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Safer, Easier System For Remote Explosive Detection User Rating: / 0 Saturday, 12 April 2008 Detecting roadside bombs may become easier, thanks to chemical sensors being developed at the University of Michigan. A team led by chemistry professor Theodore Goodson III has built materials that sniff out TNT and give off signals that can be detected remotely---from a moving Humvee, for instance. Read more...   NEJM Perspectives Examine California Health Reform Efforts, Individual Health Insurance Mandates User Rating: / 0 Friday, 11 April 2008 "California Dreamin' -- State Health Care Reform and the Prospect for National Change," New England Journal of Medicine: The perspective by Stephen Isaacs of the consulting firm Isaacs-Jellinek and Steven Schroeder of the University of California-San Francisco discusses efforts by California... Read more...   Philadelphia Health Centers Treating Mostly Poor Blacks, Hispanics Have Five-Month Average Wait Time User Rating: / 0 Friday, 11 April 2008 The average wait time to acquire a doctor's appointment at Philadelphia-area public health centers is more than five months, compared with 15 days in New York City and seven days in Baltimore, according to a report released on Tuesday by the Philadelphia Office of the Controller, the Philadelphia... Read more...   No Conclusive Link Beween Light Brown Apple Moth Spraying And Illnesses, Office Of Environmental Hea User Rating: / 0 Friday, 11 April 2008 A study released by state health officials shows that there was no conclusive link between the Light Brown Apple Moth (LBAM) spraying and the reported illnesses last fall in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties. Read more...   Using Nanoparticles For Food Safety User Rating: / 0 Friday, 11 April 2008 Byron Brehm-Stecher, assistant professor in food science and human nutrition, has some big ideas for his work with little particles. His newest research project will permit him to study the potential of using silver nanoparticles to enhance the safety of the world's food supply. Read more...   Staffordshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust Took Risks With Patient And Staff Safety, Says Healthcare User Rating: / 0 Friday, 11 April 2008 Managers at Staffordshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust took risks with the safety of patients, staff and volunteers, according to an investigation published by the Healthcare Commission. Read more...   Minister Harney Announces The Publication Of A Policy Framework For The Management Of Chronic Diseas User Rating: / 0 Friday, 11 April 2008 Mary Harney TD, Minister for Health and Children, speaking at the opening of the National Health Consultative Forum in Galway today, (10th April, 2008), announced the publication of a Policy Framework for the Management of Chronic Diseases entitled, 'Tackling Chronic Disease' which is one of the... Read more...   In Sickness And In Health: Mending A "Fragmented" NHS User Rating: / 0 Friday, 11 April 2008 Patients who are usually fit but need treatment for a serious, acute sickness have never been better served by the NHS than they are today. But for those with long term conditions, there is no rapid technological fix. Read more...   Millennium Development Goals On Maternal And Child Mortality Met By Less Than One Quarter Of Priorit User Rating: / 0 Friday, 11 April 2008 Of 68 priority countries, less than one quarter are on track towards reaching the millennium development goals on maternal and child mortality. Read more...   APHA Applauds Senate Resolution And Hearing On The Connection Between Climate Change And Health User Rating: / 0 Friday, 11 April 2008 The American Public Health Association (APHA) applauds Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) and Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) for introducing a resolution on the critical relationship between public health and global warming. Read more...   New Electronic System For Detecting And Notifying Infectious Illness User Rating: / 0 Friday, 11 April 2008 Researchers at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Harvard Medical School, Atrius Health, and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health have made and tested a set of computer programs that use electronic medical records to help clinicians detect contagious sickness and automatically report them to... Read more...   Child Poverty Can Be Eradicated If We Stop The Poor Paying More User Rating: / 0 Friday, 11 April 2008 Commenting on the new Joseph Rowntree Foundation report published lately, 'The impact of benefit and tax uprating on incomes and poverty', Child Poverty Action Group's Head of Policy, Paul Dornan, said: "The Government has been running up the down escalator to keep their promise to end child... Read more...   Is The Internet Pro-Suicide? User Rating: / 0 Thursday, 10 April 2008 According to an article published in BMJ, people researching suicidal methods on the Internet are more likely to find sites that promote suicide instead of ones that provide help and support. Read more...   Countdown Countries Still Lagging In Maternal And Child Health Interventions User Rating: / 0 Thursday, 10 April 2008 An article published in The Lancet reports that there are still wide coverage gaps for essential maternal and child health interventions among Countdown countries, even though they have made some progress since 1990. Read more...   