Thursday, February 28th, 2008
Report on Cancer Reform Strategy welcomed by Cancerbackup
In response to the Cancer Campaigning Group's (CCG) report released recently, 'Getting it right for people with cancer', on the government's Cancer Reform Strategy, Cancerbackup issues the following:
"The CCG is right to want to hold the government to account," says Joanne Rule, Cancerbackup's ...
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Thursday, February 21st, 2008
The following highlights health issues mentioned in governors' recent state of the state addresses.
* Minnesota: In his Feb. 13 speech, Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) said the state needs "to make health care more affordable." Pawlenty said discussions are under way among lawmakers, policymakers, health care stakeholders ...
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Thursday, February 21st, 2008
Researchers from the University of Leeds' Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine recently said they are closer to developing a test that can predict preeclampsia, BBC News reports. The researchers in a study recently published in the journal Hypertension in Pregnancy said they have identified different chemical levels in blood plasma ...
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is launching a six-week campaign to get community pharmacists to mention the Yellow Card (YC) Scheme when they talk to their customers about their medicines. During this week, pharmacists will receive an information pack containing updated Yellow Card reporting forms, information leaflets, and ...
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
Most states have made substantial progress in defining their privacy and security approaches for electronic health information exchange, according to a report released by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), both part of the U.S. Department ...
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
Dr. Peter Carter, General Secretary & Chief Executive of the Royal College of Nursing, said:
"These levels of violence are deeply serious and unacceptable, whatever the area of care. The RCN commends nurses for maintaining the same dignified commitment to patient care, even under such constant threat.
"We welcome the proposals outlined ...
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Monday, February 18th, 2008
More than 10% of pharmacies in Washington state either do not stock emergency contraception or employ at least one pharmacist who would decline to dispense the drug on request, according to a survey released on Wednesday by NARAL Pro-Choice Washington, the Seattle Times reports (Ostrom, Seattle Times, 2/14). Based on ...
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