Google Launches Health Service
The Associated Press and Time Magazine recently published an interesting article about a service that Google is launching to allow people to put their health information on line by linking information from pharmacies, labs and health care providers. The idea is to cut down on miscommunications, medical mistakes, and paperwork. But privacy experts are worried. To read more click on the following link: http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1807979,00.html.
$300 Million Health Initiative Time Magazine and CNN recently published an article about a new initiative to treat patients before their conditions worsen into an all-out health crisis. The $300 million initiative announced by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation will fund community health centers in 14 cities. They will target chronic illnesses like asthma and diabetes in an effort to reduce crippling costs from emergency room visits. They hope to provide a model for national health reform. You can read more at http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1811961,00.html
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 AHRQ Releases "Next Steps After Your Diagnosis"
From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Receiving a diagnosis of a medical condition can be confusing and overwhelming, especially when one faces a serious illness. Every person is different, and everyone's disease or condition will affect them differently. To help people understand and respond constructively to new and unsettling medical information, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has developed the publication Next Steps After Your Diagnosis: Finding Information and Support. This booklet offers general advice for people with almost any disease or condition, and it has tips to help individuals learn more about their specific problem and how it can be treated.
http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/diaginfo.htm
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National Institutes of Health, Vital Medical Resource
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Specializing Doctors and Surgeons, Mental Health Professionals
are Needed Worldwide to Help in the Fight!
The PNA continues to be flooded with requests for referrals for physicians, surgeons and mental health providers who are knowledgeable in pituitary disorders from patients all over the world. This proves once again that pituitary disorders do not discriminate. This is a universal problem aggravated by a lack of awareness and resources. It is our goal to find qualified professionals in every country and in every state for all pituitary patients. For details on professional memberships, please contact Barbara Schriber at barbara@pituitary.org today! |
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Well-known British TV journalist Martin Bashir, 45, has been diagnosed with a benign pituitary tumor. Bashir now works for Nightline on ABC News and is famous for headline-making interviews with Princess Diana and Michael Jackson. ABC News released the following statement: "An MRI scan recently discovered a small growth on Martin Bashir's pituitary gland. Bashir's doctors have advised that no immediate action be taken as they monitor the situation month to month. Bashir is feeling well as he continues to keep a full schedule anchoring and reporting for ABC News." Doctors for Bashir reportedly discovered the adenoma via MRI after Bashir bumped his head on an overhead light on the set of Nightline and went to the hospital for stitches. His doctors have said they do not plan to operate, but rather to monitor the tumor for changes. The PNA wishes Mr. Bashir well and we hope that he gets the best possible care.
