http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:03:51 WebStudio CMS (http://www.ws.lt/) http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/health-care/a-shameful-record-of-exploitation-throughout-the-history-of-the-nhs/ In his keynote address to the BMA Annual Conference in Llandudno, James Johnson highlighted the continuing shortage of doctors and said that over the lifetime of the NHS: "We have relied on other countries to fill our NHS manpower gaps ? both for nurses and doctors. As the fourth largest... MedicineAdvices.com Sat, 31 Jan 2009 22:00:00 http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/health-care/mrsa-contamination-can-be-reduced-by-using-copper-alloys-for-surfaces-in-healthcare-facilities/ Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a virulent organism, essentially resistant to all beta-lactam antibiotics (for example: penicillins, ampicillins, cephalosporins). It can cause skin, bone and life-threatening blood infections, as well as pneumonia.In a study co-funded... MedicineAdvices.com Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:00:00 http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/health-care/hospital-inspection-scores-may-be-a-better-measure-of-performance-than-star-ratings/ From 2001-3, the performance of NHS trusts has been monitored through a star rating system established by the Department of Health (DoH). The Commission for Health Improvement (CHI - now part of the Healthcare Commission) has conducted on-site inspections that give hospitals scores... MedicineAdvices.com Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:00:00 http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/health-care/call-for-action-following-healthcare-commission-report/ "Nearly half of all adult inpatients surveyed for the Healthcare Commission report said they would have liked to be more involved in decisions about their care. This confirms what we know from callers to our helpline: patients are still not getting enough information throughout the... MedicineAdvices.com Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:00:00 http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/health-care/choice-media-acquires-three-health-portals/ Two of the websites, DrKoop and DrDrew were acquired by MDChoice with the purchase of Vitacost Holdings, Inc. from Vitacost.com Inc. HealthSquare.com was acquired from New Media Systems, LLC. All the companies are privately held and no purchase price was disclosed. For Choice Media,... MedicineAdvices.com Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:00:00 http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/health-care/new-york-municipalities-to-include-contraceptives-in-prescription-drug-coverage/ The investigation resulted from a complaint the office received from a female employee of one of the municipalities. The investigation revealed that a large group of municipalities purchasing healthcare insurance jointly excluded the coverage of contraceptives, a needed only by women,... MedicineAdvices.com Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:00:00 http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/health-care/david-brailer-surpasses-bush-as-most-powerful-person-in-healthcare-for-2004/ Brailer, who was appointed as the nation's first healthcare IT coordinator just three months ago, surpassed his boss, President Bush (who dropped from number 1 to 6), to rise to the top of the "100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare" list.Brailer's top listing indicates a developing... MedicineAdvices.com Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:00:00 http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/health-care/revamped-competitive-strategies-a-must-to-sustain-growth-in-the-mature-european-wound-closure-markets/ Group purchasing initiatives are on the rise and this means that the pressure to provide low-cost bulk shipment is proving to be the biggest threat to profitability for participants in this market."Wound closure device manufacturers are challenged by the high level of market maturity... MedicineAdvices.com Sat, 24 Jan 2009 22:00:00 http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/health-care/increasingly-the-internet-s-potential-is-being-harnessed-to-transform-healthcare-delivery-at-the-patient-level/ In Europe, drug-buying consumers and patients seeking information have been the chief users of the Internet. About 11.2 per cent of EU Internet users bought healthcare related products online or as a result of information found online in 2003.Trends now indicate that higher Internet... MedicineAdvices.com Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:00:00 http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/health-care/swedish-healthcare-it-provider-receives-frost-amp-sullivan-excellence-in-industry-award/ Motivated by the objective of providing 'perfect information technology healthcare support,' Cambio Healthcare Systems is, currently, one of Sweden's largest healthcare information systems vendors in terms of installed sites. Over 20,000 users across university hospitals, acute care... MedicineAdvices.com Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:00:00 http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/health-care/consumers-with-health-insurance-are-willing-to-help-cover-costs-for-uninsured-people/ A recent study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine may have the answer to the question - Will those who currently have health insurance be willing to sacrifice in order to insure the millions of people who do not? The findings suggest that the answer may in fact be yes. To... MedicineAdvices.com Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:00:00 http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/health-care/health-affairs-study-examines-25-years-of-children-s-health-coverage/ The study-Children's Health Coverage: A Quarter-Century of Change-examined coverage trends between 1977 and 2001, based on a series of medical expenditure surveys conducted by the federal government. The study found that the rate of uninsured children increased sharply from 8.5 percent... MedicineAdvices.com Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:00:00 http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/health-care/ontario-nurses-do-not-feel-respected-by-hospital-management/ The study, based on a questionnaire completed by 285 randomly selected staff nurses from Ontario teaching hospitals, shows more than half the respondents felt their managers did not show concern or deal with them in a sensitive and truthful manner regarding decisions affecting their... MedicineAdvices.com Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:00:00 http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/health-care/specialty-hospitals-one-of-the-fastest-growing-trends-in-health-care/ The number of these hospitals tripled between 1990 and March 2003. Furthermore, the number of ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), which focus on certain outpatient procedures, doubled between 1991 and 2001. These specialty providers often referred to as "focused factories" direct their... MedicineAdvices.com Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:00:00 http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/health-care/new-jersey-health-program-may-be-in-jeopardy-according-to-a-new-study/ The study, published in the July/August issue of Health Affairs, paints an uncertain future for the New Jersey Individual Health Coverage Program (IHCP), created by the state Legislature in 1993. In addition to ensuring access to health coverage for all residents, the program aimed... MedicineAdvices.com Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:00:00 http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/health-care/british-government-says-gp-training-places-safe/ GP Registrars are qualified doctors undertaking specialised training to become GPs. Doctors are concerned at the effects on training of a £50million loss to the training budget.Answering questions at the Recruitment to General Practice conference held at the BMA today (22/09/04) John... MedicineAdvices.com Sat, 17 Jan 2009 22:00:00 http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/health-care/american-lung-association-launches-online-flu-shot-locator/ "Approximately 200,000 hospitalizations and 36,000 deaths are due to influenza-associated illness each year, so it is imperative for people to receive the flu shot annually, and October and November is the time to do it," said John Kirkwood, president of the American Lung Association.... MedicineAdvices.com Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:00:00 http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/health-care/researchers-say-enforceable-standards-needed-for-long-term-care/ There are not enough hands: Conditions in Ontario's Long-term Care Facilities, by York Professors Pat Armstrong and Tamara Daly, reveals critical staff shortages in every job category, an alarming number of tasks left undone because there is no time for appropriate care, high levels... MedicineAdvices.com Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:00:00 http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/health-care/measure-will-increase-parental-awareness-and-help-prevent-shaken-baby-syndrome/ The law builds on the Governor's commitment to ensure that parents, caregivers and health care providers are fully informed and educated about the dangers associated with shaken baby syndrome and ways to prevent these violent incidents from occurring. "Our priority is to ensure the... MedicineAdvices.com Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:00:00 http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/health-care/patients-as-well-as-doctors-need-to-learn-to-become-better-communicators-with-each-other/ Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Houston have found that the elderly, those with low-English proficiency and those from minority populations are more susceptible than others to these disparate health outcomes than... MedicineAdvices.com Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:00:00 http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/health-care/bma-survey-reveals-concerns-of-second-class-hospital-doctors/ The NHS employs 12,500 doctors in the staff and associate specialist (SAS) grades. They cannot use the title 'consultant' and their jobs are not accredited for training. More than half of the 2,596 SAS doctors who responded to a UK-wide BMA survey gained their medical degree overseas... MedicineAdvices.com Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:00:00 http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/health-care/last-year-over-36-000-americans-died-from-exposure-to-the-flu/ "With those grim numbers behind us, it's important that we look ahead of us and make sure that this nation is better prepared than we were last year. And I'm pleased to report that we are ready, that the nation should have plenty of flu vaccine to meet the virus's that are now circulating,"... MedicineAdvices.com Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:00:00 http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/health-care/australian-medical-association-says-labor-s-medicare-gold-policy-looks-good-in-theory/ Dr Haikerwal says Medicare Gold delivers on social equity and will reduce cost-shifting, but question marks still remain over medical workforce issues, and the resource capabilities of hospitals, community care and nursing homes."At first glance, Medicare Gold looks a comprehensive... MedicineAdvices.com Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:00:00 http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/health-care/charles-darwin-university-is-responding-to-claims-that-australians-are-now-among-the-fattest-people-on-earth/ "Parents in our local community are extremely concerned about the issue of childhood obesity," Charles Darwin University Sport General Manager, James Nightingale, said."The Activation Program, which will be a first for Darwin, will help address that concern with the family having fun... MedicineAdvices.com Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:00:00 http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/health-care/it-for-patient-care-varies-widely-across-u-s-physician-practices/ Providing the first nationally representative snapshot of the availability of information technology to support patient care in physician offices across specialties, practice settings and geographic areas, the study found wide variation in IT adoption across physician