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PSA Supports Frontline Role For Pharmacists, Australia: PSA supports the call for pharmacy to play a more prominent role as the first port of call for people seeking assistance for minor ailments. PSA National President Warwick Plunkett said today that pharmacists are uniquely placed to provide primary health care delivery. 'Community Pharmacies are already the first place many people go when the have a minor ailments such as a cough or cold.
Proposed Biomass Plant In Leon County, Fla., Might Exacerbate Area's High Black Infant Mortality Rate, Opinion Piece Says: A "biomass plant should not be built" in Leon County, Fla., Edward Holifield, a retired Tallahassee physician writes in a Tallahassee Democrat opinion piece.
New Medicaid Regulation Will Curb Abuse, Save Money, HHS Secretary Leavitt Writes In Letter To The Editor: "I strongly disagree with your interpretation" of a Medicaid regulation announced last week that "clarifies" services covered under the program's outpatient hospital benefit, HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt writes in a New York Times letter to the editor dated Nov. 14, responding to a Nov. 12 Times editorial (Leavitt, New York Times, 11/20).
Sens. Baucus, Grassley Release Draft Bill To Link Medicare Payments For Inpatient Hospital Care To Quality: Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and ranking member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) on Wednesday released a draft bill that would link Medicare reimbursement levels for inpatient hospital care to the quality of care, rather than the number of services provided, CQ HealthBeat reports.
Man Says His Dog Detected His Skin Cancer: A man from Banbury near Oxford, England, said his dog sniffed out his skin cancer, reminiscent of reports of trials that have shown dogs can detect cancer, in some cases even when screening tests can't. Chris Tuffrey told the BBC yesterday that his pet Rottweiler, called Beamish, kept nuzzling and licking him and trying to get him to lift his arm.
Scottish Study Shows One-Third Of Men With HIV Unaware Of Status; NHS Launches HIV Awareness Campaign: More than one-third of HIV-positive men in Scotland's capital of Edinburgh are unaware of their status, according to a recent study conducted by the Dutch group Wolters Kluwer Health, the Edinburgh Evening News reports. According to the News, HIV tests were conducted among 599 men at universities and gay bars throughout Edinburgh, and 33 men tested positive for HIV.
Connecticut Attorney General Calls For Rebidding Of State Health Insurance Programs, Governor Says Move Is Unnecessary: Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal (D) on Monday recommended that the state Department of Social Services rebid contracts with managed care organizations for HUSKY and the Charter Oak health plan, but Gov. Jodi Rell (R) said that rebidding is not necessary, the New Haven Register reports (O'Leary, New Haven Register, 11/18).
Senate Leaders Hold Closed-Door Meeting To Discuss Health Care Overhaul Legislation: Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chair Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus (D-Mont.) in a Wednesday meeting that included other Senate leaders discussed plans for health care overhaul legislation to be proposed next year, CongressDaily reports (CongressDaily, 11/19).
Sex Work Increasing On Colombia's Caribbean Coast, Contributing To Increased HIV Prevalence, IRIN/PlusNews Reports: The sex tourism industry is expanding in the Colombian city of Cartagena, which could be contributing to an increase in HIV prevalence in the region, IRIN/PlusNews reports. According to IRIN/PlusNews, a combination of wealthy tourists and local residents has driven the rise in commercial sex work in Cartagena, which is located on Colombia's Caribbean coast.
Michigan Attorney General Says Lawmakers Should Not Pass Health Insurance Legislation In Lame-Duck Session: Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox (R) and consumer advocates on Tuesday asked the state Legislature to abandon plans to approve legislation in the upcoming lame-duck session that would allow Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, the state's insurer of last resort, to restructure, the Detroit Free Press reports (Bell, Detroit Free Press, 11/18).
Obama Appoints Former Sen. Daschle As HHS Secretary, Democratic Officials Say: Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) has accepted an offer from President-elect Barack Obama to become the new HHS secretary, according to Democratic officials, the AP/San Francisco Chronicle reports (Freking, AP/San Francisco Chronicle, 11/19).
