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Thursday, 9 January 2014

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Ex-pakistan Leader Pervez Musharraf To Leave Country For Medical Treatment, Dodging Treason Trial, Sources Say

Posted: 09 Jan 2014 01:25 AM PST

Pervez Musharrafis expected to leave the country for medical treatment in exile, avoiding treason charges and returning to a life away from his home country by the end of January, a family member and a Pakistani intelligence official told CBS News on Tuesday. Last Thursday, Musharraf was rushed to the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology (AFIC) in the city of Rawalpindi, next to Islamabad, after complaining of chest pains while being driven to the court where his high treason trial was due to begin. The special court tryingMusharraf said Tuesday it was examining a medical report to decide whetherMusharrafcan be excused from appearing in court while he remains hospitalized. The treason charges, which carry the death penalty or life imprisonment under Pakistans laws, relate to events in 2007 whenMusharraf,while serving as Pakistans president and military commander, imposed a nationwide state of emergency and oversaw the arrests of several judges and civil society activists. Akram Sheikh, the prosecutor in the case, has told the court he doubts Musharrafis ill and accused the former president of trying to avoid making an appearance. Twice beforeMusharrafrefused to appear in court after his security staff found explosives hidden near a road down which he was due to travel to the proceedings. During his nine-year rule, which began when he seized power in a 1999 military coup and dismissed the elected government of then-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif,Musharraf faced at least three known assassination attempts — widely believed to have been organized by the Taliban.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/sources-say-musharraf-heading-back-into-exile/

Wednesday, 8 January 2014

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Test Your Knowledge Of Key Health Issues In Upcoming Year

Posted: 08 Jan 2014 12:41 AM PST

It reduces risk by 50-60 percent. 4. Twenty-one states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana. What’s happening on the issue in Florida in 2014? a. Florida will legalize medical marijuana. b.
http://tbtpics.tampabay.com/news/health/test-you-knowledge-of-key-health-issues-in-upcoming-year/2160083

Tuesday, 7 January 2014

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Health Care Spending Grew At Record Slow Pace

Posted: 07 Jan 2014 12:35 PM PST

Health spending averaged about $8,900 a person in 2012, according to the annual report issued Monday by the government (Pear, 1/6). Kaiser Health News : Capsules: Detailed Report Delivers Good News On Health Costs, But Will It Last? Definitive 2012 numbers show continued, historically low increases in medical prices and the use of medical services. Health spending rose 3.7 percent, up slightly from 2011 but far below the 8 percent increases of the early 2000s, according to figures released Monday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Hancock, 1/6). NPR : Health Care Costs Grew More Slowly Than The Economy In 2012 Health care spending grew at a record slow pace for the fourth straight year in 2012, according to a new government report.
http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Daily-Reports/2014/January/07/marketplace-CMS-report-health-costs-up-but-slow.aspx

Good News For Health Care: Medical Connectivity To Grow Over 800 Percent In 7 Years

Posted: 07 Jan 2014 12:24 AM PST

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However, these systems may not increase quality of care, because errors introduced to EHRs can be difficult to correct, according to medical informatics expert and physician Scot Silverstein . Nor do they save money. Last year, scholars from the RAND think tank published an article regretting a prediction from 2005, that rapid adoption of health IT would save $81 billion annually. The savings have not been achieved, and the scholars anticipate that significant changes in reimbursement (that is, paying for value not volume) will have to take place before providers take full advantage of health IT. Even worse, there is some evidenc e that EHRs make it easier for physicians to order superfluous tests, thereby raising health costs. Further, the government-driven implementation is hitting roadblocks. Stages 2 and 3 of meaningful use include more challenging targets than stage 1 (for which providers are currently being paid).
http://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2014/01/03/good-news-for-health-care-medical-connectivity-to-grow-over-800-percent-in-7-years/

Monday, 6 January 2014

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Satire News Site Claims Federal Agents Raided A Medical Marijuana Shop Without A Warrant

