ACP-ASIM releases plan to eliminate uninsured by 2009
... The legislation will establish basic benefits requirements and market reforms for health plans as a condition of participation in the premium subsidy program. The basic benefits package would be based on recommendations of an advisory commission to be appointed by Congress. The commission would also report ...Alcohol-based disinfectant hand gels could increase infection in hospitals
...ol 60%); the reference disinfectant meets European requirements for antiseptic efficacy (known as EN 1500 requirements. None of the gel formulations, most of which were ethanol-based, were as effective as the reference disinfectant within 30 seconds of application; all of the hand rinses showed no significant dif...Chip design has potential as artificial retina
...increase processing speed while reducing the power requirements over standard digital chips by two to three orders of magnitude. The retina application of the CNN chip is the work of three scientists funded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR). The scientists, who were developing nonlinear circuit theories, rea...Astronaut Mae Jemison speaks at scientific society luncheon
...e degree in Chemical Engineering and fulfilled the requirements for an A.B. in African and Afro-American studies. Dr. Jemison earned her doctorate in medicine from Cornell University Medical College. She has numerous honors and awards, and lives in Houston, Texas. WHAT: Committee on Minority Affairs luncheon W...JDRF launches multimillion-dollar Center for Islet Transplantation at Emory University
...lore various interrelated approaches to reduce the requirements for immunosuppressive drugs. They are investigating the use of less toxic drugs than current therapies and also testing whether donor islets transplanted from animals can be protected in a sheath-like membrane from the bodys immune response. Christia...First multimedia resource to give patients their own voice
...ry-taking often still concentrates on the narrower requirements of reaching a diagnosis rather than finding out what it is actually like to have the illness. DIPEx provide health professionals with a systematic analysis of patients experiences that should improve communication and lead to shared decision-making....Surgeon warns that hospitals need to face the resource implications of breast reconstruction surgery
...a resources should be made available and the extra requirements should be acknowledged when busy breast units offer a full reconstructive service. This is a pilot study and we are aware that the numbers of patients are small and therefore the conclusions reached must be taken in the context of this fact. However...Lunch on the street feeds the poor residents of Nairobi
... the food was prepared was mostly dependent on the requirements made by the consumers. Providing the vendors with more knowledge about hygiene scarcely has any effect. Furthermore, the circumstances on the streets make it difficult to prepare and store food in a proper hygienic manner. There is also a lack of cle...Examining the effects of managed care on alcohol and other drug treatment
...ation for AOD treatment. This finding implies that requirements for prior authorization can set up a barrier to receiving timely treatment in situations where a fast response is desirable, said Magura. In addition, when patients and providers do not exactly follow the sometimes involved prior-authorization proce......posure. Roche is working with the FDA to determine requirements for expedited regulatory approval. Initially, tests will be offered to laboratories at no charge. "People who suspect they have been exposed to anthrax should contact local law enforcement officials, who will assess the situation and take appropriate...SNM reaction to OMB position on nuclear byproduct materials
...valuation of the benefits and costs of the various requirements of Part 35, and to consider alternatives such as t...er to NRC OMB did approve the paperwork collection requirements of the proposed revision. Approximately 13 million nuclear medicine procedures are performed on pati......mmercial system was available to meet the specific requirements of transplant pathologists. The system is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and operates over a secure private network between Marta Ida Minervini, M.D., the UPMC-trained pathologist at the Mediterranean Institute of Transplantation and Ad...Hand size counts in safe handgun use
... or her hand on the handle and the trigger. If the requirements of the other aspects of handgun selection have been met, such as upper body strength, recoil energy, and bore axis, the officer can use the handgun safely. In practice, the handgun selection process is rather involved but still manageable. Simply f...FDA, drug industry and scholars find success in effort to tackle regulatory issues
...ated with the chemistry, manufacturing and control requirements for oral and nasal inhalation products defined in draft FDA guidance. The specific issues to be studied are currently being identified. PQRI is also considering an FDA request for help in addressing several issues associated with drug counterfeitin...Product Quality Research Institutes (PQRI)
...support to reduce regulatory testing and reporting requirements without compromising drug product quality. The institutes recommendations based on this research are expected to speed new drug approvals and reduce the industry's cost for pharmaceutical development. For additional information about PQRI, visit www...Common hearing test for newborns may be wrong up to a third of the time
...which test to use as they try to meet some states' requirements that all newborns be screened for hearing loss bef..., DPOAE tests performed with the strictest passing requirements suggested that 35 percent of the babies tested would need to return for follow-up testing to rule ou...Imperial College wins Queen's Anniversary Prize
...in pioneering new technologies to address training requirements for trainee surgeons, surgeons in post and other professionals. Their innovative work in the use of simulations and virtual reality is internationally recognised as offering a way forward for surgical education. Lord Oxburgh, Rector, Imperial Col...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, October 2000
...atures the same footprint, electrical and plumbing requirements and can provide a two-year payback because of its greater efficiency. The heat pump water heater has an energy factor of 2.47 as compared with 0.95 for the most efficient conventional electric units. The unit can be installed where there is no floor ...Major new study finds long-acting calcium channel blockers inferior to other antihypertensive drugs
...e complications of hypertension. "The current FDA requirements for the approval of antihypertensive drugs do not provide the kind of information needed to identify the optimal treatment or strategy of treatment for high blood pressure," said Psaty. He said the message patients should take from the research is to...Recipients of well-matched kidneys received locally require less long-term care
...e availability of organs. The government's revised requirements state that organs should be distributed "over as broad a geographic area as feasible," so that patients who need them most get them. Schnitzler notes, however, that additional analyses from his study which was funded by pharamaceutical companies, sug...