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Non-adherence to chronic opioid therapy increases healthcare costs and hospital days

Patients undergoing opioid therapy for chronic pain who may not be following their prescription regimen have significantly higher overall healthcare costs, Ameritox Ltd. announced recently. The study was published in The American Journal of Managed Care.

18 Mar 2011

AANMA survey details the impact of asthma and allergies on patients and their families

Today Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics released a first-of-its-kind survey detailing the impact of asthma and allergies on the people who cope with it every day.

18 Mar 2011

York Central Hospital welcomes federal grant announcement for new Vaughan hospital

While the $10 million in federal funds announced yesterday are not going directly to York Central Hospital, the organization that is legally responsible for the planning, construction and operation of a new hospital in Vaughan, they will be instrumental in developing the adjacent Campus of Care lands.

18 Mar 2011

U.S. officials discuss proposed foreign aid cuts at House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing

Proposed budget cuts could be "absolutely devastating" for American foreign aid programs, USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah said at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Wednesday, the Associated Press reports.

18 Mar 2011

Gardening can effectively increase life satisfaction, physical activity in older adults

Does gardening contribute to quality of life and increased wellness for older adults? Researchers from the Texas A&M and Texas State Universities asked these questions in a survey of people aged 50 and older. The survey revealed some compelling reasons for older adults to get themselves out in the garden.

18 Mar 2011

The Hartford develops new life insurance rider for older adults who lives to age 90

In an industry first, The Hartford has developed a new life insurance rider that provides eight years or more of income to someone covered by its policy who lives to age 90 and beyond. Consumers who want death benefit protection can purchase a universal life insurance policy with the company's new LongevityAccess Rider.

18 Mar 2011

Mayo Clinic, St. Andrew's Lighthouse announce opening of Gabriel House of Care

Mayo Clinic and St. Andrew's Lighthouse, Inc. will today announce the official opening of Gabriel House of Care at a dedication ceremony on the clinic's Jacksonville campus.

18 Mar 2011

Despite obesity epidemic life expectancy rises in Europe

Life expectancy in Europe keeps increasing despite the obesity epidemic, with people in Britain reaching an older age than those living in the US, according to an analysis of trends over the last 40 years.

18 Mar 2011

Englewood Hospital and Medical Center earns HealthGrades Patient Safety Excellence Award

Englewood Hospital and Medical Center was identified as a recipient of the 2011 HealthGrades Patient Safety Excellence Award, indicating that its patient safety ratings are in the top 5% of U.S. hospitals.

18 Mar 2011

Opinions: TB funding; BBC World Service funding; direct cash transfer programs

"Prevention and control of tuberculosis on our globe is crumbling" and "[i]t needs fixing," retired pediatrician Elinor Graham writes in a Seattle Times opinion piece. She describes the burden of TB in developing countries and the costs associated with treatments, including those for drug-resistant forms of the disease.

18 Mar 2011

MMRF earns AAHRPP accreditation for human subject protection during clinical research

The Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation at Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) is pleased to announce that it has earned full accreditation from the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs.

18 Mar 2011

JHUSON adds Harvey the Cardiopulmonary Simulator to simulation education

It's official: Harvey the Cardiopulmonary Simulator checked in for an extended stay at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHUSON) last month. Harvey is the latest addition to the School's upgraded simulation laboratories and the newest member of the "Sim Fam." These life-like practice manikins, including Sim Man, Vital Sim Man,Noelle with newborn, and Sim Baby give nursing students the hands-on experience without the anxiety of working with actual human beings.

18 Mar 2011

Blue Shield of California withdraws planned rate hike

Part of the reason for the decision may have been the result of political and public pressure, but an unexpected development may have made the retreat easier for the company to accept — it's paying out less than expected for claims.

18 Mar 2011

Conference addresses health and safety hazards in homes

Millions of U.S. families face health and safety hazards like mold, lead, pest infestation and the physical deterioration of their homes. These problems are particularly common among some of the nation's most vulnerable populations: children, seniors, the disabled and low-income families.

18 Mar 2011

$Guide to improving care of baby boomers' fragility fractures$

Guide to improving care of baby boomers' fragility fractures

Many Baby Boomers will experience a bone fracture as they age, and the current US healthcare system is not prepared to provide the necessary care required, according to a special monograph released in the January 2011 issue of Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation (GOS), published by SAGE.

18 Mar 2011

Major clinical studies for heart disease, stroke fail to consider participant's ethnicity

Major clinical studies that evaluate prevention strategies for heart disease and stroke fail to consider a participant's ethnicity, a factor that can more than double the rate of death in some groups, according to research led by St. Michael's Dr. Joel Ray.

18 Mar 2011

At the one-year mark, implications of health law emerge

Media outlets report on a range of issues related to implementation of the health law and its one-year anniversary — among them, the unexpected importance taken on by waivers, the marketplace impact on health insurance brokers, the geography of the health care workforce issues likely to result from coverage expansions and the continuing problems faced by lawmakers who are trying to repeal the measure's 1099 reporting provision.

18 Mar 2011

ACP: Increase in internal medicine enrollment can ease primary care workforce shortage

The increase in the number of U.S. medical students choosing internal medicine residencies in 2011 is a positive sign toward easing the primary care workforce shortage, according to the American College of Physicians, the nation's second-largest doctors group.

18 Mar 2011

CPF applauds new guidelines for treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

The Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis (CPF) applauds the joint statement issued by the American Thoracic Society for the first evidence-based clinical guidelines for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The guidelines represent progress in understanding of the disease and a milestone for patients. The devastating and deadly disease also called simply "Pulmonary Fibrosis" or "PF" has no FDA approved treatment and no cure.

18 Mar 2011

Viewpoints: Houston's 'painful' E.R. decision; Arizona's 'war' on kids' health care; protecting elders from abuse

Women are the majority of public-sector employees at the state and local levels and have already lost 320,000 public-sector jobs in the past two years. In addition, the GOP majority is attempting to defund Title X services, which have connected millions of American women to health care since 1970.

18 Mar 2011

Healthcare News

Non-adherence to chronic opioid therapy increases healthcare costs and hospital days

AANMA survey details the impact of asthma and allergies on patients and their families

York Central Hospital welcomes federal grant announcement for new Vaughan hospital

U.S. officials discuss proposed foreign aid cuts at House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing

Gardening can effectively increase life satisfaction, physical activity in older adults

The Hartford develops new life insurance rider for older adults who lives to age 90

Mayo Clinic, St. Andrew's Lighthouse announce opening of Gabriel House of Care

Despite obesity epidemic life expectancy rises in Europe

Englewood Hospital and Medical Center earns HealthGrades Patient Safety Excellence Award

Opinions: TB funding; BBC World Service funding; direct cash transfer programs

MMRF earns AAHRPP accreditation for human subject protection during clinical research

JHUSON adds Harvey the Cardiopulmonary Simulator to simulation education

Blue Shield of California withdraws planned rate hike

Conference addresses health and safety hazards in homes

Guide to improving care of baby boomers' fragility fractures

Major clinical studies for heart disease, stroke fail to consider participant's ethnicity

At the one-year mark, implications of health law emerge

ACP: Increase in internal medicine enrollment can ease primary care workforce shortage

CPF applauds new guidelines for treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Viewpoints: Houston's 'painful' E.R. decision; Arizona's 'war' on kids' health care; protecting elders from abuse

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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