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U.S. aerosol scientist analyses the risks posed to workers in pharmacies by using air-pressure activated pill dispensing machines

A leading U.S. aerosol scientist released his analysis, adding further questions about risks posed to workers in pharmacies using air-pressure activated pill dispensing machines. Two machines of this type are presently in use – McKesson/Parata RDS and McKesson/Parata Max.

29 Aug 2009

Vision document to guide CHA's support to health reform

The Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA) has long been committed to a goal of health coverage for all people in the United States. CHA has not, however, endorsed any of the bills currently under consideration.

29 Aug 2009

Recent releases: health development in Afghanistan; trade agreements effect on drug access; outside experts in patent reviews; neglected disease legislation; management in public health; foreign aid reform

A Lancet editorial examines Afghanistan's progress in health developments since 2001, in light of the country's recent presidential election.

29 Aug 2009

Pennsylvania Department of Health to commence distribution of new KI tablets next month

The Department of Health will provide free potassium iodide, or KI, tablets to people who live or work within a 10-mile radius of Pennsylvania's five nuclear power plants beginning next month.

29 Aug 2009

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh leads the use of electronic health records among U.S. pediatric hospitals

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC has been recognized by KLAS, an independent healthcare research organization, as the leader in its use of healthcare information technology among pediatric hospitals in the United States.

29 Aug 2009

Pressure on G20 leader to tax financial transactions for aid money intensifies

G20 finance ministers meeting in London next Friday, ahead of a G20 meeting in Pittsburgh, "will face concerted pressure to introduce a tax on financial transactions as a coalition of anti-poverty campaigners aim to force the issue onto the agenda," the Guardian reports.

29 Aug 2009

Inhibitor Education Summits to address pertinent topics regarding hemophilia

More than 160 families of patients living with a rare form of hemophilia are coming together at educational summits sponsored this fall by the National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF) and the Center for Biomedical Continuing Education (CBCE). For the fifth year, the Inhibitor Education Summits will connect patients and their families with expert healthcare professionals and fellow patients to address pertinent topics such as effective pain management, exercise and nutrition, financial security, and psychological wellbeing.

29 Aug 2009

Replacing Kennedy tall task for reform-minded democrats

Conservatives are accusing Democrats of politicizing Kennedy's death to pass health care legislation, Politico reports: "So his allies on the left have made no secret of their hopes that his legacy will serve to bolster the uncertain health reform plan, with Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) even suggesting the bill be named for Kennedy.

29 Aug 2009

"Africa is mismanaging water resources," scientists say at conference; BBC examines effect of Kenya's drought on kids

Africa is mismanaging its water resources," according to scientists who are in Kenya at the Sustainable Water Conference, which is organized by the Pan Africa Chemistry Network, VOA News reports.

29 Aug 2009

Express Medical Care offered by Manhattan’s Physician Group requires no appointment

Do you need to see a doctor sooner rather than later to learn if you have a simple cold vs. the flu or if that rash is an allergic reaction and not something else? Manhattan’s Physician Group now offers Express Medical Care to provide individuals with the ability to see a physician sooner rather than later.

29 Aug 2009

Also in Global Health news: ARVs in Uganda; Brazil's fight against HIV/AIDS

Zainab Akol, Uganda's AIDS Control Program director, said the health ministry has acquired enough antiretroviral (ARV) drugs to provide treatment for people living with HIV/AIDS until the end of the year, New Vision reports. In addition to 30 tons of drugs, the ministry received at the beginning of August from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, it also purchased ARVs worth about $20 million this month, Akol said (Kagolo, 8/27).

29 Aug 2009

Congressman Roy Blunt should stop blocking health care reform, say Missouri families

Service Employees International Union members and their families, members of the community and concerned citizens gathered in front of Congressman Roy Blunt's office to demand why he continues to put politics before Missouri families.

29 Aug 2009

White paper highlights the need for more number of physician hospitals

Today, the Senior Center for Health and Security (SCHS) announced the publication of an important new white paper which fully explores the critical nature of high-quality physician hospitals for seniors, their promise for the nation, and their competitors' latest effort to drive them completely out of existence.

