Tuesday, May 15, 2012

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Nurses Say 60,000 Frontline Jobs At Risk
Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance Tue, 15 May 2012 10:34 AM PDT
Nurses have warned community care is at breaking point because of health reforms - and say more than 60,000 frontline jobs are at risk of being axed.The Royal College of Nursing study said community nurses ...

UC Davis Clinical Trial of Smoked Cannabis for Spasticity in Multiple Sclerosis Patients Now Recruiting
East Bay Express Tue, 15 May 2012 10:34 AM PDT
The University of California Davis, in collaboration with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, has permission to conduct a clinical trial of smoked cannabis on 60 M.S. patients. It's extremely rare to see something like this National Institutes of Health study .… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

Consumers advised to discard pasteurized ice cream containing raw milk
The Sentinel Tue, 15 May 2012 10:34 AM PDT
The state departments of agriculture and health today advised consumers who purchased ice cream and milk shakes at Dutch Valley Bakery & BBQ in Spring Mills, Centre County on Saturday, May 5,

Clock ticking with new plan to fight Alzheimer's
Columbia Missourian Tue, 15 May 2012 10:33 AM PDT
WASHINGTON â€" The Obama administration declared Alzheimer's one of the country's biggest health challenges on Tuesday, adopting a national strategy that sets the clock ticking toward better treatments by 2025 â€" along with help for suffering families today. "What we know is a lot more needs to be done and it needs to be done right now, because people with Alzheimer's disease and their loved ones ...

HHS Unveils Health Measures Performance Dashboard, Powered by Socrata
Marketwire Tue, 15 May 2012 10:30 AM PDT
Data-Driven Interactive Dashboard Breaks New Ground With Over 400 Healthcare Datasets Delivered in an Easy-To-Use Consumer Web Experience

Groundbreaking Alzheimer's Disease Prevention Trial Announced
PR Newswire Tue, 15 May 2012 10:29 AM PDT
PHOENIX, May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In collaboration with the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Banner Alzheimer's Institute (BAI), University of Antioquia in Colombia and Genentech, a member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY), announce the first-ever prevention trial in...

Food & Health
Arab News Tue, 15 May 2012 10:29 AM PDT
Burn care aims to reduce pain, protect against infection, and determine the need for medical assistance. Most burns are minor and can be cared for without medical care.

I'm paying for what?! Mandated health insurance benefits
FOX Business Tue, 15 May 2012 10:28 AM PDT
The medical treatments and drugs that your health insurance company must pay for depend a lot on where you live.Ten states require health insurance plans to cover antipsychotic drugs.

Toowoomba flagged as NDIS test location
Brisbane Times Tue, 15 May 2012 10:27 AM PDT
Toowoomba's Baillie Henderson Hospital for mental health should be among the centres included in Queensland's test site for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, a leading disabilities lobby group said last night.

Diabetes education class begins new quarter with Thursday meeting
Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune Tue, 15 May 2012 10:26 AM PDT
Livingston County Health Center is beginning its second quarter of educational classes through its diabetes program.   “What is Diabetes?” will be held this Thursday, May 17,  from 1 until 3 p.m. There is no charge for the class.




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