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'Health care reform is a divisive issue in Washington, but there is wide agreement on one solution to lower costs and improve care': health care information technology, Drew Greenblatt, president and owner of Marlin Steel Wire Products and a member of the board of the National Association of Manufacturers, writes in a Baltimore Sun opinion piece. According to Greenblatt, with health care IT, 'all medical records are stored electronically and available worldwide,' and physicians can 'instantly access medical information' for their patients.read more

The Hartford Courant on Monday examined the 'growing competition' in the individual health insurance market, in which health insurers have begun to offer a 'dizzying array of policies' in a 'broader spectrum of prices.' As part of increased competition, health insurers have sought to make individual health insurance policies more affordable through elimination or limitation of certain benefits and higher deductibles for policyholders.read more

A new public health campaign kicked off Monday and is aimed at reducing infectious disease in Hawaii's homeless population.

0 posts The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of health announced that the Government's funding commitment to the Canadian Mental health Commission is now confirmed at $130 million over its 10-year ma...

0 posts For people with grave psychiatric conditions, consumer-managed residential programs may be the way to go, a new study suggests. Not only are the daily costs of these facilities cheaper than p...

Aug. 18, 2008 TORONTO — The Canadian Medical Association is painting a portrait of Canadians’ attitudes towards mental health, and the picture is not pretty. The CMA’s eighth annual...

The majority of deaths during the influenza pandemic of 1918-1919 were not caused by the influenza virus acting alone, report researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of health. Instead, most victims succumbed to bacterial pneumonia following influenza virus infection. The pneumonia was caused when bacteria that normally inhabit the nose and throat invaded the lungs along a pathway created when the virus destroyed the cells that line the bronchial tubes and lungs.

The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of health announced today that the Government's funding commitment to the Canadian Mental health Commission is now confirmed at $130 million over its 10-year mandate.'This funding commitment underscores the Government of Canada's belief in this important initiative to improve the quality of life of Canadians and their families dealing with mental illness,' said Minister Clement. 'Some of the best experts in the mental health field in Canada are working with the Commission.'read more

Scientists have discovered air pollutants that cause diseases that cigarette smoking does. The pollutants can cause lung damage and even lung cancer. If confirmed, the thesis will explain why non-smokers contract disease very typical for smokers.It was previously known that there many disease-causing free radicals in the atmosphere, but the known radicals live no longer than a second. To inhale these radicals and to have health damaged one needs to be right in the middle of the road when a car is passing by.read more

The number of people accessing HIV/AIDS treatment in the northwest region of England increased by 9% in 2007 compared with data from 2006, according to a report released recently by the Centre for Public health at Liverpool John Moores University and the North West Protection Agency, the Press Association reports.