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Department of VA launches new, enhanced services for caregivers of Veterans

The Department of Veterans Affairs is launching the first of a series of new and enhanced services supporting family caregivers of seriously ill and injured Veterans.

10 Feb 2011

APS announces new online public access initiative for US high schools

The American Physical Society announces a new public access initiative that will give high school students and teachers in the United States full use of all online APS journals, from the most recent articles back to the first issue in 1893, a collection including over 400,000 scientific research papers.

10 Feb 2011

FDA proposes plan to speed medical device reviews

The approach, which would focus on first-of-a-kind devices with the potential to make a significant difference for patients, could cut in half the current amount of time spent reviewing most new devices.

10 Feb 2011

BioSan announces precautionary voluntary recall over undeclared soy in Essentials, RightFoods products

BioSan Laboratories announced today a recall of products in its Essentials™ and RightFoods™ lines because they may contain undeclared soy. BioSan Laboratories has not received any reports of adverse or allergic reactions to these products. Although the levels of soy are low, people with soy allergies risk an allergic reaction if they consume these products.

10 Feb 2011

House Republicans push anti-abortion bills

Two bills have been introduced in the House but Senate Democrats vow to stop their progress if they clear the lower chamber.

10 Feb 2011

New low-cost Medicare Supplement insurance policy is now available for Georgia seniors

A new low-cost Medicare Supplement insurance policy is now approved for sale to seniors in Georgia. The Georgia Office of Insurance and Safety Fire Commission has approved a very low-cost Medicare Supplement insurance plan for seniors and Georgia is among the first states in the nation to allow this supplemental insurance plan to be offered to its citizens.

10 Feb 2011

GOP advances plan to block health law funding

Under the House Republicans' plan, language to block money for the overhaul implementation would be attached as an amendment to a stop-gap spending bill necessary to finance the federal government for the rest of the year.

10 Feb 2011

Opinions: Polio vaccines; Alternatives to DDT, insecticides; Food price volatility; Global poverty; Foreign aid for vaccines

"No one denies" that the oral polio vaccine "has considerable merits. It's cheap to make. It's easy to administer; you don't need a trained nurse with a clean syringe [like the inactive vaccine needs], just a volunteer with a dropper. And it gives excellent immunity. ... But there are problems with the method," Wendy Orent, author of the book Plague: The Mysterious Past and Terrifying Future of the World's Most Dangerous Disease, writes in a Los Angeles Times opinion piece.

10 Feb 2011

Two community health centers receive GE grant to provide increased access to healthcare in the US

The GE Foundation - the philanthropic organization of GE - announced today the award of $500,000 to two Erie-based community health centers in an effort to help increase access to quality healthcare across the United States.

9 Feb 2011

Humana Military introduces new website for mobile phones and tablets

Humana Military Healthcare Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Humana Inc., announces the launch of the mobile Humana Military website for mobile phones and tablets.

9 Feb 2011

Mobily introduces first mobile medical imaging service

Saudi Arabian telecommunications company Mobily and Great Connection Inc., creator of the innovative Mobile Baby service, announced the launch of the first mobile medical imaging service that enables ultrasound stills, 3D images and video clips to be sent directly from an ultrasound machine to a mobile device.

9 Feb 2011

No effort for ensuring continuity of supports and services as ASD children age into adulthood: Study

What happens to young adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) once they graduate high school and are no longer entitled to services?

9 Feb 2011

IDF commends Illinois advisory committee for unanimous vote to recommend SCID Newborn Screening

The Illinois Genetic and Metabolic Diseases Advisory Committee voted unanimously to recommend that the Department of Health screen all newborns for Severe Combined Immune Deficiency (SCID) - commonly known as bubble boy disease.

9 Feb 2011

Over 45 telemedicine networks under management of InTouch Health

InTouch Health® today announced that more than 45 telemedicine networks are currently under management. In total, these networks represent 475 contracted hospital locations where 375 are delivering telemedicine clinical services and the remaining 100 are undergoing pre-installation planning. InTouch Health provides complete telemedicine solutions that allow physicians to remotely perform real-time consults with hospital patients.

9 Feb 2011

East Texas Medical Center implements Unibased Consumer Access and Scheduling for Healthcare patient portal

Unibased Systems Architecture (Unibased), delivering market-leading enterprise scheduling and surgery management solutions to improve access and coordination of care, announced today that East Texas Medical Center (ETMC) has implemented the Unibased patient portal, Consumer Access and Scheduling for Healthcare (CASH).

9 Feb 2011

First Edition: February 9, 2011

Today's headlines include news about GOP plans to defund the health law and stepped up Capitol Hill activity surrounding the abortion issue.

9 Feb 2011

Virtues of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act a 'mixed bag' for older Americans

Although the effects of the controversial health care reform act will be somewhat muted for many older Americans, it will inevitably have enough of an impact that seniors will discover that there is plenty to like and dislike about the law, a University of Illinois expert on elder law cautions in published research.

9 Feb 2011

Iworx introduces 2011 Product Catalog of physiology teaching and advanced research solutions

iWorx, a developer of advanced physiology research and teaching tools, has introduced its 2011 Product Catalog of physiology teaching and advanced research solutions.

9 Feb 2011

International AIDS Society urges donors and governments to continue funding

Following the publication of several media reports which seriously distort the extent of fraud discovered in grants financed by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, the International AIDS Society (IAS) urges all donors and governments to continue their funding.

9 Feb 2011

Steep reductions in co-pays may not motivate seniors to seek mental health care: Study

Despite the intent of recent mental health "parity" legislation, including the Affordable Care Act, even steep reductions in co-pays for outpatient mental health care will not motivate more seniors in managed care plans to seek that care, according to a new study by Brown University researchers.

9 Feb 2011

Healthcare News

Department of VA launches new, enhanced services for caregivers of Veterans

APS announces new online public access initiative for US high schools

FDA proposes plan to speed medical device reviews

BioSan announces precautionary voluntary recall over undeclared soy in Essentials, RightFoods products

House Republicans push anti-abortion bills

New low-cost Medicare Supplement insurance policy is now available for Georgia seniors

GOP advances plan to block health law funding

Opinions: Polio vaccines; Alternatives to DDT, insecticides; Food price volatility; Global poverty; Foreign aid for vaccines

Two community health centers receive GE grant to provide increased access to healthcare in the US

Humana Military introduces new website for mobile phones and tablets

Mobily introduces first mobile medical imaging service

No effort for ensuring continuity of supports and services as ASD children age into adulthood: Study

IDF commends Illinois advisory committee for unanimous vote to recommend SCID Newborn Screening

Over 45 telemedicine networks under management of InTouch Health

East Texas Medical Center implements Unibased Consumer Access and Scheduling for Healthcare patient portal

First Edition: February 9, 2011

Virtues of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act a 'mixed bag' for older Americans

Iworx introduces 2011 Product Catalog of physiology teaching and advanced research solutions

International AIDS Society urges donors and governments to continue funding

Steep reductions in co-pays may not motivate seniors to seek mental health care: Study

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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