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Fourth U.N. Conference on the Least Developed Countries opens in Istanbul

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday in Istanbul opened the Fourth U.N. Conference on the Least Developed Countries "to discuss a new 10-year aid plan to help lift nations out of poverty," Agence France-Presse reports.

10 May 2011

One in 30 Americans use mind-body therapies due to provider referral

More than a third of Americans use some form of complementary and alternative medicine and that number continues to rise attributed mostly to increases in the use of mind-body therapies like yoga, meditation and deep breathing exercises.

10 May 2011

Seventh Annual Neuro-Oncology Symposium to be held at Hackensack University Medical Center

The John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center will host the Seventh Annual Neuro-Oncology Symposium on Friday, May 20 from 7:30am - 1:00pm. This continuing medical education conference will present the latest neuro-oncology trends by leaders in the field.

10 May 2011

MHA's annual awards recognize outstanding health care leaders, innovative programs

Innovative programs and outstanding leaders in health care were honored Friday, May 6 at the Minnesota Hospital Association's 27th annual awards ceremony at the Metropolitan Ballroom in Minneapolis.

10 May 2011

Dorsogluteal buttock site still most popular despite known potential for sciatic nerve injury

Seven out of ten hospital nurses who took part in a Canadian study used the dorsogluteal (DG) buttock site to administer intramuscular injections - despite the potential risks of sciatic nerve injury - with only 14% using the ventrogluteal (VG) hip site recommended by the nursing literature.

10 May 2011

International group agrees to create funding mechanism to provide humanitarian aid for Libya

Foreign affairs ministers and representatives of international organizations, who met in Rome for the second meeting of the Libya Contact Group, "agreed to create a new funding mechanism to support humanitarian action and reconstruction in Libya," Devex's blog "The Development Newswire" reports.

10 May 2011

Interleukin Genetics introduces new free weight loss tools in Inherent Health website

Interleukin Genetics, Inc. today announced the launch of a comprehensive suite of new free and subscriber-based weight loss web-based tools on the Inherent Health website.

10 May 2011

Nurse-driven open access colonoscopy program is safe and effective for cancer patients

Nurse-driven, open-access colonoscopy programs are as effective and safe as colonoscopy following a consultation with a gastroenterologist, according to researchers at Henry Ford Hospital.

10 May 2011

U.S. boosts Cote d'Ivoire commitment; polio vaccine campaign delayed in country's southern region

The U.S. has pledged an additional $8.5 million to relief efforts in Cote d'Ivoire after post-election violence led to hundreds of thousands of internally displaced people and refugees, Devex reports.

10 May 2011

Opinions: Democracy needed in epidemic outbreaks; U.S. food aid; development partnerships in Africa

After mentioning the riots that broke out in Haiti after the start of the cholera epidemic last year, Richard Evans, a professor of history and president of Wolfson College at the University of Cambridge, writes in a Guardian opinion piece that "popular disturbances during epidemics are nothing new." He goes on to provide several other examples.

10 May 2011

Health Net achieves reaccreditation from URAC

Health Net Federal Services, LLC, part of the Government Contracts segment of Health Net, Inc., announced today it has been awarded full Health Network Reaccreditation, effective July 1, 2011 - July 1, 2014, from URAC, a Washington, DC-based health care accrediting organization that establishes quality standards for the health care industry.

10 May 2011

When Government usurps responsibility, people are more likely to abdicate

We hear much talk about preventive care, but nobody has defined it. From the content of the discussions, I deduce that what the health bureaucrats actually refer to would be better characterized as “early detection.” Early detection is what occurs when a physician finds a disease in its early stages that might have been prevented by earlier measures. But who can take those measures? Not the physician, only the patient. There is only one person living the patient’s life; it is the patient. I cannot live his life for him.

9 May 2011

Viewpoints: Dems' Medicare strategy; Health disparities; Chicago hospital dispute

Democrats may be feeling smug about their campaign against the House Republican budget plan, and as a matter of politics, they're no doubt right. If the goal is to deal with the long-term fiscal challenge, though, the Democrats' political success is apt only to prolong the gridlock and make the eventual solution that much more painful. ...

9 May 2011

First, free EHR vendor earns complete ONC-ATCB meaningful use certification

Mitochon Systems, provider of a free EHR to physician practices, announced today it has earned complete ambulatory EHR certification (ONC-ATCB 2011/2012) from the Drummond Group, Inc.

9 May 2011

RWJF offers health law implementation assistance to states

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation will offer states assistance in implementing elements of the health law that involve expanding access to the uninsured.

9 May 2011

Minn. House approves abortion restrictions

After long, wrenching, debates with sometimes-graphic testimony about fetuses, the House approved bills Friday that would ban all abortions in Minnesota after 20 weeks of gestation and prohibit public money from paying for the procedure. The 20-week ban was approved, largely along party lines in the Republican-led chamber, 82-46.

9 May 2011

Will the GOP now set its sights on Medicaid?

With major changes to Medicare likely on hold for the time being, advocates say the GOP has Medicaid "in its sights" as a more realistic place to make health care cuts.

9 May 2011

State roundup: Concerns about state employee retirement boom

Plummeting stock portfolios and home values prompted many Baby Boomers to keep working long after retirement age. ... "What was once a planned exit is no longer a planned exit," says Daniel Hackler, Indiana's state personnel director.

9 May 2011

Military health costs continue to climb

A military built for fighting wars is looking more and more like a health care entitlement program. Costs of the program that provides health coverage to some 10 million active duty personnel, retirees, reservists and their families have jumped from $19 billion in 2001 to $53 billion in the Pentagon's latest budget request.

9 May 2011

Massachusetts patients face long wait times for doctor appointments

A survey conducted by the Massachusetts Medical Society found patients can wait as a long as a month and a half for non-urgent physicians' appointments.

9 May 2011

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Fourth U.N. Conference on the Least Developed Countries opens in Istanbul

One in 30 Americans use mind-body therapies due to provider referral

Seventh Annual Neuro-Oncology Symposium to be held at Hackensack University Medical Center

MHA's annual awards recognize outstanding health care leaders, innovative programs

Dorsogluteal buttock site still most popular despite known potential for sciatic nerve injury

International group agrees to create funding mechanism to provide humanitarian aid for Libya

Interleukin Genetics introduces new free weight loss tools in Inherent Health website

Nurse-driven open access colonoscopy program is safe and effective for cancer patients

U.S. boosts Cote d'Ivoire commitment; polio vaccine campaign delayed in country's southern region

Opinions: Democracy needed in epidemic outbreaks; U.S. food aid; development partnerships in Africa

Health Net achieves reaccreditation from URAC

When Government usurps responsibility, people are more likely to abdicate

Viewpoints: Dems' Medicare strategy; Health disparities; Chicago hospital dispute

First, free EHR vendor earns complete ONC-ATCB meaningful use certification

RWJF offers health law implementation assistance to states

Minn. House approves abortion restrictions

Will the GOP now set its sights on Medicaid?

State roundup: Concerns about state employee retirement boom

Military health costs continue to climb

Massachusetts patients face long wait times for doctor appointments

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