29 Aug 2009

Scare tactics favored by generations of reform opponents

Just like in earlier attempts to overhaul the American health system, opponents have turned to scare tactics, a strategy with a success rate in the history of blocking health reform, NPR reports. "It's really a case of deja vu," political scientist Jonathan Oberlander tells NPR. "You hear in today's debate echoes of the past that extend all the way to the early part of the 20th century."

29 Aug 2009

Simple steps to prevent outbreak of H1N1 flu

Dr. Will Sawyer, a Family Medicine physician in Cincinnati, Ohio, is VERY concerned that the American public is NOT getting adequate information on how to PREVENT local severe outbreaks of the Novel H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu)!

29 Aug 2009

Members of the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona to receive coverage for H1N1 vaccine

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (BCBSAZ) announced today that it will cover the H1N1 vaccine for all BCBSAZ members in addition to its regular coverage of a seasonal flu shot.

29 Aug 2009

Software seeks to help customers decipher their health benefits

Intuit (INTU), the company that simplified personal finance, hopes to help consumers untangle the complexity of health benefits and medical bills," CNNMoney reports. Earlier this year, Intuit introduced its Quicken Health Expense Tracker. This online software "translates medical jargon, shows the math behind the costs, and explains what to do next if there's a question or problem.

29 Aug 2009

Health experts appeal for vaccines to be added to national immunization programs

During a recent three-day Asian Vaccine Conference, health experts appealed to countries to add "under-utilised vaccines such as those of pneumococcal, haemophilus influenzae type-b (Hib), and rotavirus" into national immunization programs, the Nation reports.

29 Aug 2009

Study reveals that the pending health reforms bill will affect senior citizens in Wyoming

A new American Health Care Association analysis of the pending House health reform bill, combined with the impact of a recently-enacted Medicare regulation cutting Medicare-funded nursing home care by $12 billion over ten years, finds seniors in Wyoming requiring nursing and rehabilitative care will face total funding cuts of nearly $60 million over that same time period. Nationally, the study finds, seniors’ Medicare cuts will total $44 billion over ten years, prompting Wyoming’s long term care community to warn that seniors’ care needs are endangered by the House bill, as are the jobs of caregivers and nursing home staff in Wyoming.

29 Aug 2009

Two new studies from a federal agency point to risks, costs in health care

Two new reports from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality made news Thursday. One addresses the consequences of leaving the hospital against the doctor's orders, while the other notes that health spending on seniors rose by over $100 billion between 1996 and 2006.

29 Aug 2009

Healthcare News

U.S. aerosol scientist analyses the risks posed to workers in pharmacies by using air-pressure activated pill dispensing machines

Vision document to guide CHA's support to health reform

Recent releases: health development in Afghanistan; trade agreements effect on drug access; outside experts in patent reviews; neglected disease legislation; management in public health; foreign aid reform

Pennsylvania Department of Health to commence distribution of new KI tablets next month

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh leads the use of electronic health records among U.S. pediatric hospitals

Pressure on G20 leader to tax financial transactions for aid money intensifies

Inhibitor Education Summits to address pertinent topics regarding hemophilia

Replacing Kennedy tall task for reform-minded democrats

"Africa is mismanaging water resources," scientists say at conference; BBC examines effect of Kenya's drought on kids

Express Medical Care offered by Manhattan’s Physician Group requires no appointment

Also in Global Health news: ARVs in Uganda; Brazil's fight against HIV/AIDS

Congressman Roy Blunt should stop blocking health care reform, say Missouri families

White paper highlights the need for more number of physician hospitals

Scare tactics favored by generations of reform opponents

Simple steps to prevent outbreak of H1N1 flu

Members of the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona to receive coverage for H1N1 vaccine

Software seeks to help customers decipher their health benefits

Health experts appeal for vaccines to be added to national immunization programs

Study reveals that the pending health reforms bill will affect senior citizens in Wyoming

Two new studies from a federal agency point to risks, costs in health care

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