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Taking Action for Canadians With Disabilities - Government of Canada

Disabled World — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:38:40 +0100

The Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, today announced funding for projects that highlight the contributions that people with disabilities make to Canada and their communities. (Source: Disabled World)

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Abilities of Canadians with Disabilities at Vancouver Paralympics

Disabled World — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:38:39 +0100

Government of Canada Celebrates the Abilities of Canadians with Disabilities at the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games. (Source: Disabled World)

Vote on Health Bill Today Caps a Journey Back From the Brink

NYT > Health — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:59:15 +0100

That President Obama has come within a whisper of passing historic social legislation is remarkable in itself. But the story of how he did it is not his alone. (Source: NYT > Health)

Patients left in the dark over life-saving drug tests

Guardian Unlimited Science — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:07:11 +0100

Red tape means that too few have access to details of clinical trialsTens of thousands of patients are missing life-saving treatments because they are not being told about vital research, according to a new report.The government has said it wants information about clinical trials to be made available to patients to give them the option of becoming involved. But a report in the British Medical Journal warns that the fragmented and bureaucratic system surrounding trials, and Whitehall's reluctance to change it, means that many remain in the dark.Taking part in medical research can give patients access to treatments that may not yet be available on the NHS. And studies show that patients are keen to be involved not just for their own benefit but to help others and advance scientific know...

The U.S. Government Files Charges Against Therapists

About.com Mental Health — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

When the U.S. Government filed Criminal Charges Against Therapists Leonard Holmes, Ph.D. (Source: About.com Mental Health)

Procedural Maneuvering and Public Opinion

NYT > Health — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:48:37 +0100

Politicians on both sides of the aisle are turning to the rule book to win the health care battle. Do voters care? (Source: NYT > Health)

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Malawi: Ambitious Plans to Prolong Lives

AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:45:32 +0100

Malawi's government has set itself a major challenge this year, announcing plans to more than double the number of people receiving antiretroviral (ARV) drugs to half a million by the end of 2010. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)

Causes of Death and Incidence of Cancer in a Cohort of Australian Pesticide-Exposed Workers. - Macfarlane E, Benke G, Del Monaco A, Sim MR.

SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:31:11 +0100

PURPOSE: To determine the rates of mortality and of cancer incidence in a cohort of pesticide-exposed Australian workers. METHODS: The study cohort was assembled using records of former government occupational health surveillance programs. The cohort was t... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))

KENYA: State Insists Counterfeit Law’s No Threat to Right to Life

IPS Inter Press Service - Health — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:31:06 +0100

NAIROBI, Mar 19 (IPS) - Kenya’s Constitutional Court heard on Mar. 18 from counsel representing the government that the Anti-Counterfeit Act of 2008 does not threaten the importation or manufacturing of cheap generic medicines and therefore does not deny Kenyans their constitutional right to life. (Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health)

EDITORIAL: Hiding the true cost of Obamacare

Kidney Cancer Association — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:30:36 +0100

President Obama keeps saying America needs the Democrats' health care bill to reduce costs. In reality, the government takeover of health care will raise costs and cause a large number of people to lose their health insurance.03/21/2010 (Source: Kidney Cancer Association)

White House Memo: For Obama, Health Care Pushes Other Issues to the Margins

NYT > Health — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:58:28 +0100

For several weeks the issue of health care has overshadowed every other issue, foreign and domestic, faced by President Obama. (Source: NYT > Health)

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White House Memo: One Subject Pushes Talk of Any Other to the Margins

NYT > Health — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:20:36 +0100

For several weeks the issue of health care has overshadowed every other issue, foreign and domestic, faced by President Obama. (Source: NYT > Health)

Nuns Back Bill Amid Broad Rift Over Whether It Limits Abortion Enough

NYT > Health — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:10:33 +0100

A divide over how tightly to restrict federal subsidies for insurance policies that cover abortion was proving central to the health care debate. (Source: NYT > Health)

Search for Aye Votes on Health Care Narrows in House

NYT > Health — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:59:35 +0100

The Democratic search for health care votes grew more focused as the House leadership and the White House sought to cement victory. (Source: NYT > Health)

Antibiotics don't cure colds, so why do patients think they do?

Guardian Unlimited Science — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:06:33 +0100

Doctors who cave into patient pressure create demandLast month the government proposed allowing pharmacists to substitute prescriptions for branded medicines with generic alternatives. A letter of protest appeared in the Times, signed by various patient groups and experts, with positive coverage in the broadsheets. "Plan to switch to cheaper medicines will harm patients, say experts," reported the Times. They even had a case study: "Patient given Seroxat substitute felt unwell within two days."But Margaret McCartney GP, writing in the British Medical Journal, has been digging: in fact the letter was coordinated and written by the PR company Burson-Marsteller, paid by the drug company Norgine. Norgine's chief operating officer, Peter Martin, , despite being the major influence behind the ca...

Arizona Cancels SCHIP Program for Lack of Funds

MedPage Today Public Health — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:59:10 +0100

Arizona has become the first state to cancel its State Children's Health Insurance Program, which, like other SCHIP programs, is funded jointly by the state and the federal government. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)

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Appalachia Journal: When Miners Move In, Residents Move On

TIME.com: Top Science and Health Stories — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:04:03 +0100

More than 100 representatives of community and environmental advocacy groups showed up in Washington on Monday to lobby for stiffer government regulation of the mining industry and a ban on mountaintop mining (Source: TIME.com: Top Science and Health Stories)

City awarded $7.9 million grant to improve health

bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:00:14 +0100

The city of Louisville has been awarded a $7.9 million grant from the federal government to help it improve its health initiatives. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)

Child Trust Fund Boost for Children with Disability

Disabled World — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:14:00 +0100

Starting from April this year, disabled children will receive an annual Government contribution of £100, which is paid directly into their Child Trust Fund account. (Source: Disabled World)

[News of the Week] 2010 Budget: China Amasses War Chest to Confront Its Environmental Nightmares

Science: Current Issue — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:10:21 +0100

In a nod to rising public expectations, China's government work plan for 2010, rolled out last week at the country's two major annual political powwows, puts the environment front and center.Authors: Hao Xin, Richard Stone (Source: Science: Current Issue)

[News of the Week] 2010 Budget: Fresh Momentum for China's Science Juggernaut

Science: Current Issue — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:10:21 +0100

