Bite Size Medical News Tuesday February 9, 2010
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Distracted Customers' Wait Times Fly Scientific American: Mind and Brain : February 9, 2010, 12:05 pm You know what it’s like. Sit chatting with a friend, and the hours can zip by. But once someone puts you on hold [audio: bad on-hold music] or makes you wait in |
The Advantages of Being Helpless Scientific American: Mind and Brain : February 9, 2010, 12:00 pm At every stage of early development, human babies lag behind infants from other species. A kitten can amble across a room within moments of birth and catch its first mouse within weeks, |
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Statement of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on American Heart Month, February 2010 US Department of Health and Human Services : February 8, 2010, 12:01 pm American Heart Month is a time to spread awareness of the dangers of heart disease and stroke, and recommit to strengthening prevention, improving treatments, and helping all Americans live longer, healthier lives. |
Sebelius Calls on Anthem Blue Cross to Publicly Justify 39 Percent Premium Increase US Department of Health and Human Services : February 8, 2010, 12:01 pm U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today sent a letter to Anthem Blue Cross and called on the company to publicly justify its decision to raise premiums |
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Health care meeting to be televised Feb. 25 CNN Health : February 8, 2010, 11:43 am President Obama's bipartisan meeting on health care reform planned for February 25 will be broadcast live, a senior administration official said Monday. |
Can Beer Build Better Bones? WebMD : February 8, 2010, 11:42 am Drinking beer may be good for building more than just beer bellies. A new study suggests drinking beer may help build better bones thanks to its high silicon content. |
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Leverage Sought In Health Summit Wall Street Journal : February 8, 2010, 11:33 am Republicans ruled out any health legislation that doesn't start from scratch in response to Obama's plans for a bipartisan health summit. |
SunCrest Healthcare contracts with Philips for telehealth monitors Healthcare IT News : February 8, 2010, 11:13 am Philips Telehealth Solutions has been chosen to provide telehealth monitors to SunCrest Healthcare, a Madison, Tennessee-based provider of home health, companion care, and therapy. SunCrest plans to use telehealth technology to observe patients |
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Becton Dickinson Recalls Catheter, IV Products Wall Street Journal : February 8, 2010, 10:30 am Becton Dickinson voluntarily recalled some 5.7 million products related to catheters and administering fluids intravenously, saying their use may cause serious injury or death. |
Autism risks detailed in children of older mothers Associated Press Healthwire : February 8, 2010, 10:23 am A woman's chance of having a child with autism increase substantially as she ages, but the risk may be less for older dads than previously suggested, a new study analyzing more than |
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Botoxed Face Impairs Bad Feelings Scientific American: Mind and Brain : February 8, 2010, 10:17 am At one time or other, someone has probably told you “it’s written all over your face.” That’s because your emotions can influence your expressions. Well, a study in the journal Psychological |
Study: Older moms' kids have higher autism risk CNN Health : February 8, 2010, 10:12 am A 10-year study examining 4.9 million births in the 1990s has found more evidence that there's a link between autism and the mother's age at conception. |
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In sickness and in health, couple's love endures CNN Health : February 8, 2010, 10:09 am The 30 years that Tom and Vera Forkner have loved each other have been up and down, smooth and rocky, but a chronic illness presented a new challenge. |
Canada launches fight against chronic disease Healthcare IT News : February 8, 2010, 10:05 am More than 30 organizations from across Canada are forming partnerships in a $15.5 million series of initiatives aimed at preventing chronic disease – a challenge that the United States is also tackling. |
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UCI's new telemedicine training facility opens Healthcare IT News : February 8, 2010, 10:02 am Physicians at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine will begin moving into a new $40.5 million medical education building this week. The new building includes a telemedicine training center, which |
More than 1,000 get mumps in NY, NJ CNN Health : February 8, 2010, 10:00 am More than 1,000 people in New Jersey and New York, many of them adolescent Orthodox Jews, have been sickened with mumps since August, health authorities said Monday. |
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Bad malaria pills in Africa raise resistance fears Associated Press Healthwire : February 8, 2010, 9:28 am High rates of the most effective type of malaria-fighting drugs sold in three African countries are poor quality - including nearly half the pills sampled in Senegal - raising fears of increased |
Obama, Hill leaders set date for health talks CNN Health : February 8, 2010, 8:53 am President Obama and a bipartisan group of leaders from the Senate and the House will meet February 25 for specific talks aimed at a compromise on health care legislation, a White House |
