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South Sudan health workers face worst Kala-azar outbreak

South Sudan is facing the worst outbreak of Kala-azar in the past 10 years as health workers from Servant's Heart Relief race against the clock to stop the spread of the deadly disease.

5 Apr 2011

Plackers launches new dental online club for kids

Plackers, a leading brand of consumer oral care products and makers of the first disposable dental flosser, is launching Plackers Kids, its new kid-friendly dental flossers; the Plackers Kids Club, an online club for kids featuring free interactive games and activities that encourage healthy dental hygiene habits; and the Plackers Kids Club Sweepstakes, offering families the chance to win a trip for four to the popular theme park destination, Orlando, Fla. among other prizes.

5 Apr 2011

Study finds substantial increase in pediatric CT in hospital emergency departments

Computed tomography examinations of children in hospital emergency departments increased substantially from 1995 to 2008, according to a new study published online and in the June print edition of Radiology. Researchers said the findings underscore the need for collaboration among medical professionals to ensure that pediatric CT is appropriately ordered, performed and interpreted.

5 Apr 2011

Census Bureau data: 57% of immigrant households with children receive welfare

Census Bureau data show that the share of immigrant-headed households with children using at least one welfare program continues to be very high.

5 Apr 2011

Central Texas Hospital to implement eCareSoft's inpatient EHR and revenue cycle management technology

eCareSoft announced today the completion of an agreement with Central Texas Hospital (CTH) to connect their network of six hospitals with eCareSoft's inpatient complete EHR and revenue cycle management technology.

5 Apr 2011

Adherence to guideline-related therapies can reduce heart failure patients' mortality rate

A UCLA-led study has found that adherence to national guideline-recommended therapies for heart failure in an outpatient practice setting significantly lowered the mortality rate of heart failure patients.

5 Apr 2011

SBHCS selects McKesson to replace its multiple legacy medical imaging solutions

Saint Barnabas Health Care System, New Jersey's largest healthcare delivery system, has selected McKesson to replace its multiple legacy medical imaging solutions.

5 Apr 2011

Adherence to HHS Physical Activity Guidelines can reduce mortality risk

Following federal government recommendations on exercise might lead to a longer life for all adults, according to a new study of nearly 250,000 Americans.

5 Apr 2011

Health experts release recommendations for fighting breast cancer in low-, middle-income countries

"Worldwide breast cancer incidence and mortality are expected to increase by 50 percent from 2002 and 2020 - and those rates will be highest in developing nations," according to a review article published Friday in Lancet Oncology that describes several challenges low- and middle-income countries face in diagnosing and treating such conditions, the Huffington Post reports.

5 Apr 2011

Mont., Conn. Govs want public option; Texas Gov. Perry opposes health insurance exchange

Three states have very different views on what they should do about the health reform law.

5 Apr 2011

Romney defends Mass. health law but says it doesn't diminish his opposition to federal law

Former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney this weekend fired back at Democrats who have often pointed to the state health plan he implemented as a model for the national law. Also, House Republicans take a close look at AARP and one GOP lawmaker is suggesting health care changes he would like to see.

5 Apr 2011

National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression is now Brain & Behavior Research Foundation

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (formerly NARSAD, the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression) continues its 25-year mission to alleviate the suffering of mental illness by awarding grants that will lead to advances and breakthroughs in scientific research.

5 Apr 2011

International scientists to discuss climate, health data sharing at conference in Ethiopia

Scientists will gather in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, beginning Monday for a workshop that aims to address climate and health issues, VOA News reports.

5 Apr 2011

Decrease in income associated with higher risk for anxiety, substance use, and mood disorders

Low levels of household income are associated with several lifetime mental disorders and suicide attempts, and a decrease in income is associated with a higher risk for anxiety, substance use, and mood disorders, according to a report in the April issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

5 Apr 2011

GOP's Ryan prepares Medicare 'premium assistance,' Medicaid block grants in budget proposal

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., gave a preview Sunday of the budget proposal he is expected to unveil on Tuesday. In an appearance on "Fox News Sunday," Ryan outlined what to expect from the House GOP proposal and how the plan would affect Medicaid and Medicare.

5 Apr 2011

CORHIO, five Boulder County organizations sign deal to share patient data through HIE

Five Boulder County health care organizations have signed agreements to share patient data through the Colorado Regional Health Information Organization's Health Information Exchange, CORHIO officials announced today.

5 Apr 2011

Implementation of STEMI guidelines, protocols in hospitals without cardiac catheterization labs improves dramatically

The implementation of acute heart attack or ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) guidelines, protocols and standing orders in Minnesota community hospitals without cardiac catheterization labs has dramatically improved since 2003, according to a scientific poster that will be presented at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Scientific Sessions in New Orleans, April 1-3.

5 Apr 2011

MIEMSS designates Sinai Hospital as Cardiac Interventional Center

The Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) designated Sinai Hospital of Baltimore as a Cardiac Interventional Center on April 1, 2011.

5 Apr 2011

More physicians opting for salaries, other health care industry news

Even as a girl, Dr. Kate Dewar seemed destined to inherit the small-town medical practice of her grandfather and father. ... But when she finishes residency this summer, Dr. Dewar, 31, will not be going home. Instead, she will take a job as a salaried emergency room doctor at a hospital in Elmira, N.Y., two hours away.

5 Apr 2011

Risperdal Consta can reduce risk of hospitalisation in patients with schizophrenia

New data from an independent prospective study presented last week at the 19th European Congress of Psychiatry shows treatment with Risperdal Consta is associated with a lower risk of hospitalisation in patients with schizophrenia compared to treatment with other antipsychotics over a 12-month period.

5 Apr 2011

Healthcare News

South Sudan health workers face worst Kala-azar outbreak

Plackers launches new dental online club for kids

Study finds substantial increase in pediatric CT in hospital emergency departments

Census Bureau data: 57% of immigrant households with children receive welfare

Central Texas Hospital to implement eCareSoft's inpatient EHR and revenue cycle management technology

Adherence to guideline-related therapies can reduce heart failure patients' mortality rate

SBHCS selects McKesson to replace its multiple legacy medical imaging solutions

Adherence to HHS Physical Activity Guidelines can reduce mortality risk

Health experts release recommendations for fighting breast cancer in low-, middle-income countries

Mont., Conn. Govs want public option; Texas Gov. Perry opposes health insurance exchange

Romney defends Mass. health law but says it doesn't diminish his opposition to federal law

National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression is now Brain & Behavior Research Foundation

International scientists to discuss climate, health data sharing at conference in Ethiopia

Decrease in income associated with higher risk for anxiety, substance use, and mood disorders

GOP's Ryan prepares Medicare 'premium assistance,' Medicaid block grants in budget proposal

CORHIO, five Boulder County organizations sign deal to share patient data through HIE

Implementation of STEMI guidelines, protocols in hospitals without cardiac catheterization labs improves dramatically

MIEMSS designates Sinai Hospital as Cardiac Interventional Center

More physicians opting for salaries, other health care industry news

Risperdal Consta can reduce risk of hospitalisation in patients with schizophrenia

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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