Toronto Health Officials Tackle Rise In Number Of HIV, STI Cases: Health officials in Toronto are attempting to address an increase in the number of reported sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, in the city, the National Post reports. STI figures through September from Toronto Public Health show that 405 HIV cases, 5,480 chlamydia cases, 1,293 gonorrhea cases and more than 200 new cases of infectious syphilis have been diagnosed.
About 34M Unpaid Caregivers Performed $375B Worth Of Aid In 2007, AARP Reports: About 34 million caregivers provided unpaid help to family and friends last year valued at an estimated $375 billion, an increase from $350 billion in 2006, according to a report released on Thursday by AARP, the Wall Street Journal reports. The estimate, derived from five nationally representative surveys, was based on the caregivers providing an average of 21 hours per week of care at $10.
Catholic Church Expects Defeat Of Philippines Family Planning Bill, Drafts Alternate Measure: Officials with the Roman Catholic church in the Philippines said they expect to defeat a proposed reproductive health bill that would promote contraceptive use and sex education, AFP/Yahoo! News reports.
Young Travelers In Australia At Risk Of HIV, Other STIs Because Of Drinking Habits, Specialists Report: Young travelers in Australia who engage in binge drinking and unsafe sexual activity are contributing to increasing rates of sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, according to specialists, the Herald Sun reports (McLean, Herald Sun, 11/19).
Average Annual Deductible For Individual Employer-Sponsored PPO Now Over $1,000, According To Survey: The increasing cost of health care in the U.S. has prompted more U.S. employers to shift a larger portion of the expenses to their workers, pushing the average annual PPO deductible in 2008 for a single worker to more than $1,000, according to a study released on Wednesday by Mercer , the Los Angeles Times reports (Girion, Los Angeles Times, 11/20).
'Urgent Need' For HPV Vaccine In Developing World, Opinion Piece Says: While officials in the United Kingdom and the U.S. are "dithering and doubting" over issues related to GlaxoSmithKline and Merck's HPV vaccines, "there is an urgent need" for Gardasil and Cervarix in developing countries, Sarah Boseley -- health editor at London's Guardian -- writes in an opinion piece.
Health Care Workers Face Increased Risk Of Mortality From HIV, Other Bloodborne Diseases, Study Finds: A new CDC study published in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine has found that health care workers face an increased risk of dying from bloodborne diseases, such as HIV, and related illnesses compared with workers in other fields, Reuters reports. The study also found that male health care workers face a more than twofold risk of dying from HIV/AIDS-related causes.
State Budget Shortfalls Force Cuts In Home Care For Low-Income Elderly, People With Disabilities: At least 15 states facing widening budget shortfalls are cutting funding for services for low-income elderly residents and people with disabilities, mostly for programs that allow low-income "shut-ins" to receive personal care in their own homes, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Bush Administration 'Ignores Experts' On Proposed HHS Conscience Rule, Editorial Says: Choosing to "ignore the experts," the Bush administration plans to move forward with a proposed HHS rule that allows health care providers to opt out of care based on their moral or religious beliefs, a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial says.
Local Young People To Perform In Colchester's World AIDS Day Arts Festival, UK: On Monday 24 November, HIV and sexual health charity, Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) will join forces with Colchester Borough Council and the Mercury Theatre to stage the town's twelfth annual World AIDS Day Arts Festival. The Arts Festival, which begins at 7.
FDA Acts To Avoid Shortage And Strengthen The Safety Of Sucraid: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued an expedited approval of a supplemental application that allows for changes in the manufacturing of Sucraid (sacrosidase) Oral Solution. The approval will prevent a product shortage by allowing the sole manufacturer of the drug, QOL Medical, to obtain Sucraid's active ingredient from a different manufacturer.
