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Older adult specialists travel to Haiti to render care at make-shift nursing homes

Two months after the devastating earthquake hit Haiti, the needs of older adults in the region remain an urgent priority. Dr. Martin Gorbien, a geriatrician, and Lauren Kessler, a licensed clinical social worker, both from Rush University Medical Center, will be among the first older adult specialists to travel to Haiti to provide care at make-shift nursing homes.

19 Mar 2010

Idaho, Virginia gear up for fight to defeat individual mandate; NY law sets procedure for decisions for unresponsive patients

The Associated Press: "Idaho is leading the charge in a states-rights push to defeat a proposal in Congress that would require people to buy health insurance, a key piece of reforms being pushed by President Barack Obama. Republican Gov. C.L. 'Butch' Otter used a ceremony Wednesday afternoon to become the first governor to sign into law a measure requiring the state attorney general to sue the federal government over any such insurance mandates.

19 Mar 2010

Almost 62% of Canadians age 65 and older use five or more classes of prescription drugs: CIHI study

Almost two-thirds (62%) of Canadians age 65 and older living in the community in six provinces are using five or more classes of prescription drugs, according to a study released today by the Canadian Institute for Health Information.

19 Mar 2010

NAMI launches new health education program for people with serious mental illness

The National Alliance on Mental Illness has launched a new health education program to promote sound "mind and body" health practices among individuals who live with serious mental illness.

19 Mar 2010

Mars supports new national school nutrition standard

Mars, Incorporated today announced its support for improved school food nutrition standards so that more nutritious products are available to students nationwide. A key component of a comprehensive health and wellness campaign, the announcement was made in partnership with other industry leaders and public health organizations.

19 Mar 2010

Judicial Watch files lawsuit against HHS

Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, announced today that it filed a lawsuit against the Obama Department of Health and Human Services to obtain documents related to President Obama's closed-door health care meetings with Vice President Biden, HHS Secretary Sebelius, Vice President Biden, Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader Reid and union officials in violation of a campaign promise to broadcast all health care discussions on C-SPAN.

19 Mar 2010

Jail and fines for performing circumcision: Massachusetts Judiciary Committee rejects bill

A bill calling for prison time and fines for those who perform circumcision on any male under the age of 18 was rejected by the Judiciary Committee of the Massachusetts state legislature.

19 Mar 2010

Catholic nuns, some Catholic lawmakers, announce support for health care overhaul

The Los Angeles Times: "Their numbers and influence may be declining, but American nuns demonstrated Wednesday what generations of schoolchildren already knew: They are a force to be reckoned with. By sending a letter to Congress in support of the Senate healthcare bill, a wide coalition of nuns took sides against not only the Republican minority but against their own church hierarchy, as represented by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, which opposes the bill.

19 Mar 2010

Congress should cast final votes to get comprehensive health care reform enacted into law, ACP

The American College of Physicians, representing 129,000 internal medicine physician and medical student members, said today that Congress should cast the final votes needed to get comprehensive health care reform enacted into law. Without reform, ACP said, tens of millions of Americans stand to lose access to affordable health care and out-of-control spending will trigger an unprecedented fiscal and budgetary crisis.

19 Mar 2010

Democrats seeking health care votes get 'yes' from 200 groups

Kaiser Health News staff writer Andrew Villegas reports on organizations which announced support yesterday for the pending health reform proposal.

19 Mar 2010

CHC: Passage of President Obama's health care reform proposal would improve quality of life for Latinos

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus today called for passage of President Obama's health care reform proposal, saying that it would greatly improve the quality of life for millions of Latinos. The measure is expected to expand coverage to 8.8 million Latinos, or 60% of the currently uninsured Hispanic community.

19 Mar 2010

WHO estimates 440 000 MDR-TB cases in 2008

In some areas of the world, one in four people with tuberculosis (TB) becomes ill with a form of the disease that can no longer be treated with standard drugs regimens, a World Health Organization (WHO) report says.

