H1Ni Center Alert

Via Medscape comes this CDC alert center regarding the now officially pandemic virus.

Health Care Reform: Insurance Mandates and Medical Liability Reform

Focusing on a key issue of proposed health care reform is discussion of insurance mandates modeled on Medicare as well reforms to the medical liability system- a hot topic when it comes to reducing health care costs. Read the article at New England Journal of Medicine

Recession Helps Nursing Shortage

During 2007-08 there was an 18% increase in the number of nurses returning to work; half of those returnees were over 50 years of age. Although encoouraging, this trend does not signigicantly change the overall nursing shortage. Read the whole article in the Wall Street Journal

Editorials and Opinions on Healthcare Reform

Varied perspectives on and suggestions for health care reform are reflected in a collection of editorials and opinions from Medical News Today. Views from readers and journalists of the New York Times, The National Review, the Boston Globe and other news outless take aim at access, insurers, and models . . . as well as how NOT to reform health care.

Green, Greener, Greenest!

Among some of the major polluters, today's hospitals are urged to pay serious attention to the ongoing Green Revolution. Hospitals Urged to Join Climate Change Battle, a May 22 Reuters article from Medscape Pediatrics, states its case: hospitals' growing use of electricity and release of toxic emissions are contributing to community health issues. Increaseing asthma attacks and respiratory diseases and more and more ER visits are attributed to the results of energy use by health care facilities, among others. With statistics from WHO and the UN the article suggestis alternative energy sources give health care administrators more amunition for working toward greener establishments.

NIH News in Health

The June issue of NIH News in Health is available here. Heralding the tribulations of summer the feature articles adress precautions for avoiding pesky ticks and measures for preventing sports injuries. Features from past issues and health capsules offer more health eduction tips. For e-mail subscriptions or to receive printed issues for your waiting area go to the "Click here" link at the bottom of the page.

CMH Authors

Hong X. Zhou H. Tsai HJ. Wang X. Liu X. Wang B. Xu X. Xu X.
Institution
Children's Memorial Hospital and Children's Memorial Research Center,
Chicago, IL, USA.
Title
Cysteinyl leukotriene receptor 1 gene variation and risk of asthma.
Source
European Respiratory Journal. 33(1):42-8, 2009 Jan.

Gupta RS. Weiss KB.
Institution
Institute for Healthcare Studies and Department of Pediatrics, Children's
Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine,
2300 Children's Plaza, Box 157, Chicago, IL 60614, USA.
r-gupta@northwestern.edu
Title
The 2007 National Asthma Education and Prevention Program asthma
guidelines: accelerating their implementation and facilitating their
impact on children with asthma.
Source
Pediatrics. 123 Suppl 3:S193-8, 2009 Mar.

LaBella CR. Huxford MR. Smith TL. Cartland J.
Institution
Department of Pediatrics, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
60614, USA. clabella@childrensmemorial.org Title
Preseason neuromuscular exercise program reduces sports-related knee pain
in female adolescent athletes.
Source
Clinical Pediatrics. 48(3):327-30, 2009 Apr.

Trapp LW. Ryan AA. Ariza AJ. Garcia CM. Binns HJ.
Institution
College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago, and Department of
Pediatrics, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL 60614, USA.
Title
Primary care identification of infants at high risk for overweight and
obesity.
Source
Clinical Pediatrics. 48(3):313-6, 2009 Apr.