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AfrOx and ESMO join to raise international awareness of growing problem of cancer in Africa

To coincide with World Cancer Day 2011, on 4 February, the Africa Oxford Cancer Foundation (AfrOx) and the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) are working together to raise international awareness of the growing problem of cancer in Africa.

28 Jan 2011

Call for swift bipartisan agreement to make scientific research a high priority

The members of the Task Force on American Innovation - a coalition of industry, universities, and professional societies - agree with the President's comments tonight that the country needs both strong measures to reduce federal budget deficits and increased investment in scientific research, particularly in the physical sciences and engineering. We believe strongly that both deficit reduction and these targeted investments are key to our nation's long-term economic growth and national security.

28 Jan 2011

Physicians' second opinions influenced by the first opinion

A new study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers indicates that physicians who give second opinions may be influenced by the first opinion and other external factors.

28 Jan 2011

APS calls for bipartisan support for greater investment in scientific research

The American Physical Society (APS), the nation's largest organization of physicists, takes special note of President Obama's speech last night that increasing scientific research and innovation and improving education are crucial to our nation's long-term economic growth.

28 Jan 2011

New research shows employer-sponsored plans to decline more slowly than commonly thought

Contrary to fears that recent health care legislation will trigger a rapid decline in employer-sponsored health coverage in the U.S., management consulting firm Booz & Company today published new research that shows employer-sponsored plans will decline more slowly and less steeply than commonly thought.

28 Jan 2011

New report recommends dental schools to follow specific steps for successful mentoring programs

A new report by an Indiana University School of Dentistry department chair with researchers from six other U.S. dental schools is calling for quick and creative solutions to address the growing scarcity of full-time faculty members within the nation's dental school programs.

28 Jan 2011

Mayor calls for legal reform and creation of special health courts

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg delivered a keynote speech yesterday at the New York State Bar Association, calling for legal reform including the creation of special health courts.

28 Jan 2011

Engaging public in consensus can help eliminate much of the $700 billion of health care spending

In a groundbreaking policy paper released today, the American College of Physicians (ACP) offered more than a dozen principles for engaging the public in a process that it hopes will lead to consensus on conserving and allocating resources based on the best evidence of clinical effectiveness and value.

28 Jan 2011

PHM updates customer pipeline for investors and research analysts

Patient Home Monitoring, a company focused on in-home cardiology healthcare services, today announced an update to their customer pipeline. Ed Berenblum, CEO of PHM, will be conducting meetings in and around Toronto to provide an update to investors and research analysts.

28 Jan 2011

ACP details challenges facing the U.S. health care system

"The United States is facing an unprecedented crisis in our health care system," reported J. Fred Ralston Jr., president of the American College of Physicians (ACP), at today's annual State of the Nation's Health Care briefing. "We face a crisis in affordable health insurance coverage. We have more uninsured people than ever before. We still are facing a crisis in access to primary care. Health care costs are increasing at rates that the country-and individual families-can't afford."

28 Jan 2011

Effective fusion of consumer technology and front line medicine needed

Government spending cuts and the high cost of distributed healthcare provision could mean a major shift toward home-based patient care. Lack of resource, increased travel time and an aging population is leading some to consider a more viable alternative. However, limited broadband Internet access in remote areas means that joined up policy changes are needed to ensure an effective solution is achieved.

28 Jan 2011

Initiative to protect patients from inadequately trained practitioners performing surgery

Today the Virginia Society of Plastic Surgeons (VASPS) announced its initiative to work with the Virginia Board of Medicine to protect patients in Virginia from inadequately trained practitioners performing surgery in outpatient offices.

28 Jan 2011

World Economic Forum launches risk network to address financial, food security risks

The World Economic Forum launched the Risk Response Network (RRN) at its meeting, which opened Wednesday in Davos, Switzerland, the Economic Times reports.

28 Jan 2011

Diabetes Spring Conference 2011 to take place at University of Greenwich

A conference on diabetes is to take place at the University of Greenwich's Medway campus.

28 Jan 2011

OHC responds positively to Ontario Medical Association pre-election recommendations

The Ontario Health Coalition is responding positively, overall, to the pre-election recommendations made by the Ontario Medical Association.

28 Jan 2011

Study identifies gaps in primary health care for seniors with multiple chronic conditions

The number of health care services seniors use is determined more by the number of chronic conditions they have than by their age, according to a new study from the Canadian Institute for Health Information.

28 Jan 2011

Small minority of employers more familiar with Health Care Reform overall: New study

As provisions of the ''Affordable Health Care for America Act'' continue to come into effect, there is a tremendous need for employers across the country to learn about its impact on their businesses and employees, according to the results of "Health Care Reform 360 degree," a new national study by Market Strategies International, the highly-regarded global market research and consulting firm.

28 Jan 2011

FDA schedules fourth orphan drug designation workshop

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has scheduled its fourth orphan drug designation workshop for academics, biotechnology companies, and those unfamiliar with the process for Feb. 28 – March 1, 2011, in Claremont, Calif. in collaboration with Keck Graduate Institute.

28 Jan 2011

Reduction in secondhand smoking associated with fewer cases of middle ear infection among children

Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers and colleagues from Research Institute for a Tobacco Free Society have found that a reduction in secondhand smoking in American homes was associated with fewer cases of otitis media, the scientific name for middle ear infection. The study appears on January 26, 2011, as an online first article on the website of the journal Tobacco Control.

28 Jan 2011

U.N. Women Executive Director Bachelet launches 100-day 'action plan'

During the inaugural meeting of U.N. Women's executive board this week, Executive Director Michelle Bachelet laid out a 100-day action plan for the newly-launched agency, Inter Press Service reports.

28 Jan 2011

Healthcare News

AfrOx and ESMO join to raise international awareness of growing problem of cancer in Africa

Call for swift bipartisan agreement to make scientific research a high priority

Physicians' second opinions influenced by the first opinion

APS calls for bipartisan support for greater investment in scientific research

New research shows employer-sponsored plans to decline more slowly than commonly thought

New report recommends dental schools to follow specific steps for successful mentoring programs

Mayor calls for legal reform and creation of special health courts

Engaging public in consensus can help eliminate much of the $700 billion of health care spending

PHM updates customer pipeline for investors and research analysts

ACP details challenges facing the U.S. health care system

Effective fusion of consumer technology and front line medicine needed

Initiative to protect patients from inadequately trained practitioners performing surgery

World Economic Forum launches risk network to address financial, food security risks

Diabetes Spring Conference 2011 to take place at University of Greenwich

OHC responds positively to Ontario Medical Association pre-election recommendations

Study identifies gaps in primary health care for seniors with multiple chronic conditions

Small minority of employers more familiar with Health Care Reform overall: New study

FDA schedules fourth orphan drug designation workshop

Reduction in secondhand smoking associated with fewer cases of middle ear infection among children

U.N. Women Executive Director Bachelet launches 100-day 'action plan'

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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