U.S. readies for Yemen President Saleh, refuses to divulge details
Tejinder Singh – AHN News Correspondent
Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – The United States on Monday confirmed issuance of visa to ailing Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh for a limited time to undergo medical treatment but refused to divulge time-period for which the visa is issued. “We have issued a visa for Ali Abdullah Saleh,” said Victoria Nuland, the State Department spokesperson, adding, “It is strictly for medical treatment, and our expectation is that he will leave the United States when his medical treatment is complete.” Asked to comment on the time period for which this visa is issued, Nuland said, “He’s got a visa for the [...] Continue Reading…
The Health Law Goes Graphic
Boston, MA, United States (KaiserHealth) – Nearly two years after the passage of the federal health law, more than 40 percent of people say they know little or nothing about how the law will affect them, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation’s latest monthly health tracking poll, published in December. That figure hasn’t budged since April 2010, just after the law was signed. Jonathan Gruber, an economist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, aims to change that with a book, “Health Care Reform: What It Is, Why It’s Necessary, How It Works,” that explains the ins and outs of the law in an innovative way: an adult comic-strip [...] Continue Reading…
Yemen malnutrition data should “shock”
SaanaSana’a, Yemen (IRIN) – Aid workers hope “shocking” new malnutrition figures from a survey conducted in western Yemen will help highlight the serious humanitarian situation in the country and prompt donors to act immediately. Until now, aid workers say some donors have been unconvinced of the extent of the problem because of a perceived lack of evidence. “It’s been a challenge,” one Yemen-based aid worker told IRIN. “Every time we sit down with donors, they say ‘Where are the figures? Where is the data?’” Geert Cappelaere, head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Yemen, said donors have asked him for more evidence that malnutrition was [...] Continue Reading…
Berwick: Don’t blame Medicare, Medicaid. It’s the delivery system
United States (KaiserHealth) – Dr. Donald Berwick, who oversaw Medicare and Medicaid until earlier this month, defended the programs Monday, but said they are trapped in a U.S. health system that promotes wasteful spending and inefficient care. “Health care is broken,” Berwick said in an interview with Kaiser Health News. “… We have set up a delivery system that is fragmented, unsafe, not patient-centered, full of waste and unreliable. Despite the best efforts of the workforce, we built it wrong. It isn’t built for modern times.” Berwick said the 2010 federal health law is changing how doctors and hospitals are paid and deliver care though such new [...] Continue Reading…
CDC: U.S. teens not eating enough fruits, vegetables
Diane Alter – AHN News Reporter
Atlanta, GA, United States (AHN) – U.S. teens are not eating enough fruits and vegetables, according to a new study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The findings, based on data complied from nearly 10,800 students in grades nine through 12 who took part in the National Youth Physical Activity and Nutrition Study 2010, found median consumption was 1.2 times per day for both fruits and vegetables. Median fruit consumption was much higher among males than females, and much higher among grade nine students than among students in grades 10 and 12. A little more than 28.5 percent, [...] Continue Reading…
Analysis: Keys To The Supreme Court’s Health Law Review
Washington, DC, United States (KaiserHealth) – By agreeing today to hear challenges to President Obama’s 2010 health care law, the Supreme Court set the stage for a decision — probably in late June and in the midst of the presidential campaign — that could be among its most important in decades. The case, which will probably be argued in March on a date still to be announced, is especially momentous because it not only will determine the fate of President Barack Obama’s biggest legislative achievement but also will cast important light on the Supreme Court’s future course under Chief Justice John Roberts on issues of federal government power. [...] Continue Reading…
Thailand hospitals fear floods will disrupt drug supplies
Bangkok, Thailand (IRIN) – Hospitals warn of possible drug shortages as prolonged flooding in Thailand has disrupted local production and delivery of medical supplies. “Hospitals are panicking now, though they are not necessarily running out of supplies,” Pongpan Wongmanee, deputy secretary-general of the government’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) told IRIN, adding that most hospital stocks could last for at least a month. Official predictions for how long it will take to drain waterlogged areas vary from 10 days to weeks. Though flooding has disrupted the production of 393 registered medicines in more than 10 factories in Bangkok and neighbouring provinces, there is no report of [...] Continue Reading…
Smoking linked to earlier menopause
Diane Alter – AHN News Reporter
New York, NY, United States (AHN) – And yet another reason for women not to light up. Researchers say that women who smoke may hit menopause about a year earlier than non-smokers. The study, published in the journal Menopause, reviewed data from several pervious studies that included roughly 6,000 women from the United States, Poland and Turkey and Iran. On average, non-smokers hit menopause between the ages of 46-51. Smokers however, reached menoucpase overall at around 43-50. Both early and late menopause have been linked with health problems. Women who hit menopause later in life are believed to be at [...] Continue Reading…
Some cases of Alzheimer’s may be transmitted
David Goodhue – AHN News Reporter
Houston, TX, United States (AHN) – Some cases of Alzheimer’s disease may be transmitted similar to other infectious illnesses, according to a new study. Researchers with the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston said that the brain damage associated with Alzheimer’s may originate in a way similar to that of what are known as infectious prion diseases such as mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform. “Our findings open the possibility that some of the sporadic Alzheimer’s cases may arise from an infectious process, which occurs with other neurological diseases such as mad cow and its human form, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease,” researcher [...] Continue Reading…
Exercise shown to help combat brain fatigue
David Goodhue – AHN News Reporter
Charleston, SC, United States (AHN) – Those suffering from brain fatigue may want to consider starting an exercise regimen. Researchers at the University of South Carolina said a new study confirms that exercise increases the brain cells responsible for generating energy. An increase in these brain cells, called mitochondria, is thought to be behind many of the positive physical effects of exercise, including increased strength and endurance. The researchers conducted their work on lab mice, which were assigned to either an exercise group that ran on a treadmill six days a week for an hour, or to a sedentary group. After [...] Continue Reading…
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