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HEAL acknowledges federal government's commitment to investing in Canada's health system

The Health Action Lobby acknowledges the federal government's continued commitment to investing in Canada's health system through the Canada Health Transfer, which will increase by 6% for each of the next four years.

7 Mar 2010

Dems point to insurance analysis to boost health bill; GOP argues against reconciliation process

News coverage focused on the coming battle between Republicans and Democrats on health reform legislation.

7 Mar 2010

Healthy communication between patients and physicians reduces medical errors

National Patient Safety Awareness Week is taking place from March 7th to the 13th. This year’s theme is all about healthy communication between patients and their physicians. The simple theme Let’s Talk: Healthy Conversations for Safer Healthcare is aimed at helping people become more involved in their own health care.

6 Mar 2010

Threat of food supply contamination: National sanitary standards on pallet industry needed

The need to set national sanitary standards on the pallet industry to curb the threat of contamination to the U.S. food supply was drawn into sharp relief by a just-issued report by the Produce Safety Project showing acute foodborne illness costs the nation $152 billion annually in healthcare, workplace and other economic losses.

6 Mar 2010

National Problem Gambling Awareness Week: Help for addicted Pennsylvanians

Several state agencies are working together to highlight "National Problem Gambling Awareness Week," March 7-13, and to ensure Pennsylvanians with a gambling addiction know that help is available.

6 Mar 2010

LWW releases The Editors Handbook that provides expertise in healthcare journal editing

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, one of the country's leading publishers of medical and health journals, today announced the release of "The Editors Handbook: An Online Resource and CE Course," providing expertise in healthcare journal editing, with a particular emphasis on nursing journal content.

6 Mar 2010

Inability to motivate diabetics with poor control to overcome barriers inhibiting healthier lifestyles frustrates physicians

Diabetes affects approximately 8 percent of the people in the United States and adults with diabetes have heart disease death rates two to four times higher than adults without diabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association. A new study shows that primary care physicians believe the barriers that put patients with uncontrolled diabetes at risk for cardiovascular disease as being patient-related or system-related.

6 Mar 2010

Military Healthcare Convention and Conference: Latest developments and initiatives in military healthcare

The Institute for Defense and Government Advancement, Exhibitions Group will host speakers Lt Gen (Dr.) Charles B Green, Surgeon General of the Air Force, BG Richard W. Thomas, Assistant Surgeon General of the US Army, and Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for the Office of Wounded Warrior Care and Transition Policy, Noel Koch, in their first annual Military Healthcare Convention and Conference June 22-25 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, TX.

6 Mar 2010

Roche, OrbiMed, McKinsey announce fifteen finalists of SEED Competition

Roche, OrbiMed, and McKinsey announced fifteen finalists of the SEED Competition at the SEED Finalist Coaching Day event in Shanghai’s Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park on March 2, 2010. The event was managed and presented by ChinaBio® Accelerator. The finalists will go on to compete for the grand prize of RMB 300,000 to be presented at the SEED Final Competition and Award Ceremony in Shanghai on April 23, 2010.

6 Mar 2010

Nordic Naturals' products surpass all PCB standards set by California's Proposition 65

Nordic Naturals announced today that the company's products surpass all PCB standards set by California's Proposition 65, the GOED voluntary monograph, and all international standards. Nordic Naturals products were not listed in the lawsuit filed in California alleging that eight fish oil companies did not properly label products regarding PCB levels under the state's Proposition 65.

6 Mar 2010

Salmonella Montevideo outbreak: FDA investigates Daniele International's pepper supply chain

As part of the Salmonella Montevideo investigation, the Food and Drug Administration has been actively investigating the supply chain of black and red pepper supplied to Daniele International Inc., Pascoag, R.I.

6 Mar 2010

UCB Rheumatoid Arthritis Family Scholarship applications open until March 19, 2010

Applications are being accepted until March 19, 2010 for the UCB Rheumatoid Arthritis Family Scholarship. These scholarships are for rheumatoid arthritis patients or their immediate family members. Winners are awarded up to $10,000 to continue their studies at an accredited institution of higher education in the U.S.

6 Mar 2010

PADF and OAS seek donations for Chilean relief and children's clinics

Donations are requested for Chilean relief and to help a group of specialized children's clinics that were damaged by the earthquake and aftershocks, the non-profit Pan American Development Foundation (PADF) and the Organization of American States (OAS) announced.

