IntelliDOT Patents Wireless Healthcare PDA Technology

<p> <strong>Hand held device for nurses </strong>to enter short and quick patient documentation at the bedside...runs <a href="http://lh6.google.com/DucknetServices/R-waxFKN92I/AAAAAAAAEYs/m3PYGoXnE0E/image%5B3%5D.png"><img align="right" alt="image" border="0" height="244" src="http://lh3.google.com/DucknetServices/R-wayVKN93I/AAAAAAAAEY0/LwOW7M20WDo/image_thumb%5B1%5D.png" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" width="189"></a>for 14 hours before a battery change is needed...connected to the pharmacy and admissions departments...and information can also be accessed via a PC as well...nursing workflow tool...community hospitals, listen up, there's grant money available.    </p> <blockquote> <p><strong><a href="http://www.intellidot.net/caret/server.htm">IntelliDOT,</a></strong> which provides of handheld, bedside point-of-care (BPOC) solutions to hospitals, have announced that it has secured a key patent covering the use of  intelligent handheld terminals for medical care administration. On March 18, 2008, the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued U.S. Patent No. 7,344,079 to IntelliDOT for its innovative, wireless terminal known as the CAREt Handheld <p><strong><a href="http://www.intellidot.net/caret/grant.htm">How to Obtain Grant Money</a></strong></p> <p>Interested hospitals must directly apply for available grants because the majority of available grants require applicants to be non-profit organizations. </p></blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.wirelesshealthcare.co.uk/wh/news/wk14-08-0007.htm">IntelliDOT Patents Wireless Healthcare PDA Technology</a></p>

IntelliDOT Patents Wireless Healthcare PDA Technology

  Hand held device for nurses to enter short and quick patient documentation at the bedside...runs for 14 hours before a battery change is n...

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Medtronic Hits The Million Mark with Real Time insulin monitoring and therapy

<p> The world's first REAL-Time insulin pump and continuous glucose monitoring system...no more blood and having to prick your finger...information can be sent directly to your physician as well....the monitor can with or without the pump to deliver insulin....BD  </p> <blockquote> <p>Medtronic says that it has reached the milestone of more than one million sensors for its continuous <strong><a href="http://www.minimed.com/professionals/index.html">glucose monitoring (CGM) products</a> manufactured and sold</strong>. The recipient of the milestone one millionth sensor was Tim Parker of San Jose, Calif. Parker, diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 11 years ago, has used CGM therapy for two years to help him manage his diabetes. </p> <p><strong>Physician services for CGMS iPro Recorder are billed under CPT codes 95250 and 95251. <a href="http://lh4.google.com/DucknetServices/R-wIllKN9yI/AAAAAAAAEYE/ncSb6To-yNY/image%5B17%5D.png"><img align="left" alt="image" border="0" height="250" src="http://lh6.google.com/DucknetServices/R-wIoFKN9zI/AAAAAAAAEYM/NXFRTCZg8Ak/image_thumb%5B11%5D.png" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" width="376"></a>These codes are reimbursed by Medicare in all 50 states and have broad private insurance coverage.  </strong></p> <p>The Paradigm REAL-Time System relays glucose readings every five minutes from a glucose sensor to the insulin pump, which displays up to 288 readings a day – nearly 100 times more <a href="http://lh5.google.com/DucknetServices/R-wIp1KN90I/AAAAAAAAEYU/SwTvqyV6VMI/image%5B15%5D.png"><img align="right" alt="image" border="0" height="145" src="http://lh5.google.com/DucknetServices/R-wIq1KN91I/AAAAAAAAEYc/7SAtqtzdIsQ/image_thumb%5B9%5D.png" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" width="162"></a>information than three daily fingersticks. Glucose measurements obtained by the sensor are relayed every five minutes and displayed in three-hour and 24-hour trend graphs, as well as arrows to indicate how quickly glucose is moving up or down.</p></blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.wirelesshealthcare.co.uk/wh/news/wk14-08-0006.htm">Medtronic Hits The Million Mark</a> </p> <p>Web Site:  <a href="http://www.minimed.com/professionals/realtime/index.html">http://www.minimed.com/professionals/realtime/index.html</a></p>

Medtronic Hits The Million Mark with Real Time insulin monitoring and therapy

The world's first REAL-Time insulin pump and continuous glucose monitoring system...no more blood and having to prick your finger...inf...

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Mobile Gateway For ECG Data for emergency access

<p> Emergency services can now connect with the Philips HeartStart MRx using standard blue tooth technology...so if you have one, your information can be accessed by an emergency response team that has the wireless gateway...BD  </p> <blockquote> <p><strong><a href="http://www.inmotiontechnology.com/products/obmgateway.html">In Motion Technology,</a></strong> a specialist in vehicle area networks for public safety organizations, has announced that its onBoard Mobile Gateway is now Bluetooth compatible with the Philips HeartStart MRx monitor/defibrillator, allowing paramedics in the field to wirelessly send patient data to hospitals and caregivers without the use of cell phones, modems or expensive wireless adaptors. <a href="http://lh5.google.com/DucknetServices/R-wGD1KN9wI/AAAAAAAAEX0/9gNxYJqMzlU/image%5B3%5D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="149" src="http://lh4.google.com/DucknetServices/R-wGGlKN9xI/AAAAAAAAEX8/29qohUbzBGU/image_thumb%5B1%5D.png" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" width="433"></a> <p>“In Motion’s Bluetooth-enabled onBoard Mobile Gateway is a simple, cost-effective and seamless way for first responders to send ECG data while in transit to hospitals,” said In Motion’s CEO Kirk Moir. “It is an effective hands-free, highly reliable solution for situations where seconds count.”In Motion’s onBoard Mobile Gateway handles not only ECG information but also data from a full range of first responder devices, including laptops running electronic patient care reporting, computer aided dispatch and automatic vehicle location, surveillance cameras, RFID devices and emergency vehicle diagnostic tools.</p></blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.wirelesshealthcare.co.uk/wh/news/wk14-08-0002.htm">Mobile Gateway For ECG Data</a></p>

Mobile Gateway For ECG Data for emergency access

Emergency services can now connect with the Philips HeartStart MRx using standard blue tooth technology...so if you have one, your informat...

