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AP POLL: Tax The Rich To Pay For Health Bill
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When it comes to paying for a health care overhaul, Americans see just one way to go: Tax the rich.
Source: WDSU.com - Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: WDSU.com Source Type: news
Antismoking vaccine could soon be availableEmail this article to a colleague.
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Smokers could soon have access to an injectable vaccine to help them break the habit after a deal between GlaxoSmithKline and Nabi Pharmaceuticals which developed the drug.
Source: Telegraph Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: smoking vaccine GlaxoSmithKline Nabi Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
New Mammogram Advice Sparks ConcernsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Task Force's Recommendation that Women Skip Test until Age 50 Raises Anxiety
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New mammogram advice raises concerns in U.S.Email this article to a colleague.
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A U.S. government task force says most women don't need mammograms in their 40s and should get one every two years starting at 50 -- a stunning reversal and a break with the American Cancer Society's long-standing position.
Source: CTV Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Novartis: Lower Dose Of Flu Vaccine SufficientEmail this article to a colleague.
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Pharmaceutical maker Novartis AG says a U.S. clinical study suggests that half a dose of its swine flu vaccine may be sufficient to protect people from the virus and could allow many more to be immunized with current supplies.
Source: WDSU.com - Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: WDSU.com Source Type: news
Diabetes bid needs overweight menEmail this article to a colleague.
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Overweight men are wanted by researchers aiming to better understand the connection between obesity and type 2 diabetes.
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: North East/N Isles Source Type: news
NF-kappaB as a Prognostic Marker and Therapeutic Target in Chronic Lymphocytic LeukemiaEmail this article to a colleague.
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This article discusses the importance of constitutive and inducible DNA binding of the transcription factor NF-kappaB in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Future Oncology
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: news
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing: A Primer for CliniciansEmail this article to a colleague.
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An understanding of antimicrobial susceptibility testing can help clinicians improve patient care. Pharmacotherapy
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pharmacist Source Type: news
New Advance in Stem-Cell Transplants Offers New Cure for ImmunodeficiencyEmail this article to a colleague.
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A novel "minimal-intensity" pre-transplant conditioning regimen improves engraftment in high-risk children with primary immunodeficiency. Journal Watch
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine Source Type: news
Effect of Homocysteine-Lowering Treatment With Folic Acid and B Vitamins on Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Women: A Randomized, Controlled TrialEmail this article to a colleague.
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The effect of daily supplementation with folic acid and vitamins B6 and B12 was evaluated in women at risk for diabetes and heart disease. Diabetes
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news
Prospective and Retrospective ECG Gating for Thoracic CT Angiography: A Comparative StudyEmail this article to a colleague.
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This comparative study makes the case for prospective, over retrospective, ECG-gated thoracic CT angiography when indicated. American Journal of Roentgenology
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Radiology Source Type: news
Infection With Community-Onset Staphylococcus aureus and Influenza Virus in Hospitalized ChildrenEmail this article to a colleague.
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The worst outcomes of influenza in children occur in those with bacterial coinfections. This research has implications for the current H1N1 influenza pandemic. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal®
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics Source Type: news
U.S. panel suggests stricter trial safety margins: CerusEmail this article to a colleague.
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(Reuters) - Blood-safety products maker Cerus Corp said an U.S. advisory committee recommended more stringent safety margins for a late-stage trial of its intercept blood system to treat platelets.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
What Is Dysentery? What Causes Dysentery?Email this article to a colleague.
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Dysentery is an infection of the intestines. This inflammatory disorder causes stomach cramps and diarrhea. According to Medilexicon's medical dictionary, Dysentery is: "A disease marked by frequent watery stools, often with blood and mucus, and characterized clinically by pain, tenesmus, fever, and dehydration". In many cases there are only mild symptoms, such as diarrhea and nausea.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Bladder Cancer Risks Increase Over Time For SmokersEmail this article to a colleague.
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Risk of bladder cancer for smokers has increased since the mid-1990s, with a risk progressively increasing to a level five times higher among current smokers in New Hampshire than that among nonsmokers in 2001-2004, according to a new study published online November 16 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer / Oncology Source Type: news
Scientists Follow Their Noses When Investigating Muscle RepairEmail this article to a colleague.
