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Preliminary analysis suggests $258M HIV/AIDS prevention program in India may have prevented some 100,000 infections

A $258 million HIV/AIDS prevention program in six Indian states may have prevented an estimated 100,000 infections from 2003 to 2008, researchers from the Public Health Foundation of India and the University of Washington suggest in a study published in the Lancet on Tuesday, the Associated Press/Washington Post reports.

12 Oct 2011

K.S.R. Educational Institutions of India, MU sign five-year academic agreement

University of Missouri officials announced today a five-year agreement with K.S.R. Educational Institutions of India that will promote advanced research and training in nanomedicine and nanotechnology.

12 Oct 2011

Viewpoints: The value of testing for prostate cancer; rewards for transplant donors; Calif.'s medical marijuana problem

For men older than 50, a simple blood test to screen for prostate cancer is as much a part of annual physicals as weigh-ins and stethoscopes. The PSA test is painless, inexpensive and the only way to detect the disease - the most common male cancer - before symptoms turn up.

12 Oct 2011

AOA launches new easy-to-use Web site about contact lens safety

The American Optometric Association (AOA) launched www.ContactLensSafety.org, a new, easy-to-use Web site to help answer consumer questions about contact lens safety.

12 Oct 2011

Russian Foreign Minister says country's HIV/AIDS problem is being 'aggravated' by U.S., NATO refusal to eradicate poppy crops in Afghanistan

Speaking on Monday at a conference on communicable diseases in the eastern Europe and Central Asia region, where AIDS is a growing problem, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made Russia's case for poppy crop eradication by U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan asserting that the West "is aggravating the HIV/AIDS problem in Russia and the West by refusing to use its forces to destroy opium crops in Afghanistan," Reuters reports.

12 Oct 2011

Health situation grim as Greece weathers economic crisis

Researchers warn that the health of people in Greece could be in danger in the wake of the financial crisis. Writing in The Lancet, they said cuts to hospitals' budgets meant they were being overstretched.

11 Oct 2011

Effects of hospital competition on quality of care questioned

More research is needed before conclusions can be drawn about the effect of recent reforms on hospital quality, let alone about the merits of the coalition government's proposals to extend competition, warn experts on bmj.com today.

11 Oct 2011

Patients with poorly controlled diabetes may benefit from behavioral, educational interventions

Three randomized controlled trials published Online First today in Archives of Internal Medicine examine the effectiveness of behavioral and educational interventions for patients with poorly controlled diabetes.

11 Oct 2011

First Edition: October 11, 2011

Today's headlines include reports about how Mitt Romney taking heat from the other GOP hopefuls, with some of the fire focusing on his Massachusetts health overhaul.

11 Oct 2011

Leading U.S. health insurance provider to implement Kofax's Atalasoft DotImage SDK

Kofax plc, a leading provider of capture driven business process automation solutions, today announced it will provide the Atalasoft DotImage software development kit (SDK) to a leading health insurance provider in the United States. The value of the contract to Kofax exceeds $150,000.

11 Oct 2011

Many cancer survivors continue to have poorer health years after completion of treatment

Forty-five per cent of cancer survivors in Northern Ireland suffer from physical and mental health problems years after their treatment has finished, according to new research from Macmillan Cancer Support and Queen's University Belfast.

11 Oct 2011

Feds approve parts of Arizona's plan to reduce state's Medicaid burden

In Florida, a class-action lawsuit alleges that state officials did not adequately market the Medicaid program.

11 Oct 2011

Rwandan government, UNFPA step up campaign to end obstetric fistula

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the World Food Program and Engender Health have partnered with Rwanda's Ministry of Health in "a campaign to treat and end obstetric fistula in women in Rwanda," the New Times/AllAfrica.com reports.

11 Oct 2011

Familiar themes, deadlocks emerge in deficit panel developments

USA Today reports on the strategies interest groups are employing to reach the "super committee's" members. And, Reuters reports the Medigap plans are one of the items being considered by the panel for cuts.

11 Oct 2011

Researchers assess new guidelines for preclinical Alzheimer's disease

Addressing the earliest stages of Alzheimer's disease, before a patient shows outward signs of cognitive problems, has sometimes been a challenge for physicians and researchers, in part because they have not been using common and specific terms to describe the disease's initial phases.

11 Oct 2011

Spain's Queen Sofia tours Haiti reconstruction projects amid ongoing cholera epidemic

Spain's Queen Sofia spent two days in Haiti "touring reconstruction projects that the Spanish government and her own foundation hope will improve housing, education, sanitation and health in Haiti," the Associated Press/Washington Post reports.

11 Oct 2011

Researchers issue warning of health crisis in Greece amid country's financial crisis

"Economically vulnerable Greeks are losing health care access amid dwindling budgets, facing higher risks of HIV infection and sexually transmitted diseases, and in some cases, even dying, according to a study released online Monday by The Lancet," the Associated Press/ABC News reports.

11 Oct 2011

Healthcare News

Preliminary analysis suggests $258M HIV/AIDS prevention program in India may have prevented some 100,000 infections

K.S.R. Educational Institutions of India, MU sign five-year academic agreement

Viewpoints: The value of testing for prostate cancer; rewards for transplant donors; Calif.'s medical marijuana problem

AOA launches new easy-to-use Web site about contact lens safety

Russian Foreign Minister says country's HIV/AIDS problem is being 'aggravated' by U.S., NATO refusal to eradicate poppy crops in Afghanistan

Health situation grim as Greece weathers economic crisis

Effects of hospital competition on quality of care questioned

Patients with poorly controlled diabetes may benefit from behavioral, educational interventions

First Edition: October 11, 2011

Leading U.S. health insurance provider to implement Kofax's Atalasoft DotImage SDK

Many cancer survivors continue to have poorer health years after completion of treatment

Feds approve parts of Arizona's plan to reduce state's Medicaid burden

Rwandan government, UNFPA step up campaign to end obstetric fistula

Familiar themes, deadlocks emerge in deficit panel developments

Researchers assess new guidelines for preclinical Alzheimer's disease

Spain's Queen Sofia tours Haiti reconstruction projects amid ongoing cholera epidemic

Researchers issue warning of health crisis in Greece amid country's financial crisis

Cholera outbreaks reported in the DRC, Central African Republic

WHO reports several large measles outbreaks in Europe, Africa

Safe environments influence women to be physically active

Obesity, GLP-1s, and metabolic care

Automation in cell-based workflows

Data management challenges in scientific research

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