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Canada's Top Health Researchers To Be Recognized
Canada's top health researchers will be recognized tonight at the 7th annual Canadian Health Research Awards. These awards are among the Canadian research community's highest honours. The 2008 Health Researcher of the Year for Biomedical and Clinical Research will be awarded to Dr. Michael Hayden of the University of British Columbia. Dr. Hayden will be presented with the prestigious CIHR Michael Smith Prize for his vision and drive to improve treatment for patients. Dr.-
Study Suggests Attending Religious Services Sharply Cuts Risk Of Death
A study published by researchers at Yeshiva University and its medical school, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, strongly suggests that regular attendance at religious services reduces the risk of death by approximately 20 percent. The findings, published in Psychology and Health, were based on data drawn from participants who spanned numerous religious denominations. The research was conducted by Eliezer Schnall, Ph.D.
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Health Information Technology Issues Tackled By UT Trainees
Many health care providers are overloaded with information. And more is coming. At The University of Texas School of Health Information Sciences at Houston (SHIS), research trainees are learning how to address the many issues raised by the explosion in e-information. SHIS recently received a 5-year, $1.3 million grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to teach six young investigators how to conduct research in health information technology (Health IT).
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AARP Statement On Former Senator Tom Daschle HHS Secretary Nomination
AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond released a statement following today's reports that former Senator Tom Daschle will be nominated to serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services: "President-Elect Obama promised to make health care reform a priority during his campaign and we applaud his decision to follow through by making the Secretary of Health and Human Services one of his first cabinet appointments.
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New Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme Agreement Must Make Patients The Priority
The real test of the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme (PPRS) agreement announced by the Department of Health today will be whether it delivers improved access to new medicines and creates savings in the NHS that can be spent on patient care, according to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB).
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Women Dominate Hospitalizations For Chest Pain With No Known Cause
Women are more likely than men to be hospitalized for chest pain for which doctors cannot find a cause, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. In 2006, there were 477,000 admissions of women to U.S. community hospitals for unspecified chest pain compared with 379,000 admissions for men. Unspecified chest pain is usually characterized by a feeling of pressure, burning, or numbness.
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Senate Democrats Introduce Economic Stimulus Package With Additional Federal Medicaid Funds For States
Senate Democrats on Monday introduced a $100.3 billion economic stimulus package (S 3689) that includes $37.8 billion in additional federal Medicaid funds for states and $1 billion in additional funds for NIH, CQ Today reports. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said that he hopes to hold a vote on the stimulus package on Wednesday.
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Growing Number Of Companies Provide On-Site Health Care Services For Workers
A growing number of businesses are providing workers access to on-site health clinics "that potentially can save employees hundreds of dollars a year," the Wall Street Journal reports.
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Poll Shows Social Issues Other Than Abortion Led Religious Voters Toward Obama
Recent polling data indicate that President-elect Barack Obama's victory was "aided by the emergence of a new and diverse religious coalition" that strongly values social issues like poverty and the environment in addition to abortion, the Toledo Blade reports.
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Coalition Of National Organizations Urges Steps To Reduce Health Care Costs, Improve Quality
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