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Counterfeit drugs become growing problem

"Last year, nearly 1,700 incidents of counterfeit drugs were reported worldwide, triple the number in 2004, says the Pharmaceutical Security Institute (PSI), a group funded by drugmakers," USA Today reports. "Estimates for the size of the counterfeit drug market range from $75 billion to $200 billion a year. The market is likely much bigger because many cases are hard to detect.

13 Sep 2010

KHN column - The Prevention and Public Health Fund: Good for our health, good for small business

In this Kaiser Health News column, Dr. Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association, and Larry Cohen, founder and executive director of Prevention Institute, offer their perspective on a legislative question: "As Congress returns to work this week, senators are scheduled to cast a critical vote on Tuesday as part of a broad measure designed to encourage economic growth for small businesses.

13 Sep 2010

American Cancer Society announces details of new campaign

The American Cancer Society, the official sponsor of birthdays, today announced details of a unique new campaign that marks the next phase of the Society's movement for More Birthdays. Over the past several months, dozens of the biggest names in music and art have come together, inspired by the efforts of the American Cancer Society, its supporters and everyone affected by cancer, to generously donate their talent and artwork to help amplify the voice of the More Birthdays movement.

13 Sep 2010

Keais Records Service launches new online portal

Keais Records Service, established in 1975 as the first litigation support company specializing in records retrieval services, is celebrating its milestone thirty-fifth anniversary by launching a new web site and further enhancing its electronic capabilities to serve the litigation discovery needs of major law firms, insurance companies, corporations and TPAs.

13 Sep 2010

Better Living Health and Community Services hosts forum to discuss issues that matter most to seniors

Better Living Health and Community Services is hosting a moderated forum for the frontrunners for Toronto's mayoralty to discuss the issues that matter most to seniors.

13 Sep 2010

Genoptix to participate 2010 UBS Global Life Sciences Conference

Genoptix, Inc., a specialized laboratory services provider, today announced the Company's participation at the 2010 UBS Global Life Sciences Conference at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City, to be held September 20-22, 2010.

13 Sep 2010

UnitedHealth Group attains highest total Index score in Healthcare Provider Sector

UnitedHealth Group today announced that the company has been named to both the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index and the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index. UnitedHealth Group attained the highest total Index score in the Healthcare Provider Sector, and was a leader among peer companies worldwide in corporate governance, service to patients, partnerships toward sustainable health care, stakeholder engagement, and corporate citizenship and philanthropy.

13 Sep 2010

First Edition: September 13, 2010

In this morning's news, many in Congress are pushing for repeal of a tax provision in the health law that critics say places a heavy burden on small businesses. Meanwhile, opponents of the overhaul are focused on a Florida court hearing.

13 Sep 2010

Passport Health announces keynote speaker for Rethink Africa

Passport Health, the nation's largest private provider of travel medical services and immunizations, in conjunction with the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Africa Travel Association, and Loyola University Maryland's Sellinger School of Business and Management officially announced John McDonough, Secretary of State of MD as the keynote speaker for Rethink Africa.

13 Sep 2010

New book relates mercury in vaccines to autism

The U.S. government revealed last week that they will compensate a family millions of dollars for their daughter's injury related to her infant vaccines that contained mercury and the subsequent development of autism. Yet, the CDC continues to tell the public that there is no connection between vaccines and autism and that the mercury has been removed, although the flu shot recommended for all pregnant women, infants, and children continues to be preserved with mercury.

13 Sep 2010

AHIMA releases recommendations to HHS Office of Civil Rights

While AHIMA continues to applaud federal government support for the ideal of protecting patients' health information rights, the proposed rule making for HIPAA privacy, security and enforcement by HHS has a number of requirements that we do not believe the industry is ready to undertake; especially as it gears up for Meaningful Use. Today AHIMA is releasing its recommendations to the HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) that speak to the issues we believe are most critical to the patients of America, the healthcare industry and the best practice of health information management.

13 Sep 2010

Heart Failure Society of America's 14th Annual Scientific Meeting convenes September 12, 2010

The Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) 14th Annual Scientific Meeting convened Sunday, September 12, 2010 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego. This four-day meeting -- a forum for heart failure specialists to present research findings and advances in treatment -- will address emerging trends in research and new developments in the approach to treating patients with all stages of heart failure.

13 Sep 2010

DRC to supply information technology services, medical program support to WRAMC

Dynamics Research Corporation, a leading provider of innovative management consulting, engineering, and technology solutions to federal and state governments, today announced that it was awarded a new task order with the Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

13 Sep 2010

LORENZ Life Sciences announces final agenda for userBridge.10 conference

LORENZ Life Sciences Group, the largest supplier of eCTDs in the world, announced the final agenda for userBridge.10, their well-established user's conference, taking place this year from September 21st-23rd in Frankfurt, Germany.

13 Sep 2010

Genes behind aggregation of arsenic in plants

In many countries arsenic in food is a major problem. But researchers at the University of Skövde in Sweden have now identified two genes that may play a crucial role in how arsenic is stored in plants.

13 Sep 2010

Triclosan levels in treated biosolids

A study by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and cooperators provides new details about how fertilizing soils with biosolids also introduces triclosan-an antibacterial agent in soaps and other cleaning supplies-into the environment.

13 Sep 2010

Scientists find low levels of bacteria in fields sprayed with swine manure

That swine manure sprayed on to fields adds valuable nutrients to the soil is well known. But what is not known is whether all that manure is bringing harmful bacteria with it.

13 Sep 2010

UIC Institute for Juvenile Research centennial anniversary celebrations on Oct. 1

The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine's Institute for Juvenile Research will celebrate its centennial anniversary Oct. 1.

13 Sep 2010

New guidance on making complex decisions about injured athlete's return to play

When is it appropriate for an injured athlete to return to competition? A new three-step framework provides team physicians and other sport medicine clinicians with guidance on making complex decisions about return to play, reported in the September Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine.

13 Sep 2010

HR in Healthcare Forum takes place 17 - 20, October 2010 in Bahrain

HR professionals are challenged with developing robust and next generation recruitment, retention and engagement practices to meet the growing healthcare sector which is estimated to be valued between $15 billion and $18bn and is expected to grow five-fold by 2025.

From IQPC Ltd 13 Sep 2010