FDA Approves New Drug To Treat Severe Form Of Epilepsy: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug, Banzel (rufinamide), for use as an adjunctive (add-on) treatment for seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. "This approval offers another treatment option for patients who suffer from these debilitating, severe seizures," said Russell Katz, M.D.
Study Looks At Physicians' Likeliness To Refer Minority Patients To Clinical Trials: "Factors Influencing Physician Referrals of Patients to Clinical Trials" (.pdf), Journal of the National Medical Association: The study, by University of South Carolina medical researchers, looks at physicians' attitudes and beliefs about recruiting patients to clinical trials, particularly minorities.
Early Treatment For HIV-Positive Infants Reduces Death Risk By 76%, Study Says: HIV-positive infants who begin receiving antiretroviral therapy immediately after being diagnosed with the virus are 76% less likely to die than HIV-positive infants who do not receive treatment until the disease has progressed, according to a study published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine, Reuters reports.
Children With Serious Mental Health Problems Do Not Receive Adequate Care In One In Five States, Survey Finds: Children with serious mental health problems do not receive adequate care in more than one in five states, according to a survey released on Thursday, USA Today reports. The survey, conducted by Janice Cooper of the National Center for Children in Poverty at Columbia University, included responses from state and local officials, as well as others involved with mental health care for children.
S.D. Abortion Script Threatens Doctor-Patient Relationship, NEJM Opinion Piece Says: A South Dakota law that requires a physician to tell a woman seeking an abortion that the procedure "will terminate the life of a whole, separate, unique, living human being" with whom she has an "existing relationship" signals "a new step in states' efforts to restrict abortion," Zita Lazzarini of t
Scientists Honored For Contributions To Cancer Fight: The American Cancer Society - the nation's leading voluntary health organization and largest non-governmental funder of cancer research and discovery - will present its highest honor, the Medal of Honor, to four Americans who have made outstanding contributions to the fight against cancer.
AVMA Congratulates Obama Family For Making Adoption Of New First-Family Dog A Serious, Careful Decision: In a recent interview with 60 Minutes, President-Elect Barack Obama and his wife Michelle said that they plan to take their time adopting a first-family dog, waiting until "late winter, early spring" to pick their new pet. The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) thanks the president-elect for setting a good example for every American considering adopting a pet.
Impact Of Aging Society To Be Examined By New MacArthur Network: The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is creating a new inter-disciplinary research network to help America prepare for the challenges and opportunities posed by our aging society. In the middle of the next decade, the United States will become an aging society, one feature of which is that those over age 60 will outnumber those under age 15.
AVMA Responds To Alleged Abuse Of Turkeys At West Virginia Farm: The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is concerned about reports detailing possible inhumane treatment of turkeys at poultry-breeding facilities in West Virginia. The AVMA expects that the alleged abuse, which was captured on video, will be fully investigated.
AARP Public Policy Institute Releases Issues Report On Racial, Ethnic Disparities In Medicare Beneficiaries' Immunizations: "Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Influenza and Pneumococcal Immunization Rates Among Medicare Beneficiaries" (.pdf), AARP Public Policy Institute: The issues report discusses factors that might contribute to black and Hispanic Medicare beneficiaries' access to immunizations.
Asthma UK Northern Ireland Seeks Support From Health Committee: Asthma UK Northern Ireland has used an exclusive round table discussion with the Health Committee to seek their support and Intervention to ensure that the Department of Health and Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) keep its promises to people with asthma, and to highlight current issues affecting people with the condition in Northern Ireland.
On Universal Children's Day, UNICEF Welcomes New Initiative To Aid Children Affected By Conflict: As the world commemorates Universal Children's Day, UNICEF welcomes the launch of a new group that aims to amplify the voice of those suffering as a result of conflict. The group has been established by young people with first-hand experience of the hardship children face in conflict zones.
