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Heightened Awareness Of H1N1 Helped People Better Prepare For Combating Cold And Flu This Year
With almost half of respondents saying they believe a sneeze travels eight feet or more, one might think you would be sick all the time. But a recent national survey of 1,017 U.S. adult men and women (age 18+) conducted by Matrixx Initiatives, Inc…
VaxInnate Licenses Recombinant H1N1 Pandemic Swine Flu Vaccine To Biological E.; Vaccine Could Become Available For Use In India This Year
VaxInnate Corporation announced that it has granted Indian biopharmaceutical company Biological E. Limited a license to its recombinant H1N1 pandemic swine flu vaccine and is collaborating to facilitate the manufacture, clinical development and commercialization of the vaccine in India…
AMA, AARP And MOAA Call For Passage Of House Medicare Reform Bill, Vote Expected This Week On H.R. 3961
Today, leading advocates for seniors, military families and physicians joined together to call for passage of legislation in the House that will preserve access to care for seniors, baby boomers and military families through repeal of the broken Medicare physician payment formula. A vote on H.R.
Boost Immunity This Flu Season With A Daily Dose Of Color
Hoping to keep the flu at bay? A strong immune system helps. Enjoying the bounty of colorful fruits and vegetables available right now can be an important step toward supporting your family’s immune system this cold/flu season. In addition to vitamins, minerals and fiber, fruits and vegetables contain phytonutrients, believed to come from the com-pounds that give these foods their vibrant colors.
Fight Off Back Aches & Pains This Winter With Extra Vitamin D
It’s no wonder that many people feel extra soreness and aches in their backs during winter months — they’re often not getting enough vitamin D. The body makes vitamin D from the sun’s ultraviolet rays, so it’s known as the sunshine vitamin. However, even in the sunniest parts of America, this essential vitamin for keeping bones healthy is in short supply during late fall and winter. Up to 8 out of 10 persons will have back pain in their lifetimes.
SDI Reports: Number Of Flu Vaccines Given In Physicians’ Offices Up 237% So Far This Season
According to SDI, a leading healthcare market insight and analytics firm that consolidates electronic healthcare claims data, there have been over 477,000 seasonal flu vaccinations already administered through Aug. 29 – the fourth week of this year’s flu season. That is an increase of 237% compared to the same four weeks during last season. The majority of seasonal flu inoculations (78%) have been given to children, and of those, the most popular brand has been MedImmune’s FluMist.
White House Appeals To Shared Responsibility For Tackling Flu, Including H1N1, This Fall
White House officials said today that getting ready for the flu in the fall, whether it is seasonal flu or the ongoing H1N1 swine flu outbreak, is a “shared responsibility” for which the Obama Administration also announced new funding for a states and nationwide flu prevention campaign.
HHS Will Release Guidance On ‘Meaningful Use’ Of Health Information Technology This Summer, Blumenthal Says
HHS soon will issue guidance and specifications on the definition of “meaningful use” of health information technology, National Coordinator for Health IT David Blumenthal said on Friday, CongressDaily reports (Noyes, CongressDaily, 5/8).
Permanent Medicare Physician Payment Reform Needed This Year, American Medical Association
Permanent Medicare physician payment reform is needed this year to ensure long-term access to care for seniors, and the realistic forecast of future Medicare spending on physician services in the federal budget makes the reform economically feasible.
Insurers Increase Medicare Advantage Plan Premiums By 13% On Average This Year, According To Avalere Health
Premiums for Medicare Advantage plans provided by Humana, Health Net and almost 200 other health insurance companies rose by an average of 13% in 2009, more than five times the 2008 increases, according to an analysis by Avalere Health,
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