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When muscle cells need repair, they use odor-detecting tools found in the nose to start the process, researchers have discovered. The results are published online and scheduled for publication in the November issue of the journal Developmental Cell Found on the surfaces of neurons inside the nose, odorant receptors are molecules that bind and respond to substances wafting through the air.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
Evidence Of Food Allergies Growing Among ChildrenEmail this article to a colleague.
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Food allergy is a serious and sometimes life-threatening health issue that is increasing among children of all ages, races and ethnicities. Reports indicate that food allergies, especially peanut allergies, are growing, but there is limited knowledge about diagnosis and treatment on a national basis.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Allergy Source Type: news
Playing Active Video Games Can Equal Moderate-intensity ExerciseEmail this article to a colleague.
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Active Wii sports™ video games and some Wii fit™ activities may increase adults' energy expenditure as much as moderately intense exercise, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2009. The study, funded by Nintendo™, demonstrated that about one-third of the virtual physical activities require an energy expenditure of 3.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news
2009/068 New NICE Programme To Evaluate Medical Technologies EstablishedEmail this article to a colleague.
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The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence is launching a new programme focusing specifically on the evaluation of innovative medical technologies (including devices and diagnostics). This new programme will both compliment and operate in conjunction with NICE's existing technology appraisal capacity, which will continue to evaluate new pharmaceutical and biotechnology products.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medical Devices / Diagnostics Source Type: news
Key Omega-3 Fatty Acid Increased By Oil From Biotech SoybeansEmail this article to a colleague.
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Oil from soybeans modified through biotechnology increased levels of omega-3 eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) in red blood cells according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2009. "This soybean oil could be an effective alternative to fish oil as a source of heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids," said William Harris, Ph.D.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart Disease Source Type: news
Impact Fusion International Develops Caffeine Free 2 Ounce Hangover Relief DrinkEmail this article to a colleague.
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Impact Fusion International (PINKSHEETS: IFUS) announced it has developed a natural caffeine free "hangover" relief beverage to be sold in a 2 ounce shot. The beverage will contain Impact Fusion International's proprietary blend Nutri-Mastic™. The product has been developed for a U.S.-based multimillion dollar beverage company with distribution in more than half of the United States Market.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news
Acute Heart Attack Patients Receiving High Ionizing Radiation DoseEmail this article to a colleague.
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Acute heart attack patients received an average total dose of ionizing radiation equal to 725 chest X-rays from medical tests during their hospital stay, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2009.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
Mutation In A MiroRNA: New Cause Of OsteoporosisEmail this article to a colleague.
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Many biological processes are controlled by small molecules known as microRNAs, which work by suppressing the expression of specific sets of genes. Xiang-Hang Luo and colleagues, at Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, People's Republic of China, have now identified a previously unknown microRNA (miR-2861) as crucial to bone maintenance in mice and humans.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Bones / Orthopaedics Source Type: news
Lyme Disease-Causing Microbes Seen Moving In TicksEmail this article to a colleague.
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Lyme disease is caused by the microbe Borrelia burgdorferi, which is transmitted to humans from feeding ticks. Justin Radolf and colleagues, at the University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, have now visualized the microbe moving through the feeding tick and determined that it has a biphasic mode of dissemination.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Source Type: news
Study Links Genetic Variation To Individual Empathy, Stress LevelsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Researchers have discovered a genetic variation that may contribute to how empathetic a human is, and how that person reacts to stress. In the first study of its kind, a variation in the hormone/neurotransmitter oxytocin's receptor was linked to a person's ability to infer the mental state of others. Interestingly, this same genetic variation also related to stress reactivity.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anxiety / Stress Source Type: news
Also In Global Health News: HIV/AIDS In Uganda; Medical Equipment In Tanzania; Birth Control In Afghanistan; Ethiopia Malaria FightEmail this article to a colleague.
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Changes Planned For Ugandan HIV/AIDS Campaign "The Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC) is revamping its national HIV information campaign after HIV prevention messages were less successful than hoped," PlusNews reports.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: HIV / AIDS Source Type: news
Leaders Conclude Second Africa Water WeekEmail this article to a colleague.