6 Mar 2010

MedFlash sponsors Darryl Strawberry event to increase awareness about autism and MedFlash PHM

Connectyx Technologies Holdings Group Inc. is pleased to announce that the Company's MedFlash® will be the sole sponsor of the Darryl Strawberry event being held at the New York Islanders game tomorrow, Saturday March 6, 2010 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Nassau Coliseum seats 16,234 and welcomes over 550,000 people per season for Islander games.

6 Mar 2010

SZMI, ECV organise workshop to debate issues relating to long-term care for dependent older people

The Szociàlpolitikai és Munkaügyi Intézet of Hungary and the European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research co-organised a workshop entitled "Long-term care in Europe - discussing trends and relevant issues", in Budapest on the 22-23 of February.

6 Mar 2010

Beyoncé Cosmetology Center opened at Phoenix House Career Academy

Phoenix House, the nation’s leading non-profit provider of substance abuse and prevention services, today announces the opening of the Beyoncé Cosmetology Center at the Phoenix House Career Academy. A residential treatment program with a fully equipped vocational training center on site, the Career Academy, located in Brooklyn, NY, guides students as they work toward their professional and personal goals.

6 Mar 2010

FAA's Public Access Defibrillation Program: Emergency University and HeartSine Technologies support

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced its selection of Emergency University and HeartSine Technologies to provide nationwide Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) and program management for ERT members.

6 Mar 2010

Obama administration proposes $715.7M for international FP/RH programs

Today, final details of the White House budget proposal for family planning and reproductive health were made public. The Obama administration is proposing $715.7 million for bilateral and multilateral international family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) assistance -- a $67 million or a 10 percent increase above FY 2010.

6 Mar 2010

NAE Grand Challenge Summit to launch call to action toward solving world's biggest challenges

Leading futurists and technologists have worked with the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) to identify "Grand Challenges for Engineering in the 21st Century," focusing on technological breakthroughs needed to build sustainable societies and improve the quality of life in a growing and increasingly complex world.

6 Mar 2010

ISSP model can help payers realize oncology savings of $16.3M for every 10,000 Medicare beneficiaries

New Century Infusion Solutions, Inc. (NCIS), the first Oncology Benefit Management (OBM) company, is pleased to announce the publication of a white paper by the Lewin Group: “Medicare Cancer Care Coordination Using The Integrated Single Specialty Provider (ISSP) Model.” The report estimates that over a 10-year horizon, a payer could realize oncology savings of “$16.3 million for every 10,000 Medicare beneficiaries included in the ISSP arrangement.”

6 Mar 2010

Healthcare News

HEAL acknowledges federal government's commitment to investing in Canada's health system

Dems point to insurance analysis to boost health bill; GOP argues against reconciliation process

Healthy communication between patients and physicians reduces medical errors

Threat of food supply contamination: National sanitary standards on pallet industry needed

National Problem Gambling Awareness Week: Help for addicted Pennsylvanians

LWW releases The Editors Handbook that provides expertise in healthcare journal editing

Inability to motivate diabetics with poor control to overcome barriers inhibiting healthier lifestyles frustrates physicians

Military Healthcare Convention and Conference: Latest developments and initiatives in military healthcare

Roche, OrbiMed, McKinsey announce fifteen finalists of SEED Competition

Nordic Naturals' products surpass all PCB standards set by California's Proposition 65

Salmonella Montevideo outbreak: FDA investigates Daniele International's pepper supply chain

UCB Rheumatoid Arthritis Family Scholarship applications open until March 19, 2010

PADF and OAS seek donations for Chilean relief and children's clinics

MedFlash sponsors Darryl Strawberry event to increase awareness about autism and MedFlash PHM

SZMI, ECV organise workshop to debate issues relating to long-term care for dependent older people

Beyoncé Cosmetology Center opened at Phoenix House Career Academy

FAA's Public Access Defibrillation Program: Emergency University and HeartSine Technologies support

Obama administration proposes $715.7M for international FP/RH programs

NAE Grand Challenge Summit to launch call to action toward solving world's biggest challenges

ISSP model can help payers realize oncology savings of $16.3M for every 10,000 Medicare beneficiaries

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