Science won high praise and a hefty budget boost at last week's meetings of the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Central government spending on science and technology is slated to rise 8% to $24 billion in 2010.Author: Richard Stone (Source: Science: Current Issue)

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Health Canada Reminds Canadians to Manage Caffeine Consumption

Government of Canada News - Health Canada — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:45:00 +0100

Health Canada is reminding Canadians about the importance of managing consumption of caffeine, especially by children, pregnant and breastfeeding women and women who are planning to become pregnant. (Source: Government of Canada News - Health Canada)

WEBIST 2010: 6th international conference on web information systems and technologies

MEDEV Events — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:42:03 +0100

The purpose of the 6th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies (WEBIST) is to bring together researchers, engineers and practitioners interested in the technological advances and business applications of web-based information systems. The conference has four main track, covering different aspects of Web Information Systems, including Internet Technology, Web Interfaces and Applications, Society, e-Communities, e-Business and Web Intelligence. WEBIST focuses on real world applications; therefore authors should highlight the benefits of Web Information Systems and Technologies for industry and services, in addition to academic applications. Ideas on how to solve business problems, using web based information systems and technologies, will arise from the conferen...

BMA call for 'non-discriminatory' checks on foreign GPs

Pulse — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:33:00 +0100

The BMA has urged the Government to remove a legal clause that they say will allow language tests to be carried out on foreign doctors before they are permitted to work in the UK. (Source: Pulse)

Elon poll: N.C. favors health reform

bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:38:48 +0100

Most North Carolinians say the U.S. system of health care needs reform, and almost half of those who favor reform want more government involvement, according to the latest Elon poll. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)

N.L. colorectal cancer screening targets those 50 to 74

CTV Health — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:05:07 +0100

The Newfoundland and Labrador government is bringing in a new colorectal cancer screening program. (Source: CTV Health)

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MD talks not dead: N.L. minister

CBC | Health — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:03:12 +0100

A war of words between the Newfoundland and Labrador government has taken a bizarre twist, as the province's health minister has denied talks were off with the province's doctors. (Source: CBC | Health)

Anti-smoking groups want crackdown on fraudulent tobacco marketing

American Medical News - GOVERNMENT — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:40:52 +0100

Companies found guilty of fraudulent practices should pay for smoking cessation programs, public health organizations say, and the U.S. Supreme Court should enforce it. (Source: American Medical News - GOVERNMENT)

Democrats Try New Strategy in Health Reform Effort [Government News]

Psychiatr News — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:01:30 +0100

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Mental Health Programs Dodge Federal Budget Ax [Government News]

Psychiatr News — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:01:30 +0100

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More States Explore Laws on Gifts to Physicians [Government News]

Psychiatr News — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:01:30 +0100

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Clear Advantages of PCT Highlighted in Five Presentations at the US HUPO Meeting by Scientists from Industry, Government, and Academia

Medical News (via PRIMEZONE) — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:47:00 +0100

SOUTH EASTON, Mass., March 19, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pressure BioSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:PBIO) ("PBI" and the "Company") today announced that five presentations on the advantages of pressure cycling technology (PCT) in the preparation, processing, identification, and quantification of proteins were made at last week's annual meeting of US HUPO (Human Proteomics Organization) in Denver, Colorado. Presentations on PCT were made by scientists from industry (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Target Discovery, Inc., and PBI), government (FDA), and academia (Universite' de Montreal and Harvard School of Public Health). Data were presented on the use of PCT in the areas of protein analysis and biomarker discovery in influenza (including swine flu), ovarian cancer, membrane proteins, and isolation of in...

Nigeria: Rivers Moves to Check Sale of Fake Drugs

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:01:22 +0100

In its renewed efforts at battling the sale of fake and adulterated drugs, Rivers State government has vowed not to allocate stalls to medicine sellers in the new markets under construction as well as motor parks in all parts of the state. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Idaho, Virginia Gear Up For Fight To Defeat Individual Mandate; NY Law Sets Procedure For Decisions For Unresponsive Patients

Health News from Medical News Today — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0100

The Associated Press: "Idaho is leading the charge in a states-rights push to defeat a proposal in Congress that would require people to buy health insurance, a key piece of reforms being pushed by President Barack Obama. Republican Gov. C.L. 'Butch' Otter used a ceremony Wednesday afternoon to become the first governor to sign into law a measure requiring the state attorney general to sue the federal government over any such insurance mandates... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Today's Opinions And Editorials

Health News from Medical News Today — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0100

Stop The Bleeding In California Los Angeles Times If California ever needed the federal government to enact a universal plan of its own, that time is now (Harold Meyerson, 3/18).Access, Access, Access The New York Times In short, great health care is often less about breakthrough technologies than it is about access. And for all the disagreements about President Obama's health care proposal, let's focus on this: it unquestionably would increase access, while its defeat would diminish access (Nicholas Kristof, 3/17)... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Liberia: Denmark Offers U.S.$20 Million to Reduce Child Mortality

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:40:11 +0100

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has disclosed that the Government of Denmark has contributed US$20 million to support the fourth goal of the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) in Liberia. Goal #4 of the MDG is concerned with reducing child mortality. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

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Rs 5,535 cr more for AIIMS-like institutes, medical colleges

The Economic Times — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:37:12 +0100

Government allocates additional Rs 5,535 crore for six upcoming AIIMS-like institutes and upgradation of 13 existing Government Medical Colleges (Source: The Economic Times)

Rs 5,535 cr more for AIIMS-like institutes, medical colleges

The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:37:12 +0100

Government allocates additional Rs 5,535 crore for six upcoming AIIMS-like institutes and upgradation of 13 existing Government Medical Colleges (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)

Health Care Fraud, Prescription Theft Lead To Significant Losses

Health News from Medical News Today — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0100

ABC News: "A four month 'Nightline' investigation into Medicare fraud makes one thing perfectly clear: this is a crime that pays and pays and pays. The federal government admits that a staggering $60 billion is stolen from tax payers through Medicare scams every year. Some experts believe the number is more than twice that... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Health Care Fraud, Prescription Theft Lead To Significant Losses

Public Health News From Medical News Today — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0100

