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Hobby has Wichita neurologist Bart Grelinger entering motorcycles in annual Starbird-Devlin show
Bart Grelinger is a doctor by trade but a motorcycle enthusiast at heart. When he’s not practicing neurology at Neurology Consultants of Kansas, chances are he’s either riding a motorcycle somewhere or is working on one. It’s his escape. He’s spent the past three months restoring a 1960 Harley-Davidson Topper, a scooter that the company sold until 1965, so he could display it in this weekend’s Starbird-Devlin Rod & Customs Charity Car Show at Century II. He mentioned it to me last week…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - January 17, 2013 Category: American Health Authors: Josh Heck Source Type: research

Cubs plan hotel near Wrigley... O'Hare offer suites for travelers to nap... Prisoners rake in millions in tax fraud... Big Oil glad to see Salazar go... NY's dramatic gun law — VIDEO
Business news from around the Web: National Boeing has much to prove to get Dreamliner flying again (Forbes)Bank economists: Fiscal cliff deal passed by Obama, Congress 'created new headwinds' (The Business Journals)Prisoners rake in millions from tax fraud (CNN)Solar, wind companies sad to see Salazar go as Interior secretary, Big Oil not so much (The Business Journals)New ATMs dispense bills as small as $1 and $5 (CNN) Chicago Cubs announce plan for hotel near Wrigley Field (Chicago Tribune)Choice…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - January 17, 2013 Category: American Health Authors: Ed Stych Source Type: research

Fisher Price Newborn Rock 'N Play Sleeper
Mould can develop between the removable seat cushion and the hard plastic frame of the sleeper. The advisory affects Model R6070, which was the only model sold in Canada. While mould is not present when the product is purchased, it can grow when the product remains wet or moist, or is cleaned infrequently, exposing infants sleeping in the Newborn Rock ‘n Play Sleeper to mould.
Source: Government of Canada News - Health Canada - January 17, 2013 Category: American Health Tags: Consumer Products Source Type: news

Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants: Safety Communication - Updated Safety Recommendations
Metal release will cause some tiny metal particles to wear off of the device around the implant, which may cause damage to bone and/or soft tissue surrounding the implant and joint.
Source: FDA MedWatch - January 17, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Segregation Tied to More Lung Cancer Deaths
Black lung cancer patients seem more likely to die of the disease than white cancer patients in the U.S., especially those living in segregated counties, according to a new study.Source: Reuters Health Related MedlinePlus Pages: African-American Health, Health Disparities, Lung Cancer
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - January 17, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

No Privacy Guarantee for Genomic Data
(MedPage Today) -- Supposedly anonymous individuals who have contributed their genomic information for research can sometimes be identified through free, publicly available Internet tools, researchers found.
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - January 17, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news

FDA approves Octaplas to treat patients with blood clotting disorders
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Octaplas, a pooled plasma (human) blood product for the replacement of clotting proteins (coagulation factors) in certain medical conditions where patients have insufficient levels. Clotting protein deficiencies can cause excessive bleeding or excessive clotting.
Source: Food and Drug Administration - January 17, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news

US environmentalists challenged to get climate change laws through Congress
Harvard professor urges leaders to be 'realistic' about politics and organise into a broader coalition that includes conservativesA Harvard professor is challenging America's environmental leaders to learn from their failures on climate change.Theda Skocpol accused Washington environmentalists in a research paper of grossly under-estimating the resistance to any environmental measures from Republicans in Congress and the conservative Tea party movement. That miscalculation doomed efforts to pass a climate change law.Now, in an interview, the political scientist is urging environmental activists to accept their mistakes, st...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 17, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Suzanne Goldenberg Tags: Republicans United States US Congress News guardian.co.uk US politics Activism Democrats Harvard University Climate change Obama administration Tea Party movement Conservation Environment Gas World news Source Type: news

More Than 40 States Get An ‘F’ For Tobacco Control
WebMD Medical News By Salynn Boyles Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD Jan. 16, 2013 — For its efforts to lessen smoking in the U.S. last year, the Obama administration is getting three D’s and an F on the federal report card from the American Lung Association (ALA). In its annual “State of Tobacco Control” progress report, released today, the ALA cited a “missed opportunity” to regulate and tax a new generation of tobacco products in the effort to keep young people from smoking. Candy-Flavored Cigars Hook Kids A big concern is the spread of cheap, fruit- and candy-flavored cigars, which A...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - January 17, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: mreal197 Tags: WebMD News Source Type: news

Obama to scientists: tell us how to curb gun violence
The president has asked Congress to release millions of dollars for new research into gun violence, including the influence of violent video games
Source: New Scientist - Health - January 17, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research

