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This looks like a movie that need to go on my list to see. Bed bugs were eradicated 
by the use of DDT. Howard Stern is on the case to back up the doctor who made the film to bring DDT back as well. On the topic of Malaria, we also have the Gates Foundation working diligently on a cure too. We might all remember the jar of mosquitos he let loose at his talk last year at the TED convention, video at the link.
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We always focus on New Orleans but there were other areas hard hit 5 years ago too and this is one of them. The reasons slated here for the layoffs is back to the 
same old story, money. Reductions in Medicare and Medicaid are at the top of the list. You can also visit the website and see they are also using some state of the art technology with robotic surgeries too with the daVinci device.
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Last month another California hospital in Petaluma received a lone somewhat along the same lines with the purchase of their tax exempt bonds. The Capital Access Small 
Issuance Program division of United is paying the expenses for the loan which is stated to be at currently competitive rates. The loan will be pooled for the rural hospitals needing access to funds for IT updates. They are also giving a loan out to provide the money to do assessments to see what areas of IT are to be funded at each hospital and I am guessing teleheatlh is right up there since this is aimed at rural hospitals.
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The trial will be fore 600 postmenopausal women who experienced at least 7 moderate to severe hot flashes per day or at least 50 moderate to severe hot flashes per week. They want some serious flashers here for this one. Information has also been posted on the website for additional information. Trials and centers are or will be located in Alabama, Arizona, California, Idaho, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Utah. BD
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Ok so this is worded a bit different from a post I made around 2 years ago but when you read the article here, this is the first baby step in that direction and you have to start somewhere. As you read through you will see the notations and 
comments made where they state how difficult it is to determine eligibility with some states, so what do you need, a working model that shows how it is done, in other words some new algorithms.
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I didnt have a video showing how it works on an iPhone so heres one I ran across 
today. As usual heres the pitch for using these for FDA Recalls and having all being able to use your cell phone as a scanner. Heres a nice tweet from Twitter from a Mom that would have welcomed this opportunity with the J and J recalls and perhaps J and J might welcome this idea too as they need to restore some public confidence. It would allow J and J to have a plan of action for when recalls come out as they are not going to go away.
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A fellow in the organizational structure of healthcare has been in the business over 
20 years and only know about having a board and having meetings, priceless!!
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The size of the award may be reduced as the article sates and one of their facilities 
in northern California was found negligent and short handed on staff with not meeting the guidelines and rules as set in California. The company operates 22 nursing facilities in the state.
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The article states that talks broke off and thus the workers went on strike and as we are seeing today, hardly anybody strikes over wages any more, its all benefits.
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I love my dog a lot and I guess this is a good thing but human health insurance is far more important in my book and I hope this bill didnt take up too much administrative time for the Legislature to hash over. 
With some policies they have to deal with pre-existing conditions too, depending on age and when the dog or cat is enrolled.