As the unofficial end of summer quickly approaches with Labor Day weekend, many Americans are planning one last hurrah by gathering with family and friends for cookouts and picnics. Essential ingredients for a successful party include sunny weather, good company and delicious – and safe – food. Food safety and quality testing company Intertek offers [...]
In what may be one of the first known iPhone 4 “video calling” medical consultations since the phone’s release, surgeons at Valley Presbyterian Hospital near Los Angeles and University of Arizona used the advanced technology to successfully collaborate long distance in “real time” on a wound consultation for a patient. Using the FaceTime feature on [...]
While many U.S. companies initially hoped they could preserve much of their existing group health plans under the new grandfather provision, a new survey by Hewitt Associates, shows that almost all now believe they will not. Ninety percent of companies said they anticipate losing grandfathered status by 2014, with the majority expecting to do so [...]
The latest data from the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) National Health Statistics Reports shows continued use of the nation’s emergency rooms for conditions that could be treated in an urgent care setting. Of the 116.8 million visits covered by the 2007 Emergency Department (ED) Summary, only 16.4% were actually admitted to a hospital or [...]
A team of Allegheny General Hospital (AGH) physicians led by neurosurgical pioneer Peter Jannetta, MD, has made an important new discovery linking the central nervous system to the onset and progression of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Reporting today in the journal Surgical Neurology International, Dr. Jannetta and his colleagues present evidence from a prospective clinical [...]
The reviews are in, and retirees give the thumbs up to health insurance exchanges. In an independent survey of 443 retirees who use a health insurance exchange to compare and choose private individual Medicare and supplement plans, 85% of their reviews were positive. Top-rated responses were: Health insurance exchanges are a welcome addition to the [...]
After overcoming a series of facial reconstructive surgeries for the removal of an 18 pound, melon-sized tumor from her face, followed by a devastating earthquake that resulted in loss of family and homelessness – Marlie Casseus faces another challenge. “Marlie is having difficulty breathing due to an infection,” stated Janelle Prieto, Director of IKF’s Wonderfund. [...]
In a few short weeks, teams across the country will kick off the 2010 football season. And this year, preventing concussions is top of mind for athletes and sports officials from the NFL to the high school level with new regulations and educational material aimed to better protect players. The Brain-Pad experts offer five concussion [...]
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) committed the last of its $1.8 billion in Recovery Act funds July 31, one of the first federal agencies to achieve that milestone. Projects at more than 1,200 sites in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico will increase access to health care and services to [...]
The consequences of stroke, reported to be the third leading cause of death in the U.S., can extend beyond the physical to impose devastating financial burdens on families and society in general. According to the American Heart Association, the total direct and indirect costs of stroke in 2008 have been estimated at $65.5 billion. Now [...]