Fewer American teenagers and young adults are lighting up as cigarette taxes that have broken the $3-a-pack threshold in some states make smoking too costly, according to the latest National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Daily smoking, the leading cause of preventable illness and death in the United States, fell to 15.8 percent in [...] ... » philly.com
May 19, 2012 07:46 AM | Rank headlineHealth services in the community are close to breaking point in the UK, nurses leaders are warning. A survey carried out by the Royal College of Nursing found that cuts to councils and hospitals were overburdening nurses in the community. The RCN described government plans to move care away from hospitals and into the community [...] ... » bbc.co.uk
May 15, 2012 07:02 AM | Rank headlineA management plan to gather, assess and respond to data about all medications’ risks from the time they are approved until they are no longer on the market is needed to improve drug safety in the United States, says an Institute of Medicine report released Tuesday. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves new drugs [...] ... » medicinenet.com
May 4, 2012 05:09 PM | Rank headlineA proposed health reform rule to require the return of Medicare overpayments within 60 days of their identification “will create unnecessary burdens on providers,” the Association told the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. CMS published the proposed 60-day overpayment rule in the Feb. 16, 2012 Federal Register and invited comments by April 16. The [...] ... » ada.org
Apr 28, 2012 01:26 PM | Rank headlineThe TV ads talk ominously about Obamacare, special interests and red tape. But they aren’t campaign commercials.One of the most heated battles this election year involves legislation designed to toughen regulation of the state’s dental care. And both sides have appealed to consumers through a high-dollar television advertising war that complements an expensive lobbying effort [...] ... » charlotteobserver.com
Apr 24, 2012 02:29 PM | Rank headlineA study published online April 10 associating dental radiographs with brain tumors has stirred media attention and questions from experts on the study’s methodology. The study published in Cancer, an American Cancer Society peer-reviewed journal, found that people with meningiomas (typically, benign brain tumors) are more likely to report that they’ve had certain dental X-ray [...] ... » ada.org
Apr 16, 2012 06:26 PM | Rank headlineEvery once in a while an interesting, well-done piece from public radio comes along that makes you think. This week came a story about a new war in the Great Plains region. You might call it The War of the Dentists and their Competitors. Kansas Public Radio health reporter Bryan Thompson examined a simmering dispute [...] ... » cjr.org
Apr 14, 2012 07:27 AM | Rank headlineThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has urged drug companies Wednesday to help limit the use of antibiotics in farm animals. The researchers say that this decades-old practice has contributed to a surge in dangerous, drug-resistant bacteria. Scientists say that antibiotics like penicillin are routinely mixed with animal feed and water to help livestock, pigs [...] ... » news-medical.net
Apr 13, 2012 09:46 AM | Rank headlineAs registration for the 2012 ADA Annual Session opens April 11, the Council on ADA Sessions would like to give members a sneak preview of some of the new events and activities planned for the meeting. The ADA Annual Session will convene Oct. 18-21 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco and some of the [...] ... » ada.org
Apr 12, 2012 07:01 AM | Rank headlineNew legislation came into effect on Friday to protect children from being the target of tobacco promotion and to help people quit smoking. From today, all large shops and supermarkets in England will have to cover up cigarettes and hide tobacco products from public view. Evidence shows that cigarette displays in shops can lure [...] ... » dentistry.co.uk
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