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Feds arrest hospital CEO in homeless health case San Diego Union Tribune, United States - 40 minutes ago The 21-count indictment, which was unsealed Wednesday, charged them with conspiring to receive and take kickbacks for patient referrals and to commit health … FBI: Hospital CEO arrested in health care scheme The Associated Press 2 arrested in health care fraud case Contra Costa Times FBI: Hospital CEO arrested in health care scheme WTTE KGAN - ShortNews.com all 238 news articles

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Health Buzz: New Flu Vaccines and Other Health News U.S. News & World Report, DC - 6 hours ago But health officials noted that it was still worth being vaccinated because doing so may have kept you from getting as sick as you would have otherwise and … FDA OKs Flu Vaccines for 2008-09 Season Washington Post FDA Approves Flu Vaccine For Coming Season eMaxHealth.com FDA Approves 2008-2009 Season's Flu Vaccines Medical News Today TopNews - eFluxMedia all 59 news articles

OptumHealth Provides Touchstone Health Members Mental Health and … MarketWatch - 2 hours ago NEW YORK, Aug 06, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Touchstone Health HMO, Inc. and OptumHealth announced today an agreement that will provide Touchstone …

No room for new mental patients Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - 5 hours ago Atlanta's safety-net hospital has tried to divert mental health patients to other facilities for much of the summer. The unprecedented move reflects the …

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Report: More UCLA staff saw celebs' health records The Associated Press - Aug 5, 2008 The report, released Monday by the California Department of Public Health, also said three staffers at the UCLA Medical Center continued to look at the … Report: More UCLA staff saw celebs' health records San Jose Mercury News Medical secrets of Hollywood stars sold by hospital staff Independent UCLA statement Los Angeles Times ChattahBox - eFluxMedia all 348 news articles

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Health officials find West Nile in Columbus mosquitoes Columbus Dispatch, OH - 2 hours ago By Misti Crane Columbus Public Health has confirmed the city's first West Nile-positive mosquitoes of the season. Health officials say the discovery serves … Researchers Find Genes That Influence West Nile Virus Washington Post West Nile virus found in Hamilton County Indianapolis Star Public health: Itsa mid-summers summary of biting bugs Wicked Local Marion Xinhua - Canada.com all 187 news articles

Logistics Health Hosts Pandemic Preparedness Conference MarketWatch - 4 hours ago LA CROSSE, Wis., Aug 06, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Logistics Health announced today that it will host a pandemic preparedness conference entitled "The …

Consumer Health Services Launches Series A Preferred Equity Round MarketWatch - 2 hours ago WASHINGTON, Aug 06, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Consumer Health Services, Inc., a privately held company based in Washington, DC which operates … Clinical Care Coordinator RN / BSN Seattle Times all 5 news articles

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Health Buzz: New Flu Vaccines and Other Health News U.S. News & World Report, DC - 3 hours ago But health officials noted that it was still worth being vaccinated because doing so may have kept you from getting as sick as you would have otherwise and … FDA OKs Flu Vaccines for 2008-09 Season Washington Post FDA Approves Flu Vaccine For Coming Season eMaxHealth.com FDA Okays Influenza Vaccines For 2008-2009 TopNews TheMedGuru all 57 news articles

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Health officials probe Philippine cholera outbreak Radio Australia, Australia - 7 hours ago Our reporter in Manila, Shirley Escalante, says health officials believe the cholera outbreak in Sultan Kudarat province may have been caused by a … Cholera 'kills 21 in Philippines' The Age 18 killed in Philippines Cholera outbreak Jerusalem Post Cholera outbreak in Philippines kills 18 people International Herald Tribune News Channel 8 - Xinhua all 165 news articles

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No room for new mental patients Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - 2 hours ago Atlanta's safety-net hospital has tried to divert mental health patients to other facilities for much of the summer. The unprecedented move reflects the … Average ER waiting time nears 1 hour, CDC says The Associated Press all 259 news articles

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Report: More UCLA staff saw celebs' health records The Associated Press - Aug 5, 2008 The report, released Monday by the California Department of Public Health, also said three staffers at the UCLA Medical Center continued to look at the … Report: More UCLA staff saw celebs' health records San Jose Mercury News Medical secrets of Hollywood stars sold by hospital staff Independent UCLA statement Los Angeles Times ChattahBox - eFluxMedia all 347 news articles

