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Higher Rates Of Mental Illness Among The Homeless In Western Countries (Medical News Today) Homeless people in Western countries have substantially higher rates of mental health problems than the general population, according to results from a systematic review and meta-analysis published in PLoS Medicine this week. us.rd.yahoo.com
China Medicine Corporation Awarded GSP Certification (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) China Medicine Corporation , a leading developer and distributor of prescription and over the counter pharmaceuticals, traditional Chinese medicines , nutritional and dietary supplements, and medical devices and medical formulations today announced that the Company was awarded GSP certification from the Guangdong Food and Drug Administration . us.rd.yahoo.com
Exposure To Second-Hand Smoke Reduced, American Journal Of Preventive Medicine (Medical News Today) As the connection between second-hand smoke and coronary heart disease (CHD) became clearer and legislation was passed to reduce such passive smoking, exposures have been reduced. us.rd.yahoo.com
ACP recommends routine HIV screening for all patients (PhysOrg) On World AIDS Day, the American College of Physicians (ACP) is giving doctors a call-to-action to routinely encourage HIV screening to all of their patients older than 13 years. This new practice guideline appears on the Annals of Internal Medicine Web site at www.annals.org. us.rd.yahoo.com
American College Of Physicians Recommends Routine HIV Screening For All Patients (Medical News Today) On World AIDS Day, the American College of Physicians (ACP) is giving doctors a call-to-action to routinely encourage HIV screening to all of their patients older than 13 years. This new practice guideline appears on the Annals of Internal Medicine Web site at http://www.annals.org. HIV affects more than one million people in the United States. us.rd.yahoo.com
New Study On NYU Primary Care Residency Program Indicates Low Burnout Rates And Career Satisfaction (Medical News Today) NYU Langone Medical Center released yesterday the findings of a study on the New York University/Bellevue Primary Care Internal Medicine Residency Program (Bellevue/NYU PC Program), published in the November 2008 issue of Academic Medicine. us.rd.yahoo.com
Free samples of medicine can carry hidden costs (The Springfield News-Leader) Who doesn't like freebies, especially when it comes to pricey pills? us.rd.yahoo.com
HEALTH KUDOS: Otolaryngologist Kosnik joins Sylva practice (Asheville Citizen-Times) SYLVA – Dr. Shawn Kosnik will join Mountain Ear, Nose & Throat Associates as an otolaryngologist in the summer of 2009. us.rd.yahoo.com
Aetna Appointed by Department of Health to the PBC Development Framework (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) Aetna announced today that it has been appointed by the Department of Health as one of five suppliers on the Practice Based Commissioners Development Framework. The goal of the Framework is to promote excellence in practice based commissioning by supporting the development of core competencies within PBCs and Primary Care Trusts . us.rd.yahoo.com
Crazy to go on making docs work the way it is (The Star) alarming number of new doctors suffering from menatal woes is something that is worth taking note. situation. As rightly pointed out by the director-general, the screening for admission of medical students us.rd.yahoo.com
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