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Viagra Turns 10: Bedroom Miracle, but No Romantic Cure-All

<p> The article mentions a book called "The Viagra Myth"...interesting report on how half never returned for a refill....did it promise more than the pill could deliver?  BD  </p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://lh5.google.com/DucknetServices/R-v3hFKN9uI/AAAAAAAAEXc/NPkUSVe074M/image%5B3%5D.png"><img align="left" alt="image" border="0" height="114" src="http://lh4.google.com/DucknetServices/R-v3h1KN9vI/AAAAAAAAEXk/Qncn89MUXFQ/image_thumb%5B1%5D.png" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" width="156"></a>Ten years ago today, the FDA approved Viagra. The drug became an instant cultural icon, and sales took off immediately, prompting some optimistic analysts to predict that annual sales could reach $20 billion some day, the <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB908411433315379000.html?mod=WSJBlog">WSJ reported</a> at the time. <p>Viagr a turned into a world-famous brand, a legend that shifted the notion of what the pharmaceutical industry can do and defined a new category of <strong>lifestyle medicines.</strong> But sales of the Viagra, though solid, haven’t lived up to the early hype — under $2 billion a year world-wide for the last several years, <a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78003/000115752308000463/a5591644ex99.htm">less than</a> sales of humbler Pfizer drugs like the painkiller Celebrex, not to mention Lipitor. <p>Many of his patients realized that only after trying the drug. Apparently, other patients realized it too — <strong>about half of patients nationwide who have gotten Viagra prescriptions have never gone back for a refill, Morgentaler says. In some cases, he suggests, nature may be best left to its own devices.</strong></p></blockquote> <p><a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2008/03/27/viagra-turns-10-bedroom-miracle-but-no-romantic-cure-all/?mod=WSJBlog">Health Blog : Viagra Turns 10: Bedroom Miracle, but No Romantic Cure-All</a></p>

Viagra Turns 10: Bedroom Miracle, but No Romantic Cure-All

The article mentions a book called "The Viagra Myth"...interesting report on how half never returned for a refill....did it promi...

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The Medical Quack - FDA Information Resources

<p>One additional resource listed on the site is the section for FDA Press releases...just like the rest of <a href="http://lh5.google.com/DucknetServices/R-vgSFKN9sI/AAAAAAAAEXE/zTg3FuUjZsI/image%5B7%5D.png"><img align="right" alt="image" border="0" height="176" src="http://lh5.google.com/DucknetServices/R-vgTFKN9tI/AAAAAAAAEXM/-hM3lHp8cOs/image_thumb%5B5%5D.png" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" width="129"></a>the link sections on the page, <strong>the latest 5 items</strong> are listed for quick link information.  By clicking on the picture, the link will take you directly to the <strong>official FDA page</strong> for additional information.   Scroll down the right hand side until you see the picture...  </p> <p>This is my continued effort to mention some of the resources on the site that could be an easy link to find references from the site, hopefully to save some time in having to navigate the web and locate otherwise....BD  </p>

The Medical Quack - FDA Information Resources

One additional resource listed on the site is the section for FDA Press releases...just like the rest of the link sections on the page, the ...

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Rev. Jesse Jackson Touts Medical Isotope Technology

<p> We haven't heard much from him lately...now the Reverend is in healthcare research too...BD  </p> <blockquote> <p>KENNEWICK -- He's walked with Martin Luther King Junior, ran for the White House, and now he's an advocate for medical research.<a href="http://lh4.google.com/DucknetServices/R-vdx1KN9qI/AAAAAAAAEW0/YhEu_Tb1O5o/image%5B3%5D.png"><img align="right" alt="image" border="0" height="180" src="http://lh3.google.com/DucknetServices/R-vdylKN9rI/AAAAAAAAEW8/wh1DZmB3DYg/image_thumb%5B1%5D.png" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" width="185"></a><br>Reverend Jesse Jackson was in the Tri Cities, Wednesday, trumpeting technology that some promise could help win a fight against cancer and HIV. <br>Jackson celebrated with the first company in the nation to produce medical isotopes, the Advanced Medical Isotope Corporation (AMIC).<br>Wednesday was the ribbon cutting for the building scientists will use.<br><strong>"Insurance will not save your life, research will save your life," Reverend Jesse Jackson said.</strong></p></blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/17037191.html">Rev. Jesse Jackson Touts Medical Isotope Technology | KEPR CBS 19 - News, Weather and Sports - Pasco, WA - Pasco, Washington | Local & Regional</a></p>

Rev. Jesse Jackson Touts Medical Isotope Technology

We haven't heard much from him lately...now the Reverend is in healthcare research too...BD  KENNEWICK -- He's walked with Martin...

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Mexico Builds Hospitals to Lure Medical Tourists from America

<p> A hip replacement in Mexico costs $12,000, compared with $43,000 to $63,000 in the U.S., thus it appears Mexico has a huge interest in the tourism business and insurers are promoting...<strong>will Medicare be next?</strong>  BD  </p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://lh5.google.com/DucknetServices/R-vctFKN9oI/AAAAAAAAEWk/7Mnkd1_vOyM/image%5B3%5D.png"><img align="left" alt="image" border="0" height="168" src="http://lh5.google.com/DucknetServices/R-vcuFKN9pI/AAAAAAAAEWs/n8yapRsRxqo/image_thumb%5B1%5D.png" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" width="237"></a> March 27 (Bloomberg) -- The only way Bridget Flanagan, a 21-year-old college student from Olympia, Washington, could afford the obesity surgery she needed was to go to Mexico. Her health insurance didn't cover the treatment. <p>Traveling 2,000 miles for gastric banding surgery at <a href="http://www.hsj.com.mx">Hospital San Jose</a> in Monterrey, Mexico, saved her $6,600, making it affordable. The procedure was a success, allowing five-foot- tall Bridget to drop 45 pounds so far off her peak weight of 275.</p></blockquote> <p>Grupo Angeles has a marketing campaign targeting Americans. The goal is for foreigners to make up 20 percent of patients within two years, up from 5 percent now, Ramirez said. At the company's hospital in Tijuana, Americans accounted for 40 percent of the 100,000 patients the facility admitted in 2007, he said. <p><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601170&refer=home&sid=audTNhIlsFSg">Bloomberg.com: Special Report</a></p>

Mexico Builds Hospitals to Lure Medical Tourists from America

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State HMO watchdog - all bark, no bite?

