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Labs Fail to Detect Cases of Bacterial Food Contamination
Foodborne illnesses are a continuing problem in the U.S., but labs that are supposed to detect the presence of pathogens aren’t up to snuff, according to a new report. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - May 23, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Deaths Associated with Hurricane Sandy — October–November 2012
(Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - May 23, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Impact of a Shortage of First-Line Antituberculosis Medication on Tuberculosis Control — United States, 2012–2013
(Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - May 23, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Value of Pharmacy-Based Influenza Surveillance — Ontario, Canada, 2009
(Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - May 23, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Progress Toward Elimination of Onchocerciasis in the Americas — 1993–2012
(Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - May 23, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Building Laboratory Capacity to Support the Global Rotavirus Surveillance Network
(Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - May 23, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Notes from the Field: Ascariasis Associated with Pig Farming — Maine, 2010–2013
(Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - May 23, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
QuickStats: Percentage of Daily Calories Consumed from Fast Food* Among Adults Aged ≥20 Years, by Age Group† — National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, United States, 2003–2006 and 2007–2010
(Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - May 23, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Notifiable Diseases and Mortality Tables
(Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - May 23, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
HomeDx Places Second, Wins Pitch Contest at Tri-State Governor's Cup
University of Arkansas startup HomeDx won the elevator pitch portion and finished second overall in the graduate-level division of the 2013 Donald W. Reynolds Tri-State Governor's Cup business-plan competition Tuesday in Las Vegas. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - May 23, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Burcham touts Nashville health care innovation in Washington
Entrepreneur Center CEO Michael Burcham was in Washington, D.C., recently, where he extolled the virtues of Nashville's health care innovation scene to the crowd of policy-minded folks.
When asked about efforts to connect to policy makers, Burcham said simply that he doesn't. He went on to explain that reimbursement issues don't hamper innovative ideas in Nashville, where health care start-ups (especially those in health tech) have the benefit of seeking money and bouncing ideas off of end-users… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - May 23, 2013 Category: American Health Authors: E.J. Boyer Source Type: research
Well: Doctors Ill Prepared for Patients With Disabilities
Nearly 23 years after the Americans With Disabilities Act went into effect, patients with disabilities continue to receive inadequate medical care — and many cannot even get a doctor’s appointment. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - May 23, 2013 Category: American Health Authors: By PAULINE W. CHEN, M.D. Tags: Doctors doctor patient relationship Americans With Disabilities Act Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) Discrimination disability Featured Doctor and Patient Source Type: news
Western Health Advantage picked for Covered California coverage
Sacramento-based Western Health Advantage is one of 13 health plans statewide to be selected by Covered California to participate in the state’s new health benefit exchange in 2014.
Plans selected for the individual marketplace were announced Thursday; selections for the small employer program will be announced in June.
A nonprofit health maintenance organization plan owned by the UC Davis Health System, Dignity Health and North Bay Healthcare System in Fairfield, WHA will compete in all eight… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - May 23, 2013 Category: American Health Authors: Kathy Robertson Source Type: research
UTHSC researchers land $2.8 million federal grant
How does the imbalance between hormones and the immune system affect high blood pressure and the disease’s ill effects on other parts of the body?
A team of researchers led by Kafait Malik at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center secured more than $2.8 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health to find out.
Of the U.S. population age 20 or older, more than one in three have high blood pressure, or hypertension, and more than 70 percent of patients suffering heart attacks,… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - May 23, 2013 Category: American Health Authors: Cole Epley Source Type: research
ProviderTrust set to launch new product, expects revenue to double
A year ago, Nashville-based ProviderTrust was in the midst of a $1.75 million capital raise led by Clayton Associates, money the company planned to use to double its staff and develop new products.
Set to launch a new product, VendorProof, in June, ProviderTrust, is on its way to doing both.