Nigeria: Egyptian Doctor Sues Yobe Govt

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:42:42 +0100

An Egyptian medical practitioner, Dr. Mohsesn AbdelHameed Mohammed El-Asran, has taken Yobe State government and 13 compatriots in the state before a Damaturu High Court for alleged assault on him for revealing through a petition that 10 expatriate doctors were not qualified to practice as medical doctors in the state. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

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Uganda: Govt Urged to Prioritise Cancer Fight

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:06:12 +0100

Parliament has urged the Government to prioritise the fight against cervical cancer by providing vaccination to all adolescent girls. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

The protective effects of intratympanic dexamethasone and vitamin E on cisplatin-induced ototoxicity are demonstrated in rats

Medical Oncology — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:52:27 +0100

Abstract Cisplatin ototoxicity is a major dose-limiting factor in the treatment of several neoplasms. Dexamethasone and vitamin E are two slow-acting free radical cleaners, and they have been shown to ameliorate nephrotoxicity and endothelial cell damage in animals receiving cisplatin. The purpose of the study was to determine the effectiveness of vitamin E and dexamethasone as an otoprotectant intratympanically. Prospective, randomized controlled trial in the rat model. Wistar rats were sedated using 50 mg/kg intraperitoneal ketamine and 7.5 mg/kg xylazine. Baseline auditory brainstem response (ABR) testing was performed in response to clicks and 4.8-, 12-, 16-kHz tone bursts. After auditory thresholds were determined, the animals received intraperitoneal drug a...

Democrats Say Health Bill Will Pay for Itself in the Long Run

NYT — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:40:18 +0100

Democrats unveiled the completed version of the health care legislation they intend to bring to a vote, saying that it would extend insurance coverage to most of those who lack it. (Source: NYT)

Political Memo: In Health Vote, Democrats Weigh Success vs. Survival

NYT — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:10:46 +0100

As momentum builds to a vote on the health care legislation, leaders are deciding which politically endangered Democrats can vote against the party. (Source: NYT)

Democrats Say Health Bill Will Pay for Itself in the Long Run

NYT > Health — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:40:36 +0100

Democrats unveiled the completed version of the health care legislation they intend to bring to a vote, saying that it would extend insurance coverage to most of those who lack it. (Source: NYT > Health)

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Political Memo: In Health Vote, Democrats Weigh Success vs. Survival

NYT > Health — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:40:24 +0100

As momentum builds to a vote on the health care legislation, leaders are deciding which politically endangered Democrats can vote against the party. (Source: NYT > Health)

No Holyrood funding for a brain unit at Sick Kids

Scotsman.com News - Health — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

A KEY part of the new Sick Kids hospital has been thrown into doubt after the Scottish Government refused funding for a new £48 million brain surgery unit. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)

[Editorial] DFID: a report card and a reappraisal

LANCET — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The UK is soon to have a general election. The expected schism in government is encouraging a last-minute waterfall of new policies and programmes. Nowhere is this more apparent than in international health. The Department for International Development (DFID—currently rebranding itself as UKaid) has been in a frenzy of activity these past few weeks. It has published an education strategy, launched its undernutrition strategy, and hosted an international Millennium Development Goal conference billed as “the turning point of poverty”. Its undernutrition strategy won much praise from delegates (ranging from African Health Ministers to the more sceptical end of non-governmental organisations) at the launch event last week. DFID has clearly established itself as a respected leader in glob...

[World Report] Poland's nurses warn of crisis in profession

LANCET — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Low wages and poor working conditions caused hundreds of Poland's nurses to go on strike last month and warn the government of looming staff shortages in the profession. Ed Holt reports. (Source: LANCET)

HEFCE announces funding of £7.3 billion for universities and colleges in England

MEDEV News — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

HEFCE will distribute £7,356 million to 130 universities and higher education colleges, and 123 directly funded further education colleges, for the academic year 2010-11 (see note 1). The main elements of the grant are £4,727 million for teaching, £1,603 million for research and £150 million for the Higher Education Innovation Fund. In addition HEFCE is providing £562 million for earmarked capital grants and £294 million for special funding (see note 2). The changes in allocations to individual universities and colleges vary (see the summary of grant tables) depending on a number of factors. The most significant are the increased concentration of funding to universities with the highest quality research (see note 3), funding for additional student places, reduction in targeted allo...

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Consultation response on proposals for an Innovation Pass pilot

NeLM - News — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Source: Department of Health Area: News In November 2009 the Department of Health consulted on proposals for an Innovation Pass pilot. This is a response to that consultation, offering a summary of responses received and a Government response to each section. Please see the link below for details. (Source: NeLM - News)

Social Mobility: The Case for Identity Exploration

Psychology Today Personality Center — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:39:27 +0100

As noted in the Huffington Post this week, a new report indicates that progressing to higher levels of the socioeconomic ladder than one's parents is becoming more difficult in the United States as compared to Canada and to European countries.Therefore, staying within the same socioeconomic group as one's parents, or social immobility, is becoming the new norm in the U.S. More worrisome is a form of social mobility, but one that is downward. In downward social mobility, individuals do not even reach the socioeconomic levels obtained by their parents. Such downward mobility along the socioeconomic ladder is likely to increase in the near future, given the incredibly high unemployment levels that are making life so difficult for so many.So until the federal government works directly to reduc...

Proposed cuts to TennCare reduced, but still hit providers

bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:58:24 +0100

Tennessee will get another $121 million from the federal government to fund TennCare this year, extra money that will help postpone many of the proposed cuts to the state’s Medicare managed care program. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)

Contraception an option in maternal health plan: PM

CBC | Health — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:56:04 +0100

The Conservative government is now saying birth control is an option in its international maternal-health initiative after it appeared the Tories would exclude contraception in any of its programs. (Source: CBC | Health)

Ventriculosubgaleal shunt procedure and its long-term outcomes in premature infants with post-hemorrhagic hydrocephalus

Child's Nervous System — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:27:21 +0100

Abstract Objective It is well known that 10–15% of hydrocephalus cases at childhood and 40–50% in premature infants, occur following Germinal matrix hemorrhage (GMH). Such hemorrhages are reported to arise due to the rupture of germinal matrix (GM) vessels as a result of cerebral blod flow changes among infants with <1500 g birth weight and <32 weeks old. Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) associated with GMH leads to a disruption in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and ventricular dilatation. Ventriculosubgaleal shunt (VSGS) is preferred in those hydrocephalus cases because it is a simple and rapid method, precludes the need for repetitive aspiration for evacuation of CSF, establishes a permanent decompression without causing electrolyte and nutritional lo...