<p> All eyes are watching the efforts in California...how effective will or is the department in governing the activities of the HMO business...BD  </p> <blockquote> <p>The Department of Managed Health Care, the <strong>state</strong> agency charged with overseeing <a href="http://lh4.google.com/DucknetServices/R-vbG1KN9mI/AAAAAAAAEWU/U3u2wM010h4/image%5B3%5D.png"><img align="right" alt="image" border="0" height="133" src="http://lh6.google.com/DucknetServices/R-vbHVKN9nI/AAAAAAAAEWc/6uEf6jeXfrY/image_thumb%5B1%5D.png" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" width="117"></a>California's HMOs, is under fire by some critics who say the department isn't doing enough to protect consumers. <p><strong>State</strong> Sen. Sheila Kuehl, D-Santa Monica, plans to hold a hearing today before the Senate committee on health to look into <strong>how the department has handled several issues, including health insurers' practice of retroactively canceling individual policies after a member gets sick.</strong></p></blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/03/27/BUA5VQRGQ.DTL&hw=State+HMO+Watchdog&sn=001&sc=1000">State HMO watchdog - all bark, no bite?</a></p>

State HMO watchdog - all bark, no bite?

All eyes are watching the efforts in California...how effective will or is the department in governing the activities of the HMO business.....

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Doctor Anonymous: Dr. A Show 28 tomorrow night!

<p> And you can find the doctor on Facebook....BD  </p> <blockquote><a href="http://lh6.google.com/DucknetServices/R-vZVVKN9kI/AAAAAAAAEWE/ThRq2zP-Gx8/image%5B4%5D.png"><img align="left" alt="image" border="0" height="85" src="http://lh4.google.com/DucknetServices/R-vZV1KN9lI/AAAAAAAAEWM/YkwLIlAuOGM/image_thumb%5B2%5D.png" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" width="169"></a>Join us tomorrow night for the triumphant return of <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/doctoranonymous">The Doctor Anonymous Show </a>on Blog Talk Radio! Yes, I've had enough of Talkshoe. I have so much to talk about that I didn't even schedule a guest for the show. I hope that doesn't prevent you from tuning in. Check out the preview <a href="http://www.viddler.com/explore/DoctorAnonymous/videos/19/">here</a>. </blockquote> <p><a href="http://doctoranonymous.blogspot.com/2008/03/show-28-tomorrow-night.html">Doctor Anonymous: Dr. A Show 28 tomorrow night!</a></p>

Doctor Anonymous: Dr. A Show 28 tomorrow night!

And you can find the doctor on Facebook....BD  Join us tomorrow night for the triumphant return of The Doctor Anonymous Show on Blog Talk ...

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Silverlight Streaming offers $$

<p> Using Microsoft Ad Center....moving right along with the new technology..healthcare is no exception with creating new interfaces for web based applications...wonder how many we could possibly see here as a simple demonstration....BD  </p> <blockquote> <p>This spring we'll be launching a pilot program to offer <b>turnkey advertising</b> with the <b>Silverlight Streaming video service</b>. <p> <a href="http://lh3.google.com/DucknetServices/R-vYjlKN9iI/AAAAAAAAEV0/kf8tF-4K62A/image%5B3%5D.png"><img align="right" alt="image" border="0" height="144" src="http://lh6.google.com/DucknetServices/R-vYkVKN9jI/AAAAAAAAEV8/lMSNbW2C8KU/image_thumb%5B1%5D.png" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" width="244"></a> This pilot program will allow a control group of Silverlight Streaming account holders to take Silverlight videos and automatically insert contextual advertisements into the end-user video playback experience. <p><b>This is a real program, with revenues paid in US dollars, and it will include revenue sharing for the accounts participating in the trial.</b></p></blockquote> <p><a href="http://dev.live.com/blogs/sls/">Silverlight Streaming</a></p>

Silverlight Streaming offers $$

Using Microsoft Ad Center....moving right along with the new technology..healthcare is no exception with creating new interfaces for web ba...

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GE Healthcare Completes Acquisition Of VersaMed Corporation

<p> <a href="http://lh5.google.com/DucknetServices/R-vXoFKN9gI/AAAAAAAAEVk/tdl_O4JAUDQ/image%5B3%5D.png"><img align="right" alt="image" border="0" height="153" src="http://lh3.google.com/DucknetServices/R-vXplKN9hI/AAAAAAAAEVs/_7q8TW2NuWk/image_thumb%5B1%5D.png" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" width="244"></a>Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), announced that it has completed the acquisition of VersaMed Corporation, a provider of portable critical care ventilators for respiratory care. VersaMed's innovative product offering will expand GE Healthcare's capabilities in respiratory care management, offering healthcare  professionals a wide choice of unique advanced life support ventilators to meet a variety of patient needs and care settings. Financial terms were not disclosed.</p> <p><a href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/101863.php">GE Healthcare Completes Acquisition Of VersaMed Corporation - Acquisition Expands GE Healthcare's Respiratory Care Offering</a> </p> <p>Web Site:  <a href="http://www.versamed.com/">http://www.versamed.com/</a></p>

GE Healthcare Completes Acquisition Of VersaMed Corporation

  Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), announced that it has completed the acquisition of VersaMed Corporation, a provi...

