After reviewing the evidence, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concluded that primary care providers can increase breastfeeding rates and duration by encouraging and supporting breastfeeding. The USPSTF recommends primary care interventions before, around, and after childbirth to advocate and support breastfeeding. The recommendation appears in the October 21, 2008, issue of Annals of [...]

On 15 August 2008 Novo Nordisk initiated its share repurchase programme in accordance with the provisions of the European Commission’s regulation no 2273/2003 of 22 December 2003, also referred to as the Safe Harbour rules.
Under the programme Novo Nordisk will repurchase B shares for an amount of up to DKK 1.7 billion in the period [...]

The following summarizes coverage of events and initiatives that seek to reduce racial and ethnic health disparities.
* Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has awarded the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma American Indian tribe a three-year, $1.5 million grant to go toward residential substance use treatments [...]

A recent study on the appropriateness of minimum nurse staff levels concluded that 98% of nursing homes in New York have nursing levels that fall in the range where quality of care was shown to suffer. This report was conducted by The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Reports linking quality of care and staffing [...]

Ignite! Learning, a leading middle school classroom curriculum provider to more than 250 school districts, announced today that it is releasing a media and print curriculum to support the School Walk for Diabetes program. The curriculum was developed in partnership with the American Diabetes Association, the nation’s leading nonprofit health organization providing diabetes research, information [...]

American Diabetes Wholesale, a discount retailer of diabetic supplies, donated $10,000 in diabetic supplies to support Andy Mandell and his effort to increase awareness about diabetes through the Defeat Diabetes Foundation.
Through his epic 10,000+ mile Wake Up and Walk® Tour of the perimeter of the U.S., Andy Mandell is raising awareness about diabetes, its [...]

INTRODUCTION
This leaflet is intended to help you control risks from Legionella and is based on existing HSE guidance. One way of controlling Legionella is to keep water hot, which you are probably doing for other reasons already. Hot water brings a risk of scalding which you must also control. The leaflet focuses on risks [...]

The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) announced today that it is bringing together key opinion leaders to push for action to secure care for the thousands of children with diabetes in developing countries without access to care.
The meeting, Access to Essential Diabetes Medicines for Children in the Developing World, will be held on Saturday, October 25 [...]

Solianis’ multisensor system for non-invasive Continuous Glucose Monitoring is currently being tested by diabetic patients in the home and work environment. 12 patients have completed a 10-day trial aimed at assessing system reliability. Results indicate that the system tracks glucose in home-use settings and is sensitive to hypoglycemic glucose excursions.
With this proof of concept Solianis [...]

Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX - News) today announced results from an analysis of nearly 7,500 patients from its TAXUS ARRIVE 1 and 2 registries, which are designed to confirm the performance of the TAXUS® Express2(TM) Paclitaxel-Eluting Coronary Stent System in real-world practice. The two-year pooled ARRIVE data showed that the TAXUS Stent reduced clinical [...]