Obama to scientists: Tell us how to calm gun violence
The president has asked Congress to release millions of dollars for new research into gun violence, including the influence of video games
Source: New Scientist - Health - January 17, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research

President taps CDC on gun control
“In addition to being a law enforcement challenge, gun violence is also a serious public health issue that affects thousands of individuals, families, and communities across the nation,” President Barack Obama wrote in his Jan. 16 memorandum to the Centers for Disease Control, when he charged the agency with conducting research into the matter. The CDC, he wrote, “shall conduct or sponsor research into the causes of gun violence and the ways to prevent it." read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - January 17, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only Barack Obama Department of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius Policy and Legislation Source Type: news

H1N1 flu shots are safe for pregnant women
Norwegian pregnant women who received a vaccine against the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus showed no increased risk of pregnancy loss, while pregnant women who experienced influenza during pregnancy had an increased risk of miscarriages and still births, a study has found. The study suggests that influenza infection may increase the risk of fetal loss.
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - January 17, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news

New York gun ban instantly transforms law-abiding citizens into criminals
In the days before President Obama rolled out 23 executive actions aimed at curbing Second Amendment rights - some of which have transformed doctors and healthcare providers into gun snitches - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo beat him to the punch by signing into law the...
Source: NaturalNews.com - January 17, 2013 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news

Thomas Farley: NewPublicHealth Q&A
NewPublicHealth spoke with Dr. Farley about the role of legal research in moving the public health agenda forward, how New York City is doing in the weeks following Hurricane Sandy, and the flu epidemic hitting the city that prompted New York State Governor Cuomo to declare a public health emergency earlier this week.
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - January 17, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news

U.S. Cancer Death Rates Have Dropped 20 Percent Since 1991
The overall death rate for cancer in the United States has dropped by at least one-fifth over the past two decades, according to new statistics from the American Cancer Society.
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - January 17, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news

DILTIAZEM HYDROCHLORIDE EXTENDED RELEASE (Diltiazem Hydrochloride) Capsule, Coated, Extended Release [American Health Packaging]
Updated Date: Jan 17, 2013 EST
Source: DailyMed Drug Label Updates for the last seven days (since May 20, 2007 EST) - January 17, 2013 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

Mental Health Big Player in Obama's Gun Plan
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Mental health issues were in the spotlight Wednesday in the executive orders President Obama signed and proposals he issued for Congress, all aimed at curbing violent gun deaths.
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - January 16, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news

Obama Sides With Physicians in Fray Over Gun QuestionsObama Sides With Physicians in Fray Over Gun Questions
Unveiling his initiative against gun violence today, the president defended the right of physicians to ask patients if they own a gun for the sake of discussing gun safety. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 16, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news

Governors in 22 states back expanded Medicaid plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - At least 22 governors, including four Republicans, support an expansion of Medicaid under President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law, while others are expected to decide in the coming weeks, experts said on Wednesday.
Source: Reuters: Health - January 16, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

Mental Health Parity Coming, President Says
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- President Obama promised Wednesday that his administration would issue final rules implementing a 2008 law that requires insurers to cover mental health services on a par with physical care, but he gave no time frame for doing so.
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - January 16, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Obama Lifts Ban on Funding Gun Violence Research
White House seeks limits on weapons sales, buyer background checks
Source: ScienceNOW - January 16, 2013 Category: Science Source Type: news

FDA approves new seasonal influenza vaccine made using novel technology
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that it has approved Flublok, the first trivalent influenza vaccine made using an insect virus (baculovirus) expression system and recombinant DNA technology. Flublok is approved for the prevention of seasonal influenza in people 18 through 49 years of age.
Source: Food and Drug Administration - January 16, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news

US Gun Violence Plan Addresses Mental Health IssuesUS Gun Violence Plan Addresses Mental Health Issues
In a press conference today, President Obama unveiled and signed 23 Executive Actions to curb gun violence, including 4 that deal directly with mental health issues. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 16, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news

Jeremy Hutchinson Files Tort Reform Ballot Measure
An Arkansas lawmaker is proposing a constitutional amendment to require those who file lawsuits found to be "frivolous" to pay court costs and to place restrictions on experts who can testify at medical malpractice cases.
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - January 16, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Hospitals Turn Away Visitors With Flu Symptoms
People who wish to visit loved ones in the hospital take heed: At some medical centers, a cough or a sneeze will probably get you turned away.
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - January 16, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news

$2M Medical Clinic Under Construction in Manila
The Wagner Medical Clinic announced last week it is building a 17,000-SF ambulatory care clinic in Manila that will cost more than $2 million.
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - January 16, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news