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Local Pharmacist On 15 Day Fast To Protest Governor's Medi-Cal Budget Cuts

<p> In California...one way to get attention...and we are all wondering how the budget cuts will fare once they go in to place...California stands to be hit big time...BD  </p> <blockquote> <p>Local Pharmacist Ira Freeman, RPh, of Key Pharmacy, is in his 11th day of a 15 day fast. He's fasting to protest the Governor's proposed 10% Medi-Cal providers cuts, which will negatively affect all Medi-Cal beneficiaries and the pharmacies that serve them. <br>"There's been very little press about how the cuts will really impact patients and the care they receive," said Ira Freeman. "Sadly, our most chronically ill patients will become sicker and end up in emergency rooms, which in turn will actually cost the state more."</p></blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/101890.php">Local Pharmacist On 15 Day Fast To Protest Governor's Medi-Cal Budget Cuts</a></p>

Local Pharmacist On 15 Day Fast To Protest Governor's Medi-Cal Budget Cuts

In California...one way to get attention...and we are all wondering how the budget cuts will fare once they go in to place...California sta...

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NTT DoCoMo hopes to diagnose disease, predict other misfortunes from cellphones

<p> Will your cell phone be the next item to diagnose illness?  One more chip in the old cell phone...BD  </p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://lh3.google.com/DucknetServices/R-vVwlKN9eI/AAAAAAAAEVU/gnEe2BnTTpg/image%5B3%5D.png"><img align="left" alt="image" border="0" height="144" src="http://lh6.google.com/DucknetServices/R-vVxVKN9fI/AAAAAAAAEVc/lYk5BqIY5aE/image_thumb%5B1%5D.png" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" width="142"></a> We like to think that NTT, Japan's dominant telephone company, is a serious corporation. So when NTT DoCoMo issues a press release claiming to have successfully demonstrated the world's first "molecular delivery system for molecular communication," we figure this must be significant. The technology and biochemistry at the foundation sure seems to be. In an experiment, NTT DoCoMo confirmed the use of synthesized DNA to transport specific molecules through the body. The process converts chemical energy into mechanical work so there's no need for an external power supply or control mechanism. The hope then is to one day <strong>plant a "biochip" in a cellphone which can read "excitement, emotion, stress or disease" from the simmering juices (blood, sweat and tears) pooled inside the meatsicles of "living organisms."</strong></p> <p><em><strong>The envisioned molecular delivery system could have many applications in medicine and healthcare. For instance, it may be possible to diagnose diseases or stress by directly analyzing biomolecules in a drop of sweat or blood using a mobile phone equipped with a biochip.</strong></em></p> <p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/27/ntt-docomo-hopes-to-diagnose-disease-predict-other-misfortunes/">NTT DoCoMo hopes to diagnose disease, predict other misfortunes from cellphones - Engadget</a> </p></blockquote> <p>Website:  <a href="http://www.nttdocomo.com/pr/2008/001391.html">http://www.nttdocomo.com/pr/2008/001391.html</a></p>

NTT DoCoMo hopes to diagnose disease, predict other misfortunes from cellphones

Will your cell phone be the next item to diagnose illness?  One more chip in the old cell phone...BD  We like to think that NTT, Japan...

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Angioplasty's Heyday May Be Over

<p> Medications and other procedures are taking main stage as statistics begin to roll in...but the debate is still open...BD  </p> <blockquote> <p>The approach the doctors used is derived from one of the most common procedures in medicine, coronary angioplasty, which is performed 650,000 to 1 million times a year in the USA alone. <a href="http://lh4.google.com/DucknetServices/R-vSf1KN9cI/AAAAAAAAEVA/cKrYh2onNWE/image%5B4%5D.png"><img align="left" alt="image" border="0" height="136" src="http://lh4.google.com/DucknetServices/R-vSg1KN9dI/AAAAAAAAEVI/LXmhK6WMyP0/image_thumb%5B2%5D.png" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" width="141"></a> <p>But for the first time, independent analyses performed at the request of USA TODAY suggest the meteoric rise of angioplasty during the past three decades has ended. <p>The research suggests angioplasty is used too often, and in many cases, the modest benefits don't justify the procedure's cost, which ranges from $10,000 to $12,000. The topic will be debated at the annual scientific session of the American College of Cardiology starting this weekend in Chicago.  "Angioplasty isn't going to make you live any longer. It won't decrease the risk of a heart attack. But it will decrease the likelihood of your having symptoms," Rich says.</p></blockquote> <p><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Health/HeartDiseaseCenter/story?id=4534883&page=1">ABC News: Angioplasty's Heyday May Be Over</a></p>

Angioplasty's Heyday May Be Over

Medications and other procedures are taking main stage as statistics begin to roll in...but the debate is still open...BD  The approach t...

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Union head moves to oust West Coast dissident

<p> Health Care causing a stir with Labor Union in California...BD</p> <blockquote>The labor leaders have clashed in recent months over Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's failed health care plan (Stern backed it, Rosselli opposed it); over the <strong>union</strong>'s endorsement of Sen. Barack Obama; over Stern's efforts to reorganize SEIU's California unions; and over bargaining tactics with hospitals, nursing homes and other employers.  <strong>The president of one of the nation's largest labor unions moved this week toward ousting the leaders of its West Coast affiliate, in a power struggle that could affect hundreds of thousands of California workers and the state's strained health care industry.</strong></blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/03/27/MNOOVQQUM.DTL&hw=Union+Head&sn=001&sc=1000">Union head moves to oust West Coast dissident</a></p>

Union head moves to oust West Coast dissident

Health Care causing a stir with Labor Union in California...BD The labor leaders have clashed in recent months over Gov. Arnold Schwarzene...

