Community Health Digest

2/27/09 - No job, no insurance -- Now what?

2/27/09 - No job, no insurance -- Now what?

CNN, cnn.com

On a recent afternoon, Pamela Rinchich quietly recalled how her cancer doctor abruptly canceled an appointment. Rinchich owed $268 from a previous visit: She didn't have the money and the doctor refused to see her until she paid ...

2/27/09 - Health: The Good News About Cardiovascular Disease

2/27/09 Health: The Good News About Cardiovascular Disease

Fort Collins Now 

There is no doubt tobacco use increases cardiovascular risk (in addition to cancer risk). Several mechanisms account for this. ...

2/27/09 - Heart Disease No. 1 Killer of Women

2/27/09 Heart Disease No. 1 Killer of Women

Voice of America

By Faiza Elmasry Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women in the United States, but many women are not aware of that. Health experts say informing women ...

2//27/09 - Lifestyle Intervention Program For Diabetics Improves Mind, Body ...

2//27/09 Lifestyle Intervention Program For Diabetics Improves Mind, Body ...

Medical News Today (press release)

Workers with diabetes and obesity improved their absenteeism and disability rate by as much as 87 percent with the help of a lifestyle intervention program ...

2/27/09 - As Obesity Epidemic Spreads, More Patients Feel It In Their Bones ...

2/27/09 As Obesity Epidemic Spreads, More Patients Feel It In Their Bones ...

Science Daily (press release) 

But until the findings of a new Mayo Clinic study were presented February 26, no one had reported how this higher, unprecedented level of obesity in the US ...

2/26/09 - Diabetes in American Youth: High Rates in Those Under Age 20

2/26/09 Diabetes in American Youth: High Rates in Those Under Age 20

HealthNewsDigest.com 

“Asian and Pacific Islander youth, particularly adolescents, have a high risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes—one in about 8200 youth develops type 2 ...

2/26/09 - Obesity surgery numbers rise 40%

2/26/09 Obesity surgery numbers rise 40%

Nursing Times 

There was also a 30% increase in overall hospital admissions for obesity compared with last year, at 5018, while the number of NHS prescriptions dispensed ...

2/26/09 - Healthy Food, Exercise, Keys to Cancer Prevention

2/26/09 Healthy Food, Exercise, Keys to Cancer Prevention

MedPage Today ‎

... about a third of cancers could be prevented by proper diet, more physical activity, and avoiding obesity, although the details vary. ...

2/26/09 - 10 facts about diabetes and kidney disease in US-Latinos

2/26/09 10 facts about diabetes and kidney disease in US-Latinos

La Prensa

The risk factors for diabetes include: a family history of diabetes; obesity; physical inactivity; or unbalanced diet. 9. Diabetes is the leading cause of ...

2/25/09 - DOCTOR IS IN: African-Americans, thy enemy is heart disease

2/25/09 DOCTOR IS IN: African-Americans, thy enemy is heart disease
Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA
For the African-American community, heart disease takes an even greater toll, more so than any other racial and ethnic group. Did you know that while the ...

2/25/09 - Have Migraine? Bigger Waistline May Be Linked

2/25/09 Have Migraine? Bigger Waistline May Be Linked
eMaxHealth.com, NC
However in women 20 to 55 years of age with excess belly fat, the odds of migraine went up 1.3 times after adjusting for heart disease risk factors and for ...

2/25/09 - Being Overweight Just As Risky To Health As Being A Smoker

2/25/09 Being Overweight Just As Risky To Health As Being A Smoker
Science Daily (press release)
Smoking and obesity are two of the most important behavioural risk factors for premature death in the western world, but it is not known whether smoking and ...

2/25/09 - Diabetes Linked to Depression During and After Pregnancy

2/25/09 Diabetes Linked to Depression During and After Pregnancy
U.S. News & World Report, DC
24 (HealthDay News) -- Low-income women with diabetes who are pregnant or recently gave birth face almost twice the risk of depression compared to women ...

2/24/09 - Sobering results for cost-cutting Medicare project

2/24/09 - Sobering results for cost-cutting Medicare project

When he enrolled in 2002 in a test program run by Health Quality Partners, a nonprofit group in Doylestown, Pa., he was obese, had high blood pressure, high cholesterol and pre-diabetes. He actually took the advice offered in group sessions run by ...

2/24/09 - Study Suggests Nurse-to-Patient Ratios Fail to Improve Care

2/24/09 - Study Suggests Nurse-to-Patient Ratios Fail to Improve Care

A new study from the California Healthcare Foundation suggests the state's nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirement has done little to improve nursing care, AHA News Now reports.

A new study from the California Healthcare Foundation suggests the state's nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirement has done little to improve nursing care, AHA News Now reports.

2/25/09 Empower staff to tackle stress

2/25/09 Empower staff to tackle stress

PersonnelToday.com

Increased anxiety brought about by financial and job insecurity now pose a risk to employee health, with two in three workers claiming they feel more ...

2/25/09 Secretary of Agriculture and Ad Council Announce New PSAs about MyPyramid.gov

2/25/09 Video: Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack & Ad Council Announce ...
PR Newswire (press release), NY - 19 minutes ago
"Combating childhood obesity and encouraging all Americans to balance healthy eating with daily physical activity is a top priority for President Obama and ...

2/24/09 - Michigan Physicians Leverage Online Services to Increase Efficiency

2/24/09 - Michigan Physicians Leverage Online Services to Increase Efficiency

To improve practice efficiency and reduce costs, Michigan physicians are increasingly relying on online services to field routine medical inquiries, the Detroit Free Press reports.

To improve practice efficiency and reduce costs, Michigan physicians are increasingly relying on online services to field routine medical inquiries, the Detroit Free Press reports.

2/24/09 - Using Medicare Payment Policy to Transform the Health System: A Framework for Improving Performance

2/24/09 - Using Medicare Payment Policy to Transform the Health System: A Framework for Improving Performance

By using payment incentives, Medicare, the nation's largest health care payer, could lead the United States to higher health system performance and yield great benefits, say Fund staff and colleagues in this Health Affairs article.

By using payment incentives, Medicare, the nation's largest health care payer, could lead the United States to higher health system performance and yield great benefits, say Fund staff and colleagues in this Health Affairs article.

2/24/09 - The Path to a High Performance U.S. Health System: A 2020 Vision and the Policies to Pave the Way

2/24/09 - The Path to a High Performance U.S. Health System: A 2020 Vision and the Policies to Pave the Way

A comprehensive set of insurance, payment, and system reforms could guarantee affordable health insurance coverage, improve health outcomes, and slow the growth of health spending by $3 trillion by the end of the next decade, according to this new report from The Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System.

A comprehensive set of insurance, payment, and system reforms could guarantee affordable health insurance coverage, improve health outcomes, and slow the growth of health spending by $3 trillion by the end of the next decade, according to this new report from The Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System.