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257000 Doctors Will Get Medicare Pay Cut For Using Paper Records More than 250,000 physicians and other health professionals are being notified as early as today that their payments from Medicare and Medicaid will be cut because they aren't adequately using electronic health records in their practices, the Obama ...
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EU's top court opens door to some stem cell patents BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) - Europe's top court has opened the door to certain stem cell patents in the European Union by ruling that an organism incapable of developing into a human being is not a human embryo and may be patented. Thursday's ...
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Skin cancer: Painkillers linked to reduced risk Regularly taking aspirin and ibuprofen may help protect against some forms of skin cancer, research suggests. An Australian analysis of all studies to date found that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) reduced the risk of squamous cell carcinoma ...
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Obesity 'could be a disability' - EU courts rule The European Court of Justice was asked to consider the case of a male childminder in Denmark who says he was sacked for being too fat. The court said that if obesity could hinder "full and effective participation" at work then it could count as a disability.
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Medicare to Cut Payments to Some Doctors, Hospitals More than 257,000 U.S. doctors will see their Medicare payments cut by 1% next year because they didn't meet federal goals for using electronic medical records, said the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Some 28,000 providers will be docked ...
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Devices offer new help for worst stroke patients Going into the blocked artery of someone who is having a stroke to remove the clot is more likely to produce a good recovery than treatment with just clot-busting drugs, according to a study of 500 patients in the Netherlands. "Catching the clot and fishing it out ...
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Roche Drug Combination Shows No Added Benefit in Study Roche Holding AG reported disappointing results from a clinical trial that combined two of its newer breast-cancer drugs, denting the company's hopes of broadening the market for treatments that are already among its fastest-growing products. Patients who ...
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Brain's 'internal compass' found The precise part of the brain that gives people a sense of direction has been pinpointed by scientists. People with stronger nerve signals in their "internal compass" tended to be better navigators. The study, published in the journal Current Biology, suggested ...
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Obesity can be disability: EU court LONDON: Employers across the European Union and UK will now have to treat obese workers as disabled. A landmark ruling by Europe's highest court - The European Court of Justice rules that "obesity can constitute a disability within the meaning of the ...
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Study finds link between air pollution and autism Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health have found that women exposed to high levels of air pollution in their third trimester of pregnancy could be twice as likely to have an autistic child. The study, published Thursday in Environmental Health ...
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Minnesota links caramel apples, 2 listeria deaths MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota health officials say two people died and two others became ill this fall after eating prepackaged caramel apples contaminated with the bacterium listeria. The Minnesota Departments of Health and Agriculture are warning ...
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Shoulder-level amputee wears and controls prosthetic limbs for first time December 18, 2014 6:21 PM EST - Les Baugh, who lost both arms in an electrical accident 40 years ago, became the first bilateral shoulder-level amputee to wear and simultaneously control two of modular prosthetic limbs. Baugh was able to operate the ...
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Can You Balance on One Leg? You May Have Lower Stroke Risk – WebMD We will provide you with a dropdown of all your saved articles when you are registered and signed in. {shareThisContent}. {fontSizerContent}. Font Size. A. A. A. Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker. WebMD News from HealthDay ...
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Medicare to Cut Payments to Some Doctors, Hospitals Because they didn't meet federal goals for using electronic medical records, said the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. By. Melinda Beck. Melinda Beck. The Wall Street Journal. CANCEL. BiographyMelinda Beck · Melinda.Beck@wsj.com · @ ...
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Obesity IS a DISABILITY, rules highest EU court Hard-pressed businesses face costly bills after European judges controversially ruled that obesity can be classed as a disability. Companies will be forced to make concessions for overweight staff that could include extra-large office furniture, medical advice ...
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Standing on one leg for 20 seconds can predict chance of dementia Balancing on one leg may indicate if a person is at risk of dementia or stroke, a study has found. Scientists found that an inability to stand on one leg for more than 20 seconds was associated with microbleeds and "silent" strokes. Although the brain injuries ...
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Sierra Leone Officials Go Door To Door Searching For Ebola Cases As part of a massive campaign to eradicate the spread of Ebola from one of the hardest-hit countries in West Africa, officials in Sierra Leone are now going from house to house looking for unreported cases of the deadly disease. John Welch, chief clinical ...