ProviderTrust, which launched in 2010 with LifePoint hospitals as its first client and now has 13 employees, is a software-as-a-solution provider that helps hospitals manage employees' medical licenses and… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - May 23, 2013 Category: American Health Authors: E.J. Boyer Source Type: research
Sheryl Sandberg speaks at Next Genderation conference (Video)
Sheryl Sandberg spokes to a crowd of 4,000 women as part of the keynote morning discussion at the Professional BusinessWomen of California conference in San Francisco.
Called the Next Genderation, the conference was sold out.
Sandberg highlighted her book, "Lean In", and her personal experiences climbing the corporate ladder.
Her the chief operating officer describes the ambition gap she sees facing young women, which she says prevents them from rising as high as their male counterparts.
Stay… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - May 23, 2013 Category: American Health Authors: Shana Lynch Source Type: research
Tax for self-insured health plans
Your company is self-insured, so you’re out from under the Affordable Care Act, right? Not so much, according to the folks at Sisterson & Co. LLP.
Included in the health care reform law was the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute to help people make smart health care decisions. To fund the institute, Congress enacted legislation that imposes an annual fee on insurers of “specified health insurance policies” and plan sponsors of “applicable self-insured health plans.”
Maybe you… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - May 23, 2013 Category: American Health Authors: Kris B. Mamula Source Type: research
Clarksville, Tenn. one of top 5 fastest-growing U.S. cities in 2012
The most recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau showed Clarksville, Tenn. was the No. 5 fastest-growing city among all U.S. municipalities of 50,000 or more residents.
The city demonstrated growth of 4.43 percent from 2011 to 2012, putting its total population at 142,519. Of the top 15 fastest-growing cities, eight were in Texas.
Clarksville in 2012 was the No. 2 city in the country in terms of population growth year-over-year.
From 2011 to 2012, the population in the Memphis MSA grew an anemic… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - May 23, 2013 Category: American Health Authors: Cole Epley Source Type: research
Event slideshow: 2013 Health Care Heroes
The Nashville Business Journal was pleased to recognize our 2013 Health Care Heroes during an awards luncheon today at Renaissance Hotel.
For a slideshow from today's event, check out the gallery to the right.
For a look inside the medicine cabinets of our Health Care Heroes, click here. A video featuring Vanderbilt's Dr. William Schaffner, the winner of our 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award, is available here.
For more on our 2013 Health Care Heroes, be sure to check out the May 24 print edition… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - May 23, 2013 Category: American Health Authors: Nathan Morgan Source Type: research
Vidacare Corp. eyes expansion and acquisition opportunities
Vidacare Corp. has come a long way in a relatively short period of time.
While a host of other startups in the bioscience space have come and gone since 2001, this San Antonio company has positioned itself as a the preeminent player in the intraosseous arena.
Vidacare is expanding domestically and internationally sales of its EZ-IO and OnControl devices, which allow medical personnel unique vascular access via bone marrow for the delivery of life-saving medicines to patients. The company expects… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - May 23, 2013 Category: American Health Authors: W. Scott Bailey Source Type: research
CA debuts health care exchange plans, $54-$383 Valley premiums
Ahead of the official launch of California's state health care exchange on Jan. 1, 2014, the agency charged with implementing new system on Thursday debuted benefit plans that will be available to qualified individuals.
Though some industry experts feared "rate shock" with the new public plans, the average statewide monthly premium for a mid-range "silver plan" will be $321, with a $2,000 annual deductible. Plans will provide access to a majority of the state's doctors and medical facilities.
