- Author: Health Informer
- Filed under: Health News
- Date: Jan 27,2012
Walgreens and JDRF announced that Walgreens community-based programs helped raise more than $1.4 million in 2011 for JDRF causes. The year marked the 20th anniversary of Walgreens’ partnership with JDRF to raise funds for research to put an end to the disease that affects as many as 3 million Americans.
During back-to-school season throughout the month of August, as part of the Walgreens Way to Well Commitment, customers at more than 7,500 Walgreens stores could make donations of $1 or more at checkout. This effort alone raised more than $1.4 million for JDRF. Through Walgreens’ Crayola Campaign, $1 from every Crayola Crayon 64-pack purchased at Walgreens in August benefited JDRF, raising an additional $20,000 for the charity.
“Walgreens is proud to support JDRF and we’re thankful to our customers and employees who have helped raise more than $18 million toward type 1 diabetes efforts over the past 20 years,” said John Gremer, director of community affairs for Walgreens. “Through the Walgreens Way to Well Commitment™, we aim to help improve people’s everyday health through education and early detection of today’s leading diseases—cancer, diabetes, and heart disease.” Read the rest of this entry »
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- Author: Health Informer
- Filed under: Health News
- Date: Jan 26,2012
A miniature, battery-free, wireless, cardiac implant being developed by a U-M researcher and the Ann Arbor company Integrated Sensing Systems, Inc. (ISSYS), has received important funding that could get it to patients more quickly.
A $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will help a research team, led by Martin Bocks, M.D., and ISSYS, Inc., to complete the final preclinical testing required before seeking approval under Food and Drug Administration’s Humanitarian Device Exemption pathway. Bocks is a pediatric cardiologist at the University of Michigan Congenital Heart Center and the U-M C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital.
“We are extremely excited to continue working with ISSYS to develop a wireless, implantable pressure sensor for our patients with complex forms of congenital heart disease,” says Bocks, the project’s medical principal investigator. Read the rest of this entry »
- Author: Health Informer
- Filed under: Health News
- Date: Jan 25,2012
New results from a national survey show that one-in-ten smokers (13%) in the United States did not disclose their smoking status to their health care providers (HCP), who are among the most important resources that a smoker could have in quitting successfully. Furthermore, social stigma around smoking may contribute to why smokers sometimes keep their smoking status a secret from their doctors. The survey of 3,146 adult participants in the U.S. (smokers and former smokers) was conducted using the web-enabled KnowledgePanel®, a probability-based panel designed to be representative of the U.S. population. Read the rest of this entry »
- Author: Health Informer
- Filed under: Health News
- Date: Jan 25,2012
Forty-five percent of doctors in small or medium-sized practices report that their practice is doing better this year compared to last according to a survey released today by Practice Fusion, the free, web-based Electronic Medical Record (EMR) company.
The second annual State of the Small Practice report also showed that technology has made things easier for over 60 percent of US medical providers in private practice. Administrative costs, insurance and reimbursement issues continue to be major burdens in a rapidly changing health care climate defined by government reform, technology mandates and an unfavorable nationwide economy.
Key Findings:
- 45 percent of doctors report that their practice is doing better this year compared to last year while 14 percent report that their practice is doing worse and 33 percent report no change.
- In the 2011 State of the Small Practice Survey, only 26 percent reported that their practice was doing better than the year before, while 41 percent reported doing worse. Read the rest of this entry »