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Wall Street Journal examines railway hospital in India

The Wall Street Journal examines Lifeline Express, "the world's first hospital on rails," which is run by Impact India, a group that "initially focused on immunization and prevention of diseases such as polio and malaria." Its success has spread to China and Zimbabwe, where three Lifeline Express trains are operated, and to "hospital river boats based on the India model have been set up to tend to patients in Bangladesh and Cambodia." It has also been used as a model for other health projects in India, according to the newspaper.

3 Apr 2010

Sebelius' comments on potential role of state high risk pools in health reform: NASCHIP pleased

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today issued a letter to governors and independent insurance commissioners asking each state to express their interest in participating in the temporary high-risk pool program established by the new health insurance reform law. States were provided a number of options for participation including building upon existing state high-risk pools.

3 Apr 2010

VOA News examines water conditions in Asian-Pacific region

VOA News examines how growing populations and industrialization are contributing to deteriorating water conditions in the Asian-Pacific region - ranked second lowest in the world for the availability of water, according to a recent U.N. report. "United Nations water resource experts say with a population of four billion people, the Asia-Pacific region faces the risk of conflicts over water as communities struggle to meet their needs" due to a decrease in the amount and quality of water, according to the news service.

3 Apr 2010

Student hygiene education programs can help reduce school absenteeism

Inadequate access to safe water and poor sanitation infrastructure contribute to an estimated 1.87 million deaths per year from devastating diarrheal diseases, mostly among children less than five years of age in the developing world. But, according to a new study released in the April issue of the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, school-based student hygiene education programs can impact behavior in the home and significantly reduce absenteeism amongst students.

3 Apr 2010

Kingdom Tower lit up to celebrate World Autism Awareness Day

Kingdom Holding Company, Chaired by HRH Prince Al Waleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud today lit the iconic Kingdom Tower, in Riyadh blue to celebrate World Autism Awareness Day.

3 Apr 2010

HCM: Questions to ask

While a jury awarded Tony and Angela Key, $1.6 million following a malpractice trial in the death of their 22-year-old son, Antwoine, a basketball player for Eastern Connecticut State University who collapsed and died during a game in 2005, it is a small measure of solace when a young life is cut short, particularly when the cause - hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) - could have been treated, had it been properly diagnosed.

3 Apr 2010

Sherwin-Williams Chemical Coatings forms partnership with Microban International

Sherwin-Williams Chemical Coatings Division is raising the bar for quality coatings by partnering with Microban International, the global leader in built-in antimicrobial protection, to offer select liquid and powder product finishes with Microban(R) antimicrobial protection. Microban(R) protection works continuously to inhibit the growth of bacteria that can cause stain, odor, discoloration and deterioration of the painted surface.

3 Apr 2010

Redesigned website to help physicians manage money

Physicians know medicine, but too many are lost when it comes to managing their practices and investing their money. The new web portal at www.physiciansmoneydigest.net is the completely redesigned and re-imagined website from the most trusted brand in physician money management. For more than 15 years, Physician's Money Digest has been providing the comprehensive, practical information that physicians need to make sound business and personal financial decisions.

3 Apr 2010

Physiotherapist-led exercise helps postnatal women reduce risk of PND

In a world first study of its kind, 161 postnatal women with no previous depressive symptoms were divided in two separate groups to test the effect of a physiotherapist-led exercise and education program on wellbeing.

3 Apr 2010

Kyto Biopharma enters agreement with Targeted Payload Therapeutics

Kyto Biopharma Inc., is a Florida biotechnology company focused on developing monoclonal antibody and oligonucleotide targeting therapeutics based on a proprietary vitamin B12 platform for the treatment of various forms of cancer.

3 Apr 2010

Germplasm accessions of St. John's wort screened for biologically active compounds

A unique collection of St. John's wort (Hypericum) curated by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Ames, Iowa, is providing university collaborators with genetically diverse, well-documented sources of this herb to use in studies examining its medicinal potential.

3 Apr 2010

NPCs as effective as doctors in performing Caesarean sections

Every year, some 7.5 million mothers and new-borns die during pregnancy or childbirth, almost all of whom are in low and middle-income countries. One reason for this is the lack of trained medical staff, particularly doctors. A doctoral thesis from Karolinska Institutet now shows that a solution could be the training of nurses in caesarean sections and other life-saving surgery.

3 Apr 2010

Implementing value-based insurance design programs in health care reform law

Value-based insurance design programs -- a concept created at the University of Michigan -- are part of the nation's new national health care plan, and U-M physician A. Mark Fendrick, M.D. is working with policy setters to implement the strategy.

3 Apr 2010

Changes in self-esteem over time

Self-esteem rises steadily as people age but starts declining around the time of retirement, according to a longitudinal study of men and women ranging in age from 25 to 104.

3 Apr 2010

UnitedHealth Group announces relief for Rhode Island flood victims

UnitedHealth Group and its family of companies, including UnitedHealthcare, Ovations, AmeriChoice, OptumHealth and Prescription Solutions, are taking immediate action to assist individuals who may have been affected by the recent floods in parts of Rhode Island.

3 Apr 2010

Fireside chat: BioSante's LibiGel and GVAX cancer vaccines portfolio

BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that a BioSante presentation and corporate discussion are available at http://www.rodm.tv/video1269553400.

3 Apr 2010

Therapeutic hypothermia helps save marathon cardiac arrest victim

Jay Yim, 21, had worked on improving his fitness since age 15. In preparation for this year's Los Angeles Marathon on March 21, the University of Southern California pre-med student had been training with a marathon club and regularly did 10-mile runs on his own.

3 Apr 2010

Sono Bello opens laser-assisted body contouring clinic in San Antonio

Sono Bello, one of America's fastest-growing body contouring specialists, has announced the grand opening of its eighth clinic at 335 E. Sonterra Blvd., Suite 130 in San Antonio, TX. Dedicated to providing the highest level of personal service and the best results available, Sono Bello has partnered with the finest doctors available to bring its new body sculpting technique to San Antonio.

3 Apr 2010

CAP offers new value-added insurance benefits for members

The Cooperative of American Physicians, Inc. (CAP) announced that beginning today it will automatically provide enhanced group disability insurance and add term life insurance as benefits of CAP membership. These products will be made available through the organization's wholly owned subsidiary, CAP Physicians Insurance Agency, Inc.

3 Apr 2010

European Commission rolls out new food security policies; Agricultural Research Conference concludes

The European Commission (EC) recently announced that it has adopted two new policy frameworks "to help developing countries address food security in emergency and long-term situations" and has called upon member nations to implement similar policies, IRIN reports.

3 Apr 2010