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VA tries quality improvement approach to medical ethics

Tools to evaluate how health care facilities perform ethically are in their infancy. The VA Health Care System hopes others can benefit from its experience.

Atossa Genetics to Present at the Second Annual Marcum LLP MicroCap Conference

SEATTLE, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Atossa Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATOS), The Breast Health Company™, announced today that Kyle Guse, Chief Financial Officer & General Counsel, will present at the Second Annual Marcum LLP MicroCap Conference on Thursday, May 30, 2013, in New York City at the Grand Hyatt Hotel. The Company's presentation is scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m. EDT and...

AdCare Health Systems Provides Update on the Status of its First Quarter 2013 Quarterly Report and Releases Preliminary Unaudited Financial Data for First Quarter 2013

ATLANTA, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AdCare Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE MKT: ADK) (NYSE MKT: ADK.PRA), a leading long-term care provider, announced that, as expected, it did not file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 (the "2013 First Quarter Report") by the filing deadline of May 15, 2013 and would not be in a position to file such report by the ext...

Get Ready For the New Health Insurance Marketplaces

WASHINGTON, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Health Insurance Marketplaces are a key provision of the Affordable Care Act that can help you get health insurance regardless of income or health history. You can start exploring your options now, enroll in October, and start taking advantage of the benefits of your state Health Insurance Marketplace beginning in January 2014. People looking f...

Collegium Pharmaceutical's CEO to Present at the UBS Global Health Care Conference in New York on May 20, 2013

CANTON, Mass., May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced that the Company's President and CEO, Michael Heffernan, will present the Company's corporate overview on Monday, May 20, 2013 at 1:30pm EDT at the UBS Global Health Care Conference. The conference will be held at the Sheraton New York Hotel in New York City. The Compan...

Equatorial Guinea To Renovate All Its Hospitals Within Four Years

MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The government of Equatorial Guinea is working to renovate all the hospitals in the country within the next four years, according to Minister of Health Tomas Mecheba Fernandez Galilea. Mr. Fernandez, who is also secretary general of the Socialist Party of Equatorial Guinea (PSGE), discussed the renovation project in a press confe...

Kiplinger 2013 Retirement Guide Showcases Steps To Starting a Long-Term Care Home Plan, Spotlighting True Freedom II Plans By American Senior Services Incorporated

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Kiplinger's Personal Finance recently published its annual 2013 retirement guide, which will stay on shelves for months and provides numerous articles on programs and services that should be considered in long-term care planning.  The issue also features three steps to living safely and independently as you age in your home by Ameri...

U.S. Surgeon General Headlines HOPE Forum in Atlanta During National Women's Health Week

ATLANTA, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Recognizing National Women's Health Week, Operation HOPE (HOPE) hosted U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin, MD, MBA for a discussion on the relationship between physical and fiscal health in America. The Surgeon General was joined by Chief Medical Officer of Centene Corporation Dr. Mary Mason and Chief Medical Officer of Peach State Health...

Parents take steps in light of children's allergies "epidemic"

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A report released earlier this month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls allergy rates among U.S. children an "epidemic." According to the study, 5.1 percent of children suffer from food allergies while 12.5 percent are sensitive to skin allergies. Some of these allergies can be deadly, shining light on the increased need to...

Department of Public Health to Hold Public Hearing May 21 On the Proposed Closure of a 13-bed Pediatric Unit at Steward Morton Hospital in Taunton

Opponents to the Closing Will Present Testimony Detailing the Devastating Impact the Loss of this Service Will Have on the Vulnerable Children of Greater Taunton Steward's Decision Violates Its Promise to the Community to Maintain All Services at Morton Hospital, and Will Mean Sick Children Will be Boarded in the Busy Emergency Department or Shipped to Boston, Providence or Fall River for C...

Assemblymember Perea, Central Valley Hospitals Urge Lawmakers to Reverse Medi-Cal Cuts

FRESNO, Calif., May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by California Hospital Association: Citing the devastating impact that pending Medi-Cal payment cuts would have on the Valley's most vulnerable patients, Assemblymember Henry T. Perea (D-Fresno) joined with local hospital leaders today to call on state lawmakers to enact new legislation that would preserv...