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Christ-Alliance whistleblower suit settled

bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:59:50 +0100

A settlement with the federal government might have Christ Hospital and the Health Alliance paying about $110 million in a whistleblower lawsuit. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)

Cuomo digs in on 'pension padding'

bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:36:37 +0100

Erie County is one of 28 government entities that will be scrutinized by Attorney General Andrew Cuomo as he widens a probe into potential padding within the New York State pension system. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines)

Disparities: Gay Men and Lesbians Barred From Some Clinical Trials

NYT > Health — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:02:21 +0100

A study of a government database found that trials dealing with sexual functions often explicitly excluded people based on sexual orientation. (Source: NYT > Health)

FCC's broadband plan lauded as critical to health IT

Healthcare IT News — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:24:34 +0100

Healthcare IT champions are applauding the broadband plan the government released Tuesday as a boon for health information technology. (Source: Healthcare IT News)

Health Habits in USA Leave a Lot to Be Desired

RWJF News Digest - Public Health — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:40:24 +0100

This is not a nation of teetotalers or regular exercisers, new government data show. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)

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Obama opts for virtual colonoscopy; CMS covers traditional only

American Medical News - GOVERNMENT — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:39:57 +0100

It's time Medicare started covering CT colonography, radiologists say. (Source: American Medical News - GOVERNMENT)

U.S. Gov't. Killed Drinkers with Poison During Prohibition

Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:35:26 +0100

Aiming to discourage illegal drinking during Prohibition, the U.S. government spiked alcohol with deadly poisons that may have killed 10,000 or more Americans. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News)

Slate: U.S. Gov't. Poisoned Drinkers During Prohibition

Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:35:26 +0100

Aiming to discourage illegal drinking during Prohibition, the U.S. government spiked industrial alcohol with deadly poisons that may have killed 10,000 or more Americans. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News)

Haiti Should Have Final Say Over Rebuilding, Preval Says

Health News from Medical News Today — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0100

In an interview with Reuters, Haitian President Rene Preval on Tuesday said that the U.S. State Department Human Rights report, which says corruption is "widespread in all ... levels of government" in Haiti, is "arrogant" and that Haiti should have the final say in approving plans to rebuild the country after the January earthquake, the news agency reports... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Haiti Should Have Final Say Over Rebuilding, Preval Says

Aid / Disasters News From Medical News Today — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0100

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1.2 Million Graco High Chairs Recalled

Health News: CBSNews.com — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:30:04 +0100

Loose Screws in Legs Pose Fall Hazard to Children, Government Reports (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)

MPs Call For Better Checks On How PCTs Spend Dementia Strategy Money, UK

Health News from Medical News Today — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0100

More than two thirds of primary care trusts (PCTs) in England are unable to say if or how they spent money allocated to them under the National Dementia Strategy for England. Only 31 per cent (22) of PCTs who responded to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request by the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Dementia said they had allocated their proportion of the Â£150million made available by the government last year. The same percentage could not say how dementia strategy funds had been spent as they were inseparable from other funding... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

1.2 Million Graco High Chairs Recalled

Health News: CBSNews.com — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:59:20 +0100

Loose Screws in Legs Pose Fall Hazard to Children, Government Reports (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)

Government orders recall of 1.2M Graco high chairs

USATODAY.com Health — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:57:21 +0100

The government is announcing a recall of some 1.2 million high chairs, saying they pose a fall hazard to children. (Source: USATODAY.com Health)

Uganda: Government Set to Use $4.5 Million to Fight Tsetse Flies

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:16:29 +0100

Cattle keeping is a major economic and cultural activity of many people in various districts in Uganda, where grazing is done on communal land. With the increased population in the country, there is no doubt there will be an increased demand on land. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

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World TB Day - Canada's Leading The International Fight Against TB, But More Work Must Be Done In Canada's North

Health News from Medical News Today — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0100

While The Canadian Lung Association commends the federal government's recent commitment to international tuberculosis (TB) control, it urges the government to continue working with provincial and territorial partners to reduce alarming rates of TB among Inuit, First Nations and MÃ©tis. In January, the federal government announced $100 million in funding to fight this deadly yet preventable disease internationally. The federal funding will be distributed through the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) to TB REACH, an international initiative managed by the Stop TB Partnership... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

World TB Day - Canada's Leading The International Fight Against TB, But More Work Must Be Done In Canada's North

Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses News From Medical News Today — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0100

Rwanda: Community Health Workers to Get Cell Phones

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:31:12 +0100

As a way of facilitating their day-to-day activities and improving health services at community levels, the government will this week start distributing mobile phones to Community Based Health Workers (CBHWs) in the country, Health Minister, Dr. Richard Sezibera revealed. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Nigeria: MDGs - Delta Establishes 60 Hospitals, 346 Health Centres

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:23:35 +0100

Delta State Government has established 60 hospitals and 346 primary health care centres across the oil-rich state. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Joseph Otumara, disclosed this in Asaba during the 53rd National Council on Health meeting. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Nigeria: My Concern Has Been Quality Healthcare -Grange

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:01:06 +0100

Professor Adenike Grange is the chief executive officer cum provost of Otunba Tunwase National Paediatrics Centre (OTNPC), and former Health Minister. She qualified as a paediatrics in 1964. Our Reporter, Anthonia Soyingbe met this septuagenarian recently and she spoke on her exit from the Federal Executive Council (FEC), her life outside government, the involvement of her family and other sundry issues. Excerpts: (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

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Only 1 In 10 Get Their 5 A Day! UK

Health News from Medical News Today — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100

While increasing fruit and vegetable consumption remains a national priority, a new international survey has revealed the extent to which people are not meeting government guidelines on diet and nutrition in the UK. Current recommendations are that everyone should eat at least 5 portions of a variety of fruit and vegetables each day to reduce the risks of cancer, coronary heart disease and many other chronic diseases. The reality in the UK is that only 11% believe they actually achieve their 5 a day in a week... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

More Than Â£4.4 Million For Improvements At West Wales Hospitals

Health News from Medical News Today — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100