practices. The... MedicineAdvices.com Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:00:00 http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/health-care/draft-medicare-plan-to-cover-implantable-defibrillators/ "With this announcement, we're once again taking a major step to save lives and improve the quality of life for America's seniors, " said HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson. "By increasing the use of defibrillators we are striking a blow against the leading cause of death among older... MedicineAdvices.com Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:00:00 http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/health-care/scotland-s-doctors-unite-in-calls-for-smoke-free-public-places/ As the consultation period closes in Scotland and on the day that Ireland celebrates six months of smokefree public places, one thousand doctors in Scotland have written to the First Minister detailing the suffering and devastation smoking has on their patients and their families.... MedicineAdvices.com Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:00:00 http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/health-care/millions-of-asian-americans-and-pacific-islanders-at-increased-risk-for-type-2-diabetes/ Studies show that Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who are overweight are at increased risk for type 2 diabetes, and some groups, including Native Hawaiians, Filipinos, and Japanese Americans living in Hawaii, are twice as likely to have diabetes as white residents of similar... MedicineAdvices.com Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:00:00 http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/health-care/replacement-trend-to-drive-growth-in-saturated-surgical-gloves-market/ New analysis from Frost & Sullivan estimates that the European surgical gloves market generated revenues of USD 191 million in 2003. This is projected to increase to around USD 240 million in 2010. Germany accounted for the bulk of revenues in 2003, contributing USD 48 million.People's... MedicineAdvices.com Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:00:00 http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/health-care/skin-cancer-rates-concern-australian-health-experts/ Professor Hill released the 2002 Cancer Council Victoria Registry melanoma rates, showing 1 807 Victorians had been diagnosed with melanoma, the most deadly of the skin cancers, with 215 Victorians dying in 2002 from the disease. Non-melanoma skin cancer rates, which were released... MedicineAdvices.com Sun, 04 Jan 2009 22:00:00 http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/health-care/health-reform-in-chile-is-absolutely-necessary-and-is-based-on-the-principles-of-equity-and-solidarity/ This objective "implies an important advance of our democratic system -consolidated in 1990- by allowing our society to obtain better standards of living and greater opportunities," said the Chilean official.Dr. Garc?gave his talk at the headquarters of the Pan American Health Organization... MedicineAdvices.com Sat, 03 Jan 2009 22:00:00 http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/health-care/british-medical-association-says-no-place-for-bullying-in-medical-schools/ "There should be no place for humiliation or poorly organised teaching in the 21st century medical school. The idea that students learn best when they're terrified is outdated and has been rejected by the vast majority of academics and consultants. Medical school should be a place... MedicineAdvices.com Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:00:00 http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/health-care/academic-medicine-is-failing-to-drive-innovation-and-excellence-in-clinical-practice/ They believe that academic medicine is failing to carry out its key roles of research, teaching, and patient care, and have developed a plan of action to tackle these problems. "We need a new vision for academic medicine," they write. "We need to articulate and demonstrate the economic... MedicineAdvices.com Thu, 01 Jan 2009 22:00:00 http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/health-care/family-doctors-in-ni-angry-at-dhssps-handling-of-flu-vaccine-shortage/ Monday 4th October 2004, was to have seen the beginning of a flu immunisation programme for the province but due to the unavailability of supplies, many GPs' surgeries have had to cancel planned vaccination clinics.Dr Eugene Deeny, Treasurer of the BMA's GPs committee says that many... MedicineAdvices.com Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:00:00 http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/health-care/children-s-organ-retention-at-the-royal-liverpool-hospital-alder-hey-is-frequently-muddled-and-unclear/ Writing in the Journal of Medical Ethics, Steve Dewar, Director of Health Policy at the health policy think tank, the King's Fund, says that the report had "an unenviable task," grappling with the immensely difficult issues of child death and the treatment of the dead.The report, which... MedicineAdvices.com Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:00:00 http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/health-care/new-york-state-legislation-that-will-protect-patient-rights/ "We're proud that New York is a national leader in ensuring patient rights and the legislation I am signing into law will further build on that record," Governor Pataki said. "This new law will ensure that no patient in a hospital or nursing home is denied the comfort of being with... MedicineAdvices.com Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:00:00 http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/health-care/sexual-encounters-among-patients-in-uk-psychiatric-wards-are-common/ The European Convention on Human Rights emphasizes the individual's 'right to respect for the private life,' which is generally interpreted as the right for two consenting adults to express themselves sexually. They are also responsible for protecting their vulnerable patients from... MedicineAdvices.com Sun, 28 Dec 2008 22:00:00 http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/health-care/uk-s-department-of-health-flu-immunisation-campaign-launches/ The high-profile campaign uses TV, radio and press advertising, as well as information in GP