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Mainstream Medicine Has Endorsed Medical Marijuana

<p> The American College of Physicians says "medical weed" is ok...BD  </p> <blockquote> <p>One of America's largest and most important groups of physicians has moved to cut through the clutter of political controversies over medical use of marijuana. Lawmakers and the public alike would do well to pay attention.<a href="http://lh6.google.com/DucknetServices/R-tEmVKN9aI/AAAAAAAAEUo/GWTE93FNPfI/image%5B3%5D.png"><img align="left" alt="image" border="0" height="107" src="http://lh6.google.com/DucknetServices/R-tEnVKN9bI/AAAAAAAAEUw/Y8UaLnbC0m8/image_thumb%5B1%5D.png" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" width="141"></a> <p><strong>The American College of Physicians is the largest medical specialty organization and the second largest physician group in the United States.</strong> Its 124,000 members are doctors specializing in internal medicine and related subspecialties, including cardiology, neurology, pulmonary disease, oncology and infectious diseases. The College publishes <i>Annals of Internal Medicine</i>, the most widely cited medical specialty journal in the world. <p>In a landmark position paper released in February, these distinguished physicians are saying what many of us have been arguing for years: Most of our laws have gotten it wrong when it comes to medical marijuana, and it's time for public policy to get in step with science.<a href="http://www.alternet.org/drugreporter/80582/">Former Surgeon General: Mainstream Medicine Has Endorsed Medical Marijuana | DrugReporter | AlterNet</a></p></blockquote>

Mainstream Medicine Has Endorsed Medical Marijuana

The American College of Physicians says "medical weed" is ok...BD  One of America's largest and most important groups of ph...

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Rush decisions by FDA may subvert drug safety

<p> <strong>Do deadlines have any affect on how the FDA approves drugs...</strong>Harvard study says it can, FDA says not...but think...what happens when you are in a hurry to finish a project...do you rush through things that normally you might dedicate a little more time for?  Yes?  No?  Will be interesting to see some additional trending and statistics...BD  </p> <blockquote> <p>WASHINGTON - Vioxx, Bextra, Rezulin, Baycol. Looking at drugs yanked off the market, Harvard researchers found a disturbing pattern: Medicines approved right on deadline by the Food and Drug Administration are more likely to cause safety problems later than those cleared with more time to spare.The FDA challenged the findings with its own statistics. Still, the study sparked calls to re-examine the balance between speed and safety. <p>Congress set strict deadlines for FDA to speed the arrival of new medications, but critics have long complained that the ticking clock spurred a dangerous rush to judgment.  The Harvard analysis of decades of drug approvals, published in Thursday’s New England Journal of Medicine, provides the first scientific evidence supporting some of those complaints.</p></blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23815358/">Rush decisions by FDA may subvert drug safety - Health care- msnbc.com</a></p>

Rush decisions by FDA may subvert drug safety

  Do deadlines have any affect on how the FDA approves drugs... Harvard study says it can, FDA says not...but think...what happens when you ...

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If you are Fat, Forget it...new study shows a link

<p> <strong>Belly size linked to Alzheimer's and dementia?</strong>  Is the bigger the belly the more you might forget?  Interesting article and also discusses the potential heart disease link...BD  </p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Having a big belly in your 40s can boost your risk of getting Alzheimer's disease or other dementia decades later, a new study suggests.</strong> <p>It's not just about your weight. While previous research has found evidence that obesity in middle age raises the chances of developing dementia later, the new work found a separate risk from storing a lot of fat in the abdomen. Even people who weren't overweight were susceptible. <p>It's not clear why abdominal fat would promote dementia, but it may pump out substances that harm the brain, she said. Dr. Jose Luchsinger of the Columbia University Medical Center in New York, who studies the connection between obesity and Alzheimer's disease but didn't participate in the new work, cautioned that such a study cannot prove abdominal fat promotes dementia. </p></blockquote> <p><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=4530096&page=1">ABC News: Fat Belly, Dementia Linked</a></p>

If you are Fat, Forget it...new study shows a link

  Belly size linked to Alzheimer's and dementia?   Is the bigger the belly the more you might forget?  Interesting article and also disc...

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Attacks pushing Web controls

<p> A good reason to <strong>look in to a hosted service that can do this for you if</strong> you have limited resources in IT to constantly monitor...the experts seem to be doing a better job as you have the resources of many versus one individual to monitor...and internally this can grow to just more than one individual too...BD  </p> <blockquote> <p>San Francisco - Significant debate has recently been given over to the topic of whether or not younger workers will eschew jobs at companies that attempt to limit their access to popular Web sites and online applications,<strong> but some companies are already responding to rising security threats by blocking their employees from using work machines to move about the Internet freely. </strong> <p>Large financial services companies have been known to enforce strict controls over the range of sites that their workers are allowed to visit for years, banning everything from Web mail sites and file-sharing systems that could be used to steal data, to sports and entertainment sites that are viewed as potential drains on user productivity. <p>"Our biggest problem was that people were going to sites and downloading all sorts of?? shareware and spyware that was effectively killing our machines, which is a big deal because the computers in our store offices are connected to our point-of-sale systems, so these attacks were actually effecting our registers, which was obviously a huge operational issue," Stamp said</p></blockquote> <p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20080326/tc_infoworld/96507">Attacks pushing Web controls - Yahoo! News</a></p>

Attacks pushing Web controls

A good reason to look in to a hosted service that can do this for you if you have limited resources in IT to constantly monitor...the expe...

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The Heart Benefits From a Happy Marriage - Good for the Heart

