UNISON Wins Compensation For Asbestos Victim Family The family of a former UNISON member has received more than £140,000 in compensation following his death from mesothelioma - a lung disease caused by exposure to asbestos in the workplace. Jim Crowe, from Wood Green in London, died aged 79, in June 2007 after developing the deadly disease.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comAmerican Medical Association Outraged At Senators Who Put Health Insurers Before Medicare Patients "The physicians of America are outraged that a group of Republican senators followed the direction of the Bush Administration and voted to protect
health insurance companies at the expense of America's seniors, disabled and military families.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comWHO Meeting Addresses Health Worker Shortage In Developing Countries Representatives from more than 50 European governments met Wednesday at the opening of a World
Health Organization meeting aimed at addressing
health worker shortages in developing countries, AFP/Independent Online reports. According to WHO, there is a global shortage of more than 4.3 million
health workers, which mostly is affecting developing countries.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comWeb Helps Recruit And Radicalise Supporters Of Terrorism Terrorist organisations are using the internet increasingly to recruit and radicalise potential supporters.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comLeicester Professor Wins Psychology Award Professor Ray Bull from the University of Leicester was awarded the Senior Forensic Psychologist Award 2008 on the 26 June at the British Psychological Society's Division of Forensic Psychology Annual Conference held at Edinburgh Conference Centre, Heriot-Watt University. Professor Bull has been given the award based on his work in investigative interviewing.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comPDE5 Inhibitors: A New Tool In The Hands Of Urologists ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - Professor Montorsi gave the SIU lecture on PDE5 inhibitors. He discussed the molecular mechanisms of PDE5 inhibitors. The nitric oxide pathway was reviewed. PDE5 inactivates cGMP to 5'-GMP. The effects of PDE5 inhibitors last beyond their half-lives, suggesting a cellular memory effect.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comMedicare Advantage Plans In 2005 Made $1.14B More In Profits Than They Projected, GAO Report Finds Private insurers participating in the Medicare Advantage program in 2005 spent less on medical services for beneficiaries and recorded larger profits than projected, according to a Government Accountability Office report released Wednesday, the Los Angeles Times reports (Los Angeles Times, 6/26).
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comRisk Factor Analysis Of Postoperative Complications In Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy UroToday.com - The authors review their world's largest experience with laparoscopic partial nephrectomy. The overall complication rate among 507 patients was 20%. While there were no deaths in the series, among the complications 35% were of a major nature (NCI Common Toxicity Criteria III and IV). The overall incidence of postoperative hemorrhage was 5.7% and the urine leak rate was 2.4%.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comChildbirth And Other Factors Pose Risks For Urinary Incontinence Urinary incontinence (UI) is an under-reported and under-diagnosed problem that affects women of all ages. While research shows the risk of UI increases two to three times following pregnancy and vaginal childbirth, other genetic and environmental factors (such as pelvic bone shape, aging and pelvic organ prolapse) can cause UI. In the June 2008 issue of Urologic Nursing, Lianne F.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSenate Majority Leader Reid Seeks Vote On House Medicare Package Before July 4 Recess Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said passing a measure to halt a 10.6% reduction to Medicare physician fees scheduled to go into effect July 1 is a priority before the Fourth of July recess but had no specific plan to do so as of Wednesday, CQ Today reports.
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