During this week's Federal News Radio Federal Executive Forum pre-recording,
Dr. Leslie Lenert, Director, National Center for Public Health Informatics
(NCPHI) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), shared some
of his thoughts on the future of health care information technology. His
comments included the following:
The NCPHI is focused on (1) improving the link between public health and our
national clinical care systems and (2) automating public health practice. The
biggest change in health care information technology is the establishment of
two-way
communications between public health and the health care system. Health
situational awareness is crucial to our ability to monitor public health
problems. We must target situational awareness so that it makes a difference
in individual patient care. One key to addressing privacy and confidentiality
c... (more)
VENICE, FL -- (Marketwire) -- 12/01/09 -- SinoFresh Healthcare, Inc.
(PINKSHEETS: SFSH) over the last six months has re-launched sales and
distribution of the Sinofresh Nasal Spray product through the exclusive
licensee of the products through, Sinofresh Healthcare Products, Inc., a
privately held company. It was recently announced that a pilot animal study
commissioned by the licensee has achieved positive results against H1N1
(Swine flu) virus using SinoFresh Nasal Spray. The following initiatives by
the licensee, Sinofresh Healthcare Products, Inc., have been on going aside
... (more)
DARIEN, CT -- (Marketwire) -- 06/19/09 -- With rising taxes and increasing
restrictions on smoking and tobacco, smokers looking for temporary relief
from cravings and withdrawal symptoms during periods when they couldn't
smoke, or chose not to, were out of luck. But a new breed of short-term
cessation treatment -- based on age-old homeopathic practices -- promises to
help smokers manage cravings on-the-spot, when lighting up isn't an option.
NIX-IT is an oral spray that temporarily relieves nicotine cravings and the
uncomfortable symptoms associated with nicotine withdrawal, inclu... (more)
This week pre-recording of Federal News Radio Federal Executive Forum
featured Linda Fischetti , Health Informatics Architect at the Veterans
Health Administration (VHA). During a panel discussion, her comments on VHA
accomplishments and plans included:
Every Veteran's Administration facility uses electronic health records today.
The New England Journal of Medicine recently complimented the VA on their use
of electronic
health records (EHR). VHA currently has over 1400 points of care and has been
using EHR for over 10 years with dramatic associated improvement in clinical
health... (more)
OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 05/03/09 -- Health Canada is advising
Canadians not to purchase products claiming to fight or prevent H1N1 flu
virus (human swine flu). While there are approved antiviral drugs that may
help prevent or reduce the symptoms associated with the flu in general, there
are currently no products authorized for sale in Canada that are indicated
specifically for the treatment of H1N1 flu virus (human swine flu).
Antivirals such as Tamiflu (oseltamivir) or Relenza (zanamivir), which are
authorized in Canada, can be effective in the prevention or early trea... (more)