Health Minister Edwina Hart will announce more than Â£4.4 million of new Welsh Assembly Government funding to make improvements at two hospitals in West Wales. The funding will be used to replace the air conditioning plant which cools the operating theatres and the critical care unit at Prince Philip Hospital, Llanelli, as well as to upgrade the system which stores and distributes medical gas - including oxygen - around the hospital. The investment will also be used to replace the heating system at West Wales General, Carmarthen... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Only 1 In 10 Get Their 5 A Day! UK

Nutrition/Agriculture News From Medical News Today — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100

More Than Â£4.4 Million For Improvements At West Wales Hospitals

Public Health News From Medical News Today — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100

Health Minister Edwina Hart will announce more than Â£4.4 million of new Welsh Assembly Government funding to make improvements at two hospitals in West Wales... (Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today)

Pay travel costs for medical care: poll

CBC | Health — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:44:35 +0100

Nova Scotians believe the provincial government should cover travel costs for people who need to leave the province to receive medical care, a poll commissioned by the CBC suggests. (Source: CBC | Health)

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No quick ban for killer drug 'miaow miaow'

Scotsman.com News - Health — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

THE UK government will be presented with advice before the end of the month on whether to ban a legal drug linked to the deaths of two teenagers. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)

No quick ban for killer drug 'meow meow'

Scotsman.com News - Health — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

THE UK government will be presented with advice before the end of this month on whether to ban a legal drug linked to the deaths of two teenagers. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)

Paper round: Thursday

OnMedica Latest News — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Government plans to ban mephedrone, going kosher, and moreRelated items from OnMedicaGPs welcome changes to PMS contract Children encouraged to become 'NHS scientists' Stop kill-joy policy of visitor bed-sitting ban, says GPStress in pregnancy may raise asthma riskIntegrated care cuts time off work with back pain (Source: OnMedica Latest News)

RCN In Wales Supports Plans To Help Veterans

Health News from Medical News Today — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:00:00 +0100

Royal College of Nursing Applauds Welsh Assembly Government's Plan to Help Military Veterans Tina Donnelly, Director of the Royal College of Nursing in Wales, said: "The Royal College of Nursing in Wales is pleased that the Welsh Assembly Government is allocating additional funding to support our military veterans. Our military veterans have demonstrated unmatched dedication to public service and our government should be able to help them out in their time of need... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

RCN In Wales Supports Plans To Help Veterans

Nursing News From Medical News Today — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:00:00 +0100

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MPs complain of lack of direction on dementia care

Management in Practice — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:09:59 +0100

Commons Public Accounts Committee report claims there is a lack of direction, despite government vows to make it a care priority (Source: Management in Practice)

Breast Cancer Study Aims to Speed Drugs, Cooperation

MedlinePlus Health News — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:49:56 +0100

Researchers launched a unique collaboration on Wednesday aimed at getting cancer drugs to the market more quickly in which three companies will cooperate with the U.S. government and non-profit groups to test five experimental breast cancer drugs. Source: Reuters Health Related MedlinePlus Pages: Breast Cancer, Medicines (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)

Rising to the challenge: health priorities for government and the NHS (NHS Confederation)

Clinical Governance Sitewide RSS Feed — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:48:59 +0100

Rising to the challenge: health priorities for the government and the NHS sets out what we see as the major priorities facing the NHS, what we think NHS leaders ... (Source: Clinical Governance Sitewide RSS Feed)

ASME: Clinical leadership conference

MEDEV Events — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:48:00 +0100

Call for workshops ASME invites submissions for parallel workshops at this one day symposium on leadership development. The deadline for submissions is Monday 4th January 2010. Workshops should be designed to promote and disseminate effective learning and teaching activities in the area of clinical leadership and management in medical and healthcare education. The primary purpose is to: * Support dissemination of good practice to a wider audience * Promote collaboration to enhance new and existing projects and partnerships * Raise awareness of new initiatives, recommendations and Government policy * Promote evaluation and high quality educational research studies including systematic review * Promote staff development through development and delivery of appropriate workshop/seminar prog...

China’s healthcare reform one year later: What’s changed?

Diagnostic Imaging — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:30:02 +0100

In April 2009, the Chinese government announced guidelines for healthcare reform, with the core goal of providing universal healthcare services to the country’s 1.3 billion people. China will invest RMB850 billion ($124 billion) on healthcare from 2009 to 2011, further stimulating demand for medical devices, in what is already one of the world’s fastest growing markets for medical technology. One year later, a number of new regulations and guidelines are in place that are beginning to reshape the structure of the Chinese healthcare industry. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)

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West Virginia Guardsmen Seek Default Judgment; Contractors Failed To Answer Complaint

LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:43:12 +0100

WHEELING, W.Va. - The West Virginia National Guard members who accuse government contractors of exposing them to hexavalent chromium at an Iraq construction site in 2003 petitioned the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia on March 4 for a default judgment because the contractors have not responded to the amended complaint filed Feb. 8 (Dale Gallaher, et al. v. KBR Inc., et al., No. 09-69, N.D. W.Va.; See 2/16/10, Page 15). Full story on lexis.com (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)

AP: After Health Reform, Premiums Rise - For Now

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:04:16 +0100

Buyers, beware: President Barack Obama says his health care overhaul will lower premiums by double digits, but check the fine print. Premiums are likely to keep going up even if the health care bill passes, experts say. If cost controls work as advertised, annual increases would level off with time. But don't look for a rollback. Instead, the main reason premiums would be more affordable is that new government tax credits would help cover the cost for millions of people. (Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire)

Deaths of research monkeys prompt calls for government crackdown

OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:54:00 +0100

SPARKS, Nev. (AP) — Workers at a Nevada research lab were checking on a primate room when they came across a ghastly sight: Thirty dead monkeys were essentially cooked alive after someone left the heater on. Two others were near death and had to... (Source: OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research)

Global Access To Safe Drinking Water Increased, Sanitation Lagging Behind, WHO-UNICEF Report Finds

Health News from Medical News Today — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0100

A report released Monday by the WHO and UNICEF documents mixed progress in improving drinking water and sanitation conditions worldwide, VOA News reports (Schlein, 3/15). "The report - presenting the latest data on improved sources of sanitation and drinking water in 209 countries or territories - is aimed at assisting policy-makers, donors, government and non-governmental agencies decide what needs to be done," U.N. News Centre writes (3/15). VOA News writes: "87 percent of the world's population or approximately 5... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Haiti Rebuilding Effort Could Cost $11.5B Over 3 Years, Assessment Says

