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Healthcare for detained immigrants: Language barriers, costs, and government and institutional perceptions

Over 300,000 immigrants a year are detained by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (USICE), a branch of the Department of Homeland Security. These immigrants are held at facilities run by, or under contract with, USICE. In recent years, studies by community-based organizations, the government, and the media have identified systemic deficiencies in the provision of healthcare to immigrant detainees and have described incidents of inadequate medical treatment, suffering and, in some cases, death.

11 Feb 2010

Venture Products introduces Shock Athletic lineup of portable fitness mats for fitness enthusiasts

No fitness enthusiast would even consider beginning to exercise without the right footwear. And the actual surface for the workout is equally important...which is where Venture Products, LLC's Shock Athletic™ lineup of portable fitness mats and interlocking gym flooring comes in.

11 Feb 2010

Neurotoxin study may help find new therapies to block hyperactive ion channels

There are approximately 500 species of cone snails, each producing 50 - 200 different conotoxins. A similar number of peptide toxins are produced by snakes, spiders, sea anemones, scorpions and other venomous animals. The animals use the neurotoxins to paralyze their prey.

11 Feb 2010

$NovaShunt initiates study to evaluate AFS for refractory ascites patients$

NovaShunt initiates study to evaluate AFS for refractory ascites patients

NovaShunt today announced the initiation of its pivotal multi- center clinical study named PIONEER, a Prospective, multi-center, open label, non-randomized study to Investigate the safety and perfOrmance of the Automated Fluid ShuNt in patiEnts with ascitEs and diuretic Resistance.

11 Feb 2010

Nontraditional companies to help reshape healthcare marketplace

Information technology (IT) companies, large retailers, and telecommunication firms are strategically poised to capitalize on rapid changes taking place in health care, and pharmaceutical companies are increasingly looking for innovative ways to collaborate with these new players to reach and improve outcomes for patients.

11 Feb 2010

Jamie Oliver's TED Prize wish: Foundation to transform junk food culture and reduce incidence of obesity

Celebrated British chef and food activist Jamie Oliver announced his 2010 TED Prize "wish to change the world" moments ago on the first day of the annual TED conference.

11 Feb 2010

HIV/AIDS seen as a gay man's disease, despite growing number of HIV infections in women

The MAC AIDS Fund (MAF) today launched its latest VIVA GLAM campaign, a women's initiative aimed at strengthening the service network and resources available to women living with and at risk of contracting HIV.

11 Feb 2010

Quality Systems enters into agreement to acquire Opus Healthcare Solutions

Quality Systems, Inc. (“QSI”), a leading provider of healthcare information systems and connectivity solutions, today announced that QSI has entered into an agreement to acquire Opus Healthcare Solutions, Inc.

11 Feb 2010

Quebec transplantation: 431 people receive 499 organs from 138 deceased donors

Owing to the generosity of Quebecers, 499 organs from 138 deceased donors in 2009 were transplanted into 431 recipients. Though there were 13 fewer donors than in 2008, Québec posted an average of more than 3.6 transplanted organs per deceased donor in 2009, placing the province among the leaders in Canada and even North America. "We're particularly proud of the sustained collaboration of professionals in hospitals in 2009," says Louis Beaulieu, chief executive officer of Québec-Transplant, the organization responsible for coordinating the organ donation process.

11 Feb 2010

Altarum Institute re-vamps Health Policy Forum “blog” for 2010

Altarum Institute, a nonprofit health systems research and consulting organization, has re-vamped its Health Policy Forum “blog” for 2010. With a fresh look and new content, the blog is now tailored to the interests of journalists and health policy experts looking for thought-provoking commentary and analysis of the most pressing issues in health care today.

11 Feb 2010

Sermo physician community discusses refusal to accept Medicare pricing

Sermo, the world's largest online community for physicians, today announced its weekly hot topic. More than 500 physicians participated in a Sermo post "FTC - Refusal to accept Medicare pricing = Price Fixing." The discussion focuses on a complaint from the FTC that the Roaring Fork Valley Physicians IPA, by refusing to accept Medicare price controls, violated anti-trust laws. The announcement prompted strong reaction among many physicians who argue they should be able to accept or decline payment terms, like any other profession.

11 Feb 2010

Eczema in early childhood may influence behavior and mental health later in life

Eczema in early childhood may influence behavior and mental health later in life. This is a key finding of a prospective birth cohort study to which scientists of Helmholtz Zentrum München contributed.

11 Feb 2010

Barley beta-glucan soluble fiber lowers cholesterol and reduces risk for coronary heart disease

According to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, heart disease continues to be the leading cause of death in the United States and is also a major cause of disability. But the good news is improving heart health can be as easy as making simple lifestyle changes like choosing foods with proven heart health-promoting attributes.

