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WATCH: Global Increase in Myopia : New study reveals a sharp increase in nearsightedness over the last 30 years.. http://bit.ly/8pSU5A
DIY Medical Devices Aren't Toying Around | MDDI Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry News Products and Suppliers
mddionline.com — “The term DIY Medical Device might conjure images of a FDA nightmare in the minds of most. But in a time when healthcare costs are increasing globally, Jose Gomez-Marquez, director of the Director of the IIH (Innovations in International Health) Lab at MIT, has embraced the idea by heading up MIT’s Little Devices group, dedicated to design, invention, and policy toward DIY health technologies.” View full resource at mddionline.com
Most Recently Shared on March 24, 2012 at 2:30 pm By:
"Turning Toys into Medical Devices" http://t.co/1YMwsckX -- very cool new approach to designing med tools #design #meddevices
NGOs release joint statement calling for governments to increase payments to Global Fund to fill gap in TB funding
news-medical.net — “Ahead of World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on March 24, three non-governmental organizations (NGOs) released a joint statement warning that "[a] $1.7 billion funding shortfall to fight [TB] over the next five years means 3.4 million patients will go untreated and gains made against the disease will be reversed," Reuters reports.” View full resource at news-medical.net
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HIV/AIDS News: NGOs release joint statement calling for governments to increase payments to Global Fund to fill ... http://t.co/afMEvENe
allAfrica.com: Africa: Smith Bill Fosters U.S. Exports to Continent
allafrica.com — “allAfrica: African news and information for a global audience” View full resource at allafrica.com
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Africa: U.S. Export Bill Aims to Increase Diaspora Involvement http://t.co/gRo4b6RO
World Bank report urges African governments, development aid donors to increase HIV prevention efforts
news-medical.net — “"With much of the global economy facing slowing growth and uncertain prospects, especially in developed countries, a new World Bank report" -- titled "The Fiscal Dimension of HIV/AIDS in Botswana, South Africa, Swaziland, and Uganda" -- "urges African governments and their development aid donors to do significantly more to prevent new HIV infections" and "warns that current spending on HIV/AIDS relates to past infections and is a potentially misleading indicato” View full resource at news-medical.net
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HIV/AIDS News: World Bank report urges African governments, development aid donors to increase HIV prevention ef... http://t.co/zYlqpb5p
10 Best Countries To Live and Work Abroad - CBS News
cbsnews.com — “A number of global corporations are recovering their optimism about the economy, and one result is an increase in overseas job transfers.” View full resource at cbsnews.com
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Now reading : 10 Best Countries To Live and Work Abroad : http://t.co/HMXvGSuH
BBC News - Is English or Mandarin the language of the future?
bbc.co.uk — “English has been the dominant global language for a century, but is it the language of the future? Jennifer Pak finds that for some in South East Asia, Mandarin Chinese is becoming increasingly important.” View full resource at bbc.co.uk
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Is English or Mandarin the #Language of the Future? http://t.co/D5MmwnHq Est that up to 7,000 diff languages spoken around world
Nuns Blend Into Rough, Increasingly Muslim Housing Project On Outskirts Of Paris - Worldcrunch - All News is Global
worldcrunch.com — “Worldcrunch. com. Ever wonder what the world knows you don't? Worldcrunch for the best foreign-language journalism. Delivered in English. Worldcrunch all news is global” View full resource at worldcrunch.com
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Nuns Blend into Rough, Increasingly Muslim Housing Project on Outskirts Of Paris http://t.co/hzQnR97S
Symposier - Children With Asthma Don't Benefit From Acid Reflux Medications
symposier.com — “Uploaded and shared in Youtube by: ElsGlobalMedicalNews — A study on 115 participants showed that "children with poorly controlled asthma without symptoms of GER who were using inhaled corticosteroids, the addition of lansoprazole, compared with placebo, improved neither symptoms nor lung function but was associated with increased adverse events."” View full resource at symposier.com
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Children With Asthma Don't Benefit From Acid Reflux Medications http://t.co/cBdKEv7u
Press Statement on the NSABB Review of H5N1 Research, December 20, 2011 News Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
