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Congress Unlikely to Pass Permanent Medicare Physician Payment Fix in 2009, says MedicareSupplementPlans.com

Comprehensive health reform legislation is not likely to include a permanent solution to the Medicare physician payment system this year, says MedicareSupplementPlans.com . Los Angeles, CA (Vocus) August 8, 2009 -– Congress is unlikely to pass legislation this ye...

Charlotte Attorney Calls on North Carolina Senate to Pass "Comparative Negligence" Bill in Order to Better Protect Injury Victims in State

Herbert Auger, veteran personal injury attorney, notes that North Carolina is one of just four states to deny any monetary award if injured party is even slightly to blame for accident Charlotte, N.C. (Lexis Nexis) July 23, 2009 -- The North Carolina State Senate needs ...

A Pet's Bite Can Pass on MRSA

Resistant staph bacteria is being transmitted between animals and humans, study finds MONDAY, June 22 (HealthDay News) -- Transmission of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections between pets and humans are increasing, with the most common being infections of the s...

American Lung Association in Iowa Thanks Senators Harkin and Grassley for Votes to Pass Legislation Granting FDA Authority Over Tobacco Products

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Lung Association in Iowa is happy to report the U.S. Senate's 79 to 17 vote in favor of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (HR 1256) today. The American Lung in Association in Iowa applauds Senators Tom Har...

THA, Broad Coalition Press Leaders in House and Senate to 'Act Swiftly and Forcefully to Pass CHIP Bill'

AUSTIN, Texas, May 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Several statewide organizations (listed below) today released the following joint statement on the legislative process regarding SB 841 and HB 2962 -- strong, similar Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) bills which passed their origin...

National Small Business Week Update: Sam's Club Announces Simplified Small Business Membership; Partnership With U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Plus Free One-Day Pass

During National Small Business Week, Sam's Club announced its simplified Small Business Membership process, which eliminates more than a dozen formal documents required to join as a business member. Now, you can qualify with a business card or letterhead. (PRWEB) May 20...

Health IT Now! Coalition Commends House Decision to Pass Health IT Legislation in Economic Recovery Package

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Health IT Now! Coalition applauds the House's important decision to allocate $20 billion of the $819 billion included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for incentives to promote the adoption of electronic medical records. "We are ...

Medicaid Health Plans of America Urges Congress to Pass Economic Recovery Package This Session Featuring Additional Funding for Medicaid

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Medicaid Health Plans of America (MHPA), the leading trade association solely focused on representing Medicaid health plans, today joined the chorus of noted organizations calling on the United States Congress to pass an economic stimulus package ...

AUDIO from Medialink and the Association for Dressings and Sauces: Pass The Mayo! Myths Dispelled During September's 'National Food Safety Education Month'

NEW YORK, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Few things are more important than knowing whether what we feed ourselves and our families is safe. While some foods have come under fire for bacterial contamination, other foods out there might have gotten an unfair rap. Listen to this report from the Assoc...

Moms With Alzheimer's May Pass on Risk to Kids

The genetic link isn't there for fathers, researchers say WEDNESDAY, July 30 (HealthDay News) -- People whose mothers have had Alzheimer's disease may be predisposed to the mind-robbing condition, a new study finds. The link may be a dysfunction in how the brain handles sugar -- som...

Esperanza Urges Congress to Pass Historic Tobacco Legislation

H.R. 1108 Allows FDA Un-Precedential Regulatory Authority Over Tobacco WASHINGTON, July 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Esperanza, the largest Hispanic faith-based organization in the country, presses Congress to take advantage of opportunity to prevent youth smoking and pass H.R 1108, "The Fam...

ACP applauds Senate to vote to pass H.R. 6331 and avert physician payment cut

Washington -- The Senate today gave overwhelming, bipartisan approval to legislation to avert cuts in Medicare physician payment updates--the best outcome possible given the difficult circumstances facing us, Jeffrey P. Harris, MD, FACP, president of the American College of Physicians (ACP) said t...

AMA Calls On U.S. Senate to Pass H.R. 6331 Today to Preserve Seniors' Access to Care

WASHINGTON, July 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the U.S. Senate prepares to vote on legislation that would stop current Medicare cuts to physicians, the American Medical Association (AMA) is calling on Senators to cast a yes vote on H.R. 6331 to preserve seniors' access to care. In June, the ...

