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$More patients tested, treated when fracture clinics have someone dedicated to screening$

More patients tested, treated when fracture clinics have someone dedicated to screening

More patients are tested and treated for osteoporosis when fracture clinics have someone dedicated to screening for the bone disease, a new study has found.

12 Jul 2011

Type-3 polio virus case in Pakistan raises concerns of disease spreading, WHO says

Pakistan has reported the first case of the type-3 wild polio virus in six months, raising concerns that the disease may spread to other parts of Asia and beyond, the WHO said on Thursday, Bloomberg/San Francisco Chronicle reports.

12 Jul 2011

Gilead announces expansion of global access program for HIV medications

Gilead Sciences, Inc. announced today an expansion of its global access program in an effort to provide accelerated access to Gilead medicines for the treatment of HIV/AIDS.

12 Jul 2011

KiDA to host Third Annual Summit on Autism

Kids Institute for Development and Advancement (KiDA), a premier center for autism treatment, hosts its Third Annual Summit on Autism Saturday, September 17, 2011, at the University of California, Irvine's Bren Events Center, beginning at 8:00 am.

12 Jul 2011

Epidemiologic and physiologic research on sedentary behavior

Lack of physical exercise is often implicated in many disease processes. However, sedentary behavior, or too much sitting, as distinct from too little exercise, potentially could be a new risk factor for disease.

12 Jul 2011

American Red Cross issues appeal for donors to address critical blood shortage

The American Red Cross today issued an appeal for blood donors to roll up a sleeve and address a critical shortage across the nation.

12 Jul 2011

NY Times: Medical schools are adjusting their interest in 'people skills'

Doctors save lives, but they can sometimes be insufferable know-it-alls who bully nurses and do not listen to patients. Medical schools have traditionally done little to screen out such flawed applicants or to train them to behave better, but that is changing.

12 Jul 2011

Study: 82% of Georgia hospitals do not offer palliative care services

Hospitals across the nation are increasingly implementing palliative care programs to help patients manage the physical and emotional burdens of serious illnesses, but a new University of Georgia study finds that 82 percent of the state's hospitals do not offer palliative care services.

12 Jul 2011

Viewpoints: N.Y. health exchange stalemate; Dick Cheney's heart; vaccine debate refuses to die

Just in case you hadn't noticed, no one has elected Grover Norquist to anything. Still, he looms as a major obstacle to Congress reaching a deficit-reduction agreement needed to raise the federal debt ceiling. … what's revealing about Norquist's passionate advocacy against taxes is that it virtually ignores the main causes of bigger government: Social Security and Medicare.

12 Jul 2011

Drug makers seek to block deficit-talk demands for discounts

Also, The Wall Street Journal reports that the pharmaceutical industry's pipeline is showing a reinvigorated level of energy.

11 Jul 2011

Novis opens fifth office location in San Luis Obispo

Novis Pharmaceuticals, a leading distributor of critical care products, has officially opened their fifth office location in San Luis Obispo, California. With more than 30 years of industry experience, Novis' aggressive plan to expand their national presence continues to move forward with news of this location opening. Placed strategically between San Francisco and Los Angeles, Novis believes this will help capture parts of the regional market.

11 Jul 2011

Opponents ask Colo. Attorney General to intervene on hospital sale

Opponents mount a challenge to the planned sale of Denver's largest hospital group to a for-profit chain while hospitals in Massachusetts report difficult economic conditions and a California facility is expanding.

11 Jul 2011

Parallels, Microsoft partner to deliver complete cloud automation solution for health community

At the Microsoft World Wide Partner conference, Parallels today announced a two-year strategic relationship with Microsoft to deliver a complete cloud automation solution focused on meeting the needs of the health industry around the world.

11 Jul 2011

Deal in debt talks still elusive as Aug. 2 deadline looms

Issues related to trimming entitlement programs such as Medicare and Medicaid, as well as revamping the tax code, continue to be difficult to tackle.

11 Jul 2011

CMC hospital Ludhiana upgrades to MLCi2-equipped Elekta Compact linear accelerator

Christian Medical College & Hospital (CMC) Ludhiana is the site of the first Elekta Compact™ linear accelerator in the world to be field-upgraded to an MLCi2-equipped Elekta Compact, completing the transformation in less than a week. MLCi2 shapes treatment beams, enabling doctors to provide more accurate delivery to the target, while limiting radiation exposure to surrounding structures.

From Elekta 11 Jul 2011

Different hunger calculation approach could help use resources more effectively

In a New York Times opinion piece, Robert Jensen, an associate professor of public policy at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Nolan Miller, a professor of finance at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, suggest an alternate strategy for measuring hunger, called the "staple-calorie-share approach," which "can give us a radically different view of who is hungry and who is not."

11 Jul 2011

Governors oppose Medicaid cuts in debt-ceiling efforts

One approach being discussed would lower federal payments to states for Medicaid and the CHIP program — which as analysis says would lead to even more budget burdens for already cash-strapped states.

11 Jul 2011

Potential causes for drops in children's immunization rate

Childhood immunizations - long proven invaluable in preventing contagious diseases - have become increasingly controversial. Despite numerous studies supporting safety and efficacy, a growing number of parents refuse to vaccinate their children. A study conducted by second-year University of Vermont (UVM) medical students identified several potential causes for drops in Vermont children's immunization rate, which ranks as one of the lowest nationally.

11 Jul 2011

Slow economic recovery slows tally of new health care jobs

Health care employment, which defied the economy by adding jobs through the 2007-09 recession, is looking less robust. The sector is starting to come under pressure as the weak recovery coupled with state budget cuts and uncertainty about the financial effects of the health care overhaul are pushing hospitals and health systems to cut costs.

11 Jul 2011

UNFPA launches 7 Billion Actions campaign

The U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) on Monday, World Population Day, launched the 7 Billion Actions campaign to "promote dialogue on what it means to live in a world with so many people and encourage action on issues that affect us all.

11 Jul 2011