|
Increased Commitment To Prevention A Must, Australia
202 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
The Australian Medical Association rejected a think tank report that labels efforts to prevent obesity and chronic diseases a waste of money. The Centre for Independent Studies claims that there is no convincing evidence that preventative health measures work, and Australia's 40-year track record of public health education campaigns have not achieved outcomes. ... more
|
|
|
Infants At Risk For Birth Problems When Mothers' Blood Sugar Levels Are Raised
202 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
Pregnant women with blood sugar levels in the higher range of normal - but not high enough to be considered diabetes - are more likely than women with lower blood sugar levels to give birth to babies at risk for many of the same problems seen in babies born to women with diabetes during pregnancy, according to a study funded in large part by the National Institutes of Health. ... more
|
|
|
It's Official: Federal Labor Board Certifies NNOC Texas To Represent RNs At Houston Hospital
202 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
The National Labor Relations Board formally certified NNOC Texas, the Texas affiliate of the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee, as the exclusive collective bargaining representative of registered nurses at Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center Hospital in Houston. ... more
|
|
|
Medtronic Initiates Voluntary Field Actions For Selected Heparin-Coated Products Used During Cardiopulmonary Bypass
202 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) announced that it is initiating a voluntary and precautionary recall of selected products featuring the Carmeda BioActive surface. The affected devices are disposable products used during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) for heart surgeries. Affected products include blood oxygenators, reservoirs, pumps, cannulae, and tubing packs. ... more
|
|
|
Myanmar Cyclone: MSF Teams Bring Immediate Assistance While Additional Staff And Relief Materials Are Ready To Be Sent
202 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
Immediately after Cyclone Nargis hit several regions of Myanmar, teams in the country with the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) began assessing and responding to the needs of the population in Yangon and in neighboring areas. ... more
|
|
|
New Legislation Would Require Mandatory Federal Standards For Physical, Mental Health Care For Detained Immigrants
202 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security and International Law Chair Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) on Tuesday announced that she has introduced a bill (HR 5950) to establish mandatory standards for medical care for immigrants in detention centers, the New York Times reports. ... more
|
|
|
New Study Shows How Sounds Are Amplified In The Inner Ear, A Finding That Could Explain How Hearing Loss Can Result From Genetic Mutation Or Overdose
202 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators have found that an electrically powered amplification mechanism in the cochlea of the ear is critical to the acute hearing of humans and other mammals. The findings will enable better understanding of how hearing loss can result from malfunction of this amplification machinery due to genetic mutation or overdose of drugs such as aspirin. ... more
|
|
|
Queen Of Clean Rides For Tiny Lives, UK
202 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
TV's Aggie MacKenzie will be swapping her skates for a bike when she competes in a gruelling ride through the Scottish Highlands for national health charity Action Medical Research this month.Having recovered from her recent appearance on ITV1's Dancing on Ice, Aggie, who is best known for the show 'How Clean is Your House?', is now taking on a new challenge. ... more
|
|
|
Report Details Inner Workings Of Growing MTM Clinic
202 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
Clinicians working in an outpatient pharmacy clinic in Chicago are hoping to build relationships with patients that will lead to improved continuity of care, according to a report in the May 1 edition of American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. ... more
|
|
|
Senate Democrats Attach Medicaid Bill Provisions To War Spending Measure
202 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
Senate Democrats have added language to a "must-pass" supplemental war spending measure that would prevent seven new Medicaid regulations from taking effect until April 1, 2009, CQ Today reports. This same language is included in a Medicaid bill (HR 5613) approved by the House. Although a majority of House Republicans voted for the Medicaid bill in the House, Senate Republicans, led by Sen. ... more
|
Next