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Opinions: U.S. foreign aid; Malaria eradication; Moving Haiti forward; Health care financing

"At this critical time when we are concerned about our country's financial well being it is imperative that we curtail our charity to others," Bradley Blakeman, deputy assistant to former President George W. Bush and professor of politics and public policy at Georgetown University, writes in a Fox News opinion piece calling for the U.S., which he says "has done more than its fair share for others since our birth as a nation," to "curtail our foreign aid."

23 Dec 2010

Bloomberg: The politics, investments of judges

Three federal judges overseeing challenges to the Obama administration's health-care overhaul own shares of companies in the industry, including insurers and medical-device makers, the government watchdog group Center for Public Integrity reported.

23 Dec 2010

Today's Opinions: Congressional funding vote leaves out health law; Price controls on health; Tough choices in Washington State

The Senate passed the Continuing Resolution 79-16 this afternoon. Another way of saying that: The Senate voted to defund the implementation of both health-care reform and financial-regulation reform.

23 Dec 2010

FDA joins Abbott Diabetes Careto to recall 359 glucose test strips

The test strips being recalled may give falsely low blood glucose results. False results may lead patients to try to raise their blood glucose unnecessarily, or they may fail to treat elevated blood glucose because of a false, low reading. Both scenarios pose risks to a patient's health.

22 Dec 2010

Snowblowers can cause severe hand injuries during winter

It's the peak season for snowstorms, and snowblowers are working overtime. But Loyola University Health System hand surgeon Dr. Randy Bindra cautions that snowblowers can cause severe hand injuries, including loss of fingers that can require one or more surgeries and months of rehabilitation.

22 Dec 2010

Earlier ART initiation should be highest priority for global expansion of HIV patient care

Earlier initiation of antiretroviral therapy should be the highest priority for global expansion of HIV patient care. This finding, from a paper published in this week's PLoS Medicine, should help resource-limited nations to phase in the implementation of the new 2010 WHO recommendations for HIV treatment. "Immediate scale-up of the entire WHO guideline package may be prohibitively expensive in some settings," said lead author Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH of the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA.

22 Dec 2010

Edge releases edgeDMS for iPad for Dentists and Dental offices

Edge EHR Corp., EDGE, a provider of Dental Practice Management solutions for the Mac OS®, is pleased to announce the release of edgeDMS™ for iPad® for Dentists and Dental offices looking to leverage the awesome power of the Apple® iPad.

22 Dec 2010

Vote For Kids Health calls for voting support to help win December Pepsi Refresh Project

Critically ill and disadvantaged children are counting on the generosity of strangers Thursday, December 23, 2010, asking for 100,000 votes to help win their grant ideas in the December Pepsi Refresh Project. Securing the thousands of votes needed to finish in winning spots is an uphill challenge for many organizations, but eight enterprising charities have joined forces to help each other into the winners circle.

22 Dec 2010

NAHN and Partnership at Drugfree.org join to address teen drug and alcohol use in the Hispanic community

The Partnership at Drugfree.org today announced a new strategic partner to help support the organization's outreach to address teen drug and alcohol use within the Latino and Spanish-speaking community and equip Hispanic parents with tools from prevention to treatment of drug and alcohol abuse. The National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN) has joined with the national nonprofit to provide bilingual resources to Spanish-speaking parents and caregivers and help promote the group's online tools and resources across various NAHN communication channels.

22 Dec 2010

ACSF releases report on EPA's new pollution controls for electric power plants

The American Clean Skies Foundation (ACSF) released a new report today on the plans of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to adopt stricter pollution controls for electric power plants. The report concludes that the EPA's proposed actions are likely to spur major changes in the fuels used by the utility sector -- with greater reliance on cleaner sources such as natural gas and renewable energy -- and should not present reliability concerns.

22 Dec 2010

First Edition: December 22, 2010

Today's headlines include a number of reports regarding a new proposed rule by the Department of Health and Human Services that will require insurers to justify large premium hikes.

