Five surprising facts about starvation that could change the international agenda
While public attention gravitates towards conflict and natural disaster, many people in countries less affected by such events struggle with some of the same nutrition problems as those in crisis. In a "Viewpoint" published in The Lancet, Rainer Gross, PhD, UNICEF's chief of nutrition, and Patrick Webb, PhD, dean for academic affairs at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts...Kanavas outlines new Invest Wisconsin agenda
The legislative package, which also includes a NanoSTEM initiative, nanotechnology tax credits, and other proposals to stimu...Healthcare Technology - On top of the national agenda
MADISON - A growing number of physicians and IT professionals are passionately collaborating to improve patient safety and the overall quality of healthcare. Politicians on both sides of the aisle have jumped in and are pledging support, in a big way. Federal health officials, CIO's and physician leaders gathered Wednesday at the...Health Care Reform is Working Its Way Back on to the Political Agenda
MILWAUKEE The people who run St. Josephs Regional Medical Center here have a problem: Too many patients are using the emergency room like a walk-in clinic, an expensive practice that ties up valuable medical resources which should be used for critical care, not runny noses. To discourage people from using the ER for minor ailments, the hospital announced last week it will impose a $150 minimum f...NYC health agenda: Dishing out calorie content of items on the menu
New York City’s health department is chewing upon the idea of listing the calorie content of the food available on the menu in restaurants // that dish out consistent portions. Fast-food brands have not been able to digest this proposition too well. They fear that this would make an apology of the fast food concept, which seems to race with time in reaching food to the table. Comme...Squabbles put overseas doctors’ agenda on the back burne
The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has said that the scheme proposed to evaluate overseas trained doctors, has not made much progress.// In July, a scheme was made public by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) and was planned to be formalized by December; this was thought to be need of the hour especially after a furore at Bundaberg Hospital, involving a foreign doctor a...Now a Green Agenda for Mental Health
A UK-based organization calls for recognition of ecotherapy as a clinically-valid frontline treatment for mental health problems and says there is enough evidence to show the therapy is effective. Mind, a leading UK-based charity, is seeking to set a green agenda for mental health. It has released a report saying that 71 per cent report depression decrease after green walk, 22 per cen...