Lawmakers Discuss Funding For Indian Health Service Facilities Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus (D-Mont.) on Tuesday said he is sponsoring legislation that would allow American Indian tribes to issue tax-exempt bonds for the construction of public facilities and infrastructure, including
health care facilities, the Billings Gazette reports. The Tribal Government Tax-Exempt Bond Parity Act (S 1850) -- co-sponsored by Baucus and Sen.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNovaBay Pharmaceuticals Commences Phase I Human Clinical Trial For The Prevention Of Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMEX & TSX: NBY, http://www.novabaypharma.com) announced that it had completed dosing of the first cohort of volunteers in a multi-cohort Phase I safety study of a bladder and catheter lavage solution of NVC-422, NovaBay's lead Aganocide compound. This clinical program is aimed at preventing the development of catheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI).
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSenator Cornyn Seeks To Strengthen Access To Affordable Health Care With America's
health care system in need of major reform, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn announced that he has introduced legislation in the Senate which would represent a critical step forward in improving access to affordable, quality
health care. Sen.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comCarl Zeiss Meditec Introduces New Humphrey Field Analyzer For Glaucoma Management And Blindness Prevention Carl Zeiss Meditec, a leader in glaucoma care, announced the release of the Humphrey� Field Analyzer II-i (HFA II-i) with new Guided Progression Analysis? (GPA) software that accurately determines the stage of disease, rate of progression and a patient's risk of future vision loss by automa
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comMinister Hoctor Opens 2.7m Euros Extension Of Cahercalla Community Hospice And Nursing Home, Ennis, Co Clare, Ireland Maire Hoctor TD, Minister for Older People, opened a 2.7 million euros 20 bedded extension to Cahercalla Community Hospice and Nursing Home.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comDon't Smoke Around Your Kids Don't smoke around your kids, it damages their
health - That's the message that is buzzing around the media since Dr Steve Ryan, medical director of the UK's Royal Liverpool Alder Hey Hospital for Children said that one third of the children treated at the hospital for respiratory problems such as chest infections and asthma got ill because their parents smoked when they were around.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSenate Judiciary Committee Approves Bill To Improve Mental Health Care For Prison Inmates The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday by voice vote approved a bill (S 2304) that would reauthorize through 2013 the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction, a grant program established in 2004 to improve mental
health care for prison inmates, CQ Today reports.Before approval of the bill, the committee passed a substitute amendment sponsored by chair Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.
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