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$1.3 billion in Detroit hospital upgrades could drive up health costs

A new report suggests that $1.3 billion in upgrades to hospitals in Detroit could drive up health care costs. The funding "may give a boost to Metro Detroit's languishing economy, but could also saddle residents with higher medical costs, according to an industry report funded by the United Auto Workers and Detroit's Big Three automakers," The Detroit News reports.

27 Aug 2010

BrainScope technology specifically identifies triage for Computed Tomography to ED patients

BrainScope Company, Inc. today announced the publication of clinical research findings from a study in patients presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) following a closed head injury.

27 Aug 2010

Debt debate heats up as some dems dig in

A national debate over the federal budget and debt is getting closer to the forefront, The New York Times reports.

27 Aug 2010

Dietary supplement to boost nitric oxide increases stamina during high intensity exercise: Research

Research from the University of Exeter has revealed taking a dietary supplement to boost nitric oxide in the body can significantly boost stamina during high-intensity exercise.

27 Aug 2010

Sacramento event to honor 90th anniversary of women's suffrage amendment

On the eve of a major gathering of thousands of registered nurses, joined by women's, labor, and community members in Sacramento Thursday, August 26, California Gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman Tuesday night renewed her attack on registered nurses' collective voice, workplace protections, and retirement security.

27 Aug 2010

Employers packaging next year's benefits plans confront overhaul

Some employers are finding that the health coverage they buy for their employees is changing, and that the health law may be responsible, KUOW, a Washington state NPR-affiliate, reports.

27 Aug 2010

Spoonful of black rice bran contains more health promoting anthocyanin antioxidants than blueberries

Health conscious consumers who hesitate at the price of fresh blueberries and blackberries, fruits renowned for high levels of healthful antioxidants, now have an economical alternative, scientists reported here today at the 240th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society. It is black rice, one variety of which got the moniker "Forbidden Rice" in ancient China because nobles commandeered every grain for themselves and forbade the common people from eating it.

27 Aug 2010

U-M researchers explore prevention measures, treatments for C. difficile infection

Clostridium difficile, a wily, familiar bacterium, causes a growing number of serious infections in U.S. hospitals and nursing homes. With a $7.5 million, five-year award from the National Institutes of Health, University of Michigan researchers plan to discover what factors in the microbe and in patients make C. difficile a formidable, costly problem.

27 Aug 2010

Coalition of organizations request FDA to govern antibiotic usage in food animal production

Today a broad coalition of organizations hand-delivered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) more than 180,000 letters responding to the agency's request for comments on rules governing the use of antibiotics on industrial farms.

27 Aug 2010

National Kickoff Classic partners with Close the Gap campaign to raise heart disease risk factor awareness

Boston Scientific today announced that its Close the Gap campaign is partnering with the Kirk Herbstreit National Kickoff Classic to raise awareness of heart disease risk factors for women and minorities.

26 Aug 2010

Sanctions on Shalom Toowoomba nursing home due to inadequate aged care

A nursing home in Toowoomba in southern Queensland has been sanctioned for a serious breaches in its healthcare and safety measures. The Shalom Toowoomba Nursing Home has been warned by the federal Department of Ageing that its care of patients is so poor it will not receive Commonwealth subsidies for six months. The Department would be making daily inspections to make sure the breaches are being fixed.

26 Aug 2010

NSW bed sore death could have been prevented: Coroner

After the death of a severely disabled woman in New South Wales, the coroner has ruled that the death due to bed sores was avoidable and caregivers need more training to manage such cases. 26-year-old Kate Therese Bugmy died at Broken Hill Base Hospital in June 2007 as a result of sepsis from bed sores. She had severe cerebral palsy, epilepsy and an intellectual disability and weighed just 36 kilos when she died.

26 Aug 2010

AARP Report finds increase in brand-name drug costs outstrips inflation

"Retail prices for some of the most widely used brand-name prescription drugs shot up more than 8 percent in 2009, even as inflation plummeted to a record low, according to a new AARP analysis of retail drug price trends released today.

26 Aug 2010

Health on the Hill – August 25, 2010

In this Kaiser Health News discussion, KFF's Jackie Judd talks with Time's Michael Crowley about recent news during this August recess. Lawmakers are finding the electorate to be quieter on the topic of health care than they were during last summer's heated town hall meetings.

26 Aug 2010

Queen West Village Family Health Team to provide primary health care for community

Toronto's Queen West neighbourhood and the province's health care system alike will benefit from the August 24 announcement that a Family Health Team will be housed locally at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.

26 Aug 2010

First World Congress on Ergothioneine to be held in Los Angeles, California in July 2011

OXIS INTERNATIONAL, INC. is proud to announce that it has initiated active planning for the First World Congress on Ergothioneine, to be held in Los Angeles, California in July 2011 (the specific date will be announced at a later date).

26 Aug 2010

DMAHS awards four-year Medicaid utilization review contract to Permedion

HMS announced today that the State of New Jersey Department of Human Services Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services has awarded a contract to Permedion, Inc., HMS's wholly owned subsidiary, to conduct utilization reviews, medical necessity audits, and Diagnosis Related Group validations of inpatient hospital medical services provided and billed for Medicaid beneficiaries.

26 Aug 2010

Aon Consulting survey finds increase in monthly COBRA contributions for terminated employees

As the national unemployment rate continues to hover around 10 percent, health care costs for those jobless Americans have seen a year-over-year increase, according to Aon Consulting, the global benefits and human capital consulting business of Aon Corporation.

26 Aug 2010

Health care in New Orleans five years after Hurricane Katrina

Availability to news media of physicians, community leaders and others involved in post-Katrina health care.

26 Aug 2010

CDC study examines cost of medical care, productivity losses associated with motor vehicle injuries

In a one-year period, the cost of medical care and productivity losses associated with injuries from motor vehicle crashes exceeded $99 billion - with the cost of direct medical care accounting for $17 billion, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The total annual cost amounts to nearly $500 for each licensed driver in the United States, said the study in the journal Traffic Injury Prevention.

26 Aug 2010

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$1.3 billion in Detroit hospital upgrades could drive up health costs

BrainScope technology specifically identifies triage for Computed Tomography to ED patients

Debt debate heats up as some dems dig in

Dietary supplement to boost nitric oxide increases stamina during high intensity exercise: Research

Sacramento event to honor 90th anniversary of women's suffrage amendment

Employers packaging next year's benefits plans confront overhaul

Spoonful of black rice bran contains more health promoting anthocyanin antioxidants than blueberries

U-M researchers explore prevention measures, treatments for C. difficile infection

Coalition of organizations request FDA to govern antibiotic usage in food animal production

National Kickoff Classic partners with Close the Gap campaign to raise heart disease risk factor awareness

Sanctions on Shalom Toowoomba nursing home due to inadequate aged care

NSW bed sore death could have been prevented: Coroner

AARP Report finds increase in brand-name drug costs outstrips inflation

Health on the Hill – August 25, 2010

Queen West Village Family Health Team to provide primary health care for community

First World Congress on Ergothioneine to be held in Los Angeles, California in July 2011

DMAHS awards four-year Medicaid utilization review contract to Permedion

Aon Consulting survey finds increase in monthly COBRA contributions for terminated employees

Health care in New Orleans five years after Hurricane Katrina

CDC study examines cost of medical care, productivity losses associated with motor vehicle injuries

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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