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Opinions: Future Of PEPFAR; Family Planning

December 15, 2009 Health News No Comments

A Washington Post editorial examines the future of PEPFAR under the Obama administration, as outlined in a five-year strategy released earlier this month. Though “[m]any organizations, including Doctors Without Borders, continue to worry that Mr. Obama is ‘flat-lining’ funding for the vital program,” this “ignores Mr. Obama’s move to make PEPFAR the center of a larger $63 billion global health initiative to develop more comprehensive and integrated approaches to care,” the editorial writes. “To that end, PEPFAR 2 has three pillars: prevention, integration and improved health-care systems in the 15 participating countries…”

“Ultimately, the goal is to shift to… Continue reading

Relationship Between Family Planning, Women’s Health And Climate Change

November 20, 2009 Health News No Comments

“Providing access to contraception for 215 million women, mainly in developing countries, would help to stabilize population growth and significantly reduce the effects of climate change,” according to a report released Wednesday by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Nature News reports (Gilbert, 11/18).

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In the “State of the World Population 2009″ report, UNFPA “argues that international agreements and national policies on climate change are more likely to succeed if they take into account population dynamics, the relations between the sexes, and women’s wellbeing and access to healthcare services,” BMJ News reports. The report also “warns that… Continue reading

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Hazard scenarios of truck drivers’ occupational accidents on and around trucks during loading and unloading.

March 21, 2010

The objective of the present study was to establish the hazard scenarios for truck drivers during loading/unloading through analyses of text descriptions of accident processes. Focus was on accidents that were primarily related to movement/operation on and around the truck, which are particular to truck drivers. Special emphasis was placed on falls from heights, as this was shown to be the most frequent type of accident and a major cause of fractures among truck drivers. Analyses of text descriptions of 136 accidents, including 63 cases of fall from height, collected in one company over a period of three years, revealed… Continue reading

Democratic Leaders: ‘We Have The Votes’ To Pass Health Reform In Historic Vote

March 21, 2010

News organizations are reporting that Democrats are “poised” to pass sweeping health reform legislation Sunday afternoon, as President Barack Obama made an impassioned plea for the bill.

Reuters: “An upbeat House Democratic leader Steny Hoyer predicted victory in Sunday’s vote on the biggest revamp of the $2.5 trillion healthcare system in four decades, although even the most optimistic Democrats expected a razor-thin margin. ‘Clearly, we believe we have the votes,’ Hoyer told reporters. ‘We expect we have the votes to pass the Senate bill’” (Whitesides, 3/20).

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Limb loss a growing global crisis

March 20, 2010

The earthquake that rattled Haiti on Jan. 12 created as many as 6,000 instant amputees. Experts say the crisis in Hait highlights a grim reality: the number of amputees worldwide is rising — and fast. Go to Source… Continue reading

Dems: Abortion flap won’t scuttle health bill

March 20, 2010

President Barack Obama rallies House Democrats for a final health care push as party leaders appear confident they’ve overcome a flare-up within their ranks over abortion funding restrictions. Go to Source… Continue reading

Years to wait for health care no matter what?

March 20, 2010

One of our readers asked whether it’s true that the health insurance reform bill won’t take effect until four years after the president signs it into law. Msnbc.com fact-checks this claim — and more. Go to Source… Continue reading

Health Reform Crucial Weekend: Democratic Leaders Predict Victory, Abortion Still Stumbling Block

March 20, 2010

News outlets are focusing on President Barack Obama’s planned meeting with all the House Democrats today as they prepare for Sunday’s crucial vote on health care overhaul.

The Associated Press: “Obama decided to make one final, personal appeal to rank-and-file Democrats, arranging a visit to the Capitol Saturday afternoon. Republicans, unanimous in opposition to the bill, complained anew about its cost and reach. … Democratic leaders and Obama focused last-minute lobbying efforts on two groups of Democrats, 37 who voted against an earlier bill in the House and 40 who voted for it only after first making sure it would… Continue reading

Health Reform Crucial Weekend: Democratic Leaders Predict Victory, Abortion Still Stumbling Block

March 20, 2010

News outlets are focusing on President Barack Obama’s planned meeting with all the House Democrats today as they prepare for Sunday’s crucial vote on health care overhaul.

The Associated Press: “Obama decided to make one final, personal appeal to rank-and-file Democrats, arranging a visit to the Capitol Saturday afternoon. Republicans, unanimous in opposition to the bill, complained anew about its cost and reach. … Democratic leaders and Obama focused last-minute lobbying efforts on two groups of Democrats, 37 who voted against an earlier bill in the House and 40 who voted for it only after first making sure it would… Continue reading

BD Diagnostics Launches The BD Protect(TM) Infection Surveillance And Prevention Software Portfolio

March 20, 2010

BD Diagnostics, a segment of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), announced the launch of the BD Protect™ Infection Surveillance and Data Management System, a portfolio of healthcare management software solutions that tracks infections and helps prevent their transmission at three levels — from patient to patient, between patients and healthcare workers, and from community sources to healthcare settings…

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