Fitch Rates Novant Health (North Carolina) 2008A-C Bonds 'AA … MarketWatch - 2 hours ago … approximately $196 million of North Carolina Medical Care Commission Health Care variable rate revenue bonds issued on behalf of Novant Health (Novant). …

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West Nile virus found in Hamilton County Indianapolis Star, United States - 44 minutes ago The Hamilton County Health Department said it found evidence of West Nile in a sample it collected from a site at 103rd and New Jersey streets in Home Place … Public health: Itsa mid-summers summary of biting bugs Wicked Local Marion Severe warning issued against West Nile virus in California Xinhua Threat of West Nile virus not over yet Canada.com KFYR-TV - Cohasset Mariner all 175 news articles

Logistics Health Hosts Pandemic Preparedness Conference MarketWatch - 1 hour ago LA CROSSE, Wis., Aug 06, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Logistics Health announced today that it will host a pandemic preparedness conference entitled "The …

Centric Health Resources Leads Focus on Specialty Pharmaceutical … MarketWatch - 4 hours ago Centric's suite of services, combined with a turnkey product distribution model, offers flexibility for manufacturers and generates better long-term health …

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AP - Doctors should stop routine prostate cancer screening of men over age 75 because there is more evidence of harm than benefit, a federal task force advised on a hotly debated topic.

AP - Dr. Paul Dougherty delicately slipped a tiny lens inside the right eye of 7-year-old Megan Garvin a last-ditch shot at saving her sight in that eye.

AP - Many immigrant children get even less vigorous exercise than their U.S.-born counterparts, the largest study of its kind suggests. Plenty of earlier evidence shows that U.S. children are pretty inactive. The new study of nearly 70,000 children simply found even lower levels of activity among immigrants.

AP - Parents looking for healthy meal choices for their children are likely to find slim pickings on the menus of the nation’s top restaurant chains, according to a report released Monday by a nonprofit public health group.

AP - Cartoons about the psychiatrist’s couch were recently the subject of a museum exhibition. Now, the couch itself may be headed for a museum. A new study finds a significant decline in psychotherapy practiced by U.S. psychiatrists.

Reuters - New research indicates that
problems associated with being overweight occur at a much
younger age than previously thought.

Reuters - Erectile dysfunction may be a
feature of normal aging in men, while urinary or bowel function
doesn’t necessarily decline with age, according to a Dutch
study.

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AP - Doctors should stop routine prostate cancer screening of men over age 75 because there is more evidence of harm than benefit, a federal task force advised on a hotly debated topic.

AP - Dr. Paul Dougherty delicately slipped a tiny lens inside the right eye of 7-year-old Megan Garvin a last-ditch shot at saving her sight in that eye.

AP - Many immigrant children get even less vigorous exercise than their U.S.-born counterparts, the largest study of its kind suggests. Plenty of earlier evidence shows that U.S. children are pretty inactive. The new study of nearly 70,000 children simply found even lower levels of activity among immigrants.

AP - Parents looking for healthy meal choices for their children are likely to find slim pickings on the menus of the nation’s top restaurant chains, according to a report released Monday by a nonprofit public health group.

AP - Cartoons about the psychiatrist’s couch were recently the subject of a museum exhibition. Now, the couch itself may be headed for a museum. A new study finds a significant decline in psychotherapy practiced by U.S. psychiatrists.

AFP - To combat the growing problem of child obesity, a French report Tuesday suggested imposing an anti-obesity tax on sweet and fatty foods, while British health officials want to avoid the label “obese” for very overweight children.

