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Chances of surviving cardiac arrests high in large public venues having AEDs

A study of more than 14,000 men and women whose hearts stopped suddenly suggests that the chances of survival are very high if such cardiac arrests are witnessed in large public venues, including airports, sports arenas or malls. The reasons, researchers say, are that almost four out of five such cases appear to be due to a survivable type of heart rhythm disruption and that big places with lots of people are more likely to have an automated external defibrillator, or AED device, handy, along with those who can apply it as well as CPR.

3 Feb 2011

Stockpiling flu drugs, vaccines reduces impact of pandemic, but option out of reach for most countries, study finds

"Stockpiling antiviral flu drugs and vaccines saves lives and reduces disease in a flu pandemic," but the cost to maintain such a stockpile and deploy interventions in the event of an outbreak "is too expensive for around two thirds of the world's population, scientists said on Wednesday," Reuters reports.

3 Feb 2011

PanCare Childhood and Adolescent Cancer Survivor Care and Follow-up Studies to kick off in Lund, Sweden

By learning more about these late effects of treatment, the health care services can, on the one hand, improve and reduce the intensity of the treatment, and, on the other hand, find appropriate ways to care for those suffering from side-effects of the treatment in adolescence and adulthood.

3 Feb 2011

Public health experts: Improved community engagement needed to prevent pandemic spread

In the current issue of Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, public health experts assert that improved community engagement is needed to prevent the spread of pandemics.

3 Feb 2011

New concrete actions on cancer prevention in Europe

ECCO and its partners are joining forces with the European Commission and MEPs to put forward concrete actions on cancer prevention, to national and EU policymakers in Brussels on 2 February, ahead of World Cancer Day on 4 February.

3 Feb 2011

Physicians should contribute some efforts to improve patient safety, outcomes

Efforts to keep hospital patients safe and continually improve the overall results of health care can't work unless medical centers figure out a way to get physicians more involved in the process.

3 Feb 2011

Canadian government urged to approve proposed federal food labelling regulations

Prime Minister Stephen Harper is being asked to act on the concerns of millions of Canadians with food allergies and celiac disease and listen to the advice of prominent national medical, consumer and health organizations and pass proposed federal food labelling regulations now. The Prime Minister is also encouraged to heed the results of a new public opinion poll showing close to 70% of Canadians want regulations to affect all pre-packaged food and beverages and not grant a special exemption for the beer industry.

3 Feb 2011

PBOI to leverage revenue cycle management services from NextGen Practice Solutions

NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. and leading provider of healthcare information systems and connectivity solutions, today announced that Palm Beach Orthopaedic Institute will leverage revenue cycle management services from NextGen Practice Solutions to optimize its collections and drive business growth.

3 Feb 2011

Alcohol industry sponsorship associated with more hazardous drinking in sportspeople

While policy makers in Australia, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand debate whether alcohol advertising and sponsorship should be banned from sport, new research provides evidence that alcohol industry sponsorship is associated with more hazardous drinking in sportspeople compared to non-alcohol sponsorship.

3 Feb 2011

U-M conference to focus on detection of mental illness during high stakes college years

The annual University of Michigan's Depression on College Campuses conference, held March 28-29, will focus on detection of mental illness during the high stakes college years.

3 Feb 2011

NHS awards £350,000 for study on physician assistants

Physician assistants are a new addition to medical teams in Britain, although well established in other developed countries including the United States, Netherlands and Australia. Now a team led by Kingston University and St George's, University of London, is aiming to find out more about their contribution to healthcare in England with the first full-scale evaluation of their role in general practice.

3 Feb 2011

Limited school closures ineffective, strain hospital ICUs during epidemics

Selective schools closures has been considered as a means of reducing transmission between children and hence reducing the number of cases at the peak of an epidemic but new research led by researchers at the University of Warwick shows that limited school closures are ineffective and that only significant widespread school closures would have real effect on the spread of a epidemic and the strain placed on hospital intensive care units.

