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Kansas Health Reform Bill Includes Funding For Physician Training Program
202 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
Kansas lawmakers on Saturday approved a health care reform package that seeks to expand health care access, the Wichita Eagle reports. ... more
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Lawmakers, Industry Representatives, Officials Discuss Medicare Competitive Bidding Program For Durable Medical Equipment
202 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
During a House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee hearing Tuesday, lawmakers, officials and representatives of the durable medical equipment industry discussed a Medicare competitive bidding program, including the application process and possible alternatives to the program, CQ HealthBeat reports (Carey, CQ HealthBeat, 5/6). ... more
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Myanmar - General Situation Update - World Health Organization
202 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
According to state media there are 22,464 reported human deaths so far and 41,054 people missing. The total number of townships affected stands at 47 - 7 townships in the Delta Division are badly affected, plus another 40 townships in the Yangon area. Reports indicate that the scarcity of drinking water, lack of electricity and gasoline are aggravating the situation. ... more
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Nitrates In Vegetables Protect Against Gastric Ulcers
202 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
Fruits and vegetables that are rich in nitrates protect the stomach from damage. This takes place through conversion of nitrates into nitrites by the bacteria in the oral cavity and subsequent transformation into biologically active nitric oxide in the stomach. ... more
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Patients, Doctors, Pharmacists Praise Bipartisan House Resolution On Compounded Hormones Containing Estriol
202 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
The International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists joined hundreds of thousands of women and doctors in applauding the introduction of H. Con. Res. 342, a bipartisan resolution stating that "the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) new policy restricting women's access to medications containing estriol does not serve the public interest" and calling on the FDA to "reverse its policy. ... more
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Senate Finance Committee Holds First In Series Of Congressional Hearings On U.S. Health System Overhaul
202 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday hold the first of at least eight congressional hearings focusing on strategies to reform the U.S. health care system, featuring testimony by former HHS secretaries Tommy Thompson and Donna Shalala, CQ HealthBeat reports.Thompson said the committee should first focus on changing Medicare before addressing the entire U.S. ... more
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Senate Subcommittee Votes To Boost FDA Funding By 275 Million Dollars
202 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
In an important first step towards achieving increased funding for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), members of a Senate appropriations subcommittee approved an additional $275 million in appropriations for the agency. The additional resources would provide a significant boost to the FDA's ability to monitor drug safety. ... more
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Sleeping Too Much Or Too Little Linked To Poor Health Habits, CDC Study
202 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
A new study suggests that American adults who usually sleep fewer than 6 hours a night are more likely to have poor health habits than those who sleep 7 to 8 hours. The findings also suggest a similar poor pattern of health behaviours for those who usually sleep 9 hours or more. ... more
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Some Operators Closing Retail Clinics, Scaling Back Expansion Plans
202 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
The "boom" of walk-in health clinics at pharmacies, supermarkets and retailers "is showing signs of slowing," the Wall Street Journal reports. As of May 1, there were 963 retail clinics in the U.S., compared with 125 three years ago. ... more
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Telehealth Intervention Benefits Patients With Chronic Illness
202 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
Telehealth, using telecommunication technology to deliver health care, is increasingly being used to improve the delivery and availability of health care services to patients. A University of Missouri researcher found that patients who received a telehealth intervention from care providers had significantly delayed hospital readmission rates when compared to patients who received traditional care. ... more
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