AFA Urges the Senate to End Debate and Pass the Medicare and TRICARE Funding Fix

ARLINGTON, Va., July 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Air Force Association today urged the U.S. Senate to act immediately to prevent decreased payments to Medicare and TRICARE providers. The U.S. Senate is expected to hold a cloture vote today to end debate on an effort to prevent Medicare ...

Verizon Executive Urges Congress to Pass Health Care IT Legislation

WASHINGTON, June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Noting that health care is one of the few segments of the American economy not to have been transformed by modern, efficient information technology, a Verizon executive Wednesday (June 4) urged Congress to pass a health care information technology bill that h...

Esperanza Announces Support of H.R. 1108, Encourages Congress to Pass FDA Regulation of Tobacco

House Bill Gives FDA Regulatory Authority Over Tobacco WASHINGTON, May 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Esperanza, the largest Hispanic faith-based organization in the country, today announces their support of H.R. 1108, "The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act." The legislation ...

Mothers Pass Dangerous Toxins to Babies Through Breast Milk

TORRANCE, Calif., May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- A landmark study shows dangerous dioxins are passed directly from mother to baby via breast milk, but can be significantly reduced by Chlorella pyrenoidosa. The study, published in the Journal of Medicinal Food, analyzed dioxin levels in breast milk fr...

Ad Campaign Urges Pennsylvania Lawmakers to Stop Waffling and Pass Comprehensive Smoke-Free Law

WASHINGTON, March 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund today launched a newspaper and radio advertising campaign urging key Pennsylvania lawmakers to stop waffling and pass a comprehensive smoke-free law that applies to all workplaces and protects all Pennsylvanians f...

Correction: Therapist to Young Hollywood Says Male Stars in Psychological Trouble Get a Media Pass as Compared to Female Stars

Former Olympic Coach Now Works to Help Hollywood 'Stay Sane in an Insane Industry' BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Feb. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Rebecca Roy, M.A., "The Industry Therapist" ( http://www.theIndustryTherapist.com ) is asking the question why the death of Heath Ledg...

Psychotherapist to Young Hollywood Says Male Stars in Psychological Trouble Get a Media Pass as Compared to Female Stars

Former Olympic Coach Now Works to Help Hollywood 'Stay Sane in an Insane Industry' BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Jan. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Rebecca Roy, M.A., "The Industry Therapist" ( http://www.theIndustryTherapist.com ) is asking the question why the death of Heath Ledg...

AARP Disappointed in Senate's Inability to Pass Health Care Reform

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AARP CEO Bill Novelli made the following statement about today's vote against the health care reform bill, AB1X 1 (Nunez & Perata) by the California State Senate Committee on Health: "Today, the California State Senate failed to seize an oppo...

Partnership for Prescription Assistance Urges All Americans To Pass on the Gift of Health this Holiday Season

New Easy to Send E-card on the PPA Web site WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- During this holiday season, the Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) wants to remind all Americans that help is available for people struggling to access their prescription medicines. The P...

American Society of Transplantation Applauds Rep. Inslee for His Efforts to Pass the Charlie W. Norwood Living Organ Donation Act

H.R. 710 PASSED DECEMBER 4 WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For over a year, Rep. Jay Inslee (D-WA) has worked tirelessly to ensure the passage of the Charlie W. Norwood Living Organ Donation Act (H.R. 710), which allows for paired kidney donations. Rep. Ins...

Training Medical Warriors: Tropical Medicine Specialists Who Ward Off Bioterrorist and Global Health Threats Pass the Torch to the Next Generation

One Society's Mission to Protect World Health NORTHBROOK, Ill., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In 1963, when Karl Johnson, M.D., chose to set up a laboratory in Bolivia for the National Institutes of Health instead of taking a job working on a vaccine for the common cold, littl...

American Diabetes Association Urges Congress to Pass ADA Restoration Act, Help End Employment Discrimination Against Americans with Diabetes

Stephen Orr, fired for managing diabetes at work but whose claim was thrown out by the courts, testified Thursday before House Judiciary Subcommittee about his experience ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Diabetes Association today reiterated its strong support ...

Health IT Now! Coalition Calls on Congress to Pass Health Information Technology Legislation This Year

Commends House Science and Technology Committee for Holding Health IT Hearing WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Health IT Now! Coalition, co-chaired by former Sen. John Breaux and former Rep. Nancy Johnson, called on Congress once again today t...

