April 2008

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• Wednesday 30 April 2008 @ 11:07 pm
  Preventing Medical Errors: Remembering to Re-Activate a Patients?s Defibrillator   Health Care (0)

  If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Preventing Medical Errors: Remembering to Re-Activate a Patients?s Defibrillator A recent FDA article in the journal “Nursing2008″ describes the case of a patient who died, possibly of [...]

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• Wednesday 30 April 2008 @ 1:07 am
  New Study Shows Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates Increasing Among U.S. Adults   Health Care (0)

  New Study Shows Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates Increasing Among U.S. Adults Disparities in screening still persist in certain populations… Source: www.cdc.gov
  Independent Panel Issues Report on Transfer of Youth from Juvenile to Adult Justice System A new report - “Effects on Violence of Laws and Policies Facilitating the Transfer of Youth from the Juvenile [...]

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• Tuesday 29 April 2008 @ 5:07 am
  CDC and Consumer Product Safety Commission Warn of Winter Home Heating Hazards   Health Care (0)

  CDC and Consumer Product Safety Commission Warn of Winter Home Heating Hazards Dr. Howard Frumkin, director, National Center for Environmental Health, CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry… Source: www.cdc.gov
  New Study Finds Decline in Single-Victim School-Associated Violent Deaths Multiple Victim Rates Remain Stable Since the Early 90s… Source: www.cdc.gov
  Cardiovascular [...]

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• Monday 28 April 2008 @ 9:25 am
  Salmonella Illnesses in Multiple States may be Linked to Recently Recalled Cereal   Health Care (0)

  Salmonella Illnesses in Multiple States may be Linked to Recently Recalled CerealThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced that at least 23 people in 14 states have been diagnosed with salmonellosis that was caused by the same strain of Salmonella that was found in the recently recalled unsweetened Puffed Rice and unsweetened Puffed Wheat [...]

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• Sunday 27 April 2008 @ 1:25 pm
  CDC Media Update: XDR TB Public Health Investigation   Health Care (0)

  CDC Media Update: XDR TB Public Health Investigation The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides the following update regarding its investigation and public health actions related to a patient with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR TB). CDC is recommending that passengers and crew on two trans-Atlantic flights taken by the patient be notified of [...]

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• Saturday 26 April 2008 @ 4:25 pm
  FDA Approves Relistor for Opioid-Induced Constipation   Health Care (0)

  FDA Approves Relistor for Opioid-Induced Constipation The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Relistor (methylnaltrexone bromide) to help restore bowel function in patients with late-stage, advanced illness who are receiving opioids on a continuous basis to help alleviate their pain. Source: www.fda.gov
  FDA Approves New Vaccine to Prevent [...]

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• Friday 25 April 2008 @ 8:46 pm
  HHS Announces $25 Million Available For Health Care Partnership Emergency Care Competitive Grants Program   Health Care (0)

  HHS Announces $25 Million Available For Health Care Partnership Emergency Care Competitive Grants Program The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced that $25 million is available to hospitals and other health care facilities via a competitive emergency care grant program focused on hospital surge capacity, [...]

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• Thursday 24 April 2008 @ 11:25 pm
  NIEHS Selects Editor-In-Chief for Environmental Health Perspectives   Health Care (0)

  NIEHS Selects Editor-In-Chief for Environmental Health Perspectives Hugh A. Tilson, Ph.D., a nationally recognized environmental health scientist, has been named the new editor-in-chief of Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP), a journal published by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Tilson will start at NIEHS Nov. 26, [...]

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• Thursday 24 April 2008 @ 2:07 am
  FDA Identifies First Steps in Requirements for Safety Plans for Certain Drugs and Biologics   Health Care (0)

  FDA Identifies First Steps in Requirements for Safety Plans for Certain Drugs and Biologics The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has identified 25 drugs and biologic products that will be required to submit safety plans called Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS), the FDA said in a Federal Register notice published [...]

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• Wednesday 23 April 2008 @ 6:25 am
  HHS Announces $25 Million Available For Health Care Partnership Emergency Care Competitive Grants Program   Health Care (0)

  HHS Announces $25 Million Available For Health Care Partnership Emergency Care Competitive Grants Program The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced that $25 million is available to hospitals and other health care facilities via a competitive emergency care grant program focused on hospital surge capacity, [...]

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