Prevalence Of Smoking In Georgia Down
The prevalence of smoking in Georgia decreased by 10 percent in 2006.
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One In Five DC Residents Does Not Have Regular Access To Health Care
One in five Washington, D.C., residents does not have a regular source of health care.
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Clinton, Obama Discuss Health Care Proposals
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama dueled to a draw during a long and detailed discussion about their competing health care plans.
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Economic Stimulus Bill Could Include Medicaid Funding Increase
Democrats are touting a second economic stimulus package that could include a number of funding measures not included in the House and Senate packages, such as additional funds for states' Medicaid programs.
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Blacks More Likely To Leave Hospice For Life-Extending Treatment
News sources covered two recently published studies on end-of-life care and sepsis among minorities.
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Kiadis Pharma Successfully Completes Rhitol Clinical Study
Kiadis Pharma has successfully finalized its Rhitol Phase II clinical trial with the last patient completing its six month treatment cycle.
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Sex Life Still Alive For Physically Challenged
Sexuality does not end when a person experiences the effects of a spinal cord injury.
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Tobacco Control Programs Cut Adult Smoking Rates
Greater investments in state tobacco control programs are independently and significantly associated with larger and more rapid declines in adult smoking prevalence.
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FDA Expands Access To OTC Nicotine Medications
New York DoH takes leadership role in petitioning FDA to allow over-the-counter sales of nicotine replacement therapies in all retail locations where cigarettes are sold.
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Good News For The Lungs
The Expand-A-Lung Breathing Resistance Exerciser has successfully accomplished the crossover from the sports respiratory fitness training market into the respiratory therapy market for COPD patients.
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NPS Provides Update On GATTEX Clinical Development In Short Bowel Syndrome
NPS Pharmaceuticals to begin a confirmatory Phase 3 clinical study to evaluate GATTEX in patients with short bowel syndrome.
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Treatment in specialist centres increases surgery success rates
Taking pituitary surgery as an example, a large peer-reviewed study indicates that the move in the late 1990s to concentrate treatment in specialist centres has resulted in a significant increase in success rates, better outcomes for patients and potential savings for the NHS.
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Health IT Will Lead To More Efficient Care
Greater use of health information technology will translate into much safer and more efficient care.
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Needle-Exchange Pilot Program Launches In Camden
Philadelphia Inquirer examined the launch of a pilot needle-exchange program in Camden.
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Examining Economy's Effect On Health Care
Reports examine economy's effect on health care, state trends in family planning funding.
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President Bush To Call For Large Cuts In Medicare Spending Growth
President Bush will release a fiscal year 2009 budget request that includes large reductions in Medicare spending growth and a decrease in Medicaid spending.
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NBG To Overhaul US Health Care System
National Business Group on Health released a set of 20 conditions that would need to be met to establish a universal health coverage system in US.
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Senate Passes Economic Stimulus Bill Without Medicaid Funding Increase
Senate Finance Committee voted 14-7 to approve a $157 billion economic stimulus package that does not include additional funds for states' Medicaid programs.
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Well-Funded Tobacco Control Programs Can Reduce Number Of Smokers
Study provides powerful evidence of the direct relationship between increased funding for state tobacco prevention and cessation programs and declines in adult smoking.
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Topspin Medical Installs Cathamaran Intravascular MRI System
TopSpin Medical announces first commercial installation of the Cathamaran Intravascular MRI System at ZOL Hospital, Genk, Belgium.
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Nuvelo Initiates Clinical Trial Of Thrombin Inhibitor
Nuvelo has enrolled the first patient in a single-center, Phase 1 trial to determine the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of escalating doses of NU172.
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Life:WIRE Provides Innovative Mobile Health Management Solution For Patients With Chronic Conditions
Life:WIRE, Action Healthcare Management to provide innovative interactive system for improving clinical outcomes while reducing patient health care costs.
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Does Desire For Drugs Begin Outside Awareness?
Cocaine-related images trigger the emotional centers of the brains of patients addicted to drugs - even when the subjects are unaware they've seen anything.
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Procedure Induces Tolerance To Mismatched Kidney Transplants
Four of five patients participating in a trial of an experimental protocol designed to induce immune tolerance to HLA-mismatched kidney transplants have been able to discontinue immunosuppressive drugs.
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House Passes Economic Stimulus Package Without Medicaid Funding
The House voted 385-35 to approve a package that does not include a temporary increase in the federal medical assistance percentage for states' Medicaid programs.
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Washington To Stop Charges For Preventable Medical Errors
Washington state health care providers no longer will charge for preventable hospital errors under a new resolution.
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Clinton Promotes Health Care Proposal To Attract Hispanic Voters
Hillary Rodham Clinton is calculating that her experience on the issue of health care will provide her with an advantage over rival Barack Obama among Hispanic voters.
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Comparing Health Of Asians With Other Racial, Ethnic Groups
The report looks at data from the 2004-2006 National Health Interview Surveys to compare how non-Hispanic Asian subgroups fare with other racial and ethnic groups on various health indicators.
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Baxter Recalls Heparin, Multi-Dose Vials
Baxter Healthcare has announced the voluntary recall of nine lots of heparin sodium injection and multi-dose vials.
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Helping Dialysis Patients Prepare For Emergencies
Coping with emergencies and power outages is a challenge for most residents, but it becomes even more complicated when you are a dialysis patient.
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Helping Businesses Go Smoke-Free
DHMH has a tool kit on its Web site and a Help Line to help business owners prepare their establishments to go smoke-free.
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Texas Officials Studying Needle-Exchange Program
Texas health officials are considering if they should launch the state's first needle-exchange program.
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FDA Cannot Meet Requirements For Inspections Of Medical Device Manufacturers
FDA cannot meet requirements for inspections of medical device manufacturing facilities in US and abroad.
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Hillary Clinton Promotes Health Care Proposal To Attract Hispanic Voters
Hillary Rodham Clinton's experience on the issue of health care will provide her with an advantage over rival Barack Obama among Hispanic voters.
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Pelosi Discusses Health Care Initiatives
Nancy Pelosi discussed Democratic priorities for 2008 that included several health care initiatives.
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Bush Signs Defense Authorization Bill With Veterans' Health Care Funds
President Bush signed into law a revised $696 billion fiscal year 2008 defense authorization bill that includes improvements in health care for veterans.
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President Bush Addresses Health Care
President Bush appealed for extending or cementing past initiatives, and he reintroduced ideas that in the past have gained no traction such as health care tax breaks and a cloning ban.
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About 1.5M Americans Sickened, Injured, Killed By Medication Errors Each Year
The medication error epidemic includes adverse drug reactions, polypharmacy dangers and noncompliance.
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Investing In Healthy People Can Help Create A Healthy Economy
Measures should be undertaken to protect our nation's health in light of the significant challenges posed by an unstable economy, the growing health care crisis and very real public health consequences of climate change.
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N30 Pharma Initiates Human Studies With N30-201
N30 Pharma has successfully completed Phase 1 study of N30-201 in healthy volunteers.
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