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In Sierra Leone, the ghosts of war haunt an Ebola graveyard FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — To find Andrew Kondoh, walk through the gates of this city's largest cemetery, where teams in moonsuits bury more than 50 bodies in white plastic bags each day. Look for the man with the wispy goatee and big belly, who is ...
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EU court rules obesity can be considered a disability By classifying obesity as a disability in certain conditions, the court raised the prospect of EU employers being obligated to make available larger desks, wider doorways and closer parking spaces to accommodate those whose weight limits their mobility.
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European court rules obesity can be a disability The European court ruled in the case of child care worker Karsten Kaltoft. (Jakob Dall, AFP/Getty Images). LONDON — Obesity can be a disability, the European Court of Justice ruled Thursday — a decision that could have widespread consequences across ...
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Brain's 'internal compass' revealed Scientists believe they have found the part of the brain which acts as an "internal compass" and makes some people better at navigating than others. Researchers from University College London (UCL) found "homing" signals in the brain which help ...
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Sierra Leone's leading doctor just died of Ebola Sierra Leone's leading doctor died of Ebola on Thursday, Reuters reports. Victor Willoughby was diagnosed last week after treating a patient, who also died of Ebola. Willoughby is the 11th doctor in the nation to die of the virus, out of 12 diagnosed. Sierra ...
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Derby the dog runs miles with 3D printed prosthetics Derby the dog was born with deformed front legs. Tara Anderson, who agreed to foster him, also works in project management at 3D Systems, a company based in Rock Hill, S.C.. "I had to try and help this dog," Anderson said. She got Derby a cart, but it ...
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Disgraced Japan researcher fails to replicate 'game changing' stem cell results TOKYO (Reuters) - A disgraced Japanese researcher has failed to replicate results hailed as a potential breakthrough in stem-cell treatment and efforts to do so will be abandoned, officials at her research institute said on Friday. The scandal involving the ...
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Obesity can be deemed a disability at work: EU court Europe's top court ruled on Thursday that obese people can be considered as disabled, but stopped short of saying that obesity was a condition that needed specific protection under European anti-discrimination laws. The landmark decision will be closely ...
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Many Flu Infections Aren't Good Match for Vaccine: CDC THURSDAY, Dec. 18, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- The flu is starting to tighten its grip on much of the United States, particularly in the South and Midwest, U.S. health officials reported Thursday. And more than half of the flu infections examined so far have been ...
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Ghosts of war haunt an Ebola graveyard in Sierra Leone Two dolls are lie on a gravesite with a makeshift grave marker at King Tom Cemetery in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Swabs are taken from the deceased to test for Ebola. Two dolls are lie on a gravesite with a makeshift grave marker at King Tom Cemetery in ...
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Amputee uses TWO mind-controlled arms for the first time In recent years,technology development in health is growing up with high rates.This is very helpful process for human health to use and upgrade the technology to cure more many deadly diseases and injuries.There are many amputee disabled person who ...
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Colorado in grip of widespread flu outbreak, with Weld County hit hard Charles Chaney receives his free flu shot from Walgreens Pharmacy Manager Asfaw Haileselassie at the annual Rock Bottom Thanksgiving Gathering. (Denver Post file). Influenza activity is widespread and increased significantly last week in Colorado, the ...
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Modern Paleo Diet: Is There Really Such A Thing? Ancient man eat to survive and not keep their body fit and trim. They will eat anything that they can lay their hands on and their mouths can bite at every opportunity. That makes them opportunist rather than diet experts according to anthropologists.
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Anthropologists: Ancient man was an opportunist, not a paleo dieter "Based on evidence that's been gathered over many decades, there's very little evidence that any early hominids had very specialized diets," said Ken Sayers. By Brooks Hays | Dec. 18, 2014 at 6:05 PM. Comments 0 Comments. share with facebook.
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Obesity May Be a Disability, European Court Says Obesity can be a disability, the European Court of Justice ruled Thursday, a decision that could have widespread consequences across the 28-nation European Union for the way in which employers deal with severely overweight employees. The court ruled ...
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Updates on extra Medicare payments and subsidized Medicaid payments Both Medicare and Medicaid, managed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), provide medical and health-related services to eligible patients in the United States. More hospitals will be rewarded with extra payments for improved care ...
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Winona Health implementing extra precautions to prevent spread of flu virus WINONA, Minn. (KTTC) -- While everyone is ramped up for the holiday season, this time of year has become dreadful for some--because it's also the flu season. The Minnesota Department of Health released new information Thursday on just how widespread ...