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Health Highlights: Aug. 4, 2008 U.S. News & World Report, DC - 3 hours ago The Virginia Department of Health has been notified about the situation. The decision to close the camp came after three more boys showed symptoms of E. … Scout E. coli Update: Numbers of Ill Rising and Camp Closed Newsinferno.com E.Coli Confirmed in Scout Camp Beef WSET Scouts close Goshen camp after 3 more become ill Roanoke Times FOXNews - E Canada Now all 183 news articles

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Humana Increases Full-Year Earnings Projection; Shares Rise Bloomberg - 4 hours ago “Humana's second quarter continues the strong results we've seen relative to expectations for every company'' in health insurance this quarter. … Humana Announces Intent to Acquire Cariten Healthcare MarketWatch Out of the Gate: Humana rises on higher forecast Forbes Higher Costs Hit Humana Results Wall Street Journal Bizjournals.com - Reuters all 187 news articles

InVentiv Health buys Patient Marketing Group for $14.5M Bizjournals.com, NC - 3 hours ago InVentiv Health Inc. has closed a $14.5 million deal to buy a New Jersey pharmaceuticals marketer. Somerset, NJ-based InVentiv, whose communications … inVentiv Health to Acquire Patient Marketing Group Primenewswire (press release) InVentiv will buy marketing services company CNNMoney.com all 15 news articles

Leading Health Services Researcher to Deliver Morning Keynote … MarketWatch - 4 hours ago Under his leadership, the Center for Health Solutions, an independent research organization, focuses on research projects in trends in health care …

Teacher-student relationships key to learning health and sex education Science Centric, Bulgaria - 1 hour ago When it comes to learning life-changing behaviours in high school health classes, the identity of the person teaching may be even more important than the …

AnMed Health System Continues Drive to Push Out Paper, Improve … MarketWatch - 5 hours ago ATLANTA, Aug 04, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Building on its previous success with an electronic document imaging solution, AnMed Health System has selected …

First Whole-Pet Health and Wellness Web Site Launches MarketWatch - 5 hours ago CHICAGO, Aug 4, 2008 (PrimeNewswire via COMTEX) — Search "pet health" on the Internet and more than 16 million sites and references pop up. …

Is Low-Cost Health Insurance Worth It? MSNBC - 4 hours ago The bearded salesman started pitching iCan Benefit Group's "health insurance that you can actually afford" in May 2008, pointing to the need for its health …

Equal Health Spreading the Love MarketWatch - 6 hours ago ARLINGTON, Texas, Aug 04, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Since 2001, Equal Health has been providing affordable healthcare for families across the nation. …

AP Health NewsBrief at 7:16 am EDT TMCnet - 7 hours ago Iraq calls for doctors who fled violence to returnBAGHDAD (AP) _ Iraq's Health Ministry has appealed to physicians who fled the country due to violence to … Abbott faces more litigation over AIDS drug The Associated Press Abbott faces suits on AIDS drug Santa Rosa Press Democrat all 190 news articles

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Criminals who use firearms may find it much harder to evade justice in future, thanks to an ingenious new bullet tagging technology developed in the UK. The tiny tags - just 30 microns* in diameter and invisible to the naked eye - are designed to be coated onto gun cartridges. They then attach themselves to the hands or gloves of anyone handling the cartridge and are very difficult to wash off completely.

While mainstream news coverage is still a primary source of information for the latest in policy debates and the health care marketplace, online blogs have become a significant part of the media landscape, often presenting new perspectives on policy issues and drawing attention to under-reported topics.

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) expresses deep concern over the safety of three individuals who were arrested at the HIV/AIDS Implementers Meeting held in Kampala, Uganda, 3-8 June 2008, and who are currently involved in ongoing court proceedings on charges of trespass.

When academic articles are “open access” or free online, they get read more often, but they don’t — going against conventional wisdom — get cited more often in academic literature, finds a new Cornell study. The reason, suggest Cornell graduate student Philip Davis and colleagues, including three Cornell professors, is that most researchers probably already have all the access they need to relevant articles.

Results from a new study that focused on three common surgical procedures- hysterectomy, gallbladder removal and appendectomy - showed that minimally invasive surgery significantly reduced the overall cost of care and shortened hospital stays when compared to the more traditional option of open surgery. In the current landscape of escalating health care costs, delivering the best possible care must often be balanced with the financial impact.

A new invited article in the August 2008 edition of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery calls on the U.S. medical community to develop a national consensus on ethical guidelines for physicians who care for patients, victims, and casualties of disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, or terrorist attacks. The article, authored by the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery’s Ethics Committee Chair, G.

Mayo Clinic endocrinologist James Levine, M.D., Ph.D., has continued his research in environment-changing innovations with a six-month study of a real-life office that was re-engineered to increase daily physical activity or NEAT (non-exercise activity thermogenesis). The study began in late 2007 and ended in 2008 at SALO, LLC, a Minneapolis-based financial staffing firm. Of the 45 employee volunteers involved in the scientific study, 18 were studied for weight loss and other changes.