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First Lady to Fight Childhood Obesity Wall Street Journal : February 8, 2010, 8:16 am Michelle Obama plans to unveil a campaign to fight childhood obesity, a cause that is becoming her top policy priority. |
Insurer Plays Judge on Cancer Care Wall Street Journal : February 8, 2010, 7:58 am UnitedHealth group sends doctors reports assessing their treatment of breast, lung and colorectal cancer patients. |
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Study: 'Electronic cigarettes' don't deliver CNN Health : February 8, 2010, 7:55 am "Electronic cigarettes" that vaporize nicotine juice to inhale instead of smoke from burning tobacco do not deliver as promised, according to research at Virginia Commonwealth University. |
Hearts Actually Can Break Wall Street Journal : February 8, 2010, 7:31 am Broken-heart syndrome mimics a heart attack but is brought on by acute emotion or physical trauma. But patients usually fully recover with no lasting heart damage. |
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Hearts Actually Can Break Wall Street Journal : February 8, 2010, 7:31 am Broken-heart syndrome mimics a heart attack but is brought on by acute emotion or physical trauma. But patients usually fully recover with no lasting heart damage. |
Obama budget freezes physicians' Medicare pay for 10 years American Medical Association AMA : February 8, 2010, 7:00 am If Congress follows the White House proposal, $371 billion would go toward reversing planned annual cuts but would not increase Medicare rates. |
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"Speed dating" matches physicians, patients American Medical Association AMA : February 8, 2010, 7:00 am A Texas hospital uses the matchmaking model as an informal way for both parties to check out compatibility before entering a doctor-patient relationship. |
Obama targets federal deficit American Medical Association AMA : February 8, 2010, 7:00 am The president wants a commission to address the national debt, projected to double by 2020, with Medicare and Medicaid consuming about a quarter of spending. |
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Another Medicare pay patch on the horizon? American Medical Association AMA : February 8, 2010, 7:00 am Enactment of a debt limit bill would allow for a five-year Medicare rate freeze without a requirement to find offsets. |
Calif. limits how long HMO patients wait for appointments American Medical Association AMA : February 8, 2010, 7:00 am Primary care doctors in the state will have to see patients within 10 days. Physician organizations say some requirements in the new regulation are troublesome. |
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Space invader: Meteorite hits Virginia doctors' office American Medical Association AMA : February 8, 2010, 7:00 am The exam room where the space rock landed has become the most requested room among patients, who joke about wearing hard hats to appointments. |
Mental health treatment varies by location American Medical Association AMA : February 8, 2010, 7:00 am Mexican-Americans and blacks receive the least care for depression, researchers find. Another study says multiple prescriptions may be causing some harmful interactions. |
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What editorial writers are saying about health reform after Brown's election American Medical Association AMA : February 8, 2010, 7:00 am The victory by Republican Sen.-elect Scott Brown to fill the late Sen. Edward Kennedy's seat stalls Democratic attempts to pass national health reform legislation. |
Hospital mass layoffs hit new high in 2009 American Medical Association AMA : February 8, 2010, 7:00 am The number of workers affected by layoffs of 50 or more people also was high in ambulatory health services settings. |
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Pa. Blues plan may pursue capitation American Medical Association AMA : February 8, 2010, 7:00 am Highmark will confirm only that it's thinking about "alternative reimbursement approaches." The plan canceled its last capitated contract in 2006. |
Job-sharing can boost work-life balance, cut practice expenses American Medical Association AMA : February 8, 2010, 7:00 am Practice Management - A column about keeping your practice in good health |
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FDA Widens Crestor Approval Wall Street Journal : February 8, 2010, 6:27 am The Food and Drug Administration Monday approved wider use of Crestor, AstraZeneca PLC's cholesterol-lowering drug, allowing the company to market the drug to patients who don't have signs of heart disease. |
Getting Fired by the Family Doctor Wall Street Journal : February 8, 2010, 6:25 am Patients can and frequently do leave doctors they don't see eye to eye with, find inconvenient or can't afford. But doctors must follow strict ethical rules when they want to dismiss a |
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How to fight childhood obesity in 3 steps CNN Health : February 8, 2010, 5:57 am Worried about your child's weight? You can do more than just nag him or her about eating too much junk food. Implementing three healthy family habits--eating dinner together, making sure they get |
Higher Blood Sugar Boosts Perceived Value of Rewards Wall Street Journal : February 8, 2010, 5:51 am New medical findings on blood sugar and the perception of rewards; autism; arthritis; weight loss; ear infections; nicotine patches; diabetes and kidney damage. |