O'Malley proposes funding for Prince George's hospital
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley has asked the legislature to approve $210 million over five years to help construct a major new hospital in Prince George's County. The funding, contained in his proposed state spending plan released Wednesday, calls for $30 million in the upcoming year and the remainder through 2018. The 2014 funding would cover real estate acquisition and architectural designs, as well as minor improvements to Laurel Regional Hospital. The amount is slightly more than the $200 million…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - January 16, 2013 Category: American Health Authors: Ben Fischer Source Type: research

O'Malley's capital budget includes millions for Baltimore construction projects
Gov. Martin O’Malley’s proposed $3.7 billion capital budget for fiscal 2014 includes millions for construction projects are Baltimore’s education, health care and arts industries. Among the larger spending, Coppin State University would get $60.4 million for a new Science and Technology Center and Morgan State University would receive $50.5 million for a new complex for its business school. The University of Maryland, Baltimore would receive $16.5 million for a health sciences research facility…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - January 16, 2013 Category: American Health Authors: Gary Haber Source Type: research

Tiny Smith & Nephew device shows promise to cut health care costs
A pocket-size device that helps wounds heal quicker has the potential to make a dent in the rising cost of health care, one of the biggest worries facing employers. Two independent clinical studies show favorable results for the Smith & Nephew PICO device, which uses negative pressure to promote wound healing. The studies — one in the United States, the other in Great Britain — showed women who used PICO after a Caesarean had fewer infections and fewer re-admissions to the hospital, according…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - January 16, 2013 Category: American Health Authors: Margie Manning Source Type: research

Ruff, ruff: Missouri ranks No. 4 in dog ownership
When it comes to owning a cat or a dog, Missouri residents tend to choose pooch over feline. According to the U.S. Pet Ownership & Demographics Sourcebook, based on a survey conducted by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), Missouri ranks No. 4 for dog ownership with 45.9 percent of households owning a dog. Arkansas had the largest percentage of dog owners with 47.9 percent, followed by New Mexico (46 percent) and Kentucky (45.9 percent), according to AVMA’s study. Washington,…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - January 16, 2013 Category: American Health Authors: Matthew Hibbard Source Type: research

CMC-Morrocroft starts construction
Carolinas HealthCare System broke ground Wednesday on a $28 million, free-standing emergency department in SouthPark. The facility, called CMC-Morrocroft, will be built adjacent to existing medical-office buildings and an urgent-care center at Fairview Road and Cameron Valley Parkway, across from Phillips Place. The 30,000-square-foot emergency department will have 14 treatment rooms and two observation rooms. It also will feature advanced diagnostic imaging, laboratory and pharmacy services. The…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - January 16, 2013 Category: American Health Authors: Jennifer Thomas Source Type: research

Bahija Jallal to replace Peter Greenleaf as head of MedImmune
MedImmune executive Bahija Jallal will be the new chief of the Gaithersburg biotech under a leadership shuffle by parent company AstraZeneca, a spokesman confirmed Wednesday. Current MedImmune President Peter Greenleaf will lead AstraZeneca's Latin American business. Jallal, who joined MedImmune in 2006 as a vice president of translational sciences, was promoted to AstraZeneca's senior executive team, according to an announcement on Tuesday. MedImmune spokesman Mike O'Brien wrote in an e-mail on…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - January 16, 2013 Category: American Health Authors: Bill Flook Source Type: research

FDA will miss target decision date on Hyperion drug
Hyperion Therapeutics Inc. will not get an FDA decision on its urea cycle disorders drug by Jan. 23. The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday told the South San Francisco biotech company (NASDAQ: HPTX) not to expect a decision by Jan. 23 on Hyperion's drug, called Ravicti. The agency is working on label and post-marketing requirements, Hyperion said in a press release. "They are clearly working very hard on this," Hyperion CEO Don Santel told the San Francisco Business Times. Still, the news…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - January 16, 2013 Category: American Health Authors: Ron Leuty Source Type: research

How to keep the flu from devastating your office
Most business owners probably don’t realize that spending $20 on hand sanitizer might be the best investment they make this winter. What has been called the worst flu season in a decade could cost companies billions of dollars in lost work time, slower growth in productivity and higher employee health care costs, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Annual influenza epidemics result in an average 3.1 million hospitalized days and $10.4 billion in direct medical costs annually,…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - January 16, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: research

Ironwood falls 7% after UBS downgrades stock
Stock in Ironwood Pharmaceuticals fell sharply Wednesday after analysts at UBS downgraded it from neutral to sell following an full-year earnings report on Monday. The Cambridge biotech company, which just launched its newly-approved drug for irritable bowel syndrome, Linzess, in the U.S., on Monday reported a net loss of $72 million for the full year that ended in December, or 68 cents a share, up from $63 million for the year before. Most of that loss occurred in the last three months of the year,…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - January 16, 2013 Category: American Health Authors: Don Seiffert Source Type: research

