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Leaders Conclude Second Africa Water Week
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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
American Veterinary Medical Association Condemns Abuse Of Swine As Shown In Mercy For Animals VideoEmail this article to a colleague.
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Upon viewing recently released video footage showing swine abused at a Pennsylvania pig-breeding facility, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) today strongly condemned the cruelty depicted and repeated its call for stricter adherence to established humane handling guidelines for food production animals.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Veterinary Source Type: news
Both Sides Puzzle Over Abortion Amendment In House Health BillEmail this article to a colleague.
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Newspapers continue to report on the Stupak amendment to the House health bill and how it will affect access to abortion. "[T]he Stupak amendment, named for Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Abortion Source Type: news
RCN Calls On Employers To Protect Their Staff From Violence, UKEmail this article to a colleague.
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Responding to the annual figures on physical assaults against NHS staff in England, Dr Peter Carter, Chief Executive and General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), said: "It is completely unacceptable that at least 55,000 physical assaults on nurses and other NHS staff took place in the past year.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing / Midwifery Source Type: news
A Challenge To Dartmouth Atlas' Claims Of Wasteful Health Care SpendingEmail this article to a colleague.
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Kaiser Health News staff writer Jordan Rau reports on Dr. Richard Cooper's contrarian views. "Cooper, a 73-year-old University of Pennsylvania medical school professor, ... denounced as 'malarkey' a reigning premise of the health care debate -- that one-third of the nation's $2.5 trillion in annual health spending is unnecessary -- and said that the idea came from 'a bunch of clowns' (11/16).
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Public Health Source Type: news
NIH, D.C. Health Department To Launch HIV Treatment StudyEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Washington, D.C., Health Department and NIH are preparing to launch a study to determine whether aggressive treatment of all adults living with HIV could stop the spread of the virus and prevent AIDS, the Washington Post reports.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: HIV / AIDS Source Type: news
Congressional Abortion-Rights Supporters Wary Of Restrictions In Health Reform LegislationEmail this article to a colleague.
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The issue of abortion coverage has put abortion-rights supporters in Congress at odds over whether to support health care reform legislation, the New York Times' "Prescriptions" blog reports. The House bill (HR 3962) that passed Nov. 7 includes an amendment prohibiting public and private insurance plans that receive federal subsidies from offering abortion coverage.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Abortion Source Type: news
ASCO Releases Updated Treatment Guidelines For Patients With Stage 4 Non-Small Cell Lung CancerEmail this article to a colleague.
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New recommendations on the use of chemotherapy to treat patients with stage 4 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) were issued today by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). The evidence-based clinical practice guideline indicates a patient's physical age should not determine the cancer treatment he/she is given.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Lung Cancer Source Type: news
Study Recommends That Young Athletes Have Dual Screening Tests For Heart DefectsEmail this article to a colleague.
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To best detect early signs of life-threatening heart defects in young athletes, screening programs should include both popular diagnostic tests, not just one of them, according to new research from heart experts at Johns Hopkins.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
Survey Shows That Americans Lack Significant Knowledge Of Age-Related Vision ProblemsEmail this article to a colleague.
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It's a fact of life that eyes change with age, and baby boomers - Americans born between 1946 and 1964 - are at the stage when many are affected by vision problems.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Eye Health / Blindness Source Type: news
Effects Of Vitamin D Deficiency Amplified By Shortage Of EstrogenEmail this article to a colleague.
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Researchers at Johns Hopkins are reporting what is believed to be the first conclusive evidence in men that the long-term ill effects of vitamin D deficiency are amplified by lower levels of the key sex hormone estrogen, but not testosterone. In a national study in 1010 men, to be presented Nov.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news
Postmortem Genetic Tests After Sudden Death May Provide Less Expensive Way To Identify Risk To Surviving RelativesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Targeted postmortem testing to identify genetic mutations associated with sudden unexplained death (SUD) is an effective and less expensive way to determine risk to relatives than comprehensive cardiac testing of first degree relatives, 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
Study: Uninsured More Likely To Die In EREmail this article to a colleague.
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Researchers don't know if it's slower treatment, different care or inadequate hospitals, but they say uninsured are 80 percent more likely to die after a traumatic injury.
Source: WDSU.com - Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: WDSU.com Source Type: news
Africa heading for 'smoking epidemic'Email this article to a colleague.