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African leaders concluded the Second Africa Water Week on Friday, with an appeal for "concrete actions to meet the water and sanitation needs in the continent," Xinhua reports.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Water - Air Quality / Agriculture Source Type: news
States Experience Medicaid Changes And Offer New Models For ReformEmail this article to a colleague.
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News outlets report on a variety of health issues at the state level including the upcoming launch of a huge Medicaid data project in Florida, health care changes that could reduce spending in Georgia and a model for reform in Vermont. Health News Florida: "In a big step forward in the use of electronic health records, Florida is preparing to make the health histories of 1.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Source Type: news
Coming This Week: New Law To Prevent Discrimination Based On GenesEmail this article to a colleague.
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"The most important new antidiscrimination law in two decades - the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act - will take effect in the nation's workplaces next weekend, prohibiting employers from requesting genetic testing or considering someone's genetic background in hiring, firing or promotions," The New York Times reports.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Genetics Source Type: news
Health Lobbying Ranges From Below The Radar To High ProfileEmail this article to a colleague.
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A Charlotte, N.C., law firm is operating a secretive group called Americans for Quality and Affordable Healthcare to attempt to shape lawmakers' and the public's opinions on health reform, the Associated Press reports.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Source Type: news
Eyes Turn To Lieberman, Reid, Snowe As Most Crucial Health Reform PlayersEmail this article to a colleague.
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Bloomberg reports that Sen. Joe Lieberman's "independence (is hindering) Democrats' health-care end game." "While Lieberman still aligns himself with the Democratic caucus, his threat to block health legislation 'as a matter of conscience' shows a growing willingness and confidence to stand on his own, analysts say. ...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Source Type: news
KHN Column: Will There Be A Market For Gov't Long-Term Care Insurance?Email this article to a colleague.
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In his latest Kaiser Health News column, Howard Gleckman writes about long-term care: "The CLASS Act - the far-reaching proposal to create a national long-term care insurance program - is in the House health reform bill, and is still in the mix as Senate leaders struggle to design their own version of reform.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Seniors / Aging Source Type: news
ACLU, Planned Parenthood Challenge Proposed Nevada 'Personhood' Ballot MeasureEmail this article to a colleague.
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The American Civil Liberties Union� and Planned Parenthood have filed a legal challenge to a proposed ballot measure that seeks to amend Nevada's Constitution to define people as "everyone possessing a human genome" from the moment of conception, the AP/Las Vegas Sun reports. The groups filed the suit on behalf of blogger Emmily Bristol, Las Vegas physician William Ramos and Sparks, Nev.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Abortion Source Type: news
U.S. Rates Of Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis Continue To Rise, CDC Study SaysEmail this article to a colleague.
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Rates of the three most common sexually transmitted infections in the U.S. -- chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis -- continue to increase, especially among teenagers, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study released Monday, Reuters reports. The study reported that the number of reported chlamydia cases increased from 1.1 million in 2007 to 1.2 million in 2008.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Sexual Health / STDs Source Type: news
Poll: Tax Rich To Pay For Health BillEmail this article to a colleague.
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When it comes to paying for health overhaul, Americans see just one way to go: Tax the rich.
Source: WDSU.com - Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: WDSU.com Source Type: news
Yes you CAN be free from pain: From aching joints to hangovers, the experts' indispensable guide to which painkillers you should buyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Louise Atkinson asked leading experts to identify the most effective over-the-counter pain relief - and explain how to ensure they really work.
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Twins joined at head successfully separatedEmail this article to a colleague.
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A team of 16 surgeons and nurses successfully concluded 25 hours of delicate surgery Tuesday to separate twin Bangladeshi girls who had been joined at their heads, sharing blood vessels and brain tissue.
Source: CTV Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Expression Profiling Identifies Genes Involved in Emphysema SeverityEmail this article to a colleague.
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The aim of this study was to identify genes involved in emphysema severity in COPD patients. Respiratory Research
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pulmonary Medicine Source Type: news
Panel: Mammograms Should Start At 50, Not 40Email this article to a colleague.
