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2010 AANS Annual Meeting to be held at Pennsylvania Convention Center

The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) will hold its 78th Annual Meeting at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, May 1-5, 2010. The AANS is expected to host more than 6,000 attendees, with an estimated 3,000 medical professionals including neurosurgeons, neurosurgical residents, neuroscience nurses, clinical specialists, physician assistants and allied health professionals.

24 Apr 2010

Springfield community members support treatment services provided by Gateway Alcohol and Drug Rehab

Members of the Springfield community turned out in force to support the comprehensive treatment services provided to adults and teens by Gateway Foundation's Alcohol and Drug Rehab's Springfield Treatment Center at an April 14 Open House.

24 Apr 2010

Spacelabs Healthcare launches Ultraview 2900 with dual display capability for patient monitoring

Spacelabs Healthcare expands its patient monitoring portfolio by introducing the Ultraview 2900 with dual display capability. Clinicians can now simply and efficiently chart and access lab results on one display, while the other display remains dedicated to their patients' real-time physiologic waveforms and alarms.

24 Apr 2010

NPAF urges Colorado Governor to exercise line item veto of $17.9M reduction in 2011 Medicaid program

The National Patient Advocate Foundation, a national, non-profit organization dedicated to the mission of creating avenues of improved patient access to health care through public policy reform at the state and federal levels, delivered a letter to Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, urging him to exercise a line item veto of a $17.9 million reduction in Medicaid funding passed recently by the Colorado legislature as part of the fiscal year 2011 budget.

24 Apr 2010

Myths and facts about pediatric cancer

"Your child has cancer." They are words every parent can't imagine hearing.

24 Apr 2010

OLTCA announces opening of Together We Care Convention and Trade Show

The Ontario Long Term Care Association (OLTCA) is pleased to announce the opening of Together We Care Convention and Trade Show, jointly organized by OLTCA and the Ontario Retirement Communities Association (ORCA). The convention will take place on Sunday, April 25th until Tuesday, April 27th at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on the lower level.

24 Apr 2010

New federally funded programs to address health disparities in underserved communities

The increasing number of minorities diagnosed with cancer has inspired a variety of initiatives at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center focusing on minority health through research, education and community relations.

24 Apr 2010

CIGNA earns top honor in Disability Case Management Program category

CIGNA earned the top honor in the Disability Case Management Program category at the First Annual Case in Point Platinum Awards, created by publisher Dorland Health. CIGNA's entry featured Disability HealthCare Connect, the company's integrated medical and disability program.

24 Apr 2010

ACP to provide physicians, patients with evidence-based recommendations for clinical problems

Building on its existing foundation of clinical and public policies, the American College of Physicians announced plans to provide physicians and patients with evidence-based recommendations for specific interventions for a variety of clinical problems.

24 Apr 2010

WellPoint responds to HHS letter on singling out women with breast cancer for rescission

I was disappointed to read your letter regarding the media report published in Reuters yesterday as well as your assertion that WellPoint "deliberately works to deny coverage for women diagnosed with breast cancer." Both your statement and Mr. Waas' piece are inaccurate and grossly misrepresent WellPoint's efforts to help prevent, detect, and treat the 1 in 8 of our 34 million members nationwide affected by breast cancer.

24 Apr 2010

Voluntary benefits continue to be important part of employees' benefits packages

Voluntary benefits -- insurance coverage available through employers and usually paid for by employees -- will continue to be an important part of employees' benefits packages as health care reform measures are implemented.

24 Apr 2010

IPO stands shoulder to shoulder with chain pharmacies to stop frontline health care cuts

The Independent Pharmacists Association of Ontario said they will stand shoulder to shoulder with chain pharmacies in order to stop the massive frontline health care cuts proposed by the McGuinty government.

24 Apr 2010

U.N. agencies issue warning, appeal for funds to tackle measles outbreak in West, Central Africa

"Sixteen countries in West and Central Africa are in the throes of a measles outbreak, at a time when there is a shortfall in funding for vaccination campaigns against the disease, two U.N. agencies said in a joint statement on Thursday," Reuters AlertNet reports (Fominyen, 4/22).