Some… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - May 23, 2013 Category: American Health Authors: Lauren Hepler Source Type: research
FDA allows marketing of first A1c test labeled for diagnosing diabetes
Today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it is allowing marketing of the COBAS INTEGRA 800 Tina-quant HbA1cDx assay (Tina-quant HbA1cDx assay) for the diagnosis of diabetes by health care professionals. This is the first HbA1c test that FDA has allowed to be marketed for this use. (Source: Food and Drug Administration)
Source: Food and Drug Administration - May 23, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
NIH scientists discover molecule triggers sensation of itch
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health report they have discovered in mouse studies that a small molecule released in the spinal cord triggers a process that is later experienced in the brain as the sensation of itch. (Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases)
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - May 23, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
CT Lung Screens Catch Most Cancers (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- The National Lung Screening Trial found that CT scans were highly sensitive in detecting lung cancer in smokers but weren't very specific in ruling out the malignancy. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - May 22, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
FDA Panel Backs Merck's Insomnia Drug
(MedPage Today) -- SILVER SPRING, Md. -- The novel insomnia drug suvorexant, which targets wakefulness areas in the brain, won the backing of an FDA advisory panel, which agreed that the drug was generally safe and effective for treating sleep maintenance and latency. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - May 22, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Taming suspect gene reverses schizophrenia-like abnormalities in mice
Scientists have reversed behavioral and brain abnormalities in adult mice that resemble some features of schizophrenia by restoring normal expression to a suspect gene that is over-expressed in humans with the illness. Targeting expression of the gene Neuregulin1, which makes a protein important for brain development, may hold promise for treating at least some patients with the brain disorder, say researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health. (Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases)
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - May 22, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Underactive Thyroid and Heart Failure a Bad Combination
Hypothyroidism impact varies by race, with blacks at increased risk of death, findings suggest
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: African American Health, Heart Failure, Thyroid Diseases (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - May 22, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
FDA Rethinking Personalized Drug Trials
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The FDA will need to "turn the clinical trial paradigm on its head” in order to allow more specifically targeted, personalized drug therapies to get on the market faster, a top agency official said Tuesday. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - May 22, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Health Canada Approves Proposals To Change Deferral Period For Certain Blood Donors
On May 22, 2013, Health Canada approved proposals from Canadian Blood Services (CBS) and Héma-Québec (HQ) to change the blood donor deferral period for men who have sex (MSM) with men from a lifetime deferral to five years. (Source: Government of Canada News - Health Canada)
Source: Government of Canada News - Health Canada - May 22, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
NIH funds studies to improve type 2 and prediabetes treatment
The National Institutes of Health is looking for volunteers to take part in one of three clinical trials to improve and preserve the production of insulin in people with prediabetes or recently diagnosed type 2 diabetes. The project is called the Restoring Insulin Secretion study (RISE). (Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases)
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - May 22, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Federal action sought to curtail drug noncompliance
As a poll finds that 64% of patients don't always follow drug regimens, a new partnership says far-reaching policies are needed to track adherence. (Source: American Medical News - PROFESSION)
Source: American Medical News - PROFESSION - May 22, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Federal action sought to curtail drug noncompliance
As a poll finds that 64% of patients don't always follow drug regimens, a new partnership says far-reaching policies are needed to track adherence. (Source: American Medical News)
Source: American Medical News - May 22, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Enforcement Report for May 22, 2013
(Source: Food and Drug Administration--Enforcement Report)
Source: Food and Drug Administration--Enforcement Report - May 22, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
National Briefing | Southwest: Texas: House Votes to Ban Medicaid Expansion
The Texas House passed a measure on Tuesday that would prevent the state from expanding its Medicaid program as outlined by President Obama’s health care law. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - May 21, 2013 Category: American Health Authors: By REUTERS Tags: Perry, Rick Texas Medicaid Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) State Legislatures Source Type: news
Focus on Medicare Cost Drivers, Congress Told
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- A congressional hearing on increasing patient cost sharing as a mechanism for Medicare reform turned into a call for broad changes to provider incentives in the program. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - May 21, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
A New Scandal in Sebelius Obamacare Fundraising?A New Scandal in Sebelius Obamacare Fundraising?
With the White House already reeling from 3 major controversies, some Republican lawmakers are zeroing in on another possible scandal tied to President Obama's health reform law just as it nears implementation. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
H7N9 Flu: Shutting Bird Markets 'Crucial'
(MedPage Today) -- Quick action by the Chinese government to close live poultry markets might have stalled the H7N9 influenza outbreak before it really got rolling, experts suggested. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - May 21, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
President Obama Orders Federal Agencies to Make Data More Accessible
On 9 May 2013, the White House released a policy on public accessibility to government data. The new policy directs federal agencies to implement practices so that new data is digital and therefore more accessible. Agencies are encouraged, but not required, to make existing data “machine-readable.”