3 Feb 2011

New survey: 4 in 10 Americans face economic struggle despite recovery from recession

Despite signs of recovery from the "Great Recession," 4 in 10 Americans find themselves living lives of economic struggle, and worry about whether they'll keep a middle-class life in the long term, according to a new Public Agenda survey.

3 Feb 2011

American Society of Nephrology supports US Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010

The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) supports the recommendations, which include advising Americans to reduce their daily salt intake. The recommendations encourage nearly half of Americans to drastically reduce their salt intake.

3 Feb 2011

PEARS project reviews professional pharmacy education in Ireland

A research team from Aston University in Birmingham, UK has completed The Pharmacy Education and Accreditation Reviews Project (PEARS), which reviewed professional pharmacy education as a whole in Ireland. The Project was led by Professor Keith Wilson and Dr Chris Langley, who are based in the School of Life & Health Sciences at Aston.

3 Feb 2011

Generic drugs to treat hypertension, heart failure could help NHS save £200 million

Using a generic drug to treat hypertension and heart failure, instead of branded medicines from the same class, could save the UK National Health Service (NHS) at least £200 million in 2011 without any real reduction in clinical benefits.

3 Feb 2011

Politico looks at how proposed budget cuts could affect U.S. foreign aid, including global health funding

Politico examines how Republicans' proposed budget cuts could affect foreign aid funding. The House Republican majority has recommended combining President Barack Obama's "State and foreign aid requests with 'nonsecurity' domestic spending and to cut appropriations to 2008 levels."

3 Feb 2011

Virginia Autism Project applauds House for historic bill requiring insurers to cover autism for children

Parents of autistic children throughout Virginia cleared a major hurdle today when the House of Delegates voted 74-24 to require insurers to provide autism coverage for children ages 2-6. The Virginia Autism Project applauds the House for its historic vote, which may signal then end of a more than decade-long fight for autism coverage in the commonwealth.

3 Feb 2011

Economist Conferences to holding 17th annual The Pharma Summit 2011 in London

Economist Conferences is holding its 17th annual The Pharma Summit 2011 in London on Thursday February 10 2011. The theme this year is 'Reinventing Pharma for a new generation' and will bring together over 150 senior executives from across the Pharma sector, including some of the industry's most influential names.

3 Feb 2011

Senate repeals small piece of health law, but Republican attempt at overall repeal fails

Senate Republicans failed to muster enough votes to repeal the health law. But a vote to delete a small, revenue-raising provision of the sweeping law did pass, in a bipartisan vote.

3 Feb 2011

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Chances of surviving cardiac arrests high in large public venues having AEDs

Stockpiling flu drugs, vaccines reduces impact of pandemic, but option out of reach for most countries, study finds

PanCare Childhood and Adolescent Cancer Survivor Care and Follow-up Studies to kick off in Lund, Sweden

Public health experts: Improved community engagement needed to prevent pandemic spread

New concrete actions on cancer prevention in Europe

Physicians should contribute some efforts to improve patient safety, outcomes

Canadian government urged to approve proposed federal food labelling regulations

PBOI to leverage revenue cycle management services from NextGen Practice Solutions

Alcohol industry sponsorship associated with more hazardous drinking in sportspeople

U-M conference to focus on detection of mental illness during high stakes college years

NHS awards £350,000 for study on physician assistants

Limited school closures ineffective, strain hospital ICUs during epidemics

New survey: 4 in 10 Americans face economic struggle despite recovery from recession

American Society of Nephrology supports US Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010

PEARS project reviews professional pharmacy education in Ireland

Generic drugs to treat hypertension, heart failure could help NHS save £200 million

Politico looks at how proposed budget cuts could affect U.S. foreign aid, including global health funding

Virginia Autism Project applauds House for historic bill requiring insurers to cover autism for children

Economist Conferences to holding 17th annual The Pharma Summit 2011 in London

Senate repeals small piece of health law, but Republican attempt at overall repeal fails

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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