Archive | February, 2010

Sibaya Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-28

NHS – Nurse HomeCare Role – BBC News – Specialist nurse role 'critical to care' http://bit.ly/aPJfON # Impact of Femoral Vascular Closure Devices– Sanborn et al. 3 (1): 57 — Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions – http://goo.gl/VlcW # Don't worry, be happy:positive affect reduced 10-year incident coronary heart disease: Canadian Health Survey Eur Heart J http://goo.gl/QAtc # [...]

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DMLA, quatre lettres pour perdre la vue (French)

Press Release: DMLA, quatre lettres pour perdre la vue. RETINA FRANCE soutient, aide et renseigne les nombreuses personnes dans notre pays atteintes par un problème visuel. La DMLA, dégénérescence maculaire liée à l’âge, touche plus d’un million de personnes en détruisant progressivement le centre de la rétine, appelé Macula. Peu à peu la vision des [...]

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Sibaya Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-21

Invacare Rolls In Value – http://goo.gl/nLBS – No Information on peers Pride and Sunrise – at least not publically # Sibaya: (More Unbridled Capitalism As) Patients Battle For Drugs In The UK http://barl.in/aboGry # Powered by Twitter Tools

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Wheelchair Costs To Rise In Europe – Early Warning

There is no doubt that with the strengthening dollar, costs for homecare products are set to rise in Europe. Most manufacturers and distributors of wheelchairs and other homecare products extensively source wheelchairs or components from China, where products are usually procured in US Dollars. A quick glance at a ten year chart will show that [...]

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(More Unbridled Capitalism As) Patients Battle For Drugs In The UK

Where does the balance between the profit motive and patient care meet? Where in the so called first world can you not go to a pharmacy and pick up the drugs you need with the minimal delay – and no, more deregulation is not the answer. BBC News – Patients miss out on treatment as [...]

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-14

Do not let NHS use private services – http://bmj.com/cgi/content/long/340/feb12_2/c884 # New blog post: test http://barl.in/9dZoo8 # Healthcare Capitalism at it's worst – One Grand Deal Too Many Costs Lobbyist His Job – http://nyti.ms/cVLexq – # PAUL KRUGMAN – Republicans and Medicare – NYTimes.com – http://goo.gl/9Ve2 # Stent Graft versus Balloon Angioplasty for Failing Dialysis-Access Grafts [...]

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Hospitals Doctors And Drug Companies

Are hospitals who limit ties with drug companies at a competitive disadvantage? | KevinMD.com. KevinMD asks an interesting question, and goes on to summarize: In a lot of ways, this is similar to the college recruiting of athletes. Schools that have rigorous academic requirements put themselves at a competitive disadvantage athletically. The same could be [...]

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Completely Off Topic – Shaking Hands Spreads More Germs Than Kissing

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