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Allergan receives CEO Cancer Gold Standard accreditation

Allergan, Inc. has received CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ accreditation, recognizing the organization's commitment to taking concrete actions to reduce the cancer risk of its employees and their families through screenings, early detection, and healthy changes in lifestyle and in the workplace.

7 Jun 2010

Arrhythmia Alliance launches 'Know Your Pulse' global awareness campaign on World Heart Rhythm Week

Arrhythmia Alliance, the Heart Rhythm Charity, announced today the results of a survey conducted in Europe that showed a large number of respondents ignore basic measures to check for potential cardiac arrhythmias, or heart rhythm disorders. To raise awareness of the importance of pulse checking and to inform people about how to take their pulse, the Arrhythmia Alliance will open 2010 World Heart Rhythm Week (7-13 June) with the launch of the global awareness campaign 'Know Your Pulse'.

7 Jun 2010

Pharmacoeconomic methods influence only 13% of hospital formulary system decisions: Survey

Pharmacoeconomic methods rank low as a decision influencer on formulary changes, according to a new survey released today by the Society of Hospital Medicine and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Respondents reported that only 13 percent of formulary system decisions made by Pharmacy and Therapeutics committees in hospitals is influenced by pharmacoeconomic methods.

7 Jun 2010

ASHP honors First DataBank pharmacist with the title of Fellow for excellence in pharmacy practice

First DataBank, a leading provider of drug databases that help drive patient safety, today announced that the American Association of Health-System Pharmacists will honor First DataBank pharmacist Joan Kapusnik-Uner, Pharm.D, with the title of "Fellow" in recognition of the excellence she has achieved in pharmacy practice. The 2010 Fellows will be honored on Tuesday, June 8, 2010, during the ASHP Summer Meeting in Tampa, FL.

7 Jun 2010

Strained relationship with parents following stroke increases depression in daughters: Study

Adult daughters caring for a parent recovering from stroke are more prone to depression than sons, Marina Bastawrous today told the Canadian Stroke Congress, co-hosted by the Canadian Stroke Network, the Heart and Stroke Foundation, and the Canadian Stroke Consortium.

7 Jun 2010

Smoke-free laws protect both children and adults from exposure to secondhand smoke

Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) have found that children and adolescents living in non-smoking homes in counties with laws promoting smoke-free public places have significantly lower levels of a common biomarker of secondhand smoke exposure than those living in counties with no smoke-free laws.

7 Jun 2010

Kaiser Permanente earns perfect 100% rating on Healthcare Equality Index

Kaiser Permanente is the first health and hospital system to earn a perfect 100 percent rating on the Healthcare Equality Index. The HEI is an annual survey administered by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and Gay and Lesbian Medical Association.

7 Jun 2010

USA Health System to implement MEDSEEK's eHealth ecoSystem

MEDSEEK, the industry's only provider of the eHealth ecoSystemTM, today announced its engagement to develop and deploy the University of South Alabama Health System's new consumer website in a first step toward implementing the eHealth ecoSystem.

7 Jun 2010

Humana sees strong future in Medicare; AHIP seeks more cost containment measures

The Louisville Courier Journal: "While private Medicare Advantage plans face funding pressure from Washington, Medicare 'is actually a very good place to be,' the chief executive of Louisville-based Humana said. 'The federal government "can be relied upon to pay their bills," Michael McCallister said at the Bernstein Strategic Decisions investor conference. 'Medicare is going to be a very big business in the future'"(6/5).

7 Jun 2010

Health overhaul supporters plan $25 million promotion campaign

The New York Times: "Close allies of the Obama administration, seeking to rally the public behind President Obama's landmark health care bill, are planning to spend $25 million over the next five years to promote the measure and beat back mischaracterizations of it that could harm Democratic candidates. Mr. Obama's former communications director, Anita Dunn, and longtime Democratic strategist Andrew Grossman, have teamed up to form two new tax-exempt groups.

7 Jun 2010

Congress returns to controversy over COBRA, doctors' Medicare pay

CongressDaily reports that when members of Congress return to Washington Monday "they face a raft of unfinished business on tax 'extender' legislation. … The Senate will look to take up a $114.5 billion package of unemployment benefits, tax breaks, physician payments and other provisions this week amid calls from the right to scale it back, from the left to expand it and from businesses to mitigate its tax increases.