Church leaders have joined campaigns group Black Mental Health UK in welcoming the findings of the Human Genetics Commission (HGC) Citizens’ Inquiry into DNA database calling for the removal of all innocent DNA from the criminal database and for an independent body to replace the Home Office and Police as custodians of the database.

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Los Angeles Times

State considering laws modifying individual health insurance policies Los Angeles Times, CA - 3 hours ago By Jordan Rau, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer SACRAMENTO — Seeking to salvage two years of efforts to completely remake California's health insurance … Bitter harvest TheReporter.com all 2 news articles

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Health care: Democrats start writing Rx The Swamp - Tribune’s Washington Bureau, DC - 11 hours ago Hillary Clinton wants her health care agenda included in the platform of the party that nominates Sen. Barack Obama for the presidency, and the platform … Democratic Party Finishes Drafting Platform FOXNews all 275 news articles

SF pushes legislation to promote good health San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - 2 hours ago San Francisco famously became the first city in the nation to attempt to provide universal health care to its residents and requires employers to provide …

University of Mississippi Health Care Selects UHC for Group … MarketWatch - 6 hours ago A majority of the 7500 employees at the state's only health sciences center, the University of Mississippi Medical Center, are on the health care team of … Medical movers News-Leader.com all 7 news articles

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AP Health NewsBrief at 9:53 pm EDT TMCnet - 7 hours ago Iraq calls for doctors who fled violence to returnBAGHDAD (AP) _ Iraq's Health Ministry has appealed to physicians who fled the country due to violence to … Africa: Aids Updates and Analysis AllAfrica.com UNITAID, UNICEF And WHO Announce Massive Scale-Up In Fight Against … Medical News Today (press release) Clinton in Africa says nutrition key to AIDS fight The Associated Press World Bank Group - KGAN all 158 news articles

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Health officials advising some to avoid pools due to 'crypto … Dallas Morning News, TX - Aug 2, 2008 By HOLLY YAN / The Dallas Morning News In light of increasing infections of Cryptosporidium, Dallas County Health and Human Services is recommending that … What's in the pool water? Abilene Reporter-News Texas sees spike in crypto cases Houston Chronicle Crypto Parasite Sickens Swimmers in Dallas Area eFluxMedia Fort Worth Star Telegram - Dallas Morning News all 89 news articles

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AP - When Abbott Laboratories Inc. hiked up the price of a popular AIDS drug by 400 percent in 2003, executives prepared for the inevitable public relations hit, but assured themselves the backlash would be brief.

AP - In this small Nile River farming village, Maha Mohammed has started to doubt whether she should circumcise her two daughters.

AP - Keren Dunaway was 5 when her parents used drawings to explain to her that they both had the HIV virus and so did she.

AP - A hormone better known for illicit use among athletes can help treat troublesome complications from the AIDS virus, but with potentially risky side effects, a small study found.

AP - The number of Americans infected by the AIDS virus each year is much higher than the government has been estimating, U.S. health officials reported, acknowledging that their numbers have understated the level of the epidemic.

Reuters - Obese individuals with
arthritic knees should not be denied knee replacement surgery,
researchers conclude, based on a new study showing that obese
patients benefit from the surgery almost as much as their
normal-weight peers.

Reuters - A global AIDS conference that opens
in Mexico City on Sunday is meant for people infected with HIV,
but transsexual sex worker Elma Delea cannot get inside.

Reuters - Drug abusers benefit just as much
from HIV drugs as people who are infected sexually or some
other way, Canadian researchers reported on Sunday.

AFP - The head of the UN’s children fund has raised concerns over the spread of HIV in Mozambique, saying it was partly fueled by immigrants from Zimbabwe who were selling their bodies to make ends meet.

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Breast Cancer Surgeons Don’t Discuss Reconstruction Options
(HealthDay)
Breast Cancer Surgeons Don’t Discuss Reconstruction Options
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Dec. 21 HealthDay News) — Only a third of breast cancer
patients get to discuss their breast reconstruction options with their
general cancer surgeon before the tumor is removed, new research
finds.

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