11 Feb 2010

SafeBridge Consultants validates improved hygiene air sampling and analytical method for naproxen sodium

SafeBridge® Consultants, Inc. headquartered in Mountain View, California announced today that its industrial hygiene analytical laboratory has recently validated an industrial hygiene air sampling and analytical method with improved analytical sensitivity for measurement of naproxen sodium on filters. SafeBridge now has a validated method that will detect as low as 20 picograms per filter in an air sample collected on appropriate media. This limit of detection is four (4) to five (5) times lower than methods available from other commercial laboratories.

11 Feb 2010

Registered nurses conduct joint informational picketing to protest against changes in RN staffing levels

The registered nurses of Boston Medical Center's East Newton Campus and Tufts Medical Center, who are represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, are taking the unprecedented step of conducting joint informational picketing outside their respective facilities on Feb. 11, 2010 to protest what they believe are dangerous changes in RN staffing levels, which will result in nurses caring for too many patients at one time and could compromise the quality of patient care.

11 Feb 2010

hESC and iPSC: Long-term stem cell evaluation and comparison study

For the first time, scientists have performed a detailed long-term evaluation and comparison of two different types of pluripotent stem cells: human embryonic stem cells (hESC) and induced pluripotency stem cells (iPSC). Both cell types are believed to share equal characteristics, abilities and potential to differentiate into nearly 220 different cell types. However, hESC are isolated from early human embryos and iPSC are derived from reprogrammed adult somatic cells which makes them less controversial.

11 Feb 2010

PROMETA Treatment Program rapidly reduces cravings for methamphetamine subjects: Study

Hythiam, Inc. announced today that the results of a double-blind, placebo-controlled study on the impact of the medical component of the PROMETA® Treatment Program on methamphetamine dependent subjects were published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, a peer-reviewed, international journal that publishes original research and review articles on preclinical and clinical aspects of psychopharmacology.

11 Feb 2010

McKesson releases latest version of Lytec EHR and practice management solutions

To help physician practices improve workflow, cash flow and patient care, McKesson has released the latest and fastest versions of its trusted Lytec® electronic health record (EHR) and practice management solutions, used by thousands of doctors nationwide. The updated Lytec® MD is a seamlessly combined CCHIT-certified EHR and practice management system that features Bright Note Technology™, a proprietary chart automation function. It also features Lytec® Connect, designed to enable the secure electronic delivery of patient data across care settings.

11 Feb 2010

Texas RHIO empowers with Prognosis Health Information Systems' web-based EMR

Four community hospitals in Texas have taken the bull by the horns to form a regional health information organization (RHIO) that will enable them to experience the clinical and financial benefits commonly associated with electronic medical records (EMRs).

11 Feb 2010

New genetic 'hotspots' may help doctors devise therapies for bowel cancer patients

Cancer Research UK scientists have identified the frequency of new genetic 'hotspots' which could help doctors to tailor therapies to as many as 3,000 additional bowel cancer patients each year, according to research published in the British Journal of Cancer today.

11 Feb 2010

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Healthcare for detained immigrants: Language barriers, costs, and government and institutional perceptions

Venture Products introduces Shock Athletic lineup of portable fitness mats for fitness enthusiasts

Neurotoxin study may help find new therapies to block hyperactive ion channels

NovaShunt initiates study to evaluate AFS for refractory ascites patients

Nontraditional companies to help reshape healthcare marketplace

Jamie Oliver's TED Prize wish: Foundation to transform junk food culture and reduce incidence of obesity

HIV/AIDS seen as a gay man's disease, despite growing number of HIV infections in women

Quality Systems enters into agreement to acquire Opus Healthcare Solutions

Quebec transplantation: 431 people receive 499 organs from 138 deceased donors

Altarum Institute re-vamps Health Policy Forum “blog” for 2010

Sermo physician community discusses refusal to accept Medicare pricing

Eczema in early childhood may influence behavior and mental health later in life

Barley beta-glucan soluble fiber lowers cholesterol and reduces risk for coronary heart disease

SafeBridge Consultants validates improved hygiene air sampling and analytical method for naproxen sodium

Registered nurses conduct joint informational picketing to protest against changes in RN staffing levels

hESC and iPSC: Long-term stem cell evaluation and comparison study

PROMETA Treatment Program rapidly reduces cravings for methamphetamine subjects: Study

McKesson releases latest version of Lytec EHR and practice management solutions

Texas RHIO empowers with Prognosis Health Information Systems' web-based EMR

New genetic 'hotspots' may help doctors devise therapies for bowel cancer patients

Flow chemistry, AI, and NMR: A next-gen approach to scalable API production

Digital pathology and the PathoVerse: A conversation with Dr. Singh

Bioprocess Efficiency with Cell Density Monitoring

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