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Good Governance Guidance Published For Primary Care Trust Provider Committees, UK
The Appointments Commission and the Department of Health have published guidance to help Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) with their governance arrangements for Provider Committees.
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Obama Really Does Have Best Health Care In The World
"When President Barack Obama said at a recent news conference that he has the best health care in the world, he wasn"t exaggerating," The Chicago Tribune reports. "The White House medical unit with a staff of four doctors and even more nurses and physicians" assistants is just steps from his office, ready to provide free treatment to him and his family. ... Air Force One is stocked with equipment to rapidly assemble an onboard operating room. ò€¦ White House physicians provide free medical coverage for the first family and the vice president"s family, as well as urgent treatment to White House staff and visitors as needed."
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Souring Economy Spurs A Surge At Free Clinics
Free clinics throughout the Washington area report a surge in patients, a trend that is "expected to continue in the worsening economy," The Washington Post reports. At the Arlington Free Clinic, for example, "applications to see a doctor have more than doubled in a year. In Reston, a similar clinic has seen 40 percent more patients in 10 months."
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Stroke Second Most Common Cause Of Death

It is no coincidence that the stroke theme is being given wide exposure at the ENS Congress. Stroke has become a major challenge for health policy and for medicine in general. It is now the second most common cause of death globally and the major cause of adult disability in the industrialized countries. Pointing to WHO estimates, Prof. Ferro notes that "the incidence of stroke is expected to increase by another 30 percent by 2020." New preventive and therapeutic strategies are being discussed at the ENS meeting. "Efforts need to be made to reduce this burden by implementing the known primary and secondary preventive strategies and improving case fatality. This should be done through the application of proven interventions, particularly stroke unit management." European Neurological Society


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