Health News from Medical News Today — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0100

A "thorough analysis prepared by the Haiti government, together with the United Nations and other international organizations" estimates it will take $11.5 billion over the next three years to repair damage to Haiti after a major earthquake struck in January, the Wall Street Journal reports. "The assessment ... is an important milestone ahead of a planned New York conference on March 31 at which donor nations are expected to announce financial aid for Haiti," according to the newspaper... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

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Haiti Rebuilding Effort Could Cost $11.5B Over 3 Years, Assessment Says

Aid / Disasters News From Medical News Today — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0100

Physician groups, hospitals seen driving health care costs in California

American Medical News - GOVERNMENT — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:54:53 +0100

While health plans held the power in the 1990s, that is shifting, according to a survey of health industry employees. (Source: American Medical News - GOVERNMENT)

Legal drug 'meow meow' probed

NHS News Feed — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:44:00 +0100

The legal drug “meow meow” is being investigated in the wake of two teenagers’ deaths, says The Sun. The two boys from Sc.horpe are believed to have taken the stimulant, also known as mephedrone, shortly before their deaths. Several newpapers report that the synthetic drug is legally sold on the internet under names such as “M-CAT”, and “drone”, but is not subject to medical regulations because it is sold as plant fertiliser. Detective Chief Inspector Mark Oliver, of Humberside police, reportedly told the BBC: “We have information to suggest these deaths are linked to M-CAT. We would encourage anyone who may have taken the drug or knows somebody who has taken the drug to attend a local hospital as a matter of urgency.” The substance is currently legal in the UK, but is pa...

Whistleblower Kickback Case Against Alpharma Results In $42.5 Million Recovery For U.S. And States

Pharmaceutical Online News — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:27:00 +0100

Alpharma Inc. has agreed to pay $42.5 million to the federal government and certain states to settle a whistleblower lawsuit that exposed an alleged kickback scheme by the pharmaceutical company to boost its sales of Kadian, a prescription painkiller. (Source: Pharmaceutical Online News)

Breast cancer study aims to speed drugs, cooperation

Reuters: Health — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:36:04 +0100

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers launched a unique collaboration aimed at getting cancer drugs to the market more quickly on Wednesday -- one in which three companies will cooperate with government and non-profit groups to test five experimental breast cancer drugs. (Source: Reuters: Health)

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Government has failed to improve dementia services as promised, report says

BMJ Online First — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:35:20 +0100

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Nigeria: Kano Govt, Health Workers Agree On New Salary

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:04:04 +0100

The Kano State government and the Joint Action Committee on Health Professionals have signed an agreement on the implementation of a new salary scale for health workers in the state. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Supreme Court Justice Stevens To Decide On Retirement In Early April

Health News from Medical News Today — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0100

U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, leader of the court's liberal wing, on March 8 told the New Yorker that he will decide in early April whether he will serve for another term, the Bloomberg/Boston Globe reports. Stevens, the court's longest-serving justice and its oldest member at age 89, was appointed by President Ford in 1975. He supports abortion and gay rights, as well as limits on government support for religion. He was the only justice to say that the death penalty is unconstitutional (Bloomberg/Boston Globe, 3/16)... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

UN Economic and Social Council to hold key meeting next month on assistance to Haiti

UN News Centre - Women, Children, Population — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100

The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) - the body responsible for coordinating economic and social work of the UN funds, programmes and specialized agencies - said today that it will host a meeting next month to consider what else the UN can do to help the Haitian Government rebuild its country. (Source: UN News Centre - Women, Children, Population)

Statement From HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius On House Budget Committee Mark Up Action On Health Reform Legislation

Health News from Medical News Today — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:00:00 +0100

The progress made in the House Budget Committee is good news for health reform and the millions of Americans who are victims of the worst abuses of the insurance companies. Across the country, Americans have seen their health insurance premiums skyrocket or been denied coverage due to pre-existing conditions. Health care costs are crushing business, family, and government budgets. And without action, we know these problems will only get worse. Today, the Budget Committee took an important step forward toward reform... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

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Statement From HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius On House Budget Committee Mark Up Action On Health Reform Legislation

Public Health News From Medical News Today — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:00:00 +0100

The progress made in the House Budget Committee is good news for health reform and the millions of Americans who are victims of the worst abuses of the insurance companies. Across the country, Americans have seen their health insurance premiums skyrocket or been denied coverage due to pre-existing conditions. Health care costs are crushing business, family, and government budgets... (Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today)

Science is the engine of growth

Guardian Unlimited Science — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:05:09 +0100

I read with interest your leader about National Science and Engineering Week (Festivities and the aversion of famine, 15 March). Support for scientific and medical research has never been higher, according to a report issued last week by the Wellcome Trust. Virtually all (95%) of respondents to the survey thought that medical research should be supported and encouraged, even if a lot of public money would need to be invested. The report also challenges the myth that young people in particular are turned off by science, with 81% expressing an interest and 44% considering science as a career.Science and innovation will be crucial to helping revitalise the British economy. It is up to the scientific community as well as government to ensure that the public is kept informed and engaged �...

Extra funding still leaves NHS Lothian £60m short

Scotsman.com News - Health — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

NHS Lothian's budget for next year will be tens of millions of pounds short, despite the injection of an extra £30 million of funding from the Scottish Government. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)

Medical marijuana movement forges ahead

Drug Topics - Legal News — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

While the government deems that marijuana has a "high potential for abuse" and "has no currently accepted medical use," some states have undertaken initiatives to pass legislation permitting its use for pain control and for control of nausea and vomiting by cancer patients. (Source: Drug Topics - Legal News)

Report from Rare Cancers Forum on access to treatment for people with rarer cancer

NeLM - News — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

This report from the Rarer Cancers Forum highlights continuing problems for people with rarer cancer in accessing treatment. Some of the key findings presented include: . The additional flexibility introduced as a result of NICE's new supplementary advice on appraising end of life treatments has resulted in the approval of five treatments which would have otherwise been rejected, benefiting up to 8,450 patients each year. However, in the same time period NICE has rejected treatments which could have benefitted up to 16,000 patients. . Although some progress has been made in reducing the average length of time required to develop NICE guidance on cancer treatments from their launch (a reduction from 30 months before November 2008 to 21 months), this rem...