Smart insulin nanostructures pass feasibility test, UT study reports

HOUSTON -- (Sept. 18, 2007) -- Biomedical engineers at The University of Texas School of Health Information Sciences at Houston have announced pre-clinical test results in the September issue of the International Journal of Nanomedicine demonstrating the feasibility of a smart particle insulin rel...

Center for Health Transformation Founder Newt Gingrich Calls on Congress to Pass a 'Clean' SCHIP Six-Month Extension

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Former Speaker of the House and founder of the Center for Health Transformation (CHT) Newt Gingrich told a group of conservative Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill today that while he understood how important the current debate in the Congress ...

Health IT Now! Coalition Urges Congress to Pass Health Information Technology Bill This Year

Medical practitioners, patients and employers recommend immediate adoption of interoperable health information technology WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Health IT Now! Coalition, co-chaired by former Sen. John Breaux and former Rep. Nancy Johnson, held a Capitol Hill br...

Health IT Now! Coalition to Discuss the Urgent Need to Pass Health IT Legislation

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Health IT Now! Coalition will host a briefing on Monday, September 17 at noon in room B-339 of the Rayburn House Office Building to highlight the benefits of Health IT and the urgent need for Congress to pass Health IT legislation this se...

Drug Failed to Reduce Heart Attack Risk After Bypass

MC-1 had no benefit for postoperative stroke, atrial fibrillation or kidney function TUESDAY, April 1 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers found that giving patients MC-1, a naturally occurring metabolite of vitamin B6, before and after bypass surgery didn't reduce the risk of heart attack...

A Role Model Spouse can Pass on Good Health Habits

A new study has found that good health habits of a person can influence his/her spouse in adopting the same behaviour . The study, published in the journal Health Services Research, has shown that being a good role model can actually help a spouse take up a healthy lifestyle. When o...

Precancerous Blood Donors Do Not Pass on the Disease

Dont worry yourselves to death even if those who have donated blood for you might have developed cancer since . There is no evidence that recipients of blood from donors with undiagnosed cancer are any more or less likely to develop cancer than recipients given blood from non-cancer donors,...

Cigarette Smoke Alters DNA in Sperm, Genetic Damage Could Pass to Offspring

PHILDALPHIA -- The science has long been clear that smoking causes cancer, but new research shows that children could inherit genetic damage from a father who smokes . Canadian researchers have demonstrated in mice that smoking can cause changes in the DNA sequence of sperm cells, alteratio...

Older Mothers Pass on Infertility Risk to their Daughters

Women who put off having children until later in life risk passing on an infertility risk to their daughters, researchers warned yesterday. This discovery is the first// evidence that the reduced fertility seen in older women causes genetic damage which is passed on at the time that they conceive, ...

Allergy Sufferers Pass on Allergies to their Children

Parents with allergic symptoms like wheezing, asthma, hay fever or hives risk passing on their allergic sensitization to their infants too, according to a study by Cincinnati researchers.// The study suggests that the current practice of avoiding skin testing for airborne allergens before age...

Govt to Pass Amendment to Curb Sex Selective Abortions: Ramadoss

Health and Family Welfare Minister Anbumani Ramadoss Wednesday assured representatives of the civil society and NGOs that the government is willing //to bring amendments in the legislation concerned to prevent sex selective abortions. "The government is willing to bring further amendments in ...

Jaipur Girl’s Rare Feat: The Youngest To Pass Class 12 At The Age Of 1

Akansha Singh Saini might not enter the Guinness Book of World Records, but her achievement of passing the much-dreaded Class 12 exam at the age// of 11 definitely makes her a wonder-kid. Born on April 21, 1995, Akansha, daughter of Dhanpat Singh Saini, a medical practitioner, passed her Clas...

Less Invasive By Pass Surgery Proves Economical In The Long Run

Hong Kong researchers said that Asian doctors should practice less invasive surgery for by pass surgery. They say that the traditional surgery though is not harmful// can increase the chances of exposing patients to innumerable infections. Most of the Asians suffer from diabetes and are prone to in...

Verizon and California Partnership to End Domestic Violence Launch Program to Help Victims Protect Themselves by Using Technology

... of Verizon, is designed to teach domestic violence advocates about the use of new technology. Armed with the latest tools, advocates will be able to pass on the information to survivors, support groups and law enforcement in their communities. On Friday (Aug. 7), approximately 50 domestic viole...