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Jackson doc charged with manslaughter CNN Health : February 8, 2010, 5:44 am Michael Jackson's doctor was charged Monday with involuntary manslaghter in connection with the pop star's June 25 death at age 50. |
Mediterranean Diet May Prevent Stroke-Related Brain Damage WebMD : February 8, 2010, 5:39 am Following a Mediterranean diet may help lower risk of brain damage related to silent strokes, new research shows. |
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Michelle Obama's war on childhood obesity CNN Health : February 8, 2010, 5:38 am The convenience store near my house is where I first became aware of the problem. |
Electronic Arts shares dive on weak outlook Associated Press Healthwire : February 8, 2010, 5:24 am NEW YORK (AP) -- A disappointing outlook from Electronic Arts Inc. sent shares of the video game publisher sharply lower Monday, a sign that significant cost-cuts and layoffs |
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Less TV, More Family Dinners Fight Childhood Obesity WebMD : February 8, 2010, 4:47 am Simple lifestyle habits at home, such as having more family meals, could reduce obesity in preschoolers, new research suggests. |
Ethics debate over blood from newborn safety tests Associated Press Healthwire : February 8, 2010, 4:09 am WASHINGTON (AP) -- A critical safety net for babies - that heelprick of blood taken from every newborn - is facing an ethics attack.... |
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Mediterranean diet may help prevent dementia, study says CNN Health : February 8, 2010, 4:01 am Eating a diet rich in healthy fats and limiting dairy and meat could do more than keep your heart healthier. It could also help keep you thinking clearly. |
Nearly 1 in 3 Overweight Teens in Denial WebMD : February 8, 2010, 3:38 am Nearly one in three overweight adolescents don't think they have a weight problem. |
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Thirdhand Smoke Creates Indoor Cancer Risk WebMD : February 8, 2010, 3:04 am Tobacco smoke residue, or “thirdhand” smoke, mixes with indoor air pollutants to form cancer-causing substances. |
Third-hand smoke contains carcinogens too, study says Scientific American: Mind and Brain : February 8, 2010, 3:01 am Anyone walking into a smoker's abode can tell you that the traces of tobacco use don't vanish when a cigarette or cigar is extinguished. But just what happens to |
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Third-hand smoke contains carcinogens too, study says Scientific American: Health : February 8, 2010, 3:01 am Anyone walking into a smoker's abode can tell you that the traces of tobacco use don't vanish when a cigarette or cigar is extinguished. But just what happens to |
Autism Risk Rises With Mother's Age WebMD : February 8, 2010, 2:59 am Regardless of the father's age, a child's risk of autism rises with the age of the child's mother. Moms 40 and older are 77% more likely to have a child with autism, |
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Researchers Identify Genetic Variant Linked to Faster Biological Aging Scientific American: Health : February 8, 2010, 2:45 am There's no right answer when someone asks you: " How old do you think I am ?"Faced with such a dilemma, most of us aim low--erring on the side of flattery rather |
Fuji donates to Haiti relief effort Radiology Headlines from Aunt Minnie : February 8, 2010, 2:00 am Fujifilm Medical Systems USA has joined Stamford Hospital and AmeriCares in (more) |
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Digisonics upgrades products Radiology Headlines from Aunt Minnie : February 8, 2010, 2:00 am Ultrasound image management firm Digisonics has upgraded its OB-View and OB-Windows (more) |
Italian rad oncologists go proactive to reduce adverse events Radiology Headlines from Aunt Minnie : February 8, 2010, 2:00 am The recent series of articles in the New York Times on errors in radiation (more) |
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Building a Better PACS: Part 5 -- Vendor-neutral archives Radiology Headlines from Aunt Minnie : February 8, 2010, 2:00 am There has been a lot of discussion about archive schema, and especially vendor-neutral (more) |
Editorial: Research flaws make USPSTF guidelines obsolete Radiology Headlines from Aunt Minnie : February 8, 2010, 2:00 am Guidelines for mammography screening published by the U.S. Preventive Services (more) |
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Congress sets hearing to review medical radiation Radiology Headlines from Aunt Minnie : February 8, 2010, 1:29 am The recent spate of adverse incidents regarding medical radiation overdoses (more) |
UnitedHealthcare expands prior notification Radiology Headlines from Aunt Minnie : February 8, 2010, 1:11 am Health insurance giant UnitedHealthcare of Minneapolis plans to expand its (more) |
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CMS cancels place-, date-of-service guidance Radiology Headlines from Aunt Minnie : February 8, 2010, 1:07 am The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has withdrawn a proposal (more) |
Pancreatic Cancer Linked to Sodas? WebMD : February 8, 2010, 1:00 am Drinking as little as two soft drinks a week appears to nearly double the risk of getting pancreatic cancer, according to a new study. |
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