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Medical Surveillance Defined

A periodic comprehensive review of a worker's health status; acceptable elements of such surveillance program are listed in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards for asbestos.

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DOH Says Queens Woman Contracts West Nile Virus

Published August 21, 2008, 6:18 pm, Queens Chronicle

This most recent map released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate that the West Nile virus is most active now in the west. But things are heating up in the East, with Queens reporting its first human case.

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More cases expected to emerge from listeriosis outbreak: health officials

Published August 21, 2008, 5:20 pm, The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News

TORONTO - Health officials grappling with a nationwide outbreak of listeriosis said Thursday they expect more cases of the disease, a dangerous bacterial infection that threatens the infirm, the elderly and the unborn children of pregnant women - and which could be linked to tainted meat.

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To protect against liver disease, body puts cells 'under arrest'

Published August 21, 2008, 9:19 am, EurekAlert!

( Cell Press ) A stable form of cell-cycle arrest known to offer potent protection against cancer also limits liver fibrosis, a condition characterized by an excess of fibrous tissue, according to a new report.

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Sharp HealthCare Expands Premier Healthcare Alliance Affiliation to Include Web-based Infection Tracking Tool

Published August 21, 2008, 9:01 am, Centre Daily Times

Sharp HealthCare and the Premier healthcare alliance, both based in San Diego and both recipients of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, are expanding their collaborative relationship. Five Sharp hospitals soon will deploy Premier SafetySurveillor(TM) infection control and pharmacy modules to track and prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and optimize antibiotic use, thereby ...

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Sharp HealthCare Expands Premier Healthcare Alliance Affiliation to Include Web-based Infection Tracking Tool

Published August 21, 2008, 8:30 am, Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance

SAN DIEGO----Sharp HealthCare and the Premier healthcare alliance, both based in San Diego and both recipients of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, are expanding their collaborative relationship.

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Rocky responds to the Department of Labor

Published August 21, 2008, 8:06 am, Rocky Mountain News

The Rocky Mountain News responds to Department of Labor letters sent to Congressmen Mark Udall and Ed Perlmutter of Colorado and Tom Udall of New Mexico. The congressmen initially wrote to labor officials about the department's failure to respond to the Rocky's Deadly Denial series.

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Brisbane Vet Dies From Hendra Virus

Published August 21, 2008, 3:24 am, Virtual Form Guide

A Sydney-trained Brisbane veterinarian has become the third Australian to die from the mysterious Hendra virus. Experienced equine vet Ben Cunneen, 33, died on Wednesday after a month in the intensive care unit at the Princess Alexandra Hospital.

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Pharmaceutical Pricing and Reimbursement News in the Second Quarter of 2008

Published August 21, 2008, 2:37 am, Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance

DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of Decision Resources, Inc.'s new report "Pharmaceutical Pricing and Reimbursement News in the Second Quarter of 2008" to their offering.

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Patient dies after waiting 22 hours for care at hospital

Published August 21, 2008, 12:09 am, The Pantagraph

RALEIGH, N.C. -- A mental patient died after workers at a North Carolina hospital left him in a chair for 22 hours without feeding him or helping him use the bathroom, said federal officials who have threatened to cut off the facility’s funding.

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Drugmakers battle for right to track prescriptions

Published August 20, 2008, 9:41 pm, The Star-Ledger

When most patients go to the pharmacy to fill a new prescription, they don't think twice about turning over the note from their doctor. After all, how much could the scrawled handwriting on that tiny slip be worth?

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  • Gnosis Foundation: The Gnosis Medical Project supplies medical record-keeping software and equipment to clinics throughout Guatemala and Central America.

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  • syndromic.org: In 2005 the International Society for Disease Surveillance was launched.

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