Posted: 06 Jan 2014 12:09 AM PST

The satirical news website story linked to a previous story headlined ” Colorado Pot Shop Attempts To Disarm Citizens With `Weed for Guns` Buyback Program’ that detailed the shop trading marijuana for guns. Apparently some readers took the article seriously with one commenting ” Big Brother will do anything to disarm us” Another reader contacted 7NEWS to ask if we were going to cover the story of the federal raid on the medical marijuana shop. She said she spotted the headline on Comcast.net. Another other article on the website, about the same fictitious pot shop in Denver claimed they accepted food stamps for medical marijuana purchases with this headline: “Colorado Pot Shop Accepting Food Stamps Taxpayer Funded Marijuana for Welfare Recipients.” Also on the same website, we spotted a headline titled: “12-Year-Old Divorces Parents Over Wrong Christmas Present.” Even some legitimate news organizations have fallen victim to the National Report site, apparently not fact-checking the articles or the source. During last year’s government shutdown Fox News host Anna Kooiman re-reported a false story from the parody site that said President Barack Obama had offered to keep the International Museum of Muslim Cultures open with cash from his own pocket.
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/web/kmgh/news/local-news/satire-news-hits-again-targeting-colorado-medical-marijuana-sales

Sunday, 5 January 2014

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Medical Mystery: What Caused Woman’s Early Hot Flashes After Surgery?

Posted: 05 Jan 2014 11:56 AM PST

Instead of a cyst, surgeons discovered a surgical glove in Miske’s abdominal cavity. It was tied in a knot, filled with clear fluid and surrounded by Miske’s own tissue. From fake eyeballs to Barbie doll heads, read about the odd things doctors have had to pull from human bodies. Miske and her husband have sued her doctors in Nebraska for professional negligence, failure to tell her the initial surgery was unlikely to help her get pregnant, and damaging her family relationships. “Darin Miske personally suffers from injuries to his wife, Syndi Miske, in the form of loss of consortium, namely his wife’s affection, companionship, comfort, assistance and conjugal society,” according to their lawsuit.
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/medical-mystery-caused-womans-early-hot-flashes-surgery/story?id=21381155

Report: Cuomo To Legalize Medical Marijuana In N.y.

Posted: 04 Jan 2014 11:41 PM PST

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http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/01/04/report-cuomo-to-legalize-medical-marijuana-in-ny-/4321637/

Saturday, 4 January 2014

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Good News For Health Care: Medical Connectivity To Grow Over 800 Percent In 7 Years

Posted: 04 Jan 2014 11:29 AM PST

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The savings have not been achieved, and the scholars anticipate that significant changes in reimbursement (that is, paying for value not volume) will have to take place before providers take full advantage of health IT. Even worse, there is some evidenc e that EHRs make it easier for physicians to order superfluous tests, thereby raising health costs. Further, the government-driven implementation is hitting roadblocks. Stages 2 and 3 of meaningful use include more challenging targets than stage 1 (for which providers are currently being paid).
http://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2014/01/03/good-news-for-health-care-medical-connectivity-to-grow-over-800-percent-in-7-years/

The Week In Health: 5 Things You Need To Know

Posted: 03 Jan 2014 10:59 PM PST

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Vending machines are about to get preachy or educational, depending on your point of view. One lesser-known provision of the health care law is a rule that will require calorie counts on 5 million vending machines nationwide, the Associated Press reports. The Food and Drug Administration says the information will help consumers make healthier choices, but vending machine companies are not happy about the costs. Vitamin E might help some people with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s. But doctors and families will want to read the fine print in this new study : the possible effect was modest and the doses of vitamin E used were large which is a concern because other studies suggest such high doses might be harmful.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/01/03/health-aca-vending-alzheimers-cancer-gym/4302465/

Friday, 3 January 2014

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Confusion, Relief Mark Start Of New Health Reforms

Posted: 03 Jan 2014 04:51 AM PST

1, U.S. Health and Human Services spokeswoman Joanne Peters said. The agency is coordinating with “insurers, providers, hospitals, and pharmacists to help smooth the transition for consumers who are using their new plans for the first time,” she said in an emailed statement. The major pieces of the Affordable Care Act that took effect with the new year mean people with pre-existing medical conditions cannot be denied coverage, yearly out-of-pocket medical expenses will be capped and new insurance policies must offer a minimum level of essential benefits, ranging from emergency room treatment to maternity care. View gallery Dr.
http://news.yahoo.com/confusion-relief-mark-start-health-reforms-220723732.html

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