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Exercise improves outcomes in patients with heart attack

A new study by researchers at the University of Alberta shows that for best results in stable patients after a heart attack, early exercise as well as prolonged exercise is the key to the best outcomes.

16 Apr 2011

New in vitro study results show that wound dressing with ionic silver kills strains of highly-resistant bacteria

ConvaTec, a world-leading developer and marketer of innovative medical technologies for community and hospital care, today announced new in vitro study results showing that a wound dressing containing ionic silver is able to kill several strains of highly-resistant bacteria, commonly referred to as 'superbugs.'

16 Apr 2011

LCA-NE calls on entire delegation to show support for lung cancer community

Today, Lung Cancer Alliance-New England thanked Senator John Kerry (D-MA) for being an original sponsor of the Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act (S. 752), authorizing legislation that establishes a multi-agency, comprehensive research program addressing all aspects of lung cancer, and called on the entire delegation of Massachusetts to show their support for the lung cancer community.

16 Apr 2011

Health care continues to be top-rated concern for Canadians: Ipsos Reid poll

By a double-digit margin, health care is the most important election issue for Canadians living in the Prairie provinces, Nunavut and the Northwest Territories, according to an Ipsos Reid public opinion poll conducted for the Canadian Medical Association.

16 Apr 2011

Evidence backing effectiveness of community-wide programs is poor, says new review

Programs that encourage communities to get more active are one strategy for stemming the global tide of obesity. Yet, a new review of studies says the evidence backing the effectiveness of these programs is poor.

16 Apr 2011

Study uses simulation model to assess cost-effective eye screenings for Americans with diabetes

Eye examinations every other year are more cost-effective than currently recommended annual eye exams for people with diabetes who are at low risk of diabetic retinopathy progression.

16 Apr 2011

Updated edition of humanitarian handbook includes section on protection principles

Aid groups on Thursday praised the release of an updated handbook to guide humanitarian response efforts, including a new chapter on protection principles, IRIN reports.

16 Apr 2011

CCO continues relationship with IAS for HIV care

Clinical Care Options, a leader in the development of innovative online, print, and live medical education for healthcare professionals, is pleased to announce its continued partnership with the International AIDS Society.

16 Apr 2011

Analysis calls for experimental evidence to determine best way to disclose information to patients

Giving patients data about the risks and benefits of a medical intervention is not always helpful and may even lead them to irrational decisions, according to an article in the Hastings Center Report. That finding calls into question whether it is essential to disclose quantitative data to patients to help them make informed decisions.

16 Apr 2011

Women experience more severe and frequent domestic violence than men

Domestic violence knows no boundaries: cultural, socio-economic, religious, level of education, gender or age. It can occur in any relationship and to anyone, but especially to women. In fact, roughly 25 percent of women will become a victim at one time or another during her lifetime.

16 Apr 2011

Obama makes it official: 1099 repeal signed into law

Because the 1099 reporting requirement was a non-health related revenue-raising provision within the health law, its repeal is paid for with a payback provision that recoups funds from people who exceed their estimated income level during the course of the year after receiving subsidies for health insurance.

16 Apr 2011

AHF commends U.S. Congress for strong bipartisan commitment to AIDS

AIDS Healthcare Foundation today commended the United States Congress for showing a strong bipartisan commitment to AIDS in passing the fiscal year 2011 budget earlier this afternoon, a budget that despite severe cost-cutting mentality in Washington, included a $48 million overall increase in the $883 million allocated for the nation's AIDS Drug Assistance Program, a network of federal and state funded programs that provide life-saving HIV treatments to low income, uninsured, and underinsured individuals living with HIV/AIDS nationwide.

16 Apr 2011

Seniors living in supportive neighborhoods have better stroke survival rates

The odds of surviving stroke appear to be much better for seniors living in neighborhoods where they interact more often with their neighbors and count on them for help, according to research published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.

16 Apr 2011

Family-based HIV prevention interventions needed for juvenile offenders, say BHCRC researchers

More intensive or family-based HIV prevention interventions may be needed to encourage juvenile offenders to use condoms and stop engaging in risky sexual behavior, say researchers from the Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center.

16 Apr 2011

Congress approves current-year spending plan, votes on defunding health law as part of agreement

Separate measures to defund the health law and Planned Parenthood, which were voted on as part of the compromise that enabled the broader spending bill to move to a vote in both chambers, were approved in the House but defeated in the Senate.

16 Apr 2011

Study shows increased teen crash rates during early high school start times

A study in the April 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows increased automobile crash rates among teen drivers who start school earlier in the morning.

16 Apr 2011

IOF, ISCD to develop new training courses to focus on osteoporosis diagnostic techniques

Two leading international organizations in the bone field are joining forces to establish a global series of training courses. The International Osteoporosis Foundation and the International Society for Clinical Densitometry have agreed to work together to develop an exciting new series of training courses which will set new standards in health education in the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis.

16 Apr 2011

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Exercise improves outcomes in patients with heart attack

New in vitro study results show that wound dressing with ionic silver kills strains of highly-resistant bacteria

LCA-NE calls on entire delegation to show support for lung cancer community

Health care continues to be top-rated concern for Canadians: Ipsos Reid poll

Evidence backing effectiveness of community-wide programs is poor, says new review

Study uses simulation model to assess cost-effective eye screenings for Americans with diabetes

Updated edition of humanitarian handbook includes section on protection principles

CCO continues relationship with IAS for HIV care

Analysis calls for experimental evidence to determine best way to disclose information to patients

Women experience more severe and frequent domestic violence than men

Obama makes it official: 1099 repeal signed into law

AHF commends U.S. Congress for strong bipartisan commitment to AIDS

Seniors living in supportive neighborhoods have better stroke survival rates

Family-based HIV prevention interventions needed for juvenile offenders, say BHCRC researchers

Congress approves current-year spending plan, votes on defunding health law as part of agreement

Study shows increased teen crash rates during early high school start times

IOF, ISCD to develop new training courses to focus on osteoporosis diagnostic techniques

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