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A panel of experts says mammograms are causing women being screened for breast cancer to have too many false alarms and unneeded biopsies. The panel is recommending that women wait until 50 to get mammograms and then only every two years. The American Cancer Society says it stands by its recommendations of regular mammograms beginning at age 40.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Source: NPR Health and Science - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Co-Founder Of Microsoft Diagnosed With Non-Hodgkin's LymphomaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Paul Allen who co-founded the computer giant Microsoft with Bill Gates in the 1970s has been diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, 25 years after surviving Hodgkin's lymphoma. The news was announced in a memo to the staff of Allen's company Vulcan, by CEO Jody Allen, who is also Paul Allen's sister. A copy of the memo was also sent to the media.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Lymphoma / Leukemia / Myeloma Source Type: news
BioElectronics Technology More Effective Than Extra Strength Tylenol(R) In Reducing Muscle Soreness In Clinical StudyEmail this article to a colleague.
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BioElectronics Corp. (PINKSHEETS: BIEL) announced that its disposable drug-free anti-inflammatory devices proved to be significantly more effective than acetaminophen in a clinical study of Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS).
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pain / Anesthetics Source Type: news
When Diagnosing Heart Condition, EKG Can Show False Positive ReadingsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The electrical measurements on the electrocardiogram can often mislead physicians in diagnosing the heart condition left ventricular hypertrophy, causing other screening tests to be ordered before a definitive conclusion can be made, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
Opinions: Health System Funding; Malnutrition Assistance; Social Dimension Of HIVEmail this article to a colleague.
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Health System Funding Can Address 'Silent Killers' "For too long, global health funding has gone to diseases like AIDS with the most vocal lobby groups and not to the diseases with the greatest need," Philip Stevens, a senior fellow at International Policy Network, writes in a Business Daily opinion piece.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: HIV / AIDS Source Type: news
H1N1 Continues To Spread, Despite Leveling Off In Some Regions, WHO ReportsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Despite reports that the numbers of new H1N1 (swine flu) are leveling off in some parts of the Northern Hemisphere, the virus continues to spread, the WHO said Friday, Reuters reports.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Swine Flu Source Type: news
World Food Summit Focuses On Aiding Agriculture In Developing Countries To Fight HungerEmail this article to a colleague.
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Delegates at the World Summit on Food Security, which kicked off Monday, "rallied around a new strategy to fight global hunger and help poor countries feed themselves," the Associated Press reports.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Water - Air Quality / Agriculture Source Type: news
ANA Launches New And Improved Online Bookstore On Nursingworld.orgEmail this article to a colleague.
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Nursesbooks.org, the publishing program of ANA, today announced that it has launched a newly redesigned online bookstore that goes live today. To kick off the new site, through the month of December Nursesbooks.org is offering a 10% discount on all ANA products at final checkout for online orders*.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing / Midwifery Source Type: news
Electronic Health Records Not Yet Making Impact, Patients Turn To Web For AdviceEmail this article to a colleague.
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As the United States launches "an ambitious program, backed by $19 billion in government incentives, to accelerate the adoption of computerized patient records in doctors' offices and hospitals," a new study of 3,000 hospitals "has found little difference in the cost and quality of care," The New York Times reports. "Dr.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news
FDA Approves Additional Vaccine For 2009 H1N1 Influenza VirusEmail this article to a colleague.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it has approved a fifth vaccine for protection against the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus. The vaccine is manufactured by ID Biomedical Corp. of Quebec, Canada, owned by GlaxoSmithKline PLC. As with the four previous H1N1 influenza vaccines licensed by the FDA on Sept.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Swine Flu Source Type: news
2009 Report: False Medicare Claims Cost Government More Than $47 BillionEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Associated Press: "The government paid more than $47 billion in questionable Medicare claims including medical treatment showing little relation to a patient's condition, wasting taxpayer dollars at a rate nearly three times the previous year.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Source Type: news
CMS Report: House Bill Will Raise Health Care Costs, Affect Seniors' BenefitsEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new report from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services finds that the health overhaul bill passed by the House will raise health costs by approximately $289 billion in the next ten years. The report was requested by House Republicans and compiled by CMS' chief actuary, Richard Foster.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Source Type: news
