Eight out of 10 Americans are concerned about access to care for seniors' and baby boomers because of government cuts to physicians caring for Medicare patients, according to a new public poll released on March 19 by the American Medical Association. A telephone survey of 1,006 adults 18 years of age and older living in the continental United States was conducted by Opinion Research Corp. for AMA from Feb. 22-25, 2008.
Today is the last day to send submissions for the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses' National Occupational Health Nursing Week 2008 Essay Contest.
"A low level of daily physical activity not only doesn't help your current health status, it could be the reason you got sick in the first place," says Frank Booth of the University of Missouri.
The most frequent cause of injury was a slip, trip, or fall resulting in a bruise or contusion, usually to the lower extremities, according to the study.
Recent studies show non-hospital-based workers have relatively high exposure rates to bloodborne pathogens. Vonachen Services Inc., a janitorial services contracting company with about 125 employees working in health care facilities, has built its BBP success through hands-on supervision and a strong training program.
This week's GAO report says NIOSH is estimating the costs it oversees correctly for FY2008 because the estimates are based on actual experience, not predicted care.
Two-thirds of Boomers think the chances of becoming disabled due to illness or injury are 20 percent or less, according to the survey.
The countries' secretaries of health signed the renewed MOU in McAllen on March 4.
"This is the only comprehensive directory of its kind on the Web which will, for the first time, bring together, in an easy to use portal, all the many aspects of this vast area of workplace health and safety," says its creator.
SAMHSA expects to award approximately $7.0 million in grants to 'Category 1' and 'Category 2' recipients for up to 3 years. Deadline to apply is April 18.
"Poison Prevention Month is a helpful reminder for all of us to take action against this major health problem," said HSC's Dr. Angela Mickalide.
Most people invest more time into selecting a movie at the video store than they spend on their healthcare options, says the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, currently commemorating Patient Safety Awareness Week (March 2-8).
A new report says evidence from six states' recent disasters suggests the program to help with psychological trauma needs to revise rules that hampered states' efforts.
Of Americans who buy prescription drugs, the proportion who purchase them from mail order pharmacies rose from just under 9 percent in 2000 to just over 13 percent in 2005, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The investments will reduce medical errors, adverse drug events, and hospital-acquired infections, boosting the facilities’ bottom lines.
The warning signs of heart attack are pain or discomfort in the jaw, neck or back; feeling weak, lightheaded, or faint; chest pain or discomfort; pain or discomfort in the arms or shoulder; and shortness of breath.
The American Lung Association and allied groups say products like these are a response to declining U.S. smoking rates and greater smoking restrictions.