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Ariz. abortion curbs go into effect; Miss. voters consider plan to limit abortions

Planned Parenthood of Arizona will not appeal a state-court ruling that allows this 2009 measure to take effect.

14 Sep 2011

U.S. support to Haiti in wake of ongoing cholera epidemic 'remains unfailing'

A VOA News editorial says U.S. support to Haiti since the early days of an outbreak of cholera, which has affected more than 439,600 people since it was first detected almost a year ago, "remains unfailing."

14 Sep 2011

Eli Lilly announces $30M commitment to fight NCDs in developing nations

Eli Lilly and Company announced today a $30 million commitment over five years to fight the rising burden of non-communicable diseases in developing nations.

14 Sep 2011

Sleeping less than nine hours affects children's academic skills

A study by the Autonomous University of Barcelona and Ram-n Llull University have researched the relationship between the sleeping habits, hours slept, and academic performance of children aged between six and seven years of age. Experts have found that sleeping less than nine hours, going to bed late and no bedtime routine generally affects children's academic skills.

14 Sep 2011

Number of global malaria deaths fell by one-fifth over past decade, RBM report says

Worldwide, the number of malaria deaths has "fallen by a fifth over the past decade, reflecting an influx of funds to fight the disease with better drugs and mosquito nets, Roll Back Malaria (RBM) said" in a report released on Monday, Agence France-Presse reports.

14 Sep 2011

Older women uncomfortable about seeking sexual health information

Many women over 50 years old date and are sexually active and thereby face many possible health risks. Yet, most educational campaigns designed to prevent sexually transmitted diseases target younger generations. Older women also need and want more information about sexual health and wellness.

14 Sep 2011

Berwick offers hopeful prediction: The launch of 'pioneer' ACOs by end of year

Also in the headlines: the Department of Health and Human Services tells Delaware "no" in response to its medical-loss ratio waiver request. And on the state level, the AP reports that some Illinois lawmakers involved in developing their state exchange are receiving campaign cash from insurers.

14 Sep 2011

Ghana health official urges media to help change negative perceptions about pregnancy

Speaking at a workshop on maternal morbidity and mortality in Korofidua, Ghana, on Thursday that was organized for journalists in the region, acting Eastern Regional Director of Health Services Larbi Addo challenged the media to help change negative perceptions about pregnancy and child-bearing in an effort to reduce maternal and infant mortality in the country, GhanaWeb reports.

14 Sep 2011

Famine in Somalia testing advancements in coordination of care, food aid

The Washington Post examines how high rates of malnutrition among Somali children -- approximately 36 percent under age five are malnourished and almost 16 percent are severely malnourished, according to Somalia's Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit -- are "the biggest test yet of recent improvements in assessing and treating malnutrition, changes that range from the coordination of care to the ingredients of food aid."

14 Sep 2011

Opinion pieces, editorial address ongoing hunger crisis in Horn of Africa

Several news sources have published opinion pieces regarding the ongoing famine in Somalia and hunger situation in the Horn of Africa.

14 Sep 2011

Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir avoids grim AIDS predictions

When the only community health care center providing medical and psychosocial care for people living with HIV/AIDS in India's northernmost state of Jammu and Kashmir "closed down six months ago for lack of patients, it was a sure sign that the north Indian state had beaten back dire forecasts," Inter Press Service reports.

14 Sep 2011

Heavy rains, flooding exacerbating cholera epidemic in West and Central African countries

A cholera epidemic in West and Central Africa, which is being worsened by heavy rains and flooding, has already caused nearly 40,000 cases this year in Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria, killing almost 1,200 people in the countries adjacent to the Lake Chad Basin, according to the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), VOA News reports.

14 Sep 2011

Council on Foreign Affairs backgrounder examines global action on NCDs

Toni Johnson, senior staff writer for the Council on Foreign Affairs, writes about global action on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in this backgrounder published by the organization on Monday.

14 Sep 2011

Researchers at South Korean lab make advance in fight against neglected tropical diseases

VOA News reports on a scientific breakthrough, which researchers call a "game changer" for developing new drugs, developed at Institut Pasteur Korea [IPK], a South Korean branch of the 124-year-old French research institute that is developing new drugs to combat diseases mainly affecting developing countries, including neglected tropical diseases.

14 Sep 2011

IDF, Albert Einstein College of Medicine to host Global Diabetes Symposium

While infectious diseases tend to grab media headlines and public attention, non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease, and chronic respiratory diseases together comprise the number one killer in the world and represent a serious social and economic burden to developed and developing countries alike.

14 Sep 2011

AP: Working-age people losing ground on health coverage

Hurt by high unemployment, working-age Americans are expected to lose ground when new census figures on poverty and the uninsured are released.

14 Sep 2011

Rwanda to treat HIV-positive people in discordant relationships as soon as they test positive

After a landmark study published in May "showed major reductions in HIV transmission among discordant couples due to early treatment," Rwanda has decided to begin treating people in discordant relationships with antiretroviral therapy as soon as they test HIV-positive "as part of a plan to boost national HIV prevention and treatment efforts," PlusNews reports.

14 Sep 2011

EMBL, five countries sign ELIXIR's Memorandum of Understanding

Today marks an important step for ELIXIR, Europe's emerging research infrastructure for life-science information, as five countries plus the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to catalyse the implementation and construction of ELIXIR.

14 Sep 2011

U-M selects new integration technology for its children and women's hospitals

The University of Michigan Health System has selected a new system-wide integration platform to connect clinical alarm and alert data from medical to communications devices, wireless phones and pagers for its new 348-bed C.S. Mott Children's Hospital and Von Voigtlander Women's Hospital.

14 Sep 2011

Video: Ron Paul, Romney, Perry, Bachmann on personal health care responsibility, reform law

In this Kaiser Health News video clip from Monday's Republican debate, the presidential contenders were quizzed about health costs, the individual mandate and - in one of the evening's most controversial exchanges - moderator Wolf Blitzer asked Rep. Ron Paul a hypothetical question about who should pay for someone uninsured and in a coma.

14 Sep 2011

Healthcare News

Ariz. abortion curbs go into effect; Miss. voters consider plan to limit abortions

U.S. support to Haiti in wake of ongoing cholera epidemic 'remains unfailing'

Eli Lilly announces $30M commitment to fight NCDs in developing nations

Sleeping less than nine hours affects children's academic skills

Number of global malaria deaths fell by one-fifth over past decade, RBM report says

Older women uncomfortable about seeking sexual health information

Berwick offers hopeful prediction: The launch of 'pioneer' ACOs by end of year

Ghana health official urges media to help change negative perceptions about pregnancy

Famine in Somalia testing advancements in coordination of care, food aid

Opinion pieces, editorial address ongoing hunger crisis in Horn of Africa

Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir avoids grim AIDS predictions

Heavy rains, flooding exacerbating cholera epidemic in West and Central African countries

Council on Foreign Affairs backgrounder examines global action on NCDs

Researchers at South Korean lab make advance in fight against neglected tropical diseases

IDF, Albert Einstein College of Medicine to host Global Diabetes Symposium

AP: Working-age people losing ground on health coverage

Rwanda to treat HIV-positive people in discordant relationships as soon as they test positive

EMBL, five countries sign ELIXIR's Memorandum of Understanding

U-M selects new integration technology for its children and women's hospitals

Video: Ron Paul, Romney, Perry, Bachmann on personal health care responsibility, reform law

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