surgeries, hospitals and pharmacies, to encourage those at particular risk from flu to claim their free jab.This year the campaign particularly encourages people with chronic conditions like... MedicineAdvices.com Sat, 27 Dec 2008 22:00:00 http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/health-care/virginia-department-of-health-and-the-get-smart-virginia-program-are-urging-consumers-to-become-educated-this-cold-and-flu/ "It's a confusing topic. The Get Smart Virginia program hopes to help consumers by providing information that explains when and how antibiotics should be used," said State Health Commissioner Robert B. Stroube, M.D., M.P.H. "People need to know that taking an antibiotic for a viral... MedicineAdvices.com Fri, 26 Dec 2008 22:00:00 http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/health-care/lack-of-understanding-concerning-asian-new-zealander-health-issues/ The University of Auckland's School of Population Health (part of the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences) is planning to address this knowledge gap by holding New Zealand's first International Asian Health Conference on November 4th and 5th, 2004. Minister of Education Hon Trevor... MedicineAdvices.com Thu, 25 Dec 2008 22:00:00 http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/health-care/call-for-elderly-and-children-to-be-vaccinated-first-in-response-to-flu-vaccine-shortage/ "Older Americans and young children must be placed at the top of the nation's vaccination priority list," said Sen. Larry Craig. "Others who should receive the flu vaccine include those with chronic illnesses, those who expect to be pregnant, health care workers and those who are in... MedicineAdvices.com Wed, 24 Dec 2008 22:00:00 http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/health-care/gp-leader-calls-for-equity-in-practice-based-commissioning/ Dr Hamish Meldrum, chairman of the BMA's General Practitioners Committee commenting on the Government's paper on Practice Based Commissioning published today (Wed 06/10/04) said:"These are interesting and potentially very far reaching proposals and the GPC will wish to consider them... MedicineAdvices.com Wed, 24 Dec 2008 22:00:00 http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/health-care/canadian-agency-releases-report-on-the-health-of-canada-s-young-people/ "Developing a multi-dimensional understanding of the health and well-being of Canada's young people is of abiding importance to Canada's future," said Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh. "This report contributes to that by highlighting not only positive and negative behavioural trends among... MedicineAdvices.com Tue, 23 Dec 2008 22:00:00 http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/health-care/medicare-today-announced-a-demonstration-project-for-medicare-beneficiaries-with-high-medical-expenses/ "A relatively small number of people on Medicare, many of whom are very ill, account for most of our spending. A modern health care system needs to find opportunities to improve their lives," said CMS Administrator Mark B. McClellan, M.D. Ph.D. "We're going to find the most promising,... MedicineAdvices.com Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:00:00 http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/health-care/autism-decision-is-turning-point-for-autistic-children-in-northern-ireland/ Dr Keenan, of the University's School of Psychology, has been a driving force behind the development of ABA in Northern Ireland, welcomed the Murray family's victory in gaining funding for ABA treatment for their autistic son Paul, aged seven."This is a breakthrough decision," said... MedicineAdvices.com Sun, 21 Dec 2008 22:00:00 http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/health-care/indiana-health-officials-are-appealing-to-health-care-providers-to-limit-use-of-this-year-s-diminished-supply-of-flu-vaccine/ The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued these guidelines for targeting these groups at highest risk from complications of influenza: Adults 65 years of age or older People 24 months to 64 years of age with chronic medical conditions Children 6 to 23 months of... MedicineAdvices.com Sat, 20 Dec 2008 22:00:00 http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/health-care/call-for-uk-and-luxembourg-governments-to-put-access-to-quality-cancer-treatment-at-the-top-of-their-health-agendas/ According to Prof. John Smyth, Director of the Cancer Research Centre at the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh, Scotland and President-Elect of the Federation of European Cancer Societies (FECS), "not everyone realises how much real progress has been achieved in recent years for... MedicineAdvices.com Fri, 19 Dec 2008 22:00:00 http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/health-care/sick-could-be-thousands-of-dollars-out-of-pocket-if-the-federal-labor-government-abolishes-the-medicare-safety-net/ AMA (WA) President Dr Paul Skerritt said the plan to scrap the Medicare Safety Net, which complements the successful PBS Safety Net, will hit people hard when they are most vulnerable. "For people with a complex medical condition the costs add up and we fear that this senseless decision... MedicineAdvices.com Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:00:00 http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/health-care/why-the-gmc-is-right-to-appeal-over-life-prolonging-treatment/ The GMC's guidance was recently challenged by Mr Oliver Burke, a patient with a serious degenerative disorder who argued that it would allow doctors to withdraw artificial nutrition and hydration from him if he lost mental capacity. In July 2004, Mr Justice Munby ruled in Mr Burke's... MedicineAdvices.com Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:00:00 http://www.medicineadvices.com/medical-news/health-care/medical-education-is-a-process-of-socialisation-into-the-population-that-the-future-doctors-will-serve/ Traditionally, the foundation years of medical education have grounded students in biomedical sciences but offered little, if any, clinical exposure.A group of 64 medical students, staff, and curriculum leaders from three UK medical schools discussed the question: "What can experience... MedicineAdvices.com Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:00:00