Every Death Counts: South Africa's Mothers, Babies, And Children User Rating: / 0 Thursday, 10 April 2008 The combined authors of 3 health reports on South African maternal, neonatal, and child deaths have come together to launch a new report, entitled Every Death Counts, which analyzed the combined data and proposed key strategies to decrease this terrible mortality burden in this country. Read more...   FDA Appoints Dr. Frank M. Torti To Senior Leadership Position User Rating: / 0 Thursday, 10 April 2008 Commissioner of Food and Drugs Andrew C. von Eschenbach, M.D. announced the appointment of Frank M. Torti, M.D., M.P.H. as the FDA's Principal Deputy Commissioner and first Chief Scientist. The newly made Chief Scientist position stems from the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007. Read more...   Health Canada And NAHO Launch Innovative Aboriginal Youth Suicide Prevention Web Site User Rating: / 0 Thursday, 10 April 2008 The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health, was joined by the Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, and the National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO) CEO Dr. Paulette Tremblay to unveil a new Web site to help combat suicide among Aboriginal youth. Read more...   61% Of Workers Are Confident They Will Have Enough Money For Retirement, Down From 70% In 2007; Econ User Rating: / 0 Thursday, 10 April 2008 Read more...   World Food Programme Contract Driver And Assistant Killed Delivering Food In South Sudan User Rating: / 0 Thursday, 10 April 2008 The United Nations World Food Programme announced that the driver of a WFP-contracted truck and his assistant were killed in Southern Sudan, bringing to five the number of people killed in attacks on WFP humanitarian transporters in Sudan in less than 3 weeks. Read more...   Disease Management, Screening Can Reduce Kidney Failure Among Blacks, Letter To The Editor States User Rating: / 0 Thursday, 10 April 2008 A March 30 article in the Chicago Tribune that reported high kidney failure rates among blacks in Chicago "brightly portray[ed] the devastating impact of kidney failure in this community," Griffin Rodgers, director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases at NIH,... Read more...   St. Jude Medical To Acquire EP MedSystems User Rating: / 0 Thursday, 10 April 2008 St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE: STJ) and EP MedSystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: EPMD) announced that the Boards of Directors of both companies have unanimously permitted a definitive merger agreement under which St. Jude Medical will acquire EP MedSystems for approximately $92.1 million. Read more...   Debate Around Local Accountability In The NHS Lacks Clarity, Says King's Fund User Rating: / 0 Thursday, 10 April 2008 There is a need for greater clarity about what politicians mean when they talk about increasing local accountability in the NHS, according to a King's Fund report published. Read more...   The Circus Comes To Town For This Year's Kidz Stuff, UK User Rating: / 0 Thursday, 10 April 2008 Fun and education will join forces again this year as the Kidz Stuff festival returns with a vengeance on May 31 and June 1. Read more...   HSE Urges Construction Industry To Do More To Prevent Deaths At Work, UK User Rating: / 0 Thursday, 10 April 2008 Early unvalidated figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) suggest that around 69 construction workers were killed in 2007/08. This points to a 10% improvement on the preceding year's figures but HSE warned the construction industry not to be complacent. Read more...   Critics Of HIPAA Say Law Is Too Lenient To Adequately Protect Patient Privacy User Rating: / 0 Thursday, 10 April 2008 The "recent revelation" that University of California-Los Angeles Medical Center employees looked at the private medical files of high-profile and celebrity patients could prompt a review of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, the Los Angeles Times reports. Read more...   Trusts Must Refocus Attention On Their Patients, UK User Rating: / 0 Thursday, 10 April 2008 UNISON, the UK's largest public sector union, is calling on Trusts to refocus on delivering for patients, following the release of the newest Healthcare Commission Staff Survey. The survey found that less than half (46%) of staff believed that the care of patients was their Trust's top priority. Read more...   Health Unions React To NHS Pay Offer User Rating: / 0 Thursday, 10 April 2008 Health unions representing 200,000 healthcare scientists, health visitors, speech and language therapists, clinical psychologists, chaplains, mental health nurses, skilled support staff in maintenance and estates, midwives, physiotherapists, radiographers, chiropodists, orthoptists, dietitians and... Read more...   Business Leader, Nonprofit Volunteer To Head The American Red Cross User Rating: / 0 Thursday, 10 April 2008 Gail J. McGovern, a successful business executive and proven nonprofit fundraiser, was today named President and CEO of the American Red Cross. Read more...   Toolkit Brings Care To Terminally Ill In Resource-Limited Settings, UK User Rating: / 0 Thursday, 10 April 2008 Millions of people with terminal illnesses continue to suffer unnecessarily owing to the lack of palliative care in much of the world. Read more...   More Independent Sector Treatment Centre Schemes, UK User Rating: / 0 Thursday, 10 April 2008 More people are set to benefit from faster treatment and greater choice, Health Minister Ben Bradshaw announced. The Department of Health has announced that 3 more Independent Sector Treatment Centre (ISTC) Schemes have been given the go ahead. Read more...

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