Archive for October 18th, 2007

Skin-To-Skin Contact, Rooming Together Are Important For New Moms, Babies

Thursday, October 18th, 2007

Mothers actually sleep better when the newborn stays in the room with mom — not in the nursery.

WHO Introduces Helminth Drug Initiative With Special Supplement

Thursday, October 18th, 2007

Helminth infections are responsible for a huge health burden on developing country populations, and the number of drugs available to treat them is incredibly limited.

National Campaign Takes Aim At Resistant Staph Infections

Thursday, October 18th, 2007

VA facilities monitor all incoming patients on key units with nasal swabs and cultures for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus.

Recommendations To Address Breast Cancer Minority Disparity Between Black, White Women

Thursday, October 18th, 2007

Metropolitan Chicago Breast Cancer Task Force addresses a mortality rate gap between black and white women with breast cancer.

Blacks, Elderly Disproportionately Affected By MRSA Infection Rates

Thursday, October 18th, 2007

Blacks and the elderly were among the most likely to contract invasive methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, infections in 2005.

Report Finds Racial Disparities In Women’s Health Benchmarks

Thursday, October 18th, 2007

Women’s health care in the U.S. is unsatisfactory overall and there are racial disparities for certain benchmarks.

MRSA Infection Rates Underscore Need For Public Reporting Of Hospital-Acquired Infections

Thursday, October 18th, 2007

Nearly 19,000 Americans died in 2005 from a virulent, antibiotic-resistant infection acquired mostly in the hospital.

Maryland Plans To Provide Affordable, Coordinated Care For Uninsured Residents

Thursday, October 18th, 2007

Howard County officials unveiled the Healthy Howard program, which aims to provide affordable and coordinated health care to uninsured Maryland state residents.

Cutting MA Plan Payments To Prevent Physician Payment Cut

Thursday, October 18th, 2007

Senate Finance Committee outlined a $30 billion Medicare package that could prevent a scheduled 10% Medicare physician reimbursement rate cut

Florida Should Delay Medicaid Pilot Project Expansion

Thursday, October 18th, 2007