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New resources on mental health and sexual health for pharmacists

NeLM - News — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Source: PSNC (Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee) Area: News Two new public health resources on mental health and sexual health have been announced by Mike O'Brien, the Minister of Health. The resources has been published to help pharmacists and their teams give general health advice and offer brief opportunistic advice to members of the public about their sexual and mental health. They are designed to be interactive with the public, are evidence based, up-to date and in line with Government policy. The charity PharmacyHealthLink was commissioned to develop these materials on behalf of the Department of Health. The resources are available to download at the links below; printed copies will be sent to all community pharmacies in England in the n...

Tsunami: unexpected blow foils flawless warning system

Nature — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Authors: Dale Dominey-Howes & James Goff The trans-Pacific tsunami generated by the magnitude-8.8 Chile earthquake on 27 February exposed a problem with Australia's tsunami early-warning system.Since the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the Australian government has spent Aus$70 million (US$64 million) on the development and deployment of the Australian Tsunami Warning (Source: Nature)

The Israeli Field Hospital in Haiti -- Ethical Dilemmas in Early Disaster Response

New England Journal of Medicine — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Within 48 hours after the massive earthquake that struck Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on January 12, the government of Israel dispatched a military task force consisting of 230 people: 109 support and ... (Source: New England Journal of Medicine)

How to Think about Future Health Care Spending

New England Journal of Medicine — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

An important element in the debate over health care reform concerns the level of future health care expenditures. Congress makes explicit projections of federal government spending over the next decade ... (Source: New England Journal of Medicine)

Haitian Amputees -- Lessons Learned from Sierra Leone

New England Journal of Medicine — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

More than a month after the recent earthquake, the Haitian government reported that 6000 to 8000 people had lost limbs or digits, but they did not address the bigger question: ... (Source: New England Journal of Medicine)

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Pandemic flu vaccine talks start

CBC | Health — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:55:32 +0100

The federal government has told the vaccine industry it wants to explore options for Canada's next pandemic flu vaccine contract, including having a back-up supplier. (Source: CBC | Health)

Should NIH-Funded Researchers Be Required to Publicly Reveal Conflicts?

ScienceNOW — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:32:47 +0100

A government watchdog group is urging the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to require... (Source: ScienceNOW)

Talks underway for next pandemic flu vaccine contract

CTV Health — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:04:53 +0100

The federal government has told the vaccine industry it wants to explore options for Canada's next pandemic flu vaccine contract. (Source: CTV Health)

AAFP Urges Members to Phone Congressional Representatives as Deadline for Health Care Reform Nears

AAFP Government and Medicine — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:45:00 +0100

As part of a final push to enact health care reform legislation, AAFP President Lori Heim, M.D., of Vass, N.C. has issued a Speak Out alert to AAFP members asking them to phone their congressional representative to rally support for the health care reform bill pending in the House of Representatives. (Source: AAFP Government and Medicine)

Lung cancer gene tests not ready: U.S. report

Reuters: Health — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:20:19 +0100

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Genetic tests designed to predict how well lung cancer patients will fare after treatment do very little to guide doctors, government researchers said on Tuesday. (Source: Reuters: Health)

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Lung Cancer Gene Tests Not Ready

MedlinePlus Health News — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:20:19 +0100

Genetic tests designed to predict how well lung cancer patients will fare after treatment do very little to guide doctors, government researchers said on Tuesday.Source: Reuters Health Related MedlinePlus Pages: Genetic Testing, Lung Cancer (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)

AIBS Names 2010 Emerging Public Policy Leaders

Public Policy Reports — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:42:25 +0100

The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) has selected Meredith Niles, a graduate student at the University of California, Davis, Ryan Richards, a graduate student at the University of Maryland, College Park, and Leslie Smith, a graduate student at the University of Rhode Island, to receive the 2010 AIBS Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award (EPPLA). “AIBS is committed to fostering a productive dialogue between policymakers and scientists,” said AIBS Executive Director Dr. Richard O’Grady. “We applaud Meredith Niles, Ryan Richards, and Leslie Smith for exemplifying this commitment through their work.” Since 2003, AIBS has recognized the achievements of biology graduate students who have demonstrated an interest and aptitude for contributing to...

Canada Ratifies UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Disabled World — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:14:52 +0100

Government of Canada has ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities... (Source: Disabled World)

Rural dispensing GPs call for protection

BMA daily feed — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:09:50 +0100

The government should protect rural dispensing practices from ‘predatory’ community pharmacies (Source: BMA daily feed)

Doctors to press government on drink-drive limits

BMA daily feed — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:09:50 +0100

Doctors leaders will be urging the government to reduce the drink drive limits as part of a new road safety strategy (Source: BMA daily feed)

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Battelle: Battelle's Barbara Kunz to Speak at National Press Club Forum on Medical and Health Research

Market Wire - Pharmaceuticals and Biotech — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:35:26 +0100

WASHINGTON, DC (MARKET WIRE) The forum, Invest in Tomorrow. Invest in Research, brings together nationally recognized leaders in health research from government, industry, academia, media, and patient advocacy organizations. Battelle's Health and Life Sciences Global Business President Barbara Kunz will participate in the panel discussion "Translating Discoveries into Better Health," followed by a Q&A session. The panel is to be moderated by Michael Kinsley of The Atlantic. (Source: Market Wire - Pharmaceuticals and Biotech)

UK names 10 sites for major wave and tidal power schemes

Guardian Unlimited Science — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:28:00 +0100

Crown estate and Scottish government announce 10 wave and tide power installations in sea near Orkney islands and Pentland FirthThe first fully fledged schemes to harness the UK's immense potential for non-polluting wave and tidal power have been unveiled, with the promise they will match the output of a nuclear power station.The crown estate and Scottish government announced today that 10 wave and tide power schemes capable of generating up to 1.2GW in total would be built around the Orkney islands and on the Pentland Firth on the northern coast of the Scottish mainland.The crown estate said these would be the world's first commercial wave and tidal projects and that the 10 schemes would generate enough electricity to power 750,000 homes by 2020.Alex Salmond, the first minister of Scotlan...