nih.gov — “The U.S. government remains concerned about the threat of influenza, for the risks it poses seasonally, as well as its potential to cause a pandemic. Our domestic and global influenza surveillance efforts have become increasingly capable, along with expanded vaccine manufacturing capacity and assistance to other countries in their efforts to detect and respond to a pandemic. To enhance the detection of and response to influenza outbreaks, the U.S. government supports a broad range of domestic an” View full resource at nih.gov
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News: Press Statement on the NSABB Review of H5N1 Research http://t.co/EzOeZGUI
Partnerships, additional funding allow for expansion of PEPFAR to combat cervical cancer
news-medical.net — “In this post in the Public Health Institute's "Dialogue4Health" blog, Jeffrey Meer, director of PHI's Washington-based advocacy on global health, writes that "a significant expansion of PEPFAR's existing work to combat cervical cancer" through a partnership with the George W. Bush Institute known as Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon (PRRR); a 50 percent increase in the U.S. government's "commitment to screen and treat for this type of cancer from $20 million over fi” View full resource at news-medical.net
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Cancer News Partnerships, additional funding allow for expansion of PEPFAR to combat cervical cancer: In this po... http://t.co/Doj4lsRT
US markets for neurosurgical and neurovascular devices to grow to $240 million by 2016
news-medical.net — “According to Millennium Research Group, the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, the market for the specialized devices used for neurosurgical and neurovascular treatments will grow to $240 million by 2016, driven largely by an aging population in the United States that will suffer an increasing incidence of conditions such as stroke, cerebral aneurysms and intracranial atherosclerosis disease.” View full resource at news-medical.net
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Stroke News: US markets for neurosurgical and neurovascular devices to grow to $240 million by 2016: According t... http://t.co/V1oVrhTe
U.N., U.S. Peace Corps Sign Agreement To Work Together To Tackle Food Insecurity In 76 Countries - Kaiser Global Health
globalhealth.kff.org — “"The United Nations and the United States Peace Corps signed an agreement today to cooperate in combating worldwide hunger by increasing food security in the 76 countries where the more than 8,600 U.S. volunteers currently work," the U.N. News Centre reports. "The agreement, signed by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and UN World Food Programme (WFP) at their Rome headquarters, builds on years of cooperation with the 50-year-old U.S. organization," the news se” View full resource at globalhealth.kff.org
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Global Health Policy Report:UN, US Peace Corps Sign Agreement To Work Together To Fight Food Insecurity In 76 Countries http://t.co/cN0sD4sZ
Symposier - Bariatric Surgery Okay in Older Patients
symposier.com — “Uploaded and shared in Youtube by: ElsGlobalMedicalNews — Older patients undergoing bariatric surgery had longer hospital stays, but no increased risk of death or major adverse events at 30 days, according to a study of more than 48,000 adults. The findings suggest that patient age older than 65 years is not a contraindication to bariatric surgery, Dr. Robert B. Dorman explains.” View full resource at symposier.com
Most Recently Shared on October 20, 2011 at 6:55 pm By:
Symposier Endocrino Health Site
Mortality after bariatric surgery, seniors had no increased risk of death at 30 days. http://t.co/tl78AC3a
WHO Releases Report Highlighting Global Underinvestment In Mental Health Care As World Commemorates Mental Health Day - Kaiser Global Health
globalhealth.kff.org — “The WHO "is calling on governments to increase services for people suffering from mental, neurological and substance use disorders," VOA News reports. The WHO's "Mental Health Atlas 2011," "released to coincide with World Mental Health Day, which falls on October 10, finds countries all over the world spend very little on the treatment of mental illness," according to VOA (Schlein, 10/9). According to the report, "One in four people will require mental health c” View full resource at globalhealth.kff.org
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WHO Releases Report Highlighting Global Underinvestment In Mental Health Care As World Commemorates Mental Health Day http://t.co/ppzuqRC9
World's Rising Powers Face Growing Economic Threat of Diabetes, Heart Disease | The Rundown News Blog | PBS NewsHour | PBS
pbs.org — “World's Rising Powers Face Growing Economic Threat of Diabetes, Heart Disease | The Rundown News Blog | PBS NewsHour | PBS” View full resource at pbs.org
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RT @whadvocacy: RT @NewsHourGlobal: World's Rising Powers Face Growing Economic Threat of #NCDs http://t.co/XdFBqN4a #globalhealth #BRIC
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