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Simulation-based training is an effective way to teach medical and health professionals

An analysis led by Mayo Clinic researchers found that simulation-based training is an effective way to teach physicians, nurses, dentists, emergency medical technicians and other health professionals.

7 Sep 2011

More than 2M people in Pakistani province of Sindh affected by flooding from monsoon rains

"Pakistan's southern province of Sindh is facing disaster once more with heavy rains over the past five days, according to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA)," with at least 85 people reported dead and more than two million people affected, IRIN reports.

7 Sep 2011

New Vital Signs report finds decline in cigarette smoking among American adults

Fewer American adults are smoking cigarettes, according to a new Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Also, daily smokers are smoking fewer cigarettes each day, it says.

7 Sep 2011

Number of malaria cases in Brazilian Amazon drop 31% in first half of year compared with 2010

Brazil's health ministry on Monday said 115,708 malaria cases had been reported in the first half of this year in the Brazilian Amazon, down 31 percent compared with the same period in 2010, the Latin American Herald Tribune reports.

7 Sep 2011

Computer-tailored nutrition education not effective in reducing fat intake

As lifestyles get busier and waistlines get bigger; many people are turning to online nutrition programs. In promotion of healthful nutrition behaviors, computer-tailored nutrition education has been identified as a promising health education strategy, especially in the promotion of lower fat intake.

7 Sep 2011

Anthem proposes double-digit rate increase in Conn.; Mass. bill would cut payments to high-cost providers

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Connecticut's largest health insurer and a favorite target of advocates for more stringent regulation of rate increases, is seeking to raise premiums by 12.9 percent next year for more than 45,000 individual-market customers, including some whose plans were the subject of a controversial request that got denied last year.

7 Sep 2011

UC San Diego Health System to receive HIMSS' Stage 7 Award

UC San Diego Health System has received the prestigious Stage 7 Award from HIMSS Analytics, a nationwide-system used to track electronic medical records (EMR) progress at hospitals and health systems.

7 Sep 2011

Rep. Berkley's efforts on kidney program questioned

At the University Medical Center in Las Vegas, alarms were set off three years ago - kidney transplants were failing at unusually high rates ... Federal regulators moved to shut down the kidney transplant program.

7 Sep 2011

Feds' push for Medicaid 'transparency' irks states; Minn. chips away at fraud; Kansas seeks more assisted living

A federal push for more transparency in how states run their Medicaid programs is pitting patient advocates and medical providers against state officials who fear being hamstrung. The transparency effort comes as states seek ever greater flexibility in how they manage their Medicaid programs to cope with historic budget woes.

7 Sep 2011

Viewpoints: Analyzing Texas' health insurance record; advice for 'super' committee; one doc's cancer experience

Targeting waste, fraud and abuse; eliminating unnecessary and duplicative spending; and ending military adventurism need not be accompanied by slashing essential services such as education and shredding our social safety nets - Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.

7 Sep 2011

Golden Meditech launches Taiwan representative office

Golden Meditech Holdings Limited, which embodies a leading medical devices enterprise, a major brand name in haematology hospital and the largest stem cell cord blood banking operator in China, is pleased to announce the launch of its Taiwan representative office today.

6 Sep 2011

First Edition: September 6, 2011

Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations include reports from a GOP presidential candidate forum in South Carolina and analysis of what to expect as Congress returns to Washington.

6 Sep 2011

Comanche County Memorial Hospital chooses eClinicalWorks' EHR solution

eClinicalWorks, a market leader in ambulatory clinical systems, today announced that Oklahoma's Comanche County Memorial Hospital has chosen the eClinicalWorks comprehensive electronic health records (EHR) solution for its employed physicians across 28 locations that are multi-specialty.

6 Sep 2011

ERS urges EU to take action on chronic respiratory diseases

Respiratory diseases are one of the leading causes of death and suffering in the EU. The challenge Europe is facing in this field goes far beyond public health: lung diseases currently cause an annual cost of €100 billion and threaten the Europe 2020 strategy and the goal to have 75% of the working population employed and productive.

6 Sep 2011

Latest Consumer Reports Index: 16.3% of Americans unable to pay medical bills

When we visit our doctors, we don't typically think of ourselves as "consumers" or buyers of health care, but in these tough times, that is precisely the role a patient needs to play to avoid drowning in a sea of medical bills.

6 Sep 2011

The Arthritis Society warns Canadians to check for OA

Canadians who never have their joint pains and aches examined by a doctor could be making the problem much worse, The Arthritis Society warns.

6 Sep 2011

European Neurotech Investing & Partnering Summit to take place in Helsinki

The inaugural European Neurotech Investing & Partnering Summit takes place in Helsinki this week. It features keynotes on the state of the European neurotech industry, investor analysis, as well as company and research project presentations on next generation treatments emerging in the EU for unmet needs of brain and nervous system disorders like Alzheimer's, addiction, depression, schizophrenia, Parkinson's, Huntington's, stroke and more.

6 Sep 2011

CHEMIE.DE now offers unparalleled access to scientific data

With its new search facility and directories of scientific publications from numerous journals in chemistry, pharma, life science and related disciplines, CHEMIE.DE Information Service GmbH now offers unparalleled access to scientific data, providing convenient filtering options for a unique search experience.

6 Sep 2011

Ontario Liberal Party includes OMA recommended health care policy initiatives in election platform

Ontario's doctors were pleased to learn that the Ontario Liberal Party has included several health care policy initiatives in their election platform as recommended by the Ontario Medical Association.

6 Sep 2011

AMA releases new Current Procedural Terminology codes

Friday September 2, 2011 the AMA released new Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes that will be reported by hospitals, physicians and ambulatory centers providing coverage for additional treatment options for cancer patients.

6 Sep 2011

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Simulation-based training is an effective way to teach medical and health professionals

More than 2M people in Pakistani province of Sindh affected by flooding from monsoon rains

New Vital Signs report finds decline in cigarette smoking among American adults

Number of malaria cases in Brazilian Amazon drop 31% in first half of year compared with 2010

Computer-tailored nutrition education not effective in reducing fat intake

Anthem proposes double-digit rate increase in Conn.; Mass. bill would cut payments to high-cost providers

UC San Diego Health System to receive HIMSS' Stage 7 Award

Rep. Berkley's efforts on kidney program questioned

Feds' push for Medicaid 'transparency' irks states; Minn. chips away at fraud; Kansas seeks more assisted living

Viewpoints: Analyzing Texas' health insurance record; advice for 'super' committee; one doc's cancer experience

Golden Meditech launches Taiwan representative office

First Edition: September 6, 2011

Comanche County Memorial Hospital chooses eClinicalWorks' EHR solution

ERS urges EU to take action on chronic respiratory diseases

Latest Consumer Reports Index: 16.3% of Americans unable to pay medical bills

The Arthritis Society warns Canadians to check for OA

European Neurotech Investing & Partnering Summit to take place in Helsinki

CHEMIE.DE now offers unparalleled access to scientific data

Ontario Liberal Party includes OMA recommended health care policy initiatives in election platform

AMA releases new Current Procedural Terminology codes

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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