"Health & Medical News"

Washington — Muscle provided by Congress last fall was intended to allow the Food and Drug Administration to police drugs already on the market. Findings from this effort could enhance physicians’ understanding of a medication’s potential for harm or their ability to identify patients at risk for adverse events.

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Washington — Federal regulators have proposed sweeping patient safety rules to give physicians and others a confidential, voluntary way to report medical errors and near mistakes. Several health care organizations applauded the release of the long-awaited regulations but want a closer look before making a final judgment.

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Stress can really be detrimental to one’s health, and so if you are trying to decide on a New Year’s resolution, then one you should definitely consider is to learn how to manage stress better. Managing stress makes the #5 in our Healthier New Year Resolution series.

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Continued From Eat For A Better Body - Part 2

8. Bones
What you need: Boron
Important for calcium absorption, this mineral also seems to play an intergral role in enhancing the activity of estrogen in cells, which is important for the information of strong bones, says th USDA’s ARS Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center in North Dakota.

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Honolulu — The American Medical Association House of Delegates adopted 12 detailed principles aimed at easing strained physician-hospital relationships, protecting medical staff self-governance and improving health care quality and patient safety.

Until last month’s Interim Meeting, the AMA had no house policy outlining the organization’s stand on physician-hospital relations.

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Large physician groups have long had a head start on solo and small practices in the medical marketplace because they can negotiate better health plan contracts. Now, a rising tide of evidence indicates that size also confers a quality advantage.

Researchers admit that the medical literature emerging on the relationship between group size and quality is far from a slam dunk. They argue, however, that bigger physician groups can pool capital to pay for electronic medical records systems and other quality initiatives that help them more reliably deliver guideline-based care.

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