<p> Another story about a happy marriage promoting a <strong>better heart...</strong>and I think I can somewhat agree with this study, being a single person myself now, and having been on both sides of the fence here....<strong>you don't find the same emotional support from a text box on a computer</strong> or a<strong> text message sent to your phone...</strong>it just doesn't work that way...and in actuality I feel it tends to create another area of anxiety as you are missing something we all need....sound and voice tone...without the <a href="http://lh4.google.com/DucknetServices/R-qlzFKN9YI/AAAAAAAAEUQ/JUEDLWZ72Ik/image%5B3%5D.png"><img align="left" alt="image" border="0" height="121" src="http://lh3.google.com/DucknetServices/R-qlz1KN9ZI/AAAAAAAAEUY/HTXh3ceTpwo/image_thumb%5B1%5D.png" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" width="157"></a> emotional support of a partner....also it tends to potentially create <strong>a sense of unknown urgency</strong>...thus <strong><em>up goes the blood pressure with increased potential anxiety with having to respond or react to a text box versus talking</em></strong>...we all feel more comfortable when dealing with a <strong>known versus an unknown</strong>...thus I think this study just may be on to something good....what worries me though is the younger generation who has been brought up with technology and what is their ability to create balance within themselves with all of the new social networks that have recently become available, and hopefully in time the "<strong>text box"</strong> will not become the norm......something to think about and ponder...and perhaps only your cardiologist knows for sure....BD  </p> <blockquote> <p>Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Husbands and wives: listen up! Being happily married is good for the heart.  <strong>A new study from Brigham Young University finds men and women who are happily married have lower blood pressure than singles with supportive social networks.</strong> Researchers found unhappily married adults have higher blood pressure than both happily married and single adults. And they were surprised to find a network of supportive friends did not translate into better blood pressure for single adults or those who were unhappily married. <p>“There seem to be some unique health benefits from marriage,” lead researcher Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Ph.D., from the department of psychology at Brigham Young University, was quoted as saying. “It’s not just being married that benefits health -- what’s really the most protective of health is having a happy marriage.” <strong> The report notes being married helps people give each other emotional support in good and bad times.</strong> Dr. Holt-Lundstad also says spouses can promote healthy habits by encouraging each other to see a doctor and to eat a healthy diet.</p></blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.ivanhoe.com/channels/p_channelstory.cfm?storyid=18402">Ivanhoe's Medical Breakthroughs - The Heart Benefits From a Happy Marriage</a></p>

The Heart Benefits From a Happy Marriage - Good for the Heart

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Adderall: Weight Loss Fix of the Stars?

<p> The attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drug Adderall being used for weight loss...so I guess if you are diagnosed with ADHD, you might get some weight loss benefits...will this increase the desire for those to be diagnosed with ADHD or increase the awareness that they could be getting a potential double deal?  BD  </p> <blockquote> <p>From crash diets to killer workouts, it's little secret that the weight loss regimens of the stars are not always healthy ones. <a href="http://lh5.google.com/DucknetServices/R-qb4VKN9WI/AAAAAAAAET4/E8NHQp7dOpQ/image%5B3%5D.png"><img align="left" alt="image" border="0" height="152" src="http://lh4.google.com/DucknetServices/R-qb5FKN9XI/AAAAAAAAEUA/lBQUZ2JCywo/image_thumb%5B1%5D.png" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" width="100"></a> <p>But a relative newcomer to the celebrity weight loss buzz — the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drug Adderall — has a number of nutrition experts worried that those hoping to emulate their favorite celebrities could be putting their health at grave risk. <p>According to a report in the New York Daily News on Monday, a number of female celebrities have used prescription Adderall, even if they have not been diagnosed with ADHD. And reports also suggest that some of these starlets have resorted to crushing and snorting these pills as a way to deliver a quicker effect.</p></blockquote> <p><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Diet/story?id=4515712&page=1">ABC News: Adderall: Weight Loss Fix of the Stars?</a></p>

Adderall: Weight Loss Fix of the Stars?

The attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drug Adderall being used for weight loss...so I guess if you are diagnosed with ADHD, y...

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U.S. Supreme Court Allows Employers To Continue Reducing Health Care Benefits For Medicare-Eligible Retirees

<p> Not good....just when there is a move to get more folks insured...is this a double standard..BD  </p> <blockquote> <p>The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a legal challenge brought by <a href="http://www.aarp.org/">AARP</a> concerning an <a href="http://www.eeoc.gov/">Equal Employment Opportunity Commission</a> ruling that employers can reduce benefits for retirees who reach age 65 and become eligible for Medicare, the <a href="http://www.philly.com/philly/business/16975506.html"><cite>AP/Philadelphia Inquirer</cite></a> reports (<cite>AP/Philadelphia Inquirer</cite>, 3/25). <a href="http://lh5.google.com/DucknetServices/R-qaNVKN9UI/AAAAAAAAETo/2fXU6hS6SGg/image%5B3%5D.png"><img align="right" alt="image" border="0" height="148" src="http://lh4.google.com/DucknetServices/R-qaOFKN9VI/AAAAAAAAETw/xsh6eIR6RzE/image_thumb%5B1%5D.png" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" width="94"></a> <br>The EEOC ruling, published in the <a href="http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html">Federal Register</a>, <strong>allows employers to create two classes of retirees</strong> -- those younger than age 65 and those older than 65 -- and offer different benefits to each group. In addition, the ruling allows employers to eliminate or reduce benefits provided to spouses or dependents of retirees older than 65 (<a href="http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=3&DR_ID=49610"><cite>Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report</cite></a>, 1/2).  David Certner, AARP's legislative policy director, said, "<strong>This double standard -- one tier of coverage for those under 65, and another, lower tier for those 65 and over -- is especially troubling because it comes from the EEOC,</strong> the federal government agency created to enforce anti-discrimination policies." Certner added, "The timing of this new rule couldn't be worse. <strong>Due to rising costs and fixed incomes, many retirees are already forgoing needed services that have simply become unaffordable"</strong> (<cite>Cox/Atlanta Journal-Constitution</cite>, 3/25).</p></blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/101683.php">U.S. Supreme Court Allows Employers To Continue Reducing Health Care Benefits For Medicare-Eligible Retirees</a></p>

U.S. Supreme Court Allows Employers To Continue Reducing Health Care Benefits For Medicare-Eligible Retirees

Not good....just when there is a move to get more folks insured...is this a double standard..BD  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused...

