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Experts On Vaccine Advisory Panels Had Conflicts, CDC Report Says
Sixty-four percent of the advisers hired by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2007 to serve on panels evaluating cervical cancer and flu vaccines had potential conflicts of interest that were unresolved or were not identified by the agency, according to a new report by HHS Inspector General Daniel Levinson, the New York Times reports…
Experts Call For Greater Crackdown On Medicare Fraud
Efforts to crack down on Medicare fraud heat up while some experts say more should be done. Reuters reports that the “The Justice Department and Department of Health and Human Services launched a special strike force in Miami in 2007 to combat Medicare fraud in South Florida and similar units have been set up in Los Angeles, Houston and Detroit.
As Influenza Cases Rise In Europe, Experts Urge Uptake Of H1N1 Vaccine
Whilst rates of influenza, particularly the new H1N1 strain (’swine flu’), increase in intensity and geographical spread across Europe, the roll out of the vaccination campaigns is receiving mixed levels of uptake and opposition from anti-vaccine campaigners that puts at risk public health and lives, says the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID).
Experts To Answer H1N1 Questions During Live Facebook Chat
People who have questions about the H1N1 flu can get answers from infectious disease experts at Rush University Medical Center during a one-hour, live Facebook chat to be held on Friday, November 20 from12 p.m. until 1 p.m. “Rush On-Call” will be the first information chat session hosted on the Rush University Medical Center Facebook page. Dr. James McAuley, director of pediatric infectious diseases, and Dr.
Health Bills Don’t Go Far Enough In Cutting Costs, Experts Say
“Democrats in Congress are embracing the spirit of President Obama’s call to slow the runaway rise of health-care costs but are shying away from some of the most aggressive techniques for achieving that,” The Washington Post reports.
Swine Flu And Meningitis: A Serious Threat To Hajj Pilgrims- Health Experts Warn, UK
Health experts from Association of British Hujjaj (Pilgrims) a National Hajj specific organisation in UK has warned over 25,000 prospective British Hajj pilgrims that they must safeguard their health against the risk of communicable diseases such as swine flu, meningitis and hepatitis due to over crowding at ceremonies, accommodation sites and public transports during Hajj pilgrimage.
Ethanol-Drug Absorption Interaction: Medicinal Products Susceptible To ‘Dose Dumping’ Should Be Fully Tested, Experts Urge
Controlled release pills and capsules that show a tendency in the standard laboratory test toward “dose dumping” — releasing their medicine in a faster and potentially unsafe manner in patients who have consumed alcohol — should be withheld from the market until proven safe with testing in people. That’s the conclusion of a new review of existing studies.
Universal Health Care Message to Americans From Canadian Doctors & Health Care Experts
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Romanow, former Saskatchewan Premiere and Commissioner on Health Care in Canada. They tell Americans that Canadian universal health care works and encourage Americans to implement a single payer universal health care system. The video also features Dr. Steven Lewis a health policy and research consultant, Dr. Danielle Martin, Dr. Ryan Meili and Dr. Robert Woolard representing the Canadian Doctors for Medicare and Linda Silas President of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions. … universal …
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Second Wave Of Swine Flu Could Overwhelm Resources In Europe And North America Say Canadian Experts
A panel of experts in Canada has written an article in a leading medical journal suggesting that if the H1N1 pandemic swine flu follows the same disease pattern in the northern hemisphere this fall as it has in the southern hemisphere, then resources in North America and Europe could be overwhelmed.
National Public Reporting Of Health-Care-asociated Infections Supported By Experts
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. House of Representatives.
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