http://www.examiner.com/x-9303-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:36:15 -0700 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:04:21 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-9303-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Swine-flu-mutation-found-in-Norway?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner Today the Norwegian Institute of Public Health announced that scientists had identified a mutated form of the A/H1N1swine flu virus in two patients who died of the flu and a third who was critically ill with it. Although the mutation in these ... swine flu mutation Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:04:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9303-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Swine-flu-mutation-found-in-Norway?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9303-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Movie-popcorn-high-in-saturated-fat?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner Just when you thought asking for popcorn without butter at the movie theater was a way to save calories and avoid high fat, nutritionists at the Center for the Science of Public Interest (CSPI) are putting the kibosh on that notion. An analy... saturated fat popcorn Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:43:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9303-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Movie-popcorn-high-in-saturated-fat?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9303-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner~y2009m11d19-House-eliminates-2010-Medicare-cuts-to-doctors?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner In an attempt to maintain the support of the American Medical Association (AMA) for the Democratic health care reform legislation, the US House of Representatives just passed a stand-alone bill that would eliminate physician pay cuts. Before passa... Medicare doctor fees Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:28:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9303-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner~y2009m11d19-House-eliminates-2010-Medicare-cuts-to-doctors?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9303-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Grassley-investigates-medical-ghostwriting?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner Nine top medical schools have until December 8th to let Senator Charles E. Grassley (R, Iowa) know how they handle the issue of "medical ghostwriting". This refers to the practice of medical professors signing their names to scientific r... medical ghostwriting fraud conflicts of interest Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:14:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9303-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Grassley-investigates-medical-ghostwriting?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9303-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Task-Force-and-American-Cancer-Society-clash-on-new-mammography-guidelines?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner Today’s Annals of Internal Medicine updates the 2002 US Preventive Services Task Force (USPTF) recommendations for routine mammography for women and already there has been an outcry from the American Cancer Society (ACS). Instead of sta... Mammography guidelines Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:33:32 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9303-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Task-Force-and-American-Cancer-Society-clash-on-new-mammography-guidelines?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9303-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Blood-tests-may-detect-early-colon-cancer?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner Each year, more than 150,000 Americans are diagnosed with colorectal cancer. While most people know that a colonoscopy can detect these cancers early while they are still curable, the uncomfortable prep the day before as well as the use of anesthe... colonoscopy colon cancer cancer health Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:58:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9303-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Blood-tests-may-detect-early-colon-cancer?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9303-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Palm-Beach-focuses-on-Diabetes-during-November-Awareness-Month?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner November is Diabetes Awareness Month and the Greater Palm Beach county chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) has planned a number of activities to focus on the disease. Last Thursday, LoLa’s in Delray Beach had a celebr... Diabetes diabetes awareness month Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:27:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9303-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Palm-Beach-focuses-on-Diabetes-during-November-Awareness-Month?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9303-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Remote-Area-Medical-to-Florida-postponed-until-April?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner A Remote Area Medical (RAM) weekend mission planned for November at The Americraft Expo Center at the South Florida has been postponed until April 10 and 11. According to a spokesperson for the not-for-profit organization that sponsors domes... Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:51:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9303-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Remote-Area-Medical-to-Florida-postponed-until-April?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9303-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Health-policy-expert-damns-House-bill?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner Dr. Marcia Angell is a physician and health policy expert who has a well-earned reputation for taking on special interests like the pharmaceutical industry when their agendas threaten the scope and quality of healthcare for patients. In a recent H... health reform bill Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:59:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9303-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Health-policy-expert-damns-House-bill?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9303-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner~y2009m11d8-House-Democrats-pass-late-night-health-bill-that-may-disappoint?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner House Democrats were crying and dancing late last night as their health reform legislation passed by a squeaky 5-member margin (220-215). But if polls have been accurate and the majority of Americans are looking for a public option that looks... health reform healthcare Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:48:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9303-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner~y2009m11d8-House-Democrats-pass-late-night-health-bill-that-may-disappoint?