NIIW Reminds Parents Of The Importance Of Immunizations And Encourages Them To Look To Their Child's Doctor For Information
The U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will launch National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) with events beginning April 19 and continuing through April 26, 2008. Parents, caregivers and healthcare providers will be reminded during NIIW of the benefits of vaccination and the importance of routine childhood vaccination.
Breast Cancer Subtypes Are Different Diseases
There is a biological distinction between breast cancers that depend on hormones and those that do not, according to research published in PLoS Genetics* today (Friday).
Critical New Information Added To Nursing Home Compare Web Site
Medicaid beneficiaries and families searching for top quality long-term care services can find critical new information added to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) Web site "Nursing Home Compare." For the first time, information about nursing homes on the Compare Web site will list whether a home is or has been on CMS' special focus facility (SFF) list.
Fuel Crisis In Gaza: MSF Is Forced To Scale Back Its Medical Activities
Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres' (MSF) medical activities in the Gaza Strip are being seriously hindered by lack of fuel. Diesel and gasoline have been unavailable on the market for the past week. MSF teams have had to limit their visits to the most severely ill patients, who make up only one fifth of the patient population of MSF post-surgical care programs.
FDA Approves Relistor For Opioid-Induced Constipation
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Relistor (methylnaltrexone bromide) to help restore bowel function in patients with late-stage, advanced illness who are receiving opioids on a continuous basis to help alleviate their pain. Opioids are often prescribed on a continuous basis for patients with late-stage, advanced illness to help alleviate pain.
Families USA Report: New York Will Lose 25,500 Jobs, 3.1 Billion In Business Activity Due To Bush Administration's Medicaid Cuts
Medicaid rule changes put in place by the Bush Administration will cost New York more than $7.4 billion in federal funds over the next five years. The cut in federal funding will, in fact, act like a giant anti-stimulus package. Those lost Medicaid funds will eliminate an estimated 25, 500 jobs and an accompanying $1.
Improving Diabetes Management On PEI Agenda, Canada
The Canadian Diabetes Association applauds the Government of Prince Edward Island's commitment to tackle diabetes in the province, as outlined in the 2008 Budget Speech. "The Canadian Diabetes Association applauds the Government of PEI for keeping its commitment to those living with and affected by diabetes, " said Jake Reid, Regional Director, Canadian Diabetes Association.
European Light Research Opens Door For Optical Storage And Computing
The goal of replacing electronics with optics for processing data in computers is coming closer through cutting edge European research into the mysterious properties of "fast and slow" light.
House Subcommittee Approves Bill To Reauthorize Program To Help Uninsured Obtain Care At Community Health Centers
The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee on Wednesday by voice vote approved a bill (HR 1343) that would reauthorize a program designed to provide support to community health centers to care for uninsured U.S. residents, CQ HealthBeat reports.
Singapore's Parliament Approves Measure That Addresses Spread Of HIV Through Unsafe Sex
Singapore's Parliament on Tuesday approved a bill that would make it a crime for people who have reason to believe that they might be HIV-positive to have sex without informing their partners of the risks, Singapore's Business Times reports (Chen, Business Times, 4/23).