’s mission to expand health care by depriving him of an unusually well positioned architect for a big legislative campaign and leaving him without a backup plan.
Mr. Daschle’s decision to withdraw his candidacy for secretary of health and human services could slow the president’s drive to reshape the nation’s health care system as the White House searches for a replacement, and it could allow Congress to step into the Read the rest of this entry »
OTTAWA — Just in time for New Year’s resolutions vowing to shed those extra pounds, Nova Scotia this week became the first province in the country to offer a tax credit for the cost of gym memberships and other physical activities.
The Healthy Living Tax Credit was first introduced in 2005 for children’s activities and has now been extended to all Nova Scotians, who can claim up to $500 worth of registration fees for any organized sport or activity Read the rest of this entry »
The Joint Center’s recent report, Health Care Proposals of the 2008 Democratic and Republican Presidential Nominees: Implications for Improving Access, Affordability and Quality for America’s Minorities, was issued by the think tank’s Health Policy Institute (HPI) in partnership with Drexel University’s School of Public Health and Health Management Associates, a leading health care research and consulting firm. The report was generously funded by Read the rest of this entry »
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NEW YORK, Nov 18 (Reuters) – General Electric Co (GE.N:
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joining forces with five hospital groups in the United States
and abroad to develop computer systems it says could reduce the
cost of health care and medical errors while growing its
medical information technology business.
The U.S. conglomerate’s $17 billion healthcare unit
estimates that its information technology business — Read the rest of this entry »
Revolutions Medical Corporation is committed to continually developing
and distributing new products and tools to the medical industry, whether
internally or through acquisitions. Its goals are to make health care
safer and less expensive by reducing risks, cutting time, and expenses.
Its products include the Rev Vac safety syringe, safety blood drawing
device and safety IV catheter. The world market for safety-engineered Read the rest of this entry »
Uroplasty, Inc. (Amex:
UPI) announced the enrollment of the first patients in a new
randomized, controlled multicenter clinical study of its FDA cleared Urgent
PC neuromodulation system for the treatment of overactive bladder (OAB)
symptoms of urinary urgency, urge incontinence and frequency of urinary
voids.
The study is designed to directly compare the effectiveness of Urgent
PC treatment to non-active treatment. Read the rest of this entry »
LONDON, England (CNN)
— As well as their potential for creating effective therapies for debilitating diseases, embryonic stem cells could open the door to more effective pharmaceutical drug testing, according to a leading British stem cell researcher.
Speaking at a recent meeting of the British Pharmacological Society in Brighton, UK, Christine Mummery described how using embryonic stem cells to create human heart cells could be a viable and Read the rest of this entry »
In a 5 to 4 vote following a tense discussion that lasted about three hours, the commission recommended Monday that HCA be permitted to construct a 24-hour acute-care hospital, the Broadlands Regional Medical Center, on 57.7 acres at
Greenway and Route 659.
Supervisors will weigh HCA’s application for a zoning special exception at a Jan. 14 meeting to be headed by Supervisor
(D-Leesburg).
A similar proposal by HCA was rejected by Board of Read the rest of this entry »
“She had a great perspective,” Schaffner said. “She always was really thinking about what we could do to promote the highest-quality patient care and the highest outcome [and] still balance that with our need to support our mission.”
Ms. Nibbe worked with leaders in the clinical arena on projects including the construction of an 192-room, eight-story patient tower, and the hospital’s center for advanced care, a cancer care and imaging center. Read the rest of this entry »