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Clot-removing stent provides better stroke recovery A study conducted in the Netherlands found that using a new type of stent to remove large blood clots in the brain greatly enhanced the recovery of stroke patients, allowing many to return to an independent life. The study, published in the Oct. 17 online ...
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Less Than Half Of Wisconsin Residents Got A Flu Shot In 2013, Report Finds Though Wisconsin generally scores well in a national report card on infectious disease, less than half of the state's population gets a flu shot every year. In 2013, the flu vaccination rate in Wisconsin was only 42 percent. A report by The Trust for America's ...
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Hospitals may limit visits as flu spikes Because of a sudden increase in the number of influenza cases in the county, health officials are recommending that hospitals and other health care facilities temporarily put restrictions on visitation. Dr. Deborah McMahan, Allen County health commissioner, ...
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Ability to balance on one leg linked to strokes and dementia Scientists have linked a person's ability, or inability to balance on one leg for periods of 20-seconds or longer to strokes and dementia in the long term. Japanese researchers are suggesting that those who cannot balance or stand on one leg for a period of at ...
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Poor balance on leg may reveal stroke risk If you struggle to balance on one leg for 20 seconds or longer, check for brain health and stroke risk even if you are otherwise healthy. According to research, the inability to balance on one leg was linked to an increased risk for small blood vessel damage in ...
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| Eli Lilly and Adocia agree to develop fast-acting insulin PARIS (Reuters) - U.S. drugmaker Eli Lilly and French biotech Adocia said on Friday they agreed a worldwide licensing partnership to develop an ultra-rapid insulin to treat patients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. The fast-acting insulin, called ...
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Eleventh Sierra Leone doctor dies from Ebola FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — One of Sierra Leone's most senior physicians died Thursday from Ebola, the 11th doctor in the country to succumb to the disease, a health official said. In neighboring Guinea, a fire destroyed medicine crucial to fighting Ebola.
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Study: Removing clot helps limit stroke disability For the first time in two decades, a new treatment has been shown to limit the damage from a common type of stroke. Researchers in the Netherlands found that mechanically removing a clot in addition to using a standard clot-busting medicine lowered the ...
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People use inhalers and EpiPens uncorrectly EpiPens and asthma inhalers have the potential to save lives with a simple jab or puff, but a small study published today suggests that many people may be using these vital devices incorrectly. Researchers at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and ...
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Poor balance on leg may reveal stroke risk Tokyo, Dec 19 (IANS) — If you struggle to balance on one leg for 20 seconds or longer, check for brain health and stroke risk even if you are otherwise healthy. According to research, the inability to balance on one leg was linked to an increased risk for small ...
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Roche Drug Combination Shows No Added Benefit in Study Roche Holding AG (ROG) reported disappointing results from a study that combined two of its newer drugs for breast cancer, denting the company's hopes of broadening the market for treatments that are already among its fastest growing. Roche shares ...
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6 Things You Should Know About Cuban Cigars Cuban cigars come with so much mystic and soon you'll be able to legally bring back $100 worth. Here are some facts you should know. 1. Cuban cigars are expensive, even in Cuba. As NPR's Tom Gjelten tweeted, the new permission to bring back $100 ...
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Huntsville Hospital-backed company chosen to manage care of nearly 200000 ... David Spillers has been CEO of the Huntsville Hospital Health System since March 2006. (Courtesy Huntsville Hospital). Print · Steve Doyle | sdoyle@al.com By Steve Doyle | sdoyle@al.com AL.com. Email the author | Follow on Twitter on December 18, 2014 ...
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Why You're Doing the Paleo Diet All Wrong Proponents of the so-called paleo diet believe that humans who probably went by names like Grok, Thog and Dorn knew more about nutrition than we do today. But a new analysis by two anthropology professors suggests otherwise. What Finally Cured a ...
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Owners of pharmacy tied to deadly outbreak arrested Law enforcement agents swooped in during predawn raids Wednesday and arrested executives and former staffers of a Framingham compounding pharmacy blamed for producing tainted drugs that killed dozens in one of the deadliest medication ...
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Global population living six years longer than in 1990: study LONDON (Reuters) - Global life expectancy has risen by more than six years since 1990 thanks to falling death rates from cancer and heart disease in rich countries and better survival in poor countries from diarrhea, tuberculosis and malaria. In an analysis ...
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