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ROI on comprehensive, well-run employee wellness programs as high as six to one

Employee wellness programs have often been viewed as a nice extra, not a strategic imperative. But the data demonstrate otherwise, according to a team of researchers led by Leonard L. Berry of Texas A&M University, Ann M. Mirabito of Baylor University and William B. Baun of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

20 Nov 2010

Potassium citrate effective for prevention and treatment of osteoporosis: Study

The Western diet creates an acidic environment in the body that removes calcium from bones and may contribute to the development of osteoporosis. Healthy adults who consume the standard US diet sustain a chronic, low-grade state of acidosis that worsens with age as kidney function declines, limiting urinary acid excretion. Reto Krapf, MD (University of Basel, in Bruderholz/Basel, Switzerland) and colleagues designed a study to see if daily alkali as potassium citrate supplement tablets might neutralize these effects.

20 Nov 2010

Study finds gender difference in brain function of schizophrenics

Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that differs between the sexes in terms of age at onset, symptomatology, response to medication, and structural brain abnormalities. Now, a new study from the Universit- de Montr-al shows that there is gender difference between men and women's mental ability with women performing better than men.

20 Nov 2010

New treatment model to incorporate systematic depression screening at primary care visits

A treatment model designed to accommodate the beliefs and concerns of Chinese immigrants appears to significantly improve the recognition and treatment of major depression in this typically underserved group

20 Nov 2010

National Marrow Donor Program adopts IBM's WebSphere Lombardi Business Process Management software

IBM announced today that the National Marrow Donor Program® (NMDP) has adopted IBM's WebSphere Lombardi Business Process Management (BPM) software to help automate its donor and patient management process. Both processes are critical to facilitate the matching of donors to patients needing cellular transplants.

20 Nov 2010

People to get free vision rehabilitation surgeries with launch of 2010 China-Africa Brightness Action

The launching ceremony for the "2010 China-Africa Brightness Action" was held at Deer Jet's fix base operation (FBO), Beijing Capital International Airport on November 18.

20 Nov 2010

Tips to improve obese children's surgical outcomes and health

The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) is taking action to educate parents about the increased risk of complications faced by obese children undergoing anesthesia. The number of obese children has doubled in the past two decades and tripled among adolescents and the ASA encourages parents to help improve both the surgical outcomes and long-term health of America's youth.

20 Nov 2010

NCI’s website helps women to live a smoke-free life

Are you ready to quit smoking and willing to share the good, bad, and ugly about your experience If so, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) wants to feature you on their Smokefree Women Web site as part of the Women Who Quit campaign.

20 Nov 2010

Action Alliance to address preventable public health tragedy of suicide

The National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention, a public-private partnership created in September to address the preventable public health tragedy of suicide, announced today the creation of its first three task forces.

20 Nov 2010

HRSA awards $8 million for Community Health Center Cooperative Agreements

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the awarding of nearly $8 million for existing Community Health Center Cooperative Agreements.

20 Nov 2010

Russian-trained microbiologist recommends tips for consumers to achieve effective results from probiotics

With the European Union poised to regulate probiotics, and with probiotic supplement sales increasing dramatically in the United States, Americans need to know what they're buying, and how these products can affect their health.

20 Nov 2010

Medco shares 10-year strategic financial plan

Medco Health Solutions, Inc. today presented the results of a recently completed strategic financial plan that forecasts a decade of substantial growth through 2020.

20 Nov 2010

CAP offers complimentary EHR support services for members

To help its physician members and their office administrators make informed decisions when implementing or upgrading an Electronic Health Record system, this month the Cooperative of American Physicians, Inc. began offering complimentary EHR support services exclusively to its more than 11,000 members.

20 Nov 2010

ECRI Institute PSO enters agreement with Tennessee Center to provide patient safety services

ECRI Institute Patient Safety Organization (PSO) today announces an agreement to provide patient safety services to the Tennessee Center for Patient Safety established by the Tennessee Hospital Association.

20 Nov 2010

PaedRegCliNet promotes development of medications for children

Many of the medications used to treat children have been developed almost exclusively for adults and approved for them. This is why pediatricians have been demanding for decades that medications be tailored specifically to the needs of the child's body and adequately tested on children. A regulation from the European Commission called the Pediatric Regulation has set out to solve this problem. Clinical studies involving children should ultimately give way to medications tailored for this age group.

20 Nov 2010

CVS Caremark Customer Care team ranked second in the world for Best Customer Service

CVS Caremark's Pharmacy Benefit Management Customer Care team was ranked second in the world for Best Customer Service with an Internal Contact Center by Contact Center World at the organization's Global Top Ranking Performers Awards Conference in Las Vegas. The awards recognize the best in the contact center industry worldwide.

20 Nov 2010

K.U.Leuven researchers receive ERC Advanced Grants

K.U.Leuven researchers Peter Carmeliet and Bart De Strooper have both been awarded Advanced Grants from the European Research Council. ERC Advanced Grants are the most prestigious European research grants, spanning a period of 5 years. Peter Carmeliet of the VIB Vesalius Research Centre, K.U.Leuven, will receive approximately 2.5 million euro for research focused on stopping the energy supply into blood vessels.

20 Nov 2010

High court's statement about intent a win for life insurance consumers, says Coventry

Coventry, the creator of the secondary market for life insurance in the U.S., applauds the New York Court of Appeals decision in Kramer v. Phoenix Life Insurance Company as a significant victory for life insurance consumers and the secondary market for life insurance.

20 Nov 2010

Quercetin in Gene-Eden may be beneficial against flu virus: Research

Recently, researchers discovered that quercetin, a key ingredient in the natural antiviral supplement Gene-Eden, may be beneficial against the flu virus.

20 Nov 2010

NCL applauds FDA's decision on reformulation of alcoholic beverages

The National Consumers League, the nation's oldest consumer advocacy organization, praised the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announcement yesterday that it would crack down on seven alcoholic energy drinks under recent scrutiny for combining large amounts of alcohol and caffeine.

20 Nov 2010

Medical News

ROI on comprehensive, well-run employee wellness programs as high as six to one

Potassium citrate effective for prevention and treatment of osteoporosis: Study

Study finds gender difference in brain function of schizophrenics

New treatment model to incorporate systematic depression screening at primary care visits

National Marrow Donor Program adopts IBM's WebSphere Lombardi Business Process Management software

People to get free vision rehabilitation surgeries with launch of 2010 China-Africa Brightness Action

Tips to improve obese children's surgical outcomes and health

NCI’s website helps women to live a smoke-free life

Action Alliance to address preventable public health tragedy of suicide

HRSA awards $8 million for Community Health Center Cooperative Agreements

Russian-trained microbiologist recommends tips for consumers to achieve effective results from probiotics

Medco shares 10-year strategic financial plan

CAP offers complimentary EHR support services for members

ECRI Institute PSO enters agreement with Tennessee Center to provide patient safety services

PaedRegCliNet promotes development of medications for children

CVS Caremark Customer Care team ranked second in the world for Best Customer Service

K.U.Leuven researchers receive ERC Advanced Grants

High court's statement about intent a win for life insurance consumers, says Coventry

Quercetin in Gene-Eden may be beneficial against flu virus: Research

NCL applauds FDA's decision on reformulation of alcoholic beverages

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