Annual vaccination against influenza associated with decreased risk of death in elderly
...76 influenza vaccinations. The annual vaccination coverage ranged from 64 percent in 1996 to 74 percent in 1999. Influenza epidemics during the study period were of mild to moderate severity with the 2000 2001 season showing no clear epidemic activity. During the study followup period, 3,485 patients ...Global strategies for improving child health under scrutiny
.... The authors comment: 'Our data suggest that high coverage of facility-based IMCI leads to lower child mortality and that the reduction is achievable within existing health budgets. In our setting, simple, practical planning and management tools for strengthening the capacity of district health systems were ...NIH awards 1,400 new student loan repayment contracts
...h disparities research. The programs also provide coverage for Federal and state tax liabilities. Applications are currently being accepted online at www.lrp.nih.gov. Eligible applicants must possess a doctoral-level degree, devote 50% or more of their time to research funded by a non-profit organization or...Doctors can improve colorectal cancer screening rates
...arrassing. Encouragingly, people who had insurance coverage public or private and had continuity of medical ...encourage continuity of care and promote insurance coverage as well as physician and patient education programs on CRC screening guidelines and rationale would ...Change in polio vaccine policy eliminates cases of vaccine-associated polio in US
...ited States continues to maintain high vaccination coverage and a sensitive surveillance system to rapidly det... source that reaches communities with low vaccine coverage may result in endemic or epidemic transmission," the researchers conclude....One in 6 chronically ill adults skip Rx drugs due to cost
... were more than twice as likely to be without drug coverage than those making more than $60,000 a year. In general, there were no notable differences in cost-related medication under-use across groups defined by race, gender or educational attainment. However, the researchers found that patients over the age...Expensive new meds increase drug expenditures in the North Carolina Medicaid program
...rolina at Chapel Hill found that prescription drug coverage costs rose 22.8 percent annually during the study period, from $503 per person per year in 1998 to $759 in 2000. The average number of prescriptions filled per person per year also increased from 13 in 1998 to 15.5 in 2000. The authors point out...Postpartum home nurse visits improve infant health, reduce costs
...' Health Protection Act of 1996 mandates insurance coverage of a minimum 48 hour hospital stay after childbirth. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) also has stated that a newborn should be in the hospital at least 48 hours after birth and in most cases should be reassessed by a physician 48 hours to 72 ...Envisat Symposium report day 3: Satellites supporting Kyoto - our future is in our forests
...o; France has already used ASAR data to map forest coverage across the whole of French Guiana. Jos Romero of the Swiss Federal Office of the Environment explained his country's participation in a pilot ESA Data User Programme project called Kyoto Inventory, using satellite data in support of forest Kyoto rep...Consumers with health insurance are willing to help cover costs for uninsured people
...s between having more generous benefits and having coverage for all. During deliberations, individuals voiced...or Susan Dorr Goold notes "For many, choosing this coverage was viewed as insuring themselves against becoming uninsured." Dr. Goold and the coauthors of this s...Taking apart a hurricane: Multi-sensor Envisat sees through Frances
...ess to other satellite resources for high temporal coverage of the affected region. "The potential is there to extract a large amount of useful information which can help the US National Hurricane Center increase the accuracy of their hurricane predictions and reduce danger to the public." Envisat's 'therm...Envisat witnesses return of the South Polar ozone hole
...ts here come from SCIAMACHY, which provides global coverage of the distribution of ozone and other trace gases, as well as aerosols and clouds. KNMI processes SCIAMACHY data in near-real time as the basis of an operational ozone forecasting service. This is part of a suite of atmospheric information services...Seniors reduce or discontinue medications when faced with gap in drug coverage, UCLA study shows
... Two-thirds of seniors who faced this gap in drug coverage said that it was difficult to pay for their medica...f whom exceeded their cap in 2001 and had a gap in coverage for two-and-a-half to six months. The other half of participants had a higher benefit cap and cover...Philadelphia hosts health fair Aug. 25 for women and children
...information at the fair on free or low cost health coverage for children, on low cost adult insurance and on immunization. The EPA will focus on lead poisoning and asthma treatment and prevention as well as other environmental health issues. The Philadelphia Health Department will highlight its health screeni...Envisat's rainbow vision detects ground moving at pace fingernails grow
...ition date possible due to Envisat's 35-day global coverage to perform InSAR. "This is the first time that Envisat data has been used to produce an interferogram following a major earthquake," said Parsons, part of an international team studying the Bam quake including participants from the Geological Surve...Younger men lead surge in Viagra use, study reveals
...es becoming more scarce, debate continues over the coverage of lifestyle medications such as Viagra. "Already...ely increase utilization of such drugs." The coverage of erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs by prescription benefit plans varies widely, with some plans havi...Partnership for Prevention and ACPM commend expanded coverage of preventive services under Medicare
... Department of Health and Human Services to expand coverage for preventive services under Medicare as "a step ...ons for new Medicare beneficiaries and will expand coverage for cardiovascular and diabetes screening. Previous legislation expanded Medicare coverage for a nu...Lower drug prices could eliminate coverage gap in Medicare prescription drug plan
Medicare could eliminate the coverage gap in its prescription drug benefit if it paid ph... to eliminate the so called "doughnut hole" in the coverage gap and still keep Medicare spending at the same level. However, the potential impact of manipulatin...Female & black legislators more likely than others to prioritize children's health
...from expansion of Medicaid and SCHIP, to mandating coverage for a minimum hospital stay after birth, to requiring health insurers to cover certain vaccines. Lead poisoning screening, help for pregnant smokers, and bans on distribution of information on abortion and contraception at school health centers were ...Will the insured sacrifice to help cover the uninsured? New study suggests yes
...s have a chance to get together and talk about how coverage for the uninsured might affect them personally and...the researchers saw and heard how players regarded coverage for the uninsured. At the start of the game, just over half of the players said they'd use at least ...