19 Mar 2010

Vote count: Obama's lobbying convinces some holdouts to back overhaul, but others still resist

The Washington Post: "President Obama claimed his first convert" - Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, - "on health-care reform Wednesday, as senior Democrats, labor unions and an array of interest groups intensified their efforts to sway wavering lawmakers before a climactic vote in the House this weekend" (Montgomery and Kane, 3/18).

19 Mar 2010

Governor Rendell kicks off 18th birthday celebration for CHIP

Governor Edward G. Rendell today kicked off the 18th birthday celebration for CHIP, Pennsylvania's Children's Health Insurance Program.

19 Mar 2010

Coercing Congress members to vote for healthcare plan: Physicians' file lawsuit

On Thursday, March 18, lawyers from the U.S. Department of Justice will appear in Federal District Court for oral argument in opposition to a request by physicians opposed to President Barack Obama's healthcare bill for an injunction barring his Administration "from undertaking in the future to intimidate or coerce any member of Congress" to vote for the plan.

19 Mar 2010

House Democrats continue push for weekend House vote on health reform measure

House Democratic leaders continued efforts to pick-up support for health reform in the House while also tinkering around the edges of the overhaul legislative package -- all in anticipation of a Sunday vote in the House.

19 Mar 2010

Downsizing and demotions at workplace can be a health hazard for older people

Downsizing and demotions at the workplace can be a health hazard for people over age 50, according to research reported in a recent issue of the Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological and Social Sciences (Volume 65B, Number 1).

19 Mar 2010

HealthCorps, California Walnut Board form new partnership

The California Walnut Board's commitment to nutrition education continues through a new partnership with HealthCorps®, a proactive health movement founded and chaired by Dr. Mehmet Oz, host of "The Dr. Oz Show" and vice-chair and professor of surgery at Columbia University Medical Center.

19 Mar 2010

Members of IAM strongly oppose key provisions of health care reform

Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) delivered a bipartisan thumping to both political parties as well as the White House in an online survey of workers' attitudes. But there can be no mistaking their strong opposition to key provisions of health care reform.

19 Mar 2010

CBO finds heath overhaul will cost $940 billion over 10 years but trim deficit

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., says the Congressional Budget Office has finished its analysis of the latest Democratic health overhaul bill, Politico is reporting. According to Hoyer, the plan will cost $940 billion over 10 years and will trim the federal deficit by $130 billion in the first 10 years and $1.2 trillion in the second 10 years (Budoff-Brown, 3/18).

19 Mar 2010

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Older adult specialists travel to Haiti to render care at make-shift nursing homes

Idaho, Virginia gear up for fight to defeat individual mandate; NY law sets procedure for decisions for unresponsive patients

Almost 62% of Canadians age 65 and older use five or more classes of prescription drugs: CIHI study

NAMI launches new health education program for people with serious mental illness

Mars supports new national school nutrition standard

Judicial Watch files lawsuit against HHS

Jail and fines for performing circumcision: Massachusetts Judiciary Committee rejects bill

Catholic nuns, some Catholic lawmakers, announce support for health care overhaul

Congress should cast final votes to get comprehensive health care reform enacted into law, ACP

Democrats seeking health care votes get 'yes' from 200 groups

CHC: Passage of President Obama's health care reform proposal would improve quality of life for Latinos

WHO estimates 440 000 MDR-TB cases in 2008

Vote count: Obama's lobbying convinces some holdouts to back overhaul, but others still resist

Governor Rendell kicks off 18th birthday celebration for CHIP

Coercing Congress members to vote for healthcare plan: Physicians' file lawsuit

House Democrats continue push for weekend House vote on health reform measure

Downsizing and demotions at workplace can be a health hazard for older people

HealthCorps, California Walnut Board form new partnership

Members of IAM strongly oppose key provisions of health care reform

CBO finds heath overhaul will cost $940 billion over 10 years but trim deficit

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