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As practitioners from around the world gather for an international cancer conference in Tanzania, the head of an African cancer organisation says that the continent is heading for a smoking pandemic.
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Africa Source Type: news
Africa heads for smoking epidemicEmail this article to a colleague.
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As practitioners from around the world gather for an international cancer conference in Tanzania, the head of an African cancer organisation says that the continent is heading for a smoking pandemic.
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Africa Source Type: news
Tobacco Execs Quickly Find Big Tax LoopholeEmail this article to a colleague.
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Tobacco companies quickly adapted to new laws -- with a simple marketing twist, tobacco companies are avoiding hundreds of millions dollars in taxes each year.
Source: WDSU.com - Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: WDSU.com Source Type: news
ACOG Statement On Revised US Preventive Services Task Force RecommendationsOn Breast Cancer ScreeningEmail this article to a colleague.
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In response to today's US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) statement that recommends against routine mammography screening for women in their 40s and recommends screening only once every two years for women ages 50 to 74, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) maintain
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Women's Health / Gynecology Source Type: news
Medical Groups Applaud CMS Adoption Of Long-Awaited Practice Expense UpdateEmail this article to a colleague.
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A coalition of medical specialties today congratulated the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for its careful and reasoned implementation of up-to-date practice expense rates into its physician payments.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Eye Health / Blindness Source Type: news
Future Physicians Develop Conflict Of Interest Curriculum For Nation's Academic Medical CentersEmail this article to a colleague.
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The relationship between physicians and the pharmaceutical and device industries has been under recent scrutiny and several groups, including the American Medical Student Association (AMSA), have examined how medical education should prepare future physicians for the practical and ethical challenges that accompany these interactions.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pharmacy / Pharmacist Source Type: news
Early Cooling In Cardiac Arrest May Improve SurvivalEmail this article to a colleague.
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Rapidly cooling a person in cardiac arrest may improve their chance of survival without brain damage, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2009. "We now have a method that is safe and can be started within minutes of cardiac arrest to minimize damage during this very critical period," said Maaret Castrén, M.D.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
Comparing Two Surgical Strategies For Infant Heart DefectEmail this article to a colleague.
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Infants born with a severely underdeveloped heart are more likely to survive to their first birthday when treated with a new shunt procedure - yet it may not be the safest surgery long term, 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
Analysis Shows Bystanders Can Save More Lives When Doing Chest Compressions Only Instead Of Mouth-To-mouth CPREmail this article to a colleague.
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The chance of surviving a cardiac arrest outside a hospital was found to be twice as high when bystanders performed continuous chest compressions without mouth-to-mouth breathing than when bystanders performed standard CPR.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
Post-Discharge, Elevated Biomarkers Lead To Diminished Quality Of Life In Heart Attack PatientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Many heart attack patients have high levels of cardiac biomarkers in the blood for several months after leaving the hospital, with more shortness of breath and chest pain, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study. The study examined a subset of patients in a 4,500-patient heart attack registry from 24 24 U.S.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
Routine Mammograms Should Start At 50 Not 40 Says US Expert PanelEmail this article to a colleague.
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An independent medical expert panel that advises the US federal government on preventive and primary healthcare recommends against routine screening mammography in women aged 40 to 49 years and suggests instead that the decision to start regular screening before the age of 50 should be an individual one.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Preventive Medicine Source Type: news
The GFC Affects Your Health, Not Just Your PocketEmail this article to a colleague.
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One in four Australian adults has taken an action that puts their health at risk as a result of the global financial crisis (GFC), according to a new MBF Healthwatch poll. The results show that lack of job security was particularly hard on families, with almost one in five parents turning up to work ill and close to one in 10 parents sending sick children to school.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anxiety / Stress Source Type: news
Biomedical Informatics Symposium Opens With Address From Calif. Health Care LeaderEmail this article to a colleague.
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The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) opened its Annual Symposium on Biomedical and Health Informatics with more than 2,000 members and registrants gathered at the Hilton San Francisco to exchange new information, best practices, and cutting-edge thinking on an array of topics in this burgeoning health care field. Opening the symposium was Mark D.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news
Scientific Meeting On Latest Breakthroughs And Techniques For Improving Success Rate Of Chronic Total OcclusionEmail this article to a colleague.
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WHAT: The Seventh International Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) Summit is a two-day conference featuring state-of-the-art technologies, research findings and new developments in therapeutic procedures essential for interventional cardiologists to optimize success in chronic total coronary occlusions.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
