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Poor heart health linked to learning, memory problems

The risk of developing cognitive impairment, especially learning and memory problems is significantly greater for people with poor cardiovascular health […]

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Green issue is black and white: Prof. Bullard

According to Robert Bullard, a professor at Georgia’s Clark Atlanta University and the director of that university’s Environmental Justice Resource Center, it is always the poor and the vulnerable who reside near land fills and thus suffer from them. This has something to do with institutional racism since these people are minorities

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Push for Electronic health records overlooks security gaps

As the Obama administration pushes ahead with plans to increase the use of electronic medical records, two internal reports released by the Department of Health and Human Services revealed “significant concerns” about security gaps in the system.

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Technique Aids Quick Diagnosis of Pneumonia

The researchers from University of Georgia have developed a technique to diagnose a common type of pneumonia within minutes.

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Geography Plays Role in Colon Cancer

A research from UC Davis Cancer Center has revealed that a person screening for colon cancer often depends on where they live in addition to their race or ethnicity.

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Orion and Cisco announce integration, sharing and reporting Public Health Data through New Medical Data Exchange Solution

An announcement was made by Orion Health, Inc. and Cisco regarding the Rhapsody AXP.

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WebMD Announces 2008 Health Heroes

WebMD Health Corp. announced the honorees of the 2008 WebMD Health Heroes awards, featured in the November/December issue of WebMD the Magazine.

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Idhasoft launches hospital management system

The USD 100 company aims to be amongst the top 50 IT company in the world, Idhasoft, an IT services company in healthcare space, has launched its iHMiS (Idhasoft Hospital Management System) product in Pune.

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Talbotton, Georgia receives telemedicine project

Soon the small town of Talbotton, Georgia will have a Telemedicine project to benefit residents of the town.

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BCBSGa, Georgia awarded USDA rural development to expand telemedicine programme

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia (BCBSGa) has been awarded a $489,085.00 USDA Rural Development grant. This grant would be used to expand access to quality specialty health care for rural Georgians through BCBSGa’s telemedicine program.

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