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Senate Will Vote On Tobacco Bill Today
The Senate is to vote on an extensive tobacco control bill expected to gain approval today. The bill would "give the Food and Drug Administration legal authority to regulate the sale, manufacturing and marketing of tobacco products" and "give the federal government broad new powers to monitor and change a toxic substance that contributes to some 400,000 deaths every year," according to the Associated Press. "Supporters hailed it as a milestone in efforts to reduce smoking," the AP notes.
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Mental Health America 2009 Media Awards Recognize Excellence In Mental Health Journalism
Mental Health America tomorrow will honor journalists, producers and writers for outstanding coverage of mental health issues at a Media Awards luncheon being held during its Centennial Conference in Washington, D.C.
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The Effect Of Dietary Factors On Dementia
Experts estimate that over 24 million people worldwide suffer from dementia, and many of these people live in low- and middle-income countries. Recently, there has been growing interest in whether dietary factors, particularly oily fish and meat, might influence the onset and/or severity of dementia. Oily fish are rich in omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, which some studies suggest are positively related to cognitive function in later life. Conversely, there is a suggestion from some studies that increased meat consumption may be related to cognitive decline. To examine this, a group of international researchers studied older people in 7 middle- to low-income countries. You can read the results of their study in the August 2009 issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
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Let GPs Order MRI Under Medicare, Australia

Patients would spend less time waiting for medical testing and treatment if the Government introduced Medicare rebates for GP-referred MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) and diagnostic testing in GP surgeries, the AMA said today. AMA Federal President, Dr Andrew Pesce, used GP Week to urge the Government to reconsider its decision to axe funding for GP-referred MRI. Dr Pesce said the move would improve access to care because patients would no longer have to wait for specialist appointments before being referred for MRI. "Using MRI where clinically appropriate reduces the cost to the health system of inappropriate tests and would allows GPs to provide better care for patients," he said. "It also avoids unnecessary patient exposure to ionising radiation in CT scanning, and reduces the number of tests ordered, thus ensuring diagnostic service capacity is best utilised." A report prepared for the AMA by the Family Medicine Research Centre at the University of Sydney found allowing GPs to order MRI under Medicare could save the Government up to $42 million a year because GPs would order fewer CT Scans. Dr Pesce said the Government needed to improve patient access to MRI machines, provided the machines met appropriate standards. The AMA also said that patient care would also be improved if Medicare rebates for point-of-care testing - where patients are tested within or close to surgeries - were introduced. The recently released results of the Point of Care Testing (PoCT) Trial in General Practice - which looked at the clinical and cost effectiveness of managing diabetes and hyperlipidaemia, and anti-coagulant therapy - showed PoCT would improve the management of chronic conditions. Australian Medical Association


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