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The Tortured Lives of Compulsive Hoarders

<p> Profiles of the "hoarder"...more and more of these types of stories are appearing today...and it appears to be a growing concern....a disorder of it's own...BD  </p> <blockquote> <p>We are all pack rats to some degree. We hoard, collect and buy more stuff than we have room to store. <p><strong>But what if something in our brains made us incapable of throwing things out</strong>? Janie Allocca and Lorraine Brennan both live with a psychological disorder called compulsive hoarding -- an urge to hold on to even the most mundane objects, even when they take over their lives. <strong> Hoarding is considered a subset of obsessive-compulsive disorder, but that may soon change. New research is finding that hoarding may be a special disorder completely separate from OCD</strong>. <p>At the Institute of Living, Tolin recently completed an Internet-based study on the harmful impact of hoarding. They were surprised to find the results were worse than other forms of anxiety and depressive disorders. In the most severe hoarding cases, there is a substantial economic burden, where those hoarders actually take themselves out of the work force. <p>Tolin said additional research on compulsive hoarding may show the disorder is more widespread than originally thought, "possibly as much as five percent of the population or 15 million people." </p></blockquote> <p><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=2790669&page=1">ABC News: The Tortured Lives of Compulsive Hoarders</a></p>

The Tortured Lives of Compulsive Hoarders

Profiles of the "hoarder"...more and more of these types of stories are appearing today...and it appears to be a growing concern....

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MRI/PET Scanner Combo

<p> From a layman's standpoint, having everything in one location to be analyzed at once seems to be something that would perhaps cut down the time factor and be able to see all aspects at once....and perhaps only one procedure for the patient...BD  </p> <blockquote> <p>Two kinds of body imaging -- positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) -- <strong>have been combined for the first time in a single scanner.</strong> <p>MRI scans provide exquisite structural detail but little functional information, while PET scans -- which follow a radioactive tracer in the body -- can show body processes but not structures, said Simon Cherry, professor and chair of biomedical engineering at UC Davis. Cherry's lab built the scanner for studies with laboratory mice, for example in cancer research.</p></blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.news.ucdavis.edu/search/news_detail.lasso?id=8562">UC Davis News & Information :: MRI/PET Scanner Combo</a> </p> <p>Hat Tip:  <a href="http://www.medgadget.com/archives/2008/03/uc_davis_develops_first_combined_petmri_tomograph.html">Medgadget</a></p>

MRI/PET Scanner Combo

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New law makes "malicious" RFID spying illegal, Corporations can do as they please - Privacy Issues at hand

<p> After reporting last week on the <strong><a href="http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/03/rfid-credit-cards-easily-hacked-with-8.html">$8.00 scanner purchased from EBay</a></strong> to be able to scan identities , this looks to be somewhat promising...and I would guess the proof would be in the pudding...the information on the portable computer, unless of course someone figures a way to send it remotely to a server...so send in the forensics in this case....but according to this article, what would stop a retailer from doing the same, collecting <strong>information on every consumer in the <a href="http://lh6.google.com/DucknetServices/R-qSClKN9SI/AAAAAAAAETQ/ojx1-5atzhQ/image%5B3%5D.png"><img align="right" alt="image" border="0" height="111" src="http://lh5.google.com/DucknetServices/R-qSDVKN9TI/AAAAAAAAETY/UhTCmAFgQjY/image_thumb%5B1%5D.png" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" width="150"></a> establishment that day</strong>...again not using the information for theft purposes, but for use in their own data bases?  BD  </p> <blockquote>When did the practice of lawmaking require an accompanying press release issued by a professional PR firm? An embedded photo of the sponsoring state official, too? Shameless. Nevertheless, it <em>did</em> bring our attention to<strong> a new law in the state of Washington which prohibits "malicious" RFID spying</strong>. When the new law <strong>(said to be a first of its kind in the US)</strong> goes into effect in July, anyone caught scanning a person remotely "without his or her knowledge and consent, for the purpose of fraud, identity theft, or some other illegal purpose" will be charged with a Class C felony. Great, so that covers the obvious criminal abuse of the technology. <strong>However, the original bill also included an opt-in measure that would require your approval before retailers and others could track your activity via that handy, store-issued discount card you carry</strong>, the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/14/uk-jails-considering-rfid-implants-for-prisoners/">implant</a> you received during that stint in the joint, new <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/rfid-credit-cards-easily-hacked-with-8-reader/">credit card</a>, or <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/Arizona, New York, Washington, and Vermont all pledge to beef up ID security">personal ID card</a> you're required to carry.</blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/26/new-law-makes-malicious-rfid-spying-illegal-corporations-can/">New law makes "malicious" RFID spying illegal, corporations can do as they please - Engadget</a></p>

New law makes "malicious" RFID spying illegal, Corporations can do as they please - Privacy Issues at hand

After reporting last week on the $8.00 scanner purchased from EBay to be able to scan identities , this looks to be somewhat promising...a...

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Gastric Bypass Alternative - new potential alternative with study in the works

<p> Could this be the key to the future for controlling weight loss....cutting the Vagus nerve to depress the desire to consume food?  It stands to be a lot less expensive than current procedures with full on gastric bypass surgery...BD  </p> <blockquote> <p>SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- More than 177,000 Americans had weight loss surgery in 2006. This can mean massive weight loss, but the surgery doesn't come without risks. Now, an investigational approach is helping patients shed pounds a whole lot safer.  Dr. Lustig says the <strong>vagus nerve, which tells the brain when the body's full, plays a big part in obesity.</strong>  He's testing an easy-on-the patient surgery called a laparoscopic vagotomy where <strong>he actually <i>cuts</i> the vagus nerve.<a href="http://lh3.google.com/DucknetServices/R-qM21KN9QI/AAAAAAAAES8/3u8WQjkEwBU/image%5B3%5D.png"><img align="right" alt="image" border="0" height="148" src="http://lh3.google.com/DucknetServices/R-qM31KN9RI/AAAAAAAAETE/SF9GsyumtY4/image_thumb%5B1%5D.png" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" width="125"></a> </strong> <p>An early study shows the 20 minute procedure led to an average 18 percent excess weight lost. Not only does the procedure have fewer side effects than gastric bypass, but it's cheaper, too! Bypass surgery costs between $25,000 and $50,000, while this new procedure would cost between $5,000 and $10,000. The procedure does not cause the massive weight loss patients report after gastric bypass, but Dr. Lustig says it typically does cause more weight loss than weight-loss drugs. This technique is still being studied and not yet widely available.</p></blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.ivanhoe.com/channels/p_channelstory.cfm?storyid=18259">Ivanhoe's Medical Breakthroughs - Gastric Bypass Alternative</a></p>

Gastric Bypass Alternative - new potential alternative with study in the works

Could this be the key to the future for controlling weight loss....cutting the Vagus nerve to depress the desire to consume food?  It stand...