7 Jun 2010

Expansion of e-mental health necessary for better care

Assistance for mental ailments especially in the youth via internet could be a very cost effective measure say researchers. The researchers have identified the gaps between the demand and supply of mental healthcare services in Australia.

6 Jun 2010

MediciGlobal survey identifies strategies followed in patient recruitment for clinical trials

Much is written about how patient recruitment can either accelerate or undermine clinical trial success. But how is the industry approaching patient recruitment in general? Do companies plan proactively? Who is involved in the process and what decisions do they make in order to effectively plan for success?

5 Jun 2010

Burden of substance abuse casts tragic shadow on the lives of many young people: Report

On an average day, 508,000 adolescents aged 12-17 in the United States drink alcohol; 641,000 use illicit drugs; and more than 1 million smoke cigarettes, according to a national survey sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

5 Jun 2010

New book highlights specific aspects of salivary gland development

Salivary glands are of utmost importance for several physiological functions ranging from the protection of teeth and surrounding soft tissues to the lubrication of the oral cavity, which is crucial for speech and perception of food taste.

5 Jun 2010

US dental school graduates not adequately prepared to screen for sleep disorders

According to new research that will be presented on Saturday, June 5, at the 19th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, the majority of U.S. dental schools have not adequately prepared their graduates to screen for sleep disorders, which affect more than 70 million adults in the U.S.

5 Jun 2010

Comprehensive review of paediatric bronchoscopy

This book provides an in-depth 'state-of-the-art' critical review of the technique and the applications of flexible and rigid bronchoscopy to infants and children. Written by an international panel of experts, it reviews the technical aspects of the procedure, its common and highly specialized applications as well as its potential alternatives. The chapters are enhanced by a wealth of original figures.

5 Jun 2010

St. Jude Medical's statement on settlement agreement with U.S. DOJ

St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, today issued the following statement in connection with a settlement agreement reached with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding a previously disclosed July 2007 investigation in Ohio related to certain rebates:

5 Jun 2010

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital recognized as leader in all 10 clinical specialties

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is the only tri-state-area hospital listed on the 2010 U.S.News & World Report "America's Best Children's Hospitals" "Honor Roll" and one of only eight children's hospitals in the nation to be ranked in all 10 clinical specialties. NewYork-Presbyterian provides children's health services at two major centers: NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital and the Phyllis and David Komansky Center for Children's Health.

5 Jun 2010

Research roundup: Evidence-based medicine consumer/expert divide; Pay for performance limitations; Improving community health centers

Health Affairs: Evidence That Consumers Are Skeptical About Evidence-Based Health Care - This survey of more than 1,500 patients with employer-based insurance found "there is a fundamental disconnect between the central tenets of evidence-based health care and the knowledge, values, and beliefs held by many consumers."

5 Jun 2010

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Allergan receives CEO Cancer Gold Standard accreditation

Arrhythmia Alliance launches 'Know Your Pulse' global awareness campaign on World Heart Rhythm Week

Pharmacoeconomic methods influence only 13% of hospital formulary system decisions: Survey

ASHP honors First DataBank pharmacist with the title of Fellow for excellence in pharmacy practice

Strained relationship with parents following stroke increases depression in daughters: Study

Smoke-free laws protect both children and adults from exposure to secondhand smoke

Kaiser Permanente earns perfect 100% rating on Healthcare Equality Index

USA Health System to implement MEDSEEK's eHealth ecoSystem

Humana sees strong future in Medicare; AHIP seeks more cost containment measures

Health overhaul supporters plan $25 million promotion campaign

Congress returns to controversy over COBRA, doctors' Medicare pay

Expansion of e-mental health necessary for better care

MediciGlobal survey identifies strategies followed in patient recruitment for clinical trials

Burden of substance abuse casts tragic shadow on the lives of many young people: Report

New book highlights specific aspects of salivary gland development

US dental school graduates not adequately prepared to screen for sleep disorders

Comprehensive review of paediatric bronchoscopy

St. Jude Medical's statement on settlement agreement with U.S. DOJ

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital recognized as leader in all 10 clinical specialties

Research roundup: Evidence-based medicine consumer/expert divide; Pay for performance limitations; Improving community health centers

Sensing a Healthier Future

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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