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New Internet Intervention Gives Insomnia Patients A Better Night's Sleep
The estimated one-third of adults who suffer from insomnia could soon find effective treatment without ever leaving their homes. Researchers at the University of Virginia Health System have developed a unique Internet-based intervention, based on well-established face-to-face cognitive behavioral therapy techniques, that has shown remarkable results in improving patients" sleep.
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New Guidelines To Help Diagnose Bleeding Disorders
Nearly one percent of the population suffers from bleeding disorders, yet many women don"t know they have one because doctors aren"t looking for the condition, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center.
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President Obama Picks New York City Health Commissioner Thomas Frieden For CDC Director
President Obama on Friday appointed New York City Health Commissioner Thomas Frieden as CDC director, according to Obama administration officials, the New York Times reports. According to the Times, Frieden, an infectious disease specialist, has "cut a high and sometimes contentious profile" in his seven years as health commissioner in New York City, during which time he has advocated for a smoking ban in restaurants and bars, made HIV testing part of routine medical exams and protected a program that distributes 35 million condoms a year. According to the Times, Frieden is expected to take office next month. The Times reports that he will "inherit a host of immediate and long-term problems," including questions surrounding a vaccine for the H1N1 influenza virus, also known as swine flu, health care reform and organizational issues at CDC.The Times reports that a potential advantage for Frieden is a positive relationship with likely FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, who also was New York City health commissioner. Frieden would work with Hamburg to combat the H1N1 flu virus and to re-evaluate the U.S. food safety system (Harris/Hartocollis, New York Times, 5/15).
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ReachMD Launches CME iPhone APP

ReachMD, which provides medical news and information to healthcare practitioners, is raising its profile with the Continuing Medical Education, or CME, application for the Apple iPhone and iPod touch. This is the first CME application that lets users listen to all ReachMD Continuing Medical Education content, get regular updates on new Continuing Medical Education content and take Continuing Medical Education tests for credit, all from their iPhone or iPod touch. "This platform was created by medical professionals for medical professionals, including physicians, pharmacists, nurse practitioners and those in medical profession with a clinical bent, to provide continuing medical education for credit," said Gary Epstein, CEO of ReachMD Established to help increasingly time-constrained medical providers stay abreast of new research, treatment protocols and continuing education requirements, ReachMD delivers informative radio programming via XM Satellite Radio Channel 160 and online streaming developed by doctors for doctors. The ReachMD CME iPhone application is a fully accredited Continuing Medical Education tool that gives healthcare practitioners a convenient way to earn free CME credits through their iPhone or iPod touch. Doctors can download the ReachMD CME iPhone app to listen to the program and take the CME certification test from an iPhone, an iPod touch or the ReachMD Web site. The ReachMD Continuing Medical Education iPhone app lets physicians go back to exams they were previously working on after taking a phone call and search for Continuing Medical Education programs by keywords. The application automatically receives updates with new Continuing Medical Education programs and alerts for new programs and information. "We"ll be rolling out a deeper app in June that will include a radio channel on a 24/7 basis, and we"re looking at advertising on some of the landing pages," continued Epstein. ReachMD will launch applications for RIM"s BlackBerry and Google"s Android this summer. ReachMD


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