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Five organizations representing the nation’s experts in infectious diseases medicine, infection prevention in healthcare settings, and public health and disease prevention announced their support for a provision requiring national reporting of healthcare-associated infection (HAI) rates, which is contained within the healthcare reform bill introduced by leaders of the U.S.

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/158144.php

Reuters – Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Friday that the number of U.S. employees who have health care coverage through its plans or another source has risen to 94.5 percent from 92.7 percent a year ago.

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_walmart_insurance.html

Researchers at the Department of Psychiatry, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, investigated the effects of formal education on the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. They were able to show that education diminishes the impact of Alzheimer’s disease on cognition even if a manifest brain volume loss has already occurred.

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/160473.php

Dietary supplements claiming to help postmenopausal women with bone health may not be doing what they say, according to new research from Purdue University.

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/162935.php

Family Services of Montgomery County, Penn., recently released a report detailing how health care providers in North Pennsylvania can better meet the needs of Asian and Indian communities, the Doylestown Intelligencer reports.

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/132265.php

The Massachusetts Health Insurance Connector Authority Board on Saturday approved guidelines for contracts with managed care companies that include incentives for cutting costs and patient-protection provisions, the Boston Globe reports. The guidelines will apply to state-subsidized Commonwealth Care health plans, which cover 162,000 residents whose incomes are too high to qualify for Medicaid.

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134080.php

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, drawing parallels with the 1947 fight to contain communism in Europe, called for trans-Atlantic cooperation to combat “unprincipled speculators” who threaten to bring a new global financial crisis.

Source: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-03-08/papandreou-warns-crisis-could-spread-unless-speculation-curbed.html

The Associated Press: “History may be calling but time’s running out to act by Christmas, so Senate Democrats are coming to terms with the idea they won’t get everything they want from health care overhaul. … The public plan liberals hoped for appeared dead in the Senate, as did a Medicare buy-in scheme offered as a fallback.” And, though Majority Leader Harry Reid is still trying to secure the 60 votes he needs to overcome a GOP filibuster, some Democratic fence sitters are saying it is time to pass a bill. Connecticut Independent Joe Lieberman appeared to be coming around fast…

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AFP – US President Barack Obama promised Saturday that Americans will see the effects of health reform this year, saying Congress is “on the verge” of approving the overhaul the nation’s health care system.

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/afp/healthusobamapolitics_20100109193123.html

Two new Drug Use Evaluation (DUE) tools have been developed by the National Prescribing Service Ltd (NPS) to assist health professionals working in aged care facilities with optimal drug therapy relating to laxative use, and hypnotics.

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/150514.php