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Improving health care for Saskatchewan patients remains a challenge: HQC report

In October 2008 the province's Health Quality Council released its first "state of health care quality" report, called Quality Insight. Key messages in that inaugural report were that limited access to timely data and the absence of an electronic health record were making it hard for HQC, health providers, and system leaders to improve health care for Saskatchewan patients.

22 Jun 2010

Most Americans view paid sick days as basic worker right

Paid sick leave is a benefit prized by American workers but frequently missing on the job — a situation that leads to serious consequences, a new study released Monday by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago shows.

22 Jun 2010

Michigan State University researchers analyze histiocytic sarcomas

Michigan State University veterinarians are taking part in a two-year, $5.3 million project to analyze five cancers in dogs, research that could offer new insight into canine cancer genes and their potential impact on the human form of the disease.

22 Jun 2010

Access to Healthcare signs contract with World Diabetes Foundation for new healthcare project in India

Coloplast's donation programme Access to Healthcare just signed a contract with the World Diabetes Foundation (WDF) about a new healthcare project in India. The project aims to improve the treatment of diabetic wounds.

22 Jun 2010

Insurance cover in "passive war" environment saves reforestation expert

Conflicts and wars not only take their toll on human lives, but also on the local environment. Whilst much publicity is focused on International efforts to help rebuild Afghanistan's economy and social structures, less well known is the - often voluntary - work going on to rebuild the environment, part of which involves the planting of millions of trees, as a more green environment helps to improve the dusty landscape damaged by years of fighting. More greenery also means cleaner air.

22 Jun 2010

Veterans with substance use disorders utilize violent means to commit suicide: Study

Veterans with substance use disorders who die by suicide are more likely to use violent means (such as a firearm) rather than nonviolent means (such as a drug overdose), new research suggests.

22 Jun 2010

Studying cells in 3-D could help develop drugs to prevent cancer from spreading: Researchers

Showing movies in 3-D has produced a box-office bonanza in recent months. Could viewing cell behavior in three dimensions lead to important advances in cancer research? A new study led by Johns Hopkins University engineers indicates it may happen. Looking at cells in 3-D, the team members concluded, yields more accurate information that could help develop drugs to prevent cancer's spread.

22 Jun 2010

Gardner Family Health Network to deploy NextGen Ambulatory EHR, Practice Management, QSI Dental System

NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. and a leading provider of healthcare information systems and connectivity solutions, today announced an agreement with Gardner Family Health Network to deploy NextGen® Ambulatory EHR and NextGen® Practice Management, as well as the QSI Dental System. Gardner is the 42nd health center in California to partner with NextGen Healthcare.

22 Jun 2010

Ultrasound-guided diffuse optical tomography holds promise for ascertaining early-stage invasive breast cancer

By combining two relatively inexpensive technologies based on sound and light waves, researchers hope to lower the rate at which women undergo breast biopsies for suspicious lesions. Results of the study on ultrasound-guided optical tomography are published in the online edition and the August print issue of Radiology.

22 Jun 2010

Kaiser survey examines views of people who buy health coverage in individual market

People who buy their own insurance report that their insurers most recently requested premium increases averaging 20 percent, according to a new Kaiser survey examining the experiences and views of people who buy health coverage in the non-group or individual market.

22 Jun 2010

Six Rio South Texas hospitals among nation's top 5%

Successful regional economic development has to focus on more than tax incentives, skilled labor pools and transportation infrastructure. In considering possible locations for starting or expanding operations, corporations look closely at quality of life issues such as the availability of excellent healthcare. And Rio South Texas has a healthy quality of life outlook, with six of the nation's safest hospitals among its offerings.

22 Jun 2010

Cytochrome P450 plays important role in management of high blood pressure: Researchers

Researchers have found that increasing certain proteins in the blood vessels of mice, relaxed the vessels, lowering the animal's blood pressure. The study provides new avenues for research that may lead to new treatments for hypertension.

