The American Lung Association offers a variety of resources for those affected by the wildfires still burning in Southern California. (Continuation content ‘The American Lung Association Offers Health Tips To Residents Affected By California Wildfires’…)
James C. Orcutt, MD, PhD, Chief Ophthalmology Consultant for the Veterans Health Administration, and Eric D. Weichel, MD, Director, Vitreo-Retinal Surgery, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, are among the American Academy of Ophthalmology members featured at a Capitol Hill briefing being held to increase Congressional support for the Military Eye Trauma Treatment Act of 2007 (H.R. (Continuation content ‘Academy Sponsors Congressional Briefing On Military Eye Trauma Bill, USA’…)
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality announced two new tools to help pharmacies provide better quality services to people with limited health literacy. The tools are titled, Is Our Pharmacy Meeting Patients’ Needs? (Continuation content ‘New AHRQ Tools Help Pharmacies Better Serve Patients With Limited Health Literacy, UK’…)
The international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) called on the Thai government to halt all forced repatriation proceedings against the 7,500 ethnic Hmong refugees from Laos who are currently confined to a camp in northern Thailand’s Petchabun province. (Continuation content ‘MSF Calls On Thailand To Halt Forcible Return Of Hmong Refugees To Laos’…)
“On behalf of the American Medical Association, I would like to commend New York Attorney General Cuomo for his groundbreaking agreement with CIGNA. (Continuation content ‘AMA: Physician Ranking Programs Must Put Quality First’…)
In the Nov issue of the highly-ranked journal BioEssays Brian Morris, a Professor in the School of Medical Sciences and Bosch Institute at The University of Sydney, Australia, presents a powerful position statement with ramifications for all in society. (Continuation content ‘Why Male Circumcision Is A Biomedical Imperative For The 21st Century, Australia’…)
New York state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo (D) on Monday said that has agreed to provide its members with more information on how it ranks physicians, the reports. Cuomo said the deal could set a national standard for physician ranking systems (Bauman, AP/Hartford Courant, 10/29). (Continuation content ‘N.Y. AG, Cigna Reach Agreement On Physician Ranking System’…)
Guyana’s Ministry of Home Affairs recently launched a new project aimed at decreasing the spread of HIV among prison inmates and reintegrating HIV-positive inmates into society at the end of their sentences, the reports. (Continuation content ‘Guyana Launches Project Aimed At Reducing Spread Of HIV, Improving Treatment, Prevention Among Prison Inmates’…)
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain will be hosting a joint symposium with the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences titled Cannabinoid Medicines on 10 March 2008. The symposium will explore cannabis-derived medications and novel opportunities in drug discovery. (Continuation content ‘International Cannabinoids Symposium: 10 March 2008, UK’…)
The “demands imposed by the retirement of millions of baby boomers will consume the federal budget and blight the prospects of the next generations” without efforts to address problems with the long-term financial stability of Medicare and other entitlement programs, columnist David Broder writes in the . (Continuation content ‘Efforts Needed To Address Financial Stability Of Entitlement Programs, Columnist Writes’…)