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Health insurers to meet with CA state agency on rescission probe

<p> Closed door session and meeting...will have to wait for the outcome...BD  </p> <blockquote> <p>California's largest health insurers, facing possible fines and other penalties for the way they sometimes cancel policies after patients pile up medical bills, meet today with regulators to discuss ongoing state enforcement efforts.<br>The meeting was called by the Department of Managed Health Care, which oversees health maintenance organizations and other types of health plans, because it was nearing completion of investigations into the cancellation practices of Health Net Inc., Kaiser Permanente and Blue Shield of California, said spokeswoman Lynne Randolph. <p>Consumer advocates said they were concerned that today's meeting would stray into the industry's proposal for rescission. That proposal, among other things, would insulate insurers from the biggest threat currently posed by rescissions: punitive damages.</p></blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-insure26mar26,0,4032200.story">Health insurers to meet with state agency on rescission probe - Los Angeles Times</a></p>

Health insurers to meet with CA state agency on rescission probe

Closed door session and meeting...will have to wait for the outcome...BD  California's largest health insurers, facing possible fines...

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Health Net - Mexi-Plan, the Mexico Option

<p> Your HMO plan could now include visits to physicians over the border...there's also plans with other insurance companies, such as Blue Cross with Access Baja....members get service in the US in emergencies or when a service in not available in Mexico...BD  </p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://lh6.google.com/DucknetServices/R-p9mlKN9OI/AAAAAAAAESk/3ebplJoDFjI/image%5B3%5D.png"><img align="right" alt="image" border="0" height="201" src="http://lh6.google.com/DucknetServices/R-p9nlKN9PI/AAAAAAAAESs/xzGaYrAEKi0/image_thumb%5B1%5D.png" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" width="244"></a> Health Net and Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles Address Health Care Gap among Latinos; First-Ever Cross-Border Plans for Individuals and Families <p>LOS ANGELES, Mar 15, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Health Net of California, in collaboration with the Consul General of Mexico, today introduced new and innovative products and services specifically addressing the <strong>Latino health care gap in California.</strong> <p>The Mexi-Plan program and the Health Net Cross-Border Individual and Family Plans are the first-ever cross-border health care plans available to individual consumers who purchase benefits directly from insurers. Both are part of Salud con Health Net, Health Net's groundbreaking initiative providing health care coverage and financial security to the Latino community.  As California's largest bank,<strong> Bank of America recognizes the importance of addressing the financial, as well as the physical, health of Latino families.</strong> <p>The plans work nearly the same as U.S. health insurance. Members select a provider from a network, get care and make copayments. Members get care in the United States in emergencies or when a service is unavailable in Mexico.  <strong>California law does not hold Mexican health care providers to the same standards as California providers.</strong> The plans require that physicians be licensed in Mexico and meet any specialty board requirements. The companies regularly audit the services, and patients can make complaints through California regulators.</p></blockquote> <p><a href="http://investor.health.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=70296&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=832158">Health Net - News Release</a> </p> <p>Related Story:  <a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20051016-9999-mz1b16mexico.html">http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20051016-9999-mz1b16mexico.html</a></p>

Health Net - Mexi-Plan, the Mexico Option

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State orders abortion clinic to retrain workers on medical waste

<p>Due to the fact that someone allegedly discovered biomedical waste, aborted fetuses and patient records in trash bins.  BD  </p> <blockquote> <p>LATRHUP VILLAGE, Mich. (AP) — An abortion clinic has been asked to retrain its workers about proper waste disposal after state investigators found it broke medical waste rules.  The Detroit News reports three violations were outlined, but no fines were levied against the Lathrup Village clinic.</p></blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/news-52/1206528241154970.xml&storylist=newsmichigan">State orders abortion clinic to retrain workers on medical waste - NewsFlash - mlive.com</a></p>

State orders abortion clinic to retrain workers on medical waste

Due to the fact that someone allegedly discovered biomedical waste, aborted fetuses and patient records in trash bins.  BD  LATRHUP VILLAG...

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Bayer wins Possis Medical in $361 mln offer

<p> Possis is a provider of mechanical thrombectomy devices used to treat narrowed or blocked arteries and veins....puts Bayer in the medical device business....BD  </p> <blockquote> <p>FRANKFURT, March 26 (Reuters) - More than 90 percent of Possis Medical's (POSS.O: <a href="http://www.reuters.com/stocks/quote?symbol=POSS.O">Quote</a>, <a href="http://www.reuters.com/stocks/companyProfile?symbol=POSS.O">Profile</a>, <a href="http://www.reuters.com/stocks/researchReports?symbol=POSS.O">Research</a>) shareholders have accepted Bayer's (BAYG.DE: <a href="http://www.reuters.com/stocks/quote?symbol=BAYG.DE">Quote</a>, <a href="http://www.reuters.com/stocks/companyProfile?symbol=BAYG.DE">Profile</a>, <a href="http://www.reuters.com/stocks/researchReports?symbol=BAYG.DE">Research</a>) $361 million cash offer to buy the U.S. company, the German drugs and chemicals group said on Wednesday. The planned acquisition, which Bayer hopes will boost its diagnostic imaging business and which was backed by Possis' management, was announced in February. <p>Bayer said about 92 percent of Possis' shareholders had tendered their shares as the initial offer period ended Tuesday. The offer is now due to expire on April 1.</p></blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/mergersNews/idUSL2691976020080326">Bayer wins Possis Medical in $361 mln offer | Deals | Mergers & Acquisitions | Reuters</a></p>

Bayer wins Possis Medical in $361 mln offer

Possis is a provider of mechanical thrombectomy devices used to treat narrowed or blocked arteries and veins....puts Bayer in the medical d...

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