22 Jun 2010

ZynxOrder evidence-based order sets implemented into Riverside Health System's EHR system

Zynx Health, the market leader in providing evidence-based and experience-based clinical decision support solutions, today announced the successful implementation of ZynxOrder evidence-based order sets into the Riverside Health System electronic health record (EHR) system.

22 Jun 2010

MOFAS offers $6,400 in grant to Minnesota families living with FASD

The Minnesota Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is giving $6,400 in grant money to Minnesota families living with FASD for summer family activities. Thirty-two families will receive a $200 mini grant to do something fun and creative with family and friends this summer. These mini grants are possible because of individual donations and funding from private foundations.

22 Jun 2010

Novel MC4R agonist exhibits potential as new treatment for obesity, diabetes

Rhythm, a biotechnology company developing peptide therapeutics for metabolic diseases, today announced a study of obese primates treated with RM-493 showing a reversal of obesity and insulin resistance, and improvement in both heart rate and blood pressure. RM-493 is a novel peptide agonist targeting the melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R) that is a clinical candidate for the treatment of obesity and diabetes.

22 Jun 2010

Kaiser Permanente recognized as Best Place to Work

Kaiser Permanente, one of the country's largest not-for-profit health plans, has been recognized as a "Best Place to Work" by three publications. In the first half of 2010, the organization was ranked No. 1 by Diversity MBA Magazine for diverse managers, and No. 2 in the San Francisco Business Times' list of "Best Places to Work."

22 Jun 2010

Japan underperforms in scientific research: Study

A study from Thomson Reuters released today shows despite world-class universities, established government laboratories and several Nobel Prizes, Japan's performance in scientific research has remained mostly static.

22 Jun 2010

Study: Complex make-up of cells could lead to new types of medicines

A surprising discovery about the complex make-up of our cells could lead to the development of new types of medicines, a study suggests. Scientists studying interactions between cell proteins - which enable the cells in our bodies to function - have shown that proteins communicate not by a series of simple one-to-one communications, but by a complex network of chemical messages.

22 Jun 2010

Connecticut is first state in U.S to expand coverage for low-income residents under Affordable Care Act

Connecticut is the first state in the nation to permanently add low-income adults to its Medicaid program under the new Affordable Care Act, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today.

22 Jun 2010

First anniversary of Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act

One year ago, President Obama signed the historic Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Tobacco Control Act). Under the Tobacco Control Act, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration obtained authority to regulate tobacco products, with a special emphasis on preventing their use by children and youth and reducing the impact of tobacco on public health.

22 Jun 2010

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Improving health care for Saskatchewan patients remains a challenge: HQC report

Most Americans view paid sick days as basic worker right

Michigan State University researchers analyze histiocytic sarcomas

Access to Healthcare signs contract with World Diabetes Foundation for new healthcare project in India

Insurance cover in "passive war" environment saves reforestation expert

Veterans with substance use disorders utilize violent means to commit suicide: Study

Studying cells in 3-D could help develop drugs to prevent cancer from spreading: Researchers

Gardner Family Health Network to deploy NextGen Ambulatory EHR, Practice Management, QSI Dental System

Ultrasound-guided diffuse optical tomography holds promise for ascertaining early-stage invasive breast cancer

Kaiser survey examines views of people who buy health coverage in individual market

Six Rio South Texas hospitals among nation's top 5%

Cytochrome P450 plays important role in management of high blood pressure: Researchers

ZynxOrder evidence-based order sets implemented into Riverside Health System's EHR system

MOFAS offers $6,400 in grant to Minnesota families living with FASD

Novel MC4R agonist exhibits potential as new treatment for obesity, diabetes

Kaiser Permanente recognized as Best Place to Work

Japan underperforms in scientific research: Study

Study: Complex make-up of cells could lead to new types of medicines

Connecticut is first state in U.S to expand coverage for low-income residents under Affordable Care Act

First anniversary of Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act

AI in Healthcare: How generative tools are transforming clinical practice

The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

From street to lab: Advancing controlled substance testing with handheld Raman and FTIR

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