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The Formula For Sustainable Healthcare Reform
A new report, released by the Manhattan Institute"s Center for Medical Progress and authored Douglas Holtz-Eakin, the former Director of the Congressional Budget Office, makes the fiscal and political case for bipartisan healthcare reform. Holtz-Eakin addresses dysfunctions in the existing healthcare delivery system; provides solutions to expanding access to affordable private health insurance in an incremental and fiscally responsible manner; and shows how improving market-based options will lead to better consumer access to information on healthcare quality. He argues that the only way to fix our broken healthcare system is through reforms that incentivize competition and pay for quality care.
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Quantification Of Perfusion & Permeability In Prostate Using Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI With Inversion-Prepared Dual-Contrast Sequence
UroToday.com - The dynamic contrast-enhanced dynamic susceptibility contrast magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-DSC-MRI) technique presented in the article(1) is based on a novel dual-contrast sequence. The sequence is a gradient echo sequence that uses a single inversion pulse and subsequent acquisition of two contrasts/echoes with different inversion and echo times. Inversion preparation increases the signal-to-noise ratio in comparison to other gradient echo sequences. The blood volume in the prostate is relatively small, i.e., approximately one percent, while the interstitial contrast-agent-enhancing volume is approximately 20 percent. Therefore, conventional imaging sequences fail to separate the low contrast agent signal originating from the blood from that originating from interstitial tissue. The first contrast/echo is acquired with a short echo time and is T1-weighted, allowing quantification of the total signal contribution while failing to separate the blood signal from the interstitial contrast agent signal.
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There Is Enormous Waste In The Production And Reporting Of Research Evidence
In a viewpoint published Online First and in a future edition of The Lancet, Sir Iain Chalmers, of the James Lind Library, Oxford, UK, and Professor Paul Glasziou, of the University of Oxford, UK, debate on the unnecessary waste that exists in medical research. This misuse leads many reports to be of no purpose. If there is a lack of functional reports and if they are not easily accessible, research is of no help to patients or their doctors.
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New Jersey Department Of Health Confirms Fifth Novel H1N1-Related Death, USA

The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services recently announced a fifth death of a New Jersey resident with novel H1N1 influenza. The individual was a 79-year old Hudson County female, who died June 19 in Bayonne Medical Center. She became ill on June 15 and was hospitalized later that same day with cough and fever. She had underlying medical conditions. The state lab has confirmed that the individual had H1N1 influenza. "I extend my sympathies to the woman"s family during this very trying time," said Health and Senior Services Commissioner Heather Howard. "Unfortunately, influenza is a serious disease and deaths are not unexpected. It is important for all New Jersey residents to remain vigilant and take proper precautions to protect themselves and their families." To date, New Jersey has 568 confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza in 19 counties. There are also 275 probable cases pending confirmatory testing in the state lab. Nationally, there are 21,449 confirmed and probable cases in 50 states. There have been 231 deaths worldwide, including 87 deaths in the United States. Approximately 88 countries worldwide have confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza. Commissioner Howard continues to urge all New Jersey residents to take preventive measures to avoid getting sick. These include: - Washing your hands frequently and thoroughly - Covering coughs and sneezes - Staying home from work or school if you are sick The symptoms of H1N1 influenza are similar to the symptoms of seasonal flu and include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. Some people have reported diarrhea and vomiting. Severe illness (pneumonia and respiratory failure) and deaths have been associated with H1N1 influenza, especially in Mexico. Like seasonal flu, H1N1 influenza might cause a worsening of underlying chronic medical conditions. New Jersey Department of Health


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