International AIDS Society on Friday "reviews the evidence of what works to meet the sexual and reproductive health needs of women living with HIV in developing countries and includes 35 studies and evaluations of eight general interventions using various methods of implementation science from 15 countries."

21 Nov 2011

ACR denounces new breast cancer screening guidelines by CTFOPH

The American College of Radiology today denounced new breast cancer screening guidelines by the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health (CTFOPH), which recommend against annual screening of women ages 40-49 and would extend time between screens for older women.

21 Nov 2011

Financial incentives effective at altering 'simple' behaviors in socially disadvantaged groups

Financial incentives work for doctors. Could they work for patients, too? Could they encourage them to change unhealthy behaviors and use preventive health services more? In some cases, yes, according to Dr. Marita Lynagh from the University of Newcastle in Australia, and colleagues. Their work, looking at why financial incentives for patients could be a good thing to change risky health behaviors, indicates that incentives are likely to be particularly effective at altering 'simple' behaviors e.g. take-up of immunizations, primarily among socially disadvantaged groups.

21 Nov 2011

Hemoglobin A1c fails to identify children with diabetes

In 2009, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) recommended that Hemoglobin A1c be exclusively used for the diagnosis of diabetes in children. The simple test measures longer-term blood sugar levels -- without requiring patients to fast overnight. However, a new U-M study has shown that these tests are not very accurate in children.

21 Nov 2011

Expert panel discusses Doha Declaration on TRIPS and Public Health 10 years after declaration's adoption

Intellectual Property Watch reports on a panel event at the World Intellectual Property Organization held by the intergovernmental South Centre and non-governmental Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) on November 14, 10 years after the World Trade Organization (WTO) adopted the Doha Declaration on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) and Public Health.

21 Nov 2011

Recommendations aim to enhance health and quality of life for frail and vulnerable patients in nursing home care

More than 1.5 million adults live in nursing homes in the United States, and approximately 30 percent of people will diewith a nursing home as their last place of residence. As this population continues to increase, so will the need for physicians to assist those patients with proper care and guidance in making end-of-life decisions.

21 Nov 2011

Wall Street Journal CEO Council highlights global health as priority area

The Wall Street Journal last week held its CEO Council, "assembl[ing] nearly 100 chief executives of large companies for a day and a half to discuss the policy choices facing business and government, and the effects those choices may have on the global economy."

21 Nov 2011

Health policies, entitlements grab headlines in GOP campaign coverage

Newt Gingrich's health policies are getting a thorough review as his standings in the polls improve. In the background, Mitt Romney blames President Barack Obama for the super committee's difficulties.

21 Nov 2011

Super committee failure looms

After two months of deliberation and debate to try to find ways to cut the deficit by $1.2 trillion over ten years, the deficit panel is expected to announce today that it was unable to come to terms on an agreement.

21 Nov 2011

U.N. appeals for $5.5M to fight cholera in DRC

The U.N. and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working to fight an outbreak of cholera that has infected more than 17,000 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) need an additional $5.5 million to help their efforts.

21 Nov 2011

Political cartoon: 'Briefly Noted?'

Kaiser Health News provides a fresh take on health policy developments with "Briefly Noted?" by Joel Pett.

21 Nov 2011

Innovations, new solutions needed to end 'global sanitation crisis'

In this CNN opinion piece, Jenna Davis -- a faculty member in Stanford University's Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, where her research and teaching focuses on water, sanitation and health, and a former member of the U.N. Millennium Task Force for Water and Sanitation -- reports on what she calls a "global sanitation crisis," writing, "More than 40 percent of the world's population does not have access to a toilet.

21 Nov 2011

Viewpoints: Finding savings in Medicare; The Avastin saga; Changes in health care business

There is no way to wrestle down the deficit without reining in Medicare costs. Ensuring that the program provides quality health care coverage to millions of older and disabled Americans is essential. These goals are not incompatible, but they require a judicious approach to policy making that is depressingly absent in Washington.

21 Nov 2011

State roundup: Provider groups merging - or not

A selection of health policy stories from California, Illinois, Georgia, Connecticut, Minnesota, Michigan and Massachusetts.

21 Nov 2011

Medicare physician pay cut again in play

Because the deficit panel's prospects are increasingly dim, efforts to intervene to prevent a 27 percent reduction in Medicare physician payment are becoming increasingly dire.

21 Nov 2011

Medical case report on a traumatic tiger attack on a child

Exotic animals—wild animals unsuited to domestication—are increasingly housed in domestic settings. This sometimes leads to traumatic attacks suffered by owners or visitors. An example of a tiger attack on a child is described in the November issue of the Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics.

21 Nov 2011

Kiewit-Turner intensifies construction activities at medical center project for Colorado's veterans

Kiewit-Turner, a joint venture, has begun mobilizing additional workers and equipment as construction activities intensify on the Department of Veterans Affairs' medical center project.

21 Nov 2011

ADA Seal of Acceptance helps consumers make informed decisions about dental products

For more than 125 years, the American Dental Association (ADA) has been evaluating dental products for safety and effectiveness. The ADA Seal of Acceptance, which is a registered certification mark, is awarded after a product is tested and meets ADA guidelines and standards. The Pennsylvania Dental Association encourages you to shop wisely and purchase dental care products with the ADA Seal.

21 Nov 2011

The untold stories of children of sperm donors

From Jennifer Lahl and The Center for Bioethics and Culture, producers of the award-winning Eggsploitation (2010), Anonymous Father's Day presents the untold stories of children of sperm donors.

21 Nov 2011

Healthcare News

Older home health care patients are prescribed PIMs three times higher than others

Review highlights promising interventions to improve reproductive health of women living with HIV in developing countries

ACR denounces new breast cancer screening guidelines by CTFOPH

Financial incentives effective at altering 'simple' behaviors in socially disadvantaged groups

Hemoglobin A1c fails to identify children with diabetes

Expert panel discusses Doha Declaration on TRIPS and Public Health 10 years after declaration's adoption

Recommendations aim to enhance health and quality of life for frail and vulnerable patients in nursing home care

Wall Street Journal CEO Council highlights global health as priority area

Health policies, entitlements grab headlines in GOP campaign coverage

Super committee failure looms

U.N. appeals for $5.5M to fight cholera in DRC

Political cartoon: 'Briefly Noted?'

Innovations, new solutions needed to end 'global sanitation crisis'

Viewpoints: Finding savings in Medicare; The Avastin saga; Changes in health care business

State roundup: Provider groups merging - or not

Medicare physician pay cut again in play

Medical case report on a traumatic tiger attack on a child

Kiewit-Turner intensifies construction activities at medical center project for Colorado's veterans

ADA Seal of Acceptance helps consumers make informed decisions about dental products

The untold stories of children of sperm donors

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