Indiana Paving the Way to Healthy Communities with Predictive
Genetic Engineering News, NY -
"Indiana residents will be the beneficiaries of this collaborative venture to improve health and provide physicians nationwide with a better understanding of how to prevent disease through positive interventions," said Douglas K. Miller, M.D., principal investigator of the Fairbanks Institute and the Richard M. Fairbanks Professor in Aging Research at the IU School of Medicine. "The institute will put Indiana on the map as a national leader of studies to predict health outcomes and to design personal, health system and community interventions to prevent the common diseases that result in excess disability with aging. To achieve this goal, we are designing a collaborative study that brings together expertise in population health, biologics (biological information in blood) and medical informatics. "
2006-03-23
Reliance on Mass. food pantries increases
SouthCoastToday.com, MA -
The survey also indicated a change in the type of client food pantries served. While 60 percent of households live below the federal poverty line, a third of the families also worked. Interviewees repeatedly said they had to chose between paying for food or paying for utilities, fuel, medical bills or mortgages. The average household income among clients was $880 per month, the survey showed.
2006-03-20
While slow to catch on here, firm's switch to HSA pays off
Pittsburgh Business Times, PA -
High-deductible health insurance plans are nothing new, but HSAs were created only three years ago and the idea is still catching on. Contributions to the accounts are tax free for both the member and employer, and the funds can grow tax free through investment earnings, just like an individual retirement account.
2006-03-18
Cervical Cancer Screening Failure Linked to Poverty
eMaxHealth.com, NC -
Screening for cervical cancer using the Pap test has long been shown to be a cost-effective screening tool to reduce mortality. Mortality rates from cervical cancer have dropped 50 to 70 percent since the test's introduction. However, disparities in screening rates persist among different ethnicities, often blamed on individual factors, such as lack of access to regular healthcare, older age, obesity, and health status. A few studies now show that community and state level factors contribute to low screening rates among black women. However, those studies have thus far failed to distinguish the impact between these and other factors.
2006-03-17
New individual health card makes debut in Ginowan City
Japan Update, Japan -
A new computer system is already online in Ginowan, allowing the program to be implemented. Kiyoshi Shinzato, 36, was the first to get the new cards. The Futenma area resident received three cards; one each for himself, his wife and child. �Now,� he says, �I feel so good because each family member can keep their own card. I like that it is small enough to put in a wallet or pocket.� The old family books were large, and did not fit in wallets or jacket pockets.
2006-03-16
PARTY PILLS AD `APPEARS TO BE BREACH' OF MISUSE OF DRUGS ACT
TMCnet -
``I am advised by the Ministry of Health that the ad appears to be in clear breach of the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2005. In such a situation ministry enforcement staff, once they learn of such a breach, would warn and advise the advertiser and publisher of the breach and seek future compliance with the Act,'' Mr Anderton said.
2006-03-13
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