Young Conflict Survivors Launch Network For Children Caught In War: The following statement was issued on November 20, 2008 by the newly formed Network of Former Children Affected by War (NYPAW) following the launch of the network at the United Nations by three of the six founders (*). See their bios below.
Analysis Examines Cost Of Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage; Report Looks At Medicare Part D Plan Changes; More: "Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance -- A Comparison of the Availability and Cost of Coverage for Workers in Small Firms and Large Firms," Kaiser Family Foundation: The analysis, part of the Foundation's online Snapshots: Health Care Costs series, highlights the differences in the availability and costs of health coverage for workers at small and large companies that might be relevant to any U.
Siemens And Asklepios Expand Cooperation In The IT Sector: Siemens Healthcare and the Asklepios Hospitals will continue to deepen their cooperation in the information technology (IT) sector. The hospital information system i.s.h.
Dietitians Congratulate Food Producers, Caterers And Restaurants For Improving Foods: British Columbia dietitians are commending food service establishments for their enhanced efforts to improve the nutritional value of food served in schools. Dietitians of Canada is leading a BC Healthy Living Alliance initiative funded by ActNow BC to support the implementation of the Guidelines for Food and Beverage Sales in BC Schools.
AHIP, BCBS Say They Support Guaranteed Coverage For People With Pre-Existing Health Conditions, As Long As All Individuals Required To Obtain Cover: America's Health Insurance Plans and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association in separate announcements on Wednesday said that they would support guaranteed health coverage for people with pre-existing health conditions, as long as lawmakers also approve an enforceable requirement that all U.S. residents obtain coverage, the New York Times reports.
Impact Of Buggies On Parent-Infant Interaction Investigated: A groundbreaking study being presented on 22nd November at the British Psychological Society Scotland's Annual Conference suggests the orientation of a baby's buggy impacts on mother-baby interaction, infant stress levels and ultimately child development. Contemporary design of buggies allows the baby to either face towards or away from their parent.
Facial Composite Techniques May Hinder CCTV Identification: Composite photographic images, similar to that used in the 'de Menezes case', may hinder rather than help suspect identification. This is the finding of a study presented today, 21st November, at The British Psychological Society Scotland's Annual Conference. Ailsa Strathie and Dr Allan McNeill from Glasgow Caledonian University asked 24 people to look at a series of photo pairs.
GOP Must Renew Focus On 'Core' Social Values, Conservative Leader Says: The Republican Party will regain political power only if its leaders remain firm in their socially conservative positions, including the party's antiabortion stance, Richard Land of the Southern Baptist Convention said this week, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.
The Role Predator Selection On Polymorphic Aposematic Poison-frogs: Phenotypic variation between populations of the poison frog Dendrobates tinctorius is extremely high throughout their distribution in northern South America. As the bright colors are assumed to act as a warning signal to potential predators, the evolution of this variation within a species raises some interesting questions. On pp. xxx-xxx B.P. Noonan & A.A.
The King's Fund Calls For Major Overhaul Of Key Government Health Reform: A major shake-up of one of the government's central health policy reforms to devolve greater power to GPs and deliver higher quality services to local communities is urgently needed, concludes a two-year study of practice-based commissioning published today by The King's Fund.
Inhaler Technique A Major Concern: Around six million Australians suffer from respiratory diseases, such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and asthma. Most of these people rely on preventer and reliever medications delivered via an inhaler to manage their conditions, but the experts believe that the vast majority are not using their inhalers properly.
Clinical Nurse Leader Program Expanded And Endowment Created By 2-Part Gift: The Medical College of Georgia has received a $1.27 million two-part gift from the Helene Fuld Health Trust to expand nursing education in Georgia. An approximately $1 million component of the gift, given over three years, allows MCG's School of Nursing to partner with the nursing schools of Macon State University and Georgia Southwestern University to expand the clinical nurse leader program.
