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Two hospital agreements to share with physicians some of the cost savings derived from quality-of-care measures are not likely to violate federal fraud and anti-kickback statutes, according to a pair of Jan. 14 advisory opinions by the Dept. of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General.

Gainsharing agreements let hospitals pass to doctors some of the savings facilities reap due to, in part, the physicians’ efforts to increase quality and efficiency. Experts said the OIG letters not only offer added insight into what the government sees as acceptable collaboration but also may signal a recognition that gainsharing arrangements — if done right — can be a viable way to improve quality.

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Technical High School to delicious meat-alternatives with speakers, live entertainment, and much more. Healthy Alternative in Dayton , OH

EE Link: State - OH
are available in this state can be seen here: State - OH Dayton, Ohio chapter of the National Audubon Society. Specific topics include: asthma, lead poisoning, healthy house

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(Ivanhoe Newswire) — Employers who offer special training and other measures to help employees avoid back pain due to lifting heavy objects may be wasting their money.

Finnish researchers who reviewed the results of 11 studies comparing back pain prevention interventions with each other and with no intervention at all find little difference in outcomes between the groups.

The studies included eight trials involving health care workers who were charged with moving patients and three trials involving workers in the baggage handling and postal industries. The studies looked at things like training programs to teach people to lift correctly, the use of back belts to support the back during lifting, physical exercise to keep the back in better shape, and several combinations of these measures. Some of the studies compared people who received some kind of intervention with those who received no help at all.

By Meghan Yost
Ivanhoe Health Correspondent

ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) — Good news for men: a new prostate cancer vaccine proven powerful in mice may also prevent the disease in humans.

Researchers at the University of Southern California have created a vaccine that prevented prostate cancer in 90 percent of mice genetically predisposed to developing it. After one year, only two of the 20 mice given the vaccine had developed prostate cancer while all of the mice who did not receive it died.

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Dog has Allergy ? Mold Allergy..symptoms anyone?! dust mite allergies - rosacea - Zyrtec ? Egg Allergy ? Allergy Eyes Symptoms ? Fatigue as the only allergy symptom? Flu like symptoms

Latest Black Mold Symptoms
Since the mold symptoms are so common to everyday cold and flu symptoms alot of people with allergies are having a hard time distinguishing if they have health effects from mold or

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Statement by Mike Russo, Health Care Advocate and Staff Attorney for CALPIRG:

“We welcome Gov. Schwarzenegger’s announcement today that he has released the details of his health care reform proposal. Now all sides have put their cards on the table, and lawmakers can continue shaping the comprehensive health care reform California needs.

“The current proposal will limit the insurance companies’ ability to deny sick Californians coverage and charge them higher premiums. It also requires insurance companies to spend 85 percent of premium dollars on health care, assuring consumers that their monthly premiums go to health benefits, not administrative overhead or excess profits.

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Inspired by the device used to find lost coins in the sand, Johns Hopkins undergraduates have invented a small handheld metal detector to help doctors locate hidden orthopedic screws that need to be removed from patients’ bodies. The device emits a tone that rises in pitch as the surgeon moves closer to the metal screw. It also serves as a surgical tool to guide the removal of the hardware.

Orthopedic screws, usually made of a stainless steel or titanium alloy, are produced in varying lengths and can have screwheads that range from roughly 3 to 7 millimeters in diameter. Orthopedic surgeons often use these screws and related hardware to hold broken bone fragments together for proper healing. These doctors often need to remove orthopedic screws that shift position, trigger an infection or cause pain, but skin and scar tissue can make it difficult to find the troublesome hardware, even with the aid of real-time X-ray technology. The small handheld detector is designed to zero in on the hardware and steer the doctor’s screwdriver into position for prompt removal.

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has begun its review of GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK) investigational antibacterial retapamulin. GSK submitted a new drug application (NDA) for retapamulin in November last year and expects to receive approval later this year.

Retapamulin was developed as a treatment for skin and skin structure infections due to susceptible strains of Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes. A GSK spokesman explained the importance of the new antibiotic.
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MPs have voted to extend a smoking ban in public places to all pubs and private clubs in England. The free vote in the House of Commons went 384 to 184 in the government’s favour last night to remove the exemption of private members’ clubs and establishments that serve food. MPs also voted to ban smoking in workplaces, including 106,000 licensed premises.

Health secretary Patricia Hewitt told MPs: “It is right to legislate to ban smoking.” She said she was “absolutely delighted”, describing the victory as “a historic day” for public health. “This is going to save thousands of people’s lives.”
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