22 Dec 2010

Red Cross and Pitney Bowes deliver 'a touch of home' to service members, veterans

Hundreds of thousands of holiday cards are beginning to arrive at military bases and hospitals around the world, as American Red Cross workers deliver the handiwork and heartfelt wishes collected through this year's Holiday Mail for Heroes campaign.

22 Dec 2010

Global Business Forum on health care at University of Miami

The University of Miami will bring together some of the most influential leaders in business and government, along with hundreds of professionals from across industries, Jan. 12 - 14, 2011 for a Global Business Forum entitled "The Business of Health Care: Defining the Future."

22 Dec 2010

Texas' Medicaid program in financial crisis

Texas' Medicaid program is in a state of financial crisis, according to long-term caseload and cost models published today by the Texas Public Policy Foundation.

22 Dec 2010

National Nurses United calls for Senate approval of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act

The nation's largest union, National Nurses United, and professional association of registered nurses urged the Senate to act now to pass the long-delayed bill to guarantee healthcare coverage for first responders, volunteers, and others adversely affected by the attack on the World Trade Center in 2001.

22 Dec 2010

Gifts to help navigate daily routine best for people living with chronic conditions

For those living with chronic conditions, the best holiday gift is something that will make navigating the daily routine easier.

22 Dec 2010

Kaiser Permanente's Los Angeles and San Diego Medical Centers achieve Baby-Friendly status

Kaiser Permanente Southern California (KPSC) announced today that the Los Angeles and San Diego Medical Centers have received a prestigious recognition from Baby-Friendly USA, Inc., a non-profit organization that implements the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) in the United States. With this month's two designations joining Fontana, Downey and Riverside, KPSC now has five medical centers with Baby-Friendly status, a notable achievement, given that this certification has been granted to only 102 facilities in the United States, 33 of which are in California.

22 Dec 2010

Charity Navigator provides four-star rating to Alzheimer's Foundation of America

The Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA) announced today that it has received the highest rating -- four stars -- from Charity Navigator, the nation's largest independent evaluator of charitable organizations.

22 Dec 2010

10 guiding principles for strengthening health systems

Despite the growing recognition of the importance of strengthening health systems around the world, there is a considerable lack of shared definitions and guiding principles that are threatening the ability to form strategic policy, practice and evaluations.

22 Dec 2010

Proposed Affordable Care Act regulations will bring transparency to proposed insurance rate increases

New proposed Affordable Care Act regulations announced today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will bring new transparency and scrutiny to proposed health insurance rate increases. These proposed rules allow HHS to work with states to require insurers to publicly disclose and justify unreasonable rate increases.

22 Dec 2010

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Opinions: U.S. foreign aid; Malaria eradication; Moving Haiti forward; Health care financing

Bloomberg: The politics, investments of judges

Today's Opinions: Congressional funding vote leaves out health law; Price controls on health; Tough choices in Washington State

FDA joins Abbott Diabetes Careto to recall 359 glucose test strips

Snowblowers can cause severe hand injuries during winter

Earlier ART initiation should be highest priority for global expansion of HIV patient care

Edge releases edgeDMS for iPad for Dentists and Dental offices

Vote For Kids Health calls for voting support to help win December Pepsi Refresh Project

NAHN and Partnership at Drugfree.org join to address teen drug and alcohol use in the Hispanic community

ACSF releases report on EPA's new pollution controls for electric power plants

First Edition: December 22, 2010

Red Cross and Pitney Bowes deliver 'a touch of home' to service members, veterans

Global Business Forum on health care at University of Miami

Texas' Medicaid program in financial crisis

National Nurses United calls for Senate approval of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act

Gifts to help navigate daily routine best for people living with chronic conditions

Kaiser Permanente's Los Angeles and San Diego Medical Centers achieve Baby-Friendly status

Charity Navigator provides four-star rating to Alzheimer's Foundation of America

10 guiding principles for strengthening health systems

Proposed Affordable Care Act regulations will bring transparency to proposed insurance rate increases

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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