Industry looks forward to working with Obama Administration Physician’s Hospitals of America (PHA) was disappointed to learn that budget documents released by the White House are relying on outdated CBO scores in their evaluation of hospitals owned and operated by reform-minded physicians. “We understand that this position is most likely a hold-over from past CBO [ Read More ]
Archive for February, 2009
Comprehensive, Evidence-Based Recommendations for All Levels of Society A new global policy report estimates that approximately 45 percent of colon cancer cases and 38 percent of breast cancer cases in the US are preventable through diet, physical activity and weight management. The report sets out recommendations for policies to reduce the global number of cancer [ Read More ]
New research offers hope, propels treatment for common orthopaedic conditions The Kappa Delta Sorority and the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF) presented four research awards to scientists who are closing the gap between basic research and clinical medicine, at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) (http://www.aaos.org/) . Award [ Read More ]
An Egyptian doctor, Mahmoud Fathalla, and a Nicaraguan non-governmental organization, Movimiento Comunal Nicaraguense (MCN), have won this year’s United Nations Population Award. The Award is given to individuals and institutions for outstanding work in population and in improving the health of individuals. The Award Committee, chaired by Malaysia’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Hamidon Ali, [ Read More ]
Many soldiers who experienced mild head trauma or a blast exposure while serving in Iraq or Afghanistan are returning to the United States with headaches, according to a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 61st Annual Meeting in Seattle, April 25 to May 2, 2009. The study, conducted [ Read More ]
Dentists Dish On What Drives Them Crazy While They Work… 30,000+ Dentists Converge in Chicago February 27-March 1 Who: The Chicago Dental Society (CDS) recently polled more than 300 members to find out some wacky, unusual, and just plain distracting behaviors they’ve encountered while patients are in their chair. As we countdown to CDS’s annual [ Read More ]