Health Care


HHS, Homeland Security Release Pandemic Influenza Vaccine Guidance

August 28, 2008

The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services and Homeland Security have released Guidance on Allocating and Targeting Pandemic Influenza Vaccine. The purpose of the guidance is to provide a planning framework to help state, tribal, local, and community leaders ensure that vaccine allocation and use will reduce the impact of a pandemic on public health.

Submission Deadline Nears for Preparedness Summit

August 28, 2008

Event organizers are sounding the call for abstract submissions, due on Aug. 31, for the Public Health Preparedness Summit to be held Feb. 18-20, 2009 in San Diego.

AHRQ Tool Helps Hospitals Evaluate Disaster Response Plans

August 26, 2008

Beginning next month, hospitals participating in the HHS-administered Hospital Preparedness Program must provide executive summaries of the results of disaster drills they conduct.

Guidance Aids Drug Development for COPD Patients

August 26, 2008

It discusses the use of time to resolution of symptoms as a possible approach to assessing the primary endpoint in clinical studies.

ISEA Seeks Comments by Sept. 22 on Revised First Aid Kit Standard

August 26, 2008

Hand sanitizers would be added to the recommended supplies list, and a new label would indicate each workplace's supplies should answer its particular needs.

ACOEM Publishes Chronic Pain Guidelines

August 25, 2008

The recommendations focus on diagnostic and other testing and treatments for several chronic pain conditions, including complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), neuropathic pain, trigger points/myofascial pain, chronic persistent pain, fibromyalgia, and chronic low back pain.

Lack of Exercise, Stress Have Most Negative Impacts, Workers Say

August 24, 2008

When asked, "What is keeping you from addressing this issue?" the number one response was "Don't know how to begin."

Wisconsin Hospital Receives Safe Lifting Leadership Award

August 24, 2008

"Preventing staff injury is good business from the financial standpoint, but also, it is the right thing to do," said Gary Brunslik, Manager of Safety for the winning facility.

Almost 7 Years after 9/11, Health Issues Linger

August 23, 2008

"What was in the air that day? Pretty much everything that had been in two 100-story buildings--but in vaporized form," writes Mike Magee, M.D. in this week's issue of Health Commentary.

Medline Campaign Focuses on Ridding Hospital-Acquired Conditions

August 23, 2008

The initiative includes a $1 million grant program aimed at the prevention of HACs targeted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

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