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9303-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner~y2009m11d7-Swine-flu-activity-decreasing-in-Florida?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner After weeks of widespread swine flu activity across the state of Florida, the Department of Health (DOH) is now reporting a decline in the activity of the virus. Moreover, the A/H1N1 strain does not appear to have mutated to a more virulent form e... Swine flu health swine flu update outbreak Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:57:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9303-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner~y2009m11d7-Swine-flu-activity-decreasing-in-Florida?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9303-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Florida-researchers-hope-stem-cells-can-repair-damaged-hearts?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner Stem cell use as a means to repair damaged hearts is full steam ahead at two Florida research institutes: the University of Miami Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute(UM) and Sunrise-based Bioheart. Researchers at both facilities are conducti... heart attack stem cells Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:11:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9303-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Florida-researchers-hope-stem-cells-can-repair-damaged-hearts?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9303-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Induced-hypothermia-can-save-the-nearly-dead?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner Can icy treatments bring back the “nearly” dead who have suffered a cardiac arrest? Doctors on both coasts seem to think so. Once the heart stops beating for 5 minutes, every minute after that reduces the chance of survival by... induced hypothermia dead cardiac arrest Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:00:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9303-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Induced-hypothermia-can-save-the-nearly-dead?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9303-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner~y2009m10d22-FDA-approves-new-pediatric-seasonal-flu-vaccine?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner This week the FDA expanded the use of Fluarix, a seasonal flu vaccine, to children age 3 to 17 years of age. Up to now, Fluarix was only approved for adults over 18. The vaccine, which is not intended for use against swine flu, contains inacti... seasonal flu vaccine children Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:48:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9303-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner~y2009m10d22-FDA-approves-new-pediatric-seasonal-flu-vaccine?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9303-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner~y2009m10d21-Senate-fails-to-pass-measure-to-reform-payments-to-doctors?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner Today the Senate failed to pass a measure that would have thrown out the controversial Medicare physician payment formula over the next 10 years. Fourteen Democrats failed to vote for the $250 billion bill, which was written by Sen. Debbie Sta... Senate health reform doctors Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:40:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9303-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner~y2009m10d21-Senate-fails-to-pass-measure-to-reform-payments-to-doctors?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9303-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner~y2009m10d21-Florida-swine-flu-guidelines-may-call-for-sending-terminal-patients-home?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner According to a draft of guidelines released by the Florida Department of Health, if the number of swine flu cases requiring ventilators threatens to overwhelm the system, the state would advise hospitals to send patients home who have terminal con... Swine flu ration care swine flu updare Wed, 21 Oct 2009 06:33:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9303-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner~y2009m10d21-Florida-swine-flu-guidelines-may-call-for-sending-terminal-patients-home?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9303-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner~y2009m10d18-Scripps-Florida-gets-stimulus-money?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner The Scripp’s Research Institute in Jupiter has recently been the recipient of over $1.4 million in economic stimulus money. The National Institute of Health (NIH) under the Recovery and Reinvestment Act has awarded two research grants to... Scripps. stimulus money Sun, 18 Oct 2009 07:07:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9303-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner~y2009m10d18-Scripps-Florida-gets-stimulus-money?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9303-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner~y2009m10d15-Too-many-MRIs-may-lead-to-unnecessary-back-surgery?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner Too many MRIs lead to unnecessary back surgery Low-back pain is said to be the fifth most common reason why Americans see their doctor. But does every low back pain warrant an MRI? Not according to a study funded by the California Healthcare Found... Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:11:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9303-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner~y2009m10d15-Too-many-MRIs-may-lead-to-unnecessary-back-surgery?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9303-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner~y2009m10d14-Florida-biotech-startup-founded-by-Nobel-laureate?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner Florida biotech founded by Nobel laureate  Envoy Therapeutics, a new Jupiter, Florida based biotech company focusing on developing drugs to treat neurological and psychiatric diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, drug addict... biotech research Envoy Therapeutics Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:24:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9303-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner~y2009m10d14-Florida-biotech-startup-founded-by-Nobel-laureate?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9303-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner~y2009m10d13-Florida-senator-among-13-finance-committee-dems-to-approve-health-reform-bill-today?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner Florida. senator approves health bill  Florida Senator Bill Nelson was among 13 Democrat and one Republican senator who voted today to move the health reform bill to the next step. Olympia Snowe from Maine was the lone Republican who approved t... healthcare bill Senate Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:46:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9303-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner~y2009m10d13-Florida-senator-among-13-finance-committee-dems-to-approve-health-reform-bill-today?cid=exrss-Miami-Health-Care-Examiner