24 Apr 2010

Young gymnasts need proper amount of nutrition to keep their bodies healthy: HSS

Most elite gymnasts reach their peak at age 15 or 16, training 20 to 36 hours per week when a body's calorie needs are at its highest. But in a sport where aesthetics can influence scores, some athletes adopt restrictive eating habits to control their physique.

24 Apr 2010

Paradigm Rehab and Nursing signs contract to use PSA's Mobipen Care System

Patient Access Solutions, Inc., a provider of digital pen and paperwork technologies that provide the healthcare industry a graceful migration to Electronic Medical Records, today announced that Paradigm Rehab and Nursing has signed a contract to use the PASHealth D-PAS, digital pen and paper, Mobipen Care System to improve the standard of the service within their homecare industry.

24 Apr 2010

Research roundup: Arthritis racial disparities, hospital mortality data, voters on long-term care

Differences In The Prevalence And Impact Of Arthritis Among Racial/Ethnic Groups In The United States, National Health Interview Survey, 2002, 2003, and 2006 - "Blacks and Hispanics were approximately 1.3 times as likely as whites to have activity limitation, 1.8 to 1.9 times as likely to have severe joint pain, and 1.6 to 1.7 times as likely to have work limitation," caused by arthritis.

24 Apr 2010

Senate Budget Committee approves FY 2011 budget resolution with cuts to foreign aid

The Senate Budget Committee has approved a budget resolution that adheres to President Barack Obama's "proposal to freeze non-defense spending, then goes a bit further" with cuts to "the State Department and other international programs," the Washington Post reports (Montgomery, 4/23).

24 Apr 2010

Expected impact of recently enacted U.S. Health Care Reform legislation

Merck & Co., Inc. today provided information on the expected impact of the recently enacted U.S. Health Care Reform legislation.

24 Apr 2010

Obama chooses Stephanie Cutter to oversee health overhaul communications strategy

The Boston Globe: "President Obama has chosen Stephanie Cutter, who served as a top aide to Senator Edward M. Kennedy and communications director for Senator John F. Kerry's presidential campaign in 2004, to be in charge of getting out the word about the benefits of the new health care insurance overhaul. 'Stephanie is one of the most respected professionals in public affairs and has an innate understanding of the nexus between policy and communications,' Obama said yesterday in a statement."

24 Apr 2010

HHS Secretary urges WellPoint to end harmful practice of dropping health insurance coverage

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius sent a letter to WellPoint urging them to immediately end their practice of dropping health insurance coverage for women with breast cancer, after Reuters reported that the company "has specifically targeted women with breast cancer for aggressive investigation with the intent to cancel their policies."

24 Apr 2010

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2010 AANS Annual Meeting to be held at Pennsylvania Convention Center

Springfield community members support treatment services provided by Gateway Alcohol and Drug Rehab

Spacelabs Healthcare launches Ultraview 2900 with dual display capability for patient monitoring

NPAF urges Colorado Governor to exercise line item veto of $17.9M reduction in 2011 Medicaid program

Myths and facts about pediatric cancer

OLTCA announces opening of Together We Care Convention and Trade Show

New federally funded programs to address health disparities in underserved communities

CIGNA earns top honor in Disability Case Management Program category

ACP to provide physicians, patients with evidence-based recommendations for clinical problems

WellPoint responds to HHS letter on singling out women with breast cancer for rescission

Voluntary benefits continue to be important part of employees' benefits packages

IPO stands shoulder to shoulder with chain pharmacies to stop frontline health care cuts

U.N. agencies issue warning, appeal for funds to tackle measles outbreak in West, Central Africa

Young gymnasts need proper amount of nutrition to keep their bodies healthy: HSS

Paradigm Rehab and Nursing signs contract to use PSA's Mobipen Care System

Research roundup: Arthritis racial disparities, hospital mortality data, voters on long-term care

Senate Budget Committee approves FY 2011 budget resolution with cuts to foreign aid

Expected impact of recently enacted U.S. Health Care Reform legislation

Obama chooses Stephanie Cutter to oversee health overhaul communications strategy

HHS Secretary urges WellPoint to end harmful practice of dropping health insurance coverage

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