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'Telepsychiatry' Allows Nurses To Treat Women With Postpartum Depression
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Source: Medical News Today
Women suffering with postpartum depression may in future be able to receive psychotherapy from a specially trained nurse over the phone, eliminating barriers to treatment such as distance, time or the availability of a psychologist or psychiatrist.Professor Cindy-Lee Dennis, Canada Research Chair in Perinatal Community Health at U of T's Lawrence S. ... more
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Clock Ticking To Stop Medicare Physician Cuts That Hurt Seniors
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Source: Medical News Today
The American Medical Association (AMA) urged Congress to take immediate action to avert looming Medicare physician payment cuts that will harm seniors' access to care in testimony to the House Small Business Committee. AMA Board Member Cecil Wilson, MD, highlighted the impact the cuts will have on the many physicians who are small business owners. ... more
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Denver Post Examines Outlook For Embryonic Stem Cell Research Policy Shift With Next President
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Source: Medical News Today
The Denver Post on Wednesday examined possible changes to federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research with the next president. According to the Post, stem cell research in the U.S. is "likely to get a fresh look" from the next president, "no matter who it is." Campaign officials for both Democratic presidential candidates Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) and Barack Obama (Ill. ... more
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Hearing To Focus On Direct-To-Consumer Ads For Prescription Drugs
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Source: Medical News Today
Officials for Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Merck and Schering-Plough on Thursday will testify at a House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing that Democrats hope will "lay the groundwork for future legislation to tighten controls on drug marketing," the Wall Street Journal reports. ... more
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Heart Rules Head In Moral Decisions
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Source: Medical News Today
US scientists studying how the brain behaves during decision making have discovered that when people are confronted with moral decisions, they think about efficiency in one part of the brain, and equity in another part of the brain that deals with emotions, and the latter tends to win, suggesting that a sense of fairness is fundamental to human nature. ... more
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HIV/AIDS Funding In Tanzania Expected To Total $476M, Government Report Says
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Source: Medical News Today
Funding for HIV/AIDS in Tanzania from the government and international donors from 2007 to 2008 is expected to total more than 568 billion Tanzanian shillings, or about $476 million, according to a recently released government report, the Africa Science News Service reports. According to the report, aid from the U.S. ... more
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House Energy And Commerce Committee Approves Bill To Reauthorize Community Health Centers Program
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Source: Medical News Today
The House Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday by voice vote approved a bill (HR 1343) that would reauthorize the federal community health centers program through fiscal year 2012, CQ Today reports (Mattingly [1], CQ Today, 5/7).The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Gene Green (R-Texas), would authorize more than $14 billion over five years in all 50 states; Washington, D.C.; and U.S. ... more
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Illinois Gov. Blagojevich To Stop Enrolling People In Expanded FamilyCare Program
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Source: Medical News Today
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) will follow a judge's orders to stop enrolling uninsured residents in his expanded version of FamilyCare, a state program that subsidizes health care for families, the AP/Chicago Tribune reports (AP/Chicago Tribune, 5/6). ... more
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Namibia To Launch Pilot HIV Testing, Counseling Project
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Source: Medical News Today
The Namibian Ministry of Health and Social Services will launch a pilot project to provide no-cost HIV testing and counseling in certain regions of the country to mark its National HIV Testing Day on May 9, Namibia's New Era reports. The project will run in the Caprivi, Erongo, Oshana, Karas and Khomas regions for three days beginning on May 8. ... more
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New CDC Study Finds Arthritis Can Be A Barrier For Adults Seeking To Manage Diabetes Through Physical Activity
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Source: Medical News Today
More than half of adults with diagnosed diabetes also have arthritis, a painful condition that can be a barrier to physical activity-an important health strategy for managing diabetes, according to a study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in today′s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.Nationwide, 46.4 million adults have arthritis and 20. ... more
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