THE BUSINESS OF HEALTH CARE

Department of Pneumology, University Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, 3Department of Health Outcomes Research, Medical Unit, Pfizer España, Parque Empresarial La Moraleja, Avda de Europa, 20-B, 28108 Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain, 4Respiratory Area, Medical Unit, Pfizer Esp[r]

The addition of new, individually injectable vaccines to the childhood immunization schedule has heightened parental concerns about multiple injections at a single clinic visit. The continued development and testing of vaccine combinations aim to mitigate these con[r]

Different people of different countries, religions, cultures etc get together at Olympics and theparticipants get a chance to know about other cultures. The Games also constitute a major opportunityfor the host city and country to showcase themselves to the world.Although[r]

Private was very pleased to receive commendations on the excellent Catering Service we provide to our patients. ❚ABOVE L-R: Kerry Fittler, Caterina Walker (Hotel Services Manager), Di Patterson& Margaret Marshall.ABOVE L-R: Award recipients Adrienne Caulfield & Deb Sharp.KAREEN[r]

BackgroundEmergencies and large-scale disasters have significant impact on public health, health infrastructure and the delivery of health care. More than 1.1 million deaths were recorded in over 4000 large-scale natural disasters in the past decade1[r]

connected at the national and international levels. GIPAserves as a necessary reminder of the importance of takingactive control of our lives and our health.The nobel laureate Professor Wole Soyinka wrote:"Theman dies in all who keep silent in the<[r]

Received: 30 March 2009Accepted: 27 August 2009This article is available from: http://www.human-resources-health.com/content/7/1/77© 2009 Osterholt et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attri[r]

access health care due to their cultural beliefs and val-ues? How do we bridge the connection between what individuals believe in and what is socially just in the provision of health care? We propose that such ques-tions must be answered and addressed[r]

A New Vision for Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthNovember 2009by John S. Santelli and Amy T. SchaletDespite considerable declines in U.S. teen fertility since 1991, birth and pregnancy rates among American teens remain considerably higher than rates among European youth. The differen[r]

concern in this case is to ensure that households do not spend more than some prespecified fraction of their income on health care, and spending in excess of this thresholdis labeled “catastrophic”. The second sub-strand sets the minimum in terms of t[r]

Buildings and improvements for the Office of Youth Services12,355,155 12,940,478 Total buildings and improvements 32,880,528 34,295,613 Furniture, fixtures and equipment 2,398,891 2,296,331 Nondepreciable land6 6 Total $35,279,425 $36,591,950 2002 2001 In addition to the capita[r]

Adolescents may also fear contraceptives’ sideeffects, a worry compounded by ignoranceabout their bodies and how contraceptiveswork. Some young people, particularly girls,must seek permission from a parent or spousebefore they can access reproductive healthservices. Parents and family members may be[r]

staff believed that the questions were inappropriate (Ramsden &amp; Bonner 2002). This study also reported problems with staff attendance at training, which in conjunction with the above problems, resulted in only 10 per cent of patients being screened. However, the pilot pr[r]

The mothers' knowledge about dangerous manifestations after birth has increased significantly, the results show that the level of knowledge about each expression is quite high, ranging from 61.6% to 75.7%. In particular, mothers who knew about the