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Jhpiego Improves Access To Services At Kenyan Hospital

admin — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:09:40 +0000

This week 3,000 people joined the U.S. Ambassador to Kenya, Michael E. Ranneberger, Kenya Minister of Medical Services The Honorable Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o, Jhpiego, and its partners to officially open a new Maternal Child Health/FP and Comprehensive Care Clinic (CCC) at Embu Provincial General Hospital (EPGH) in Kenya. EPGH is one of 15 clinics being renovated in Eastern Province.

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Australian Medical Students’ Association Applauds Funding Boost For General Practice Training, Australia

admin — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:09:17 +0000

The Australian Medical Students’ Association congratulated the federal government on their decision to boost funding to a program that will encourage more medical trainees to undertake a career in general practice. The Pre-Vocational General Practice Placement Program (PGPPP) is a scheme that gives junior doctors an opportunity to experience general practice in their prevocational years.

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China Should Provide Medical Care, Compensation To HIV-Positive Blood Donors, Piot Says

admin — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:09:11 +0000

UNAIDS Executive Director Peter Piot on Thursday encouraged the Chinese government to provide compensation and medical care to thousands of people who contracted HIV through the government-supported blood transfusions in the late 1990s and early 2000s, AFP/AsiaOne News reports.

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House Energy And Commerce Committee Discusses Options For Health Care Reform Amidst Struggling Economy

admin — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:09:31 +0000

Lawmakers and witnesses on Thursday at a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing discussed several proposals to reform the U.S. health care system, CQ HealthBeat reports. Subcommittee Democrats said that the current economic downturn increased the need for health care reform.

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Los Angeles Times Editorial Says Election Should Not Be About Abortion, Other Issues Important To ‘Values’ Voters

admin — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:09:41 +0000

The “electorate would be the loser” if issues such as abortion, same-sex marriage and the relationship between church and state “play as significant a role this year as they have in recent presidential races,” a Los Angeles Times editorial says. According to the Times, the most “significant” difference between Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.

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New Immunization Alliance Issues National Call To Action

admin — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:09:31 +0000

Concerns about keeping immunization rates at adequate levels have prompted the nation’s leading medical and advocacy groups to join together to raise the public’s confidence in vaccines. The Immunization Alliance calls on policymakers, public health agencies, physicians, and the public to work together to preserve the health of the nation’s children through immunization.

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Clinton, Richards Opinion Piece Says HHS Proposal Lacks Protection For Patients

admin — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:09:36 +0000

A proposed HHS regulation to require that “any health care entity that receives federal financing — whether it’s a physician in private practice, a hospital or a state government — certify in writing that none of its employees are required to assist in any way with medical services they find objectionable” does not “even address the real cost to patients who might be refused access to these critical services,” Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.

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Initiatives Seek To Raise Health Awareness Among Hispanics, Educate Blacks About Chronic Diseases, Recognize Culturally Tailored Insurance Programs

admin — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:09:58 +0000

The following summarizes coverage of efforts that seek to reduce racial health disparities. Chicago: A version of the “Got Milk” campaign, which includes a mobile tour bus that will visit several locations to educate Hispanics on the importance of drinking milk and maintaining a healthy weight, began on Friday, Extra News reports.

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20th Annual Scientific Symposium Of The Cardiovascular Research Foundation: Oct. 12-17 In Washington, D.C.

admin — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:09:23 +0000

Scientists at TCT 2008 - Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics - the global annual scientific symposium of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation - will present a variety of new data that promises to advance the field of interventional cardiology.

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Osteoporosis And Bone Fractures: Thin Men More Vulnerable Than Older Men

admin — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 23:09:12 +0000

Obesity and weight increase leads to an increased risk of many chronic diseases, and the advice is therefore to maintain a stable healthy weight. Now, research shows that there may be disadvantages to being thin. Men who have low weight in middle age and who reduce their weight, increase the chance of osteoporosis and fracture.

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