White Paper Outlines Roles For Pharmacists In Assisting Patients AndTheir Families Dealing With Alzheimer's Disease: The November/December issue of the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association (JAPhA) features an article titled: White paper on expanding the role of pharmacists in caring for individuals with Alzheimer's disease. The white paper presents a summary discussion from a meeting held on March 5-6, 2008 convened by the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Foundation.
Final World Trade Center 7 Investigation Report Released By NIST: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released its final report on the Sept. 11, 2001, collapse of the 47-story World Trade Center building 7 (WTC 7) in New York City. The final report is strengthened by clarifications and supplemental text suggested by organizations and individuals worldwide in response to the draft WTC 7 report, released for public comment on Aug.
Immune System Tricked In Diabetic Mice: The body's immune system hates strangers. When its security patrol spots a foreign cell, it annihilates it. This is the problem when people with type 1 diabetes undergo human islet cell transplantation. The islet cells from a donor pancreas produce robust amounts of insulin for the recipient -- often permitting independence from insulin therapy.
Tumors Fuelled By Lactic Acid: A team of researchers at Duke University Medical Center and the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL) has found that lactic acid is an important energy source for tumor cells. In further experiments, they discovered a new way to destroy the most hard-to-kill, dangerous tumor cells by preventing them from delivering lactic acid.
AAMC Applauds Senate Democrats For Including NIH Funds In Stimulus Bill: AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, M.D.
Tumor Formation May Be Spurred By The Misreading Of Damaged DNA: The DNA in our cells is constantly under assault from oxygen, the sun's radiation and environmental stresses. Most of the time, our cells can repair the damage before it gets copied into a permanent mutation that could lead to cancer.
Quantum Computers Could Excel In Modeling Chemical Reactions: Quantum computers would likely outperform conventional computers in simulating chemical reactions involving more than four atoms, according to scientists at Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Haverford College. Such improved ability to model and predict complex chemical reactions could revolutionize drug design and materials science, among other fields.
Canadian Blood Services Helps Deaf Donors Give Blood: Canadian Blood Services is launching a new initiative that will make it easier for donors who are Deaf, deafened or hard of hearing to give blood. Until now, these potential donors were only able to donate if they could communicate directly with the screening nurse in written English or French.
Tracing Metal Pollution Back To Its Sources: A new way of pinpointing where zinc pollution in the atmosphere comes from could improve pollution monitoring and regulation, says research out this week in the journal Analytical Chemistry. Imperial College London researchers say their work is a major breakthrough as current methods for analysing zinc pollution only measure pollution in the atmosphere; they do not trace it back to its source.
Canadians Answer The Call For Blood Donors: Three weeks after announcing Canada's national blood inventory had dropped 40 percent, our nation's blood supply has recovered, thanks to a generous response by Canadians. As of November 18, all blood groups are back to their regular 4- to 6-day supply, which is required to fully meet hospital patient needs.
Breathing Test Vital For Accurate Asthma Diagnosis: Lung Association: The Lung Association today released the following statement in response to the study entitled "Overdiagnosis of asthma in obese and non-obese adults" which was published in the November 18, 2008, edition of the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ): The study released yesterday underscores th
Symposium: Public Health And Human Rights: The Work Ahead Of Us: On December 5, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and The New York Academy of Sciences will host a half-day symposium to mark the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The event, "Public Health and Human Rights: The Work Ahead of Us," will evaluate progress in public health and human rights over the last 60 years.
Warning Displays May Function As Honest Signals Of Toxicity: Are warning signals honest? We are familiar with the fact that dangerous prey animals advertise their toxins with bright colouration (bees, wasps, ladybirds etc). The (antioxidant) molecules used by prey to make themselves brightly pigmented may also be used to prevent them poisoning themselvse with their own toxins.
A Key Question For The Uterine Muscles In Pregnancy: To Contract Or Not: During pregnancy, the muscles of the uterus are relatively inactive. A switch to an activated state capable of strong contractions is therefore essential prior to the onset of labor.
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