Health Care News - 16th April 2009

We'd like to remind you about our latest website launched late 2008, Talk Medical (http://talk.news-medical.net). Here you can post news from your organization or company, post events you are involved in or feel would be of interest to the wider community, blog to your heart's content on current health issues or simply just share any interesting health stories you may have. Featured Post Drinks may contribute more to obesity than food While the energy density of soft drinks, which are frequently highly calorific, needs to be considered differently from that of solid foods, recent research has demonstrated that consumption of soft drinks is likely to increase normal caloric intake. When people consume soft drinks, they do not recognise that they have taken in extra energy and compensate by reducing energy from elsewhere in their daily diet, or by expending additional energy; they simply add it on.… Continue

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Hispanics appear to face poorer quality nursing home care
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=48207
Nursing homes serving primarily Hispanic residents provided poorer quality care compared to facilities whose patients were mostly white, according to Brown University research.

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Stakeholders participate in regional White House forum on health care reform
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=48182
At Monday's White House forum on health care reform held in Los Angeles, the discussion concerning how to fix our broken health care system and cover the 47 million Americans (6.8 million Californians) who are uninsured underscored the need for action now.

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Mexican health care program has reduced health care costs
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=48095
In results from the largest health policy study of its kind, a Mexican health care program created in 2003 has been found effective in reducing crippling health care costs among poorer households.

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Large safety gaps identified between top and bottom performing hospitals
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=48113
The 2009 HealthGrades Patient Safety Excellence Award™ recipients were identified in a report issued today by the leading independent healthcare ratings organization.

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Court of Appeal says women are free to pursue claims
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=48063
Around 7,000 women will be free to pursue their claims for equal pay following a ruling in the Court of Appeal today in the cases of Hurst v Suffolk Mental Health Trust and Arnold and others v Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council.

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Major health care overhaul in China
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=48060
Chinese officials have unveiled a health-care plan which promises to deliver to all its 1.3 billion citizens, fair and affordable health services by the year 2020.

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