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Literacy-related barriers affect retention in Medicaid program for children: Research

Simplifying Medicaid renewal applications may help families keep their children enrolled in the government health insurance program, resulting in better medical care, according to research to be presented Saturday, May 1 at the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

4 May 2010

IFT supports FDA's salt reduction initiative

The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) today offered its support to help the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) meet the challenges of reducing the amount of sodium in foods.

4 May 2010

Updated list of emergency medications and equipment for dental providers

Best practices for managing medical emergencies in dental clinics have evolved over the past decade to account for advances in knowledge and the development of new medications and medical equipment. Morton Rosenberg, DMD, of Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and an expert on dental anesthesiology, integrated existing guidelines with new information to create an updated list of emergency medications and equipment for dental providers, including an emergency preparedness checklist.

4 May 2010

Researchers study relationship between insurance status and head injury patient transfer

The Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act was enacted in 1986 to provide access to emergency medical care and transfer for all patients, regardless of immigration status or ability to pay.

4 May 2010

Fudged cancer patient waiting times reports, says AMAQ

The Australian Medical Association of Queensland (AMAQ) recently revealed that the state’s health authorities are keeping the truth about waiting time for cancer patients under wraps.

4 May 2010

Only about half of obese adults advised by doctors to cut down on fatty foods: AHRQ

Only about half of obese adult Americans were advised by their doctors to cut down on fatty foods in 2006, and the rate had not significantly changed since 2002, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

4 May 2010

Physical activity when young reduces risk of developing osteoporosis

The positive effects of exercise while growing up seem to last longer than previously believed. New findings suggest that physical activity when young increases bone density and size, which may mean a reduced risk of osteoporosis later in life, reveals a thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

4 May 2010

Accessible guide titled Healthcare, Heal Thyself released for healthcare providers

In the midst of a national healthcare overhaul, John Rittenhouse, CEO and chairman of Cavallino Consulting, LLC, candidly addresses main issues in the healthcare arena, and offers cures for the operational inefficiencies breaking the current system in his new, accessible guide titled Healthcare, Heal Thyself.

4 May 2010

$Waiting too long for surgery for skull fracture, family resorts to private treatment$

Waiting too long for surgery for skull fracture, family resorts to private treatment

A Gold Coast man has been waiting for the last three years for a surgery for his fractured skull. Queensland Health Minister Paul Lucas feels it is been too long a wait. He assured that Queensland Health would be happy to provide appropriate treatment.

4 May 2010

Informative session on TP-drug interactions

AAPS is pleased to present the workshop on Strategies to Address Therapeutic Protein Drug Interactions during Clinical Development. This event will feature a review of pre-clinical tools, test systems, and relevant documented Therapeutic Protein-drug interactions.

4 May 2010

Rush Center for Urban Health Equity to focus on disparities in heart and lung disease

Rush University Medical Center has been awarded a $10 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to establish the Rush Center for Urban Health Equity. The aim of the Center is to find ways to promote changes to eliminate the disparities in heart and lung disease affecting inner city residents, in particular those who are low-income persons of color.

4 May 2010

CalMHSA announces agreement with CDMH

The California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA), a newly formed California joint powers authority (JPA) of counties focused on the efficient delivery of California mental health projects and programs, announced today it has entered into a contract with the California Department of Mental Health (CDMH) to provide program development, administrative oversight, and fiscal management services to county members and other program participants choosing to assign specifically named mental health funds to the joint powers authority.

4 May 2010

NYBC urges community to donate blood in recognition of Mother's Day

New York Blood Center and its divisions serving the 20 million people of New York City, Long Island, the Hudson Valley, and New Jersey call upon the community to please donate blood in recognition of Mother's Day and families everywhere who are brought together by lives saved through the selfless gifts given by blood donors.

4 May 2010

Baxter Healthcare's COLLEAGUE infusion pumps to be recalled

Baxter Healthcare Corporation today announced that it will recall COLLEAGUE infusion pumps from the U.S. market pursuant to an order under its existing June 2006 consent decree with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Baxter will work with the FDA to ensure that the recall process provides customers appropriate alternatives for supporting patients' needs.

4 May 2010

NIH awards UIC $10M grant to study health disparities among underserved, minority women with breast cancer

A $9.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health has been awarded to the University of Illinois at Chicago to study access to care and health disparities among underserved and minority women with breast cancer in Chicago.

4 May 2010

Funds needed for prevention of needle stick injuries to nurses

According to the Australian Nurses Federation (ANF) there are more than 18,000 reports of accidental needle stick injuries to nurses caused by syringes or other sharp items in Australia each year. This increases their risk of contracting deadly blood borne diseases like HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B and C etc. The authorities believe that these figures although alarming are not reflective of the true figures with many nurses choosing to keep their exposure under wraps.

3 May 2010

KHN column: Playing chicken

In his latest Kaiser Health News column, Jonathan Cohn writes: "A lot of people laughed when Sue Lowden, the Nevada Republican running for the U.S. Senate, suggested last month that people start paying for their medical care with chickens. I didn't. I thought about my late grandfather Kurt, a family doctor who practiced in Brooklyn starting in the 1940s.

3 May 2010

ACTS Retirement-Life Communities announces affiliation with PUMH, Heron Point

ACTS Retirement-Life Communities, one of the nation's largest not-for-profit senior living organizations, today announced that it has completed an affiliation with the Peninsula United Methodist Homes, Inc. (PUMH) and Heron Point of Chestertown (Heron Point), and will assume management and operation of four continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) in Delaware and Maryland.

3 May 2010

WHO, UNICEF issue guide, call for more research into medicines for children

Along with the release of a WHO-UNICEF guide on medicines for children, the U.N. agencies on Friday said the guide "exposed dangerous shortfalls" in medicines designed for children and called for more research into treating children, Reuters reports. "While effective medicines exist to fight disease and treat life-threatening conditions like malnutrition, formulations suitable for children are often difficult to source," Francisco Blanco, UNICEF's chief of medicines and nutrition, said, according to the news service.

3 May 2010

Health care practitioners call for national database to crack down on prescription drug abuse

The Associated Press reports on efforts in California, where "a state online drug database went into effect last year to thwart addicts who bounce from doctor to doctor to feed a habit or make a small fortune peddling meds" and efforts to set up a national program "to snare so-called doctor shoppers and curb drug abuse.

3 May 2010

Healthcare News

Literacy-related barriers affect retention in Medicaid program for children: Research

IFT supports FDA's salt reduction initiative

Updated list of emergency medications and equipment for dental providers

Researchers study relationship between insurance status and head injury patient transfer

Fudged cancer patient waiting times reports, says AMAQ

Only about half of obese adults advised by doctors to cut down on fatty foods: AHRQ

Physical activity when young reduces risk of developing osteoporosis

Accessible guide titled Healthcare, Heal Thyself released for healthcare providers

Waiting too long for surgery for skull fracture, family resorts to private treatment

Informative session on TP-drug interactions

Rush Center for Urban Health Equity to focus on disparities in heart and lung disease

CalMHSA announces agreement with CDMH

NYBC urges community to donate blood in recognition of Mother's Day

Baxter Healthcare's COLLEAGUE infusion pumps to be recalled

NIH awards UIC $10M grant to study health disparities among underserved, minority women with breast cancer

Funds needed for prevention of needle stick injuries to nurses

KHN column: Playing chicken

ACTS Retirement-Life Communities announces affiliation with PUMH, Heron Point

WHO, UNICEF issue guide, call for more research into medicines for children

Health care practitioners call for national database to crack down on prescription drug abuse

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