Jharkhand govt gives NOC to SAIL, HEC to set up medical colleges

The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:14:41 +0100

The Jharkhand government has given a no-objection certificate to Heavy Engineering Corporation (HEC) and Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) to set up medical college in Ranchi and Bokaro respectively, in Jharkhand. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)

Jharkhand govt gives NOC to SAIL, HEC to set up medical colleges

The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:14:41 +0100

PCTs gain right to unilaterally axe PMS deals

Pulse — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:02:00 +0100

PCTs will be able to unilaterally terminate PMS contracts from next month under new powers handed to them by the Government, Pulse can reveal. (Source: Pulse)

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Feds, Florida Officials Dispute Haiti Flight Information - JEMS.com

JEMS Latest News — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:49:00 +0100

JENNIFER KAY Associated Press Writer MIAMI - As hundreds of injured survivors of the Haiti earthquake overwhelmed Florida hospitals in January, state officials pleaded with the federal government for... (Source: JEMS Latest News)

Nutrition centre to tackle lifestyle diseases

IOL: Health — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:19:05 +0100

The government needs to change the consumption behaviour of citizens if it is to successfully address nutritional disorders and lifestyle diseases, says Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi. (Source: IOL: Health)

Extra Doctor Training Places "very Welcome"â�¦ Now It's Time To Back Them Up With A Rural Rescue Package, Australia

Health News from Medical News Today — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0100

The Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA) has strongly welcomed today's announcement by the Federal Government that it will substantially increase GP training places, specialist training places and prevocational general practice placements for medical graduates. The Association has urged, however, that the Government must also introduce a much-needed Rural Rescue Package if there is to be any hope of enticing more young doctors to rural and remote practice... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Extra Doctor Training Places "very Welcome" ... Now It's Time To Back Them Up With A Rural Rescue Package, Australia

Health News from Medical News Today — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0100

Extra Doctor Training Places "very Welcome" ... Now It's Time To Back Them Up With A Rural Rescue Package, Australia

Medical Students News From Medical News Today — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0100

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RCN welcomes fitness tests for children

Nursing Times Breaking News — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:35:00 +0100

Nursing and health professionals are welcoming government plans to test school pupils’ fitness levels. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)

Nigeria: Jonathan Happy With NYSC Scheme,

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:27:03 +0100

Acting President Goodluck Jonathan has said that the federal government is happy with the management of the National Youth Service Corps scheme for their contributions in countering the HIV/AIDS scourge, armed robbery, kidnapping, rape, immorality and other social vices through training, orientation, lectures and counseling of the corps members. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Nick Clegg warns against 'ramming through cuts'

HSJ — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:23:00 +0100

Britain could face massive political and social unrest on a scale similar to Greece if the next government cannot rally the public behind plans to cut the £178bn deficit, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg will warn today. (Source: HSJ)

Experts Discuss PEPFAR Funding In Congressional Hearing

Health News from Medical News Today — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0100

At a recent hearing of the House Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, "[i]nternational health organisations working to help check the spread of AIDS in Africa said meagre increases in funds from the U.S. government this year would be a step backwards. Some experts also emphasised that prevention must get appropriate attention in any fight against the disease," Inter Press Service reports. Experts testified that President Barack Obama's current FY 2011 budget request for PEPFAR, which increases funding by 2... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Also In Global Health News: East Africa Food Security; Issues With Humanitarian Aid; Texting To Fight Counterfeit Drugs

Health News from Medical News Today — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0100

Experts To Discuss Food Security In East Africa The Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) meeting this week in Kigali, Rwanda "will provide a forum for experts, government ministers, regional economic communities and other stakeholders to discuss how best to handle the food security issue in" East Africa, New Times/allAfrica.com reports. The U.N. Economic Commission for Africa's Sub-Regional Office, East Africa (SRO-EA) will host the meeting. "East Africa is the sub-region most affected by food insecurity," according to an SRO-EA report, New Times/allAfrica... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

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Experts Discuss PEPFAR Funding In Congressional Hearing

HIV / AIDS News From Medical News Today — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0100

At a recent hearing of the House Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, "[i]nternational health organisations working to help check the spread of AIDS in Africa said meagre increases in funds from the U.S. government this year would be a step backwards. Some experts also emphasised that prevention must get appropriate attention in any fight against the disease," Inter Press Service reports... (Source: HIV / AIDS News From Medical News Today)

Also In Global Health News: East Africa Food Security; Issues With Humanitarian Aid; Texting To Fight Counterfeit Drugs

IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:00:00 +0100

Leaked DH briefing gives PCTs licence to 'blackmail' practices over premises funding

Pulse — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:50:00 +0100

Exclusive: The Government has given PCTs the green light to withhold premises funding when negotiating tougher GP contracts - in a move which the GPC described as 'tantamount to blackmail'. (Source: Pulse)

Social determinants of health and the role of local government

WHO Maternal, Newborn and Child Health — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:55:00 +0100

Improvement and Development Agency for local government (IDeA) UK (2010) (Source: WHO Maternal, Newborn and Child Health)

Potential CITES trade ban for rare salamander underscores wildlife e-commerce

ScienceDaily Headlines — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:00:00 +0100

A little-known Iranian salamander is poised to become the first example of a species requiring international government protection because of e-commerce -- a major threat to endangered wildlife that authorities are struggling to address. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)

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U.S. Youth Likely to Face Greater Health Issues

RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +0100

Americans are not only getting fatter, but they're still smoking and they're not exercising enough. Every few years the federal government releases the findings of its survey of health behaviors among U.S. adults. This year's report covers 2005 to 2007 — and it's not really good news. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)

Irish aid project discovers high rate of hepatitis B in Vietnam

The Irish Times - Health — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:30:18 +0100

A MAJOR aid initiative, backed by the Government here, has helped to identify an unusually high rate of hepatitis B infection in Vietnam. The research programme has also established that HIV infection in the southeast Asian country has yet to spread significantly to the wider population. (Source: The Irish Times - Health)

Nightly charge system may soon be put to bed

The Irish Times - Health — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:30:18 +0100

The Government is considering radical changes to the way public hospitals are paid by health insurance companies, writesMARTIN WALL (Source: The Irish Times - Health)

Low-quality nursery food warning

BBC News | Health | UK Edition — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:25:19 +0100

Nursery food is poor and could be subjected to new nutritional guidelines, a government-commissioned report says. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)