Epocrates sued over propsed AthenaHealth merger
Epocrates Inc. in San Mateo has been sued over its plans to sell itself to AthenaHealth Inc. Earlier this month Epocrates (NASDAQ: EPOC) said AthenaHealth (NASDAQ: ATHN) would buy it for about $293 million, or $11.75 per share in cash. The deal -- which the companies hope to wrap up in the second quarter -- does have certain conditions and needs the blessing of Epocrates shareholders. Now at least a few of those shareholders are unhappy with the deal, as one of them -- Stephen Bushansky -- filed…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - January 16, 2013 Category: American Health Authors: Steven E.F. Brown Source Type: research

Clamor for Sunshine Act Rules Continues
(MedPage Today) -- Demand is growing for the Obama administration to issue regulations implementing the Physician Payments Sunshine Act, which requires drug and device makers to publicly disclose their financial relationships with physicians.
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - January 16, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Study documents that some children lose autism diagnosis
Some children who are accurately diagnosed in early childhood with autism lose the symptoms and the diagnosis as they grow older, a study supported by the National Institutes of Health has confirmed. The research team made the finding by carefully documenting a prior diagnosis of autism in a small group of school-age children and young adults with no current symptoms of the disorder.
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - January 16, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news

If you go: Orlando Solar Bears vs. Wheeling Nailers
What: Orlando Solar Bears vs. Wheeling Nailers When: 7 Thursday night Where: Amway Center Records: Solar Bears, 15-20-2-2 (34 points); Nailers, 18-13-2-4 (42 points) The Buzz: The ECHL teams will meet again at 7 Saturday night and 3 p.m. Monday at...
Source: OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research - January 16, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news

House Republicans Prefer Slices to Whole Pie on Immigration Reform
Obama's plan for a comprehensive package could delay action on more STEM visas
Source: ScienceNOW - January 16, 2013 Category: Science Source Type: news

VA finds shorter stays don’t lead to readmissions
Mortality rates also decreased with shorter stays, but the study did find that readmissions rose when facilities cut the length of stay by too much.
Source: American Medical News - PROFESSION - January 16, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Snapshot: Obama to unveil gun control proposal + Senator vows to fight “King” Obama + Interior Sec. to resign +2 airlines ground Boeing 787s + Officials: Even Oprah can’t save Armstrong + Falcons news
Atlanta Weather *The forecast for Atlanta on Wednesday calls for more rain. Chance of rain: 60 percent. High temperature will be 58. Click here for the 7-day forecast. National Weather Item *House approves $50.7 billion for Superstorm Sandy aid Today’s Talkers *President Barack Obama will unveil a package of gun control proposals on Wednesday that, according to a source, will include universal background checks and bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, reports CNN. *Senator…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - January 16, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Carla Caldwell Source Type: research

Today's Economist: Casey B. Mulligan: Tax Exclusions for Health Insurance
Policy decisions that created tax exclusions and implicit subsidies have helped the health sector of the economy grow.
Source: NYT - January 16, 2013 Category: American Health Authors: By CASEY B. MULLIGAN Tags: tax expenditures Casey B. Mulligan housing market Taxation subsidies sales tax Health Insurance and Managed Care Income Tax health care Today's Economist Payroll Tax Tax Credits, Deductions and Exemptions Daily Economist U.S. hea Source Type: news

Two Ontario MDs seeking CMA presidency
Source: cma.ca - January 16, 2013 Category: American Health Tags: cma.ca Healthcare News Source Type: news

Obama's 23 executive orders on gun control: Doctors become snitches, gun ownership is a 'disease' and more
As promised, President Obama has issued 23 executive orders as part of his campaign to disarm the American people and strip them of their Second Amendment rights. These executive orders include things like turning doctors into police state snitches by order them to ...
Source: NaturalNews.com - January 16, 2013 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news

Obama turns doctors into gun control snitches running health care spy network
If you needed another reason to avoid visiting a doctor, Obama just gave you a new one: as part of Obama's 23 executive orders announced today, doctors will be transformed into gun control snitches who are ordered by Obama to ask patients about guns they might have at...
Source: NaturalNews.com - January 16, 2013 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news

Enforcement Report for January 16, 2013
Source: Food and Drug Administration--Enforcement Report - January 16, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Fetal Deaths Up Among Unvaccinated Moms in H1N1 Pandemic: Study
Pregnant women were urged to get a flu shot during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, and new evidence supports that advice.
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - January 16, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Deer Ticks Carry Yet Another Bacterial Threat
People who go outdoors in several regions of the United States may have something else to worry about. Scientists report that there's another troublesome germ hiding in the deer tick that already harbors the Lyme disease bacterium.
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - January 16, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news