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Global malaria investments saving lives, more funds needed

A new study linking funding increases in the global fight against malaria to a drop in deaths from the disease also shows that resources from donor governments still fall short of those needed for maximum impact against the world's fourth-biggest killer of children, according to a global health policy analyst at international aid agency World Vision.

20 Mar 2010

Latino Coalition opposes health care bill

Hispanic groups wrote a second letter to congressional leaders to raise their concerns about provisions in the current health care bill that negatively targets minority communities. They believe that the current legislation will have a disproportionately negative impact on low-income minority groups and will lead to Medicare cuts for Hispanic seniors, increase in taxes for Hispanic small businesses and reduced wages for Hispanic workers. Congress has failed to listen to their concerns.

20 Mar 2010

U.S to face potential outbreak of hyperinflation by 2015

The National Inflation Association - http://inflation.us - today issued a warning to all Americans of a potential outbreak of hyperinflation in the U.S. by year 2015 caused primarily by the healthcare bill and rising interest payments on our national debt.

20 Mar 2010

New device detects bacterial and fungal contamination

Microorganisms are everywhere and most of them are harmless, but they can do a lot of damage in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals or in tissue transplants. With the aid of a new device, germs can be detected in artificial cartilage within a few hours.

20 Mar 2010

Tips on healthy eating post-surgery

Good nutrition, with adequate calories and protein, is important to healing and recovery after major surgery. But the stress of surgery and follow-up care can depress the appetite, alter the taste of food and make it difficult to eat and digest food, sometimes for weeks or months.

20 Mar 2010

FAIR opposes amnesty legislation for illegal aliens

President Obama, yesterday, succeeded in winning the Congressional Hispanic Caucus's endorsement of his health care reform legislation by pledging to push an overwhelmingly unpopular amnesty plan for millions of illegal aliens.

20 Mar 2010

Merge Healthcare commences tender offer for all outstanding common stock shares of AMICAS

Merge Healthcare, a health IT solutions provider, announced today that it has commenced a tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of common stock in AMICAS, Inc., a leader in image and information management solutions. The tender offer is being commenced as provided in the previously announced definitive merger agreement between Merge and AMICAS dated as of February 28, 2010, under which a subsidiary of Merge will acquire all of the outstanding shares of AMICAS, Inc.

20 Mar 2010

Study: 71% of physicians not in favor of Obama administration's plans for health care reform

A new media study among 900 physicians revealed that the majority of physicians (71%) reported that they are not in favor of the Obama administration's plans for health care reform.

20 Mar 2010

SHEA, APIC awarded first Partnership in Prevention Award to National Guard Health Affairs in Saudi Arabia

During the Fifth Decennial International Conference on Healthcare-Associated Infections, the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America and the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology awarded their first Partnership in Prevention Award to the National Guard Health Affairs in Saudi Arabia.

20 Mar 2010

Young men take riskier decisions in presence of attractive women, study confirms

The presence of an attractive woman elevates testosterone levels and physical risk taking in young men, according to a recent study in the inaugural issue of Social Psychological and Personality Science (published by SAGE).

20 Mar 2010

Akela Pharma files restated Management Discussion and Analysis for 2008 fiscal year

Akela Pharma, Inc., a leader in the development of therapeutics for the treatment of pain, and the company's wholly owned subsidiary, PharmaForm, today that it has today filed a restated Management Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A) for the fiscal year ended 2008.

20 Mar 2010

Haiti rebuilding assessment calls for health improvements; U.S., international donors continue long-term reconstruction efforts

"An assessment [for rebuilding Haiti after the January earthquake] prepared by foreign experts for the U.N. ... calls for a system that guarantees universal access to primary care, quality services and essential medication," the Wall Street Journal reports.

20 Mar 2010

Interest groups weigh in on reform: AHIP opposes it; Unions offer support

Politico: With the clock ticking toward an important health reform vote, major interest groups "are drawing lines in the sand and warning lawmakers that their vote will leave a mark. The groups are blasting a final round of ads into targeted districts ... and, in some cases, are threatening to support — and, more important, fund — challengers if members of Congress vote the wrong way.

20 Mar 2010

Impact of plastics on human health and ecosystems

Plastics surround us. A vital manufacturing ingredient for nearly every existing industry, these materials appear in a high percentage of the products we use every day. Although modern life would be hard to imagine without this versatile chemistry, products composed of plastics also have a dark side, due in part to the very characteristics that make them so desirable-their durability and longevity.

20 Mar 2010

Genetic study may help develop potential treatment strategies for stiff skin syndrome

By studying the genetics of a rare inherited disorder called stiff skin syndrome, researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have learned more about scleroderma, a condition affecting about one in 5,000 people that leads to hardening of the skin as well as other debilitating and often life-threatening problems.

20 Mar 2010

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center awarded ECRI Institute Health Devices Achievement Award

Masimo, the inventor of Pulse CO-Oximetry™ and Measure-Through Motion and Low Perfusion pulse oximetry, is pleased to report that Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (Lebanon, New Hampshire) has received the 4th Annual ECRI Institute Health Devices Achievement Award yesterday for an innovative patient monitoring project that uses its Masimo SET pulse oximetry and Masimo Patient SafetyNet remote monitoring and clinician notification system.

20 Mar 2010

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Global malaria investments saving lives, more funds needed

Latino Coalition opposes health care bill

U.S to face potential outbreak of hyperinflation by 2015

New device detects bacterial and fungal contamination

Tips on healthy eating post-surgery

FAIR opposes amnesty legislation for illegal aliens

Merge Healthcare commences tender offer for all outstanding common stock shares of AMICAS

Study: 71% of physicians not in favor of Obama administration's plans for health care reform

SHEA, APIC awarded first Partnership in Prevention Award to National Guard Health Affairs in Saudi Arabia

Young men take riskier decisions in presence of attractive women, study confirms

Akela Pharma files restated Management Discussion and Analysis for 2008 fiscal year

Haiti rebuilding assessment calls for health improvements; U.S., international donors continue long-term reconstruction efforts

Interest groups weigh in on reform: AHIP opposes it; Unions offer support

Impact of plastics on human health and ecosystems

Genetic study may help develop potential treatment strategies for stiff skin syndrome

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center awarded ECRI Institute Health Devices Achievement Award

EUREKA project develops unique range of antibodies

Investigation on spread of illegal drug use in social networks

New WHO report estimates 440,000 MDR-TB cases worldwide in 2008

APHA urges U.S. House of Representatives to support health reform legislation

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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