New Social Media Campaign Features Stories Of Individuals Who Rejected Psychiatric Diagnoses

SAN FRANCISCO, May 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Open Paradigm Project, in collaboration with MadinAmerica.com, Occupy Psychiatry, and leading organizations in the movement to reform mental health care, announces a social media campaign showcasing video testimonials by individuals negatively impacted by the traditional psychiatric model, which focuses on pathology and illness rather than...

North State Hospital Leaders Urge Lawmakers to Spare Patients from Damaging Medi-Cal Cuts to Hospital

New Study Shows Access to Care, State's Economic Recovery at Risk if Cuts Are Implemented REDDING, Calif., May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Citing the devastating impact that pending Medi-Cal payment cuts would have on the North State's most vulnerable patients, local hospital leaders in Redding today joined with patient families to call on state lawmakers to enact new legisl...

Doctor of Chiropractic Honored for 25 Years of Service and Commitment to Public Health

BLOOMINGTON, Minn., May 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Minnesota Chiropractic Association (MCA) recently honored one among them for their endless dedication to public health and wellness. Dr. Debra Proechel of Rice Minnesota was recognized by her peers for outstanding and continuous dedication to public health over the last 25 years.  The award was presented during the MCA Awards Ba...

Statement by Farah Ahmed, Chair, Personal Care Products Council Sunscreen Committee, In Response to the Environmental Working Group's 2013 Sunscreen Report

WASHINGTON, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- "In a matter of days, Americans will begin the official start of the summer season by celebrating Memorial Day at beaches, pools and parks.  Before they walk outside, we want them to apply sunscreen to protect themselves and their families from the damaging effects of sun exposure.  Sunscreen products, when used as directed and as part of an overa...

ER Docs are Key to Reducing Health Care Costs

ACEP: Emergency Physicians Save More Than Lives WASHINGTON, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Emergency physicians are key decisionmakers for nearly half of all hospital admissions, highlighting a critical role they can play in reducing health care costs, according to a new report from the RAND Corporation.  (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100616/DC22034LOGO-d) Hospi...

India Health Ministry Said To Do Little To Deal With Foreign-Banned Drugs

Recent claims by India's health ministry that it was banning drugs also banned in nations with strong regulations, such as Australia, Canada, Japan, the EU, U.K. and U.S., amount to little more than appointing a committee, a parliamentary critic said...

Flax Seasoning Shows How Eating More Vegetables Will Improve Health

Arlington, VA (PRWEB) May 20, 2013 Adding more vegetables to meals is one of the simplest things that can be done to drastically improve health. Vegetables have been shown to help decrease chances of acquiring heart disease, diabetes, and cancer....

[Health Policy] Redefining global health-care delivery

Initiatives to address the unmet needs of those facing both poverty and serious illness have expanded significantly over the past decade. But many of them are designed in an ad-hoc manner to address one health problem among many; they are too rarely...

[Health Policy] Mapping of available health research and development data: what's there, what's missing, and what role is there for a global observatory?

The need to align investments in health research and development (R&D) with public health demands is one of the most pressing global public health challenges. We aim to provide a comprehensive description of available data sources, propose a set...

South Korea To Launch Global M&A Fund Based On Israel’s Yozma Model

South Korea’s public fund will help companies expand globally, because private investment is lacking.

New indemnity rules could cost nurses £1,200 a year, warns union

The union Unite has rejected government plans to require health professionals to have indemnity insurance in order to practise, arguing that it could cost health visitors and school nurses £1,200 a year.

Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. Announces Pricing of $200 Million Senior Notes Offering by Certain of Its Subsidiaries

IRVINE, Calif., May 20, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. ("Sabra") (Nasdaq:SBRA) today announced that certain subsidiaries of Sabra have priced and entered into an agreement to issue and sell, subject to certain conditions, $200 million aggregate principal amount of 5.375% senior notes due 2023 (the "Notes") pursuant to an effective registration statement filed on May 20, 201...

Genomic Health financial update

Omeros completes direct public offering