The policy does not necessarily call for making all data public, but data sets that can be released to the public should be listed on data.gov. Agencies will be required to create an ‘in-house’ inventory and public list of data sets.
In addition to outlining detailed instructions for how to make data av...
Source: Public Policy Reports - May 21, 2013 Category: Biology Authors: AIBS Source Type: news
FDA: Injectable Methotrexate Recalled
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The maker of a methotrexate sodium injectable product is initiating a voluntary recall of two lots of the product following the discovery of particulate matter in the vials. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - May 21, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
NINR welcomes five new members to the National Advisory Council for Nursing Research
The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) announced the appointment of five new members to the National Advisory Council for Nursing Research (NACNR), the institute's principal advisory board. Members of the council are drawn from the scientific and lay communities, embodying a diverse perspective from the fields of nursing, public and health policy, law, and economics. NINR, a component of the National Institutes of Health, is the primary federal agency for the support of nursing research (Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases)
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - May 21, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
A molecular explanation for age-related fertility decline in women
Scientists supported by the National Institutes of Health have a new theory as to why a woman's fertility declines after her mid-30s. They also suggest an approach that might help slow the process, enhancing and prolonging fertility. (Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases)
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - May 21, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Methotrexate Sodium, USP Injectable Vials by Sandoz US: Recall - Particulate Matter In Vials
Particulate matter in parenteral drugs has been recognized as a potential health hazard. (Source: FDA MedWatch)
Source: FDA MedWatch - May 21, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Paper-only prescribers become a vanishing breed
Federal incentives have helped push electronic prescribing, which the vast majority of physicians are now doing. (Source: American Medical News - BUSINESS)
Source: American Medical News - BUSINESS - May 21, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Paper-only prescribers become a vanishing breed
Federal incentives have helped push electronic prescribing, which the vast majority of physicians are now doing. (Source: American Medical News)
Source: American Medical News - May 21, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Analysis: Some Republicans see new scandal in Sebelius fundraising
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With the White House already reeling from three major controversies, some Republican lawmakers are zeroing in on what they perceive is another possible scandal tied to President Barack Obama's landmark health reform law just as it nears implementation. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Overruns Forcing Lower Payments to Some Providers in Stopgap Health Program
The cost of claims for people with serious medical conditions has exhausted most of the $5 billion provided by Congress for the health insurance program. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - May 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By ROBERT PEAR Tags: Obama, Barack Sebelius, Kathleen United States Politics and Government Health and Human Services Department Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) Health Insurance and Managed Care Source Type: news
Medical Home Transition Long but Worth It
(MedPage Today) -- The path to becoming a patient-centered medical home is long, rough, and varies for each practice, but getting there is essential to providing high-quality, affordable healthcare, researchers concluded. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - May 20, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Tell President Obama: Insist on an End to Violence Against Burmese Minorities.
When President Obama meets with Burma's President Thein Sein, Obama should insist on an end to violence against Burma's Muslim and other minority populations. (Source: Physicians for Human Rights Advocacy Channel)
Source: Physicians for Human Rights Advocacy Channel - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Physicians for Human Rights Source Type: news
Abbott Diabetes Care: Class 1 Recall - FreeStyle InsuLinx Blood Glucose Meters - Risk of Incorrect Test Result
Incorrect test results at extremely high blood glucose levels. (Source: FDA MedWatch)
Source: FDA MedWatch - May 20, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
“Seismic shift” lifts primary care's impact on hospital revenues
A survey finding specialists accounting for less revenue to hospitals reflects changes putting more emphasis on primary care as the Affordable Care Act is implemented. (Source: American Medical News - BUSINESS)
Source: American Medical News - BUSINESS - May 20, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
