Home Improvement & Health Care

UTMB doc enjoys role as Big Brother
GALVESTON — Dr. Bernard F. Godley, chairman of the department of ophthalmology and visual sciences at the University of Texas Medical Branch, recently was appointed to a prestigious national panel that helps shape policies regarding research to advance eye care. While Godley is proud to have been appointed to the National Advisory Eye Council, what really makes him smile is the thought of his …

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Once you’re done comparing health insurance quotes and plans and you’ve settled on employer-based health insurance, it’s good to keep in mind the Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) administers a number of laws that cover these health insurance plans.

Here is a list of some of the laws affecting health insurance : (more…)

Please reply in this category of WOMEN’S HEALTH – - thanks and good luck for the 10 points

Here’s the WIKI article on the recent multiple birth (it will change with more details and press conference details): (more…)

MEDICAL / HEALTH INTERNSHIP IN NEPAL/ MEDICAL ELECTIVES IN NEPAL

Volunteer Society Nepal aims to mobilize medical students and volunteers with health backgrounds in rural places where people do not have access to any health institutes, as the government is not able to provide adequate health services. On the other hand, rural Nepali people are often reluctant to go to the hospital and other modern health services because of orthodox thinking, superstition and other cultural influences. Some of the Nepali people may visit a witchdoctor when they are suffering from an illness. Therefore, it is possible that they die without getting the benefit of modern medication. VSN is playing an active role in linking people in rural areas with volunteers from the west and health volunteers within the country who are really eager to serve the many unprivileged people in Nepal. (more…)

Women have more choices available today than they had even a decade ago. A mere 100 years ago, the majority (95%) of births were at home. The tide turned, and more women birthed in hospitals. In the 1970s, women began to change their minds. However safe they perceived the hospital, it was uninviting and sterile. (more…)

WA lawmakers support health care lawsuit
Republican lawmakers in the Washington State Legislature have signed a letter of support for Attorney General Rob McKenna’s decision to contest the constitutionality of federal health care legislation. In the letter, lawmakers point out that health reform is needed, and cite an unattributed statistic that 725,000 Washingtonians are uninsured. However, they find fault with the legislation as …

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“And when the female infant (Al-Maw\’udah) buried alive is questioned, for what sin she was killed!” (Surah 81, al takwir: 8-9). On judgmental day, fathers will be asked for which reason they abused their daughters. Islamic teachings ended those cruel pre-Islamic practices of female infanticide “wa\’d” which was common in dark ages. However, child abuse has for a long time been recorded in literature, art and science in many parts of the world. The historical record is also filled with reports of unkempt, weak and malnourished children cast out by families to fend for themselves and of children who have been physically, sexually, and emotional abused. In recent years, countries witnessed a movement towards child abuse addressing and prevention. (more…)

Peru Eyes Innovations in Rural Maternity Health
As part of his continuing series on Peru, Ray Suarez reports on how government strategies to reduce deaths from childbirth among indigenous women who live far from health services could also help women in other Latin American countries.

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For many women giving birth is one of the most exciting times of their life. With so much anticipation and excitement leading up to the birth many women don’t really think about all of the things that could wrong during the birth, but thankfully under the Newborns’ and Mothers’ Health Protection Act many women are protected. What the Newborn’s and Mothers’ Health Protection Act does is it affects the amount of time that the new mother and newborn child are covered by insurance for their stay at the hospital after childbirth. Many Georgia Health Insurance companies that provide group, and individual health insurance most likely will not restrict the amount of care given to the newborn and new mother after birth. The amount of time changes depending on the type of delivery, with a cesarean section requiring more than 96 hours of hospital coverage, while a normal vaginal delivery will not restrict benefits for any less than 48 hours after the birth.

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A review on Health sector reforms in India   The health sector reforms in India were started way back in 1970s .The Govt. of India identifies the need HSR and stated in the eighth five year plan. The Eighth Five Year Plan (1992-1997) was the first plan document to state the need for re-structuring of economic management systems, following the macro developments of the 1990s. During this period in the health sector, the concept of free medical care was revoked and people were required to pay, even if partially, for the health services (1). The Ninth Five Year Plan (1997-2002) emphasized the need to review the response of the public, voluntary and private sector health care providers as well as the population themselves to the changing health scenario, (more…)