Hello, and thank you for an interesting question.
A site called Health World does a nice job of compiling and making
available all the latest news from the world of healthcare, including
mainstream and alternative treatments, consumer trends, emerging
businesses, new products and so on. They have a "latest news" page
at:
http://www.healthy.net/library/news/index.asp
It can be viewed by choosing specific categories of interest, or by
searching on keywords.
For instance, searching on the term "internet" uncovers the follwing
recent news items:
Chemical Cousin of Vitamin A Restores Gene Function in Former Smokers
(February 5, 2003, NEWSWISE/Medical News)
Vitamin-A Derivative Can Block Lung Cancer
(February 5, 2003, United Press International)
Vitamin A Study Holds Cancer Hope For Reformed Smokers
(February 5, 2003, Sydney Morning Herald)
Shaving linked to health risks
(February 5, 2003, 2dayuk)
Go nuts! Nutritionists give nod to almonds and walnuts
(February 5, 2003, Boston Herald)
Calcium Connection ; Teenagers Often Skimp on Calcium
(February 5, 2003, The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL)
Lawmaker Revives Patients' Rights Effort
(February 5, 2003, Associated Press)
Low Estrogen in Youth Linked to Heart Risk
(February 5, 2003, United Press International)
GOP Senators Wary of Malpractice Cap
(February 4, 2003, Associated Press)
Bastyr University Hosts National Group On Naturopathic Medicine
Research; Federal Grant Assists Experts to Decide Where to Put
Research Efforts and Resources
(February 4, 2003, Business Wire)
Depression Related to Poor Health After Bypass Surgery
(February 4, 2003, NEWSWISE/Medical News)
Testing of ABC Codes Approved for Complementary and Alternative
Medicine and Nursing
(February 3, 2003, Internet Wire)
High Blood Sugar Tied to Memory Woes
(February 3, 2003, HealthScout)
Common Pediatric Anesthesia Drugs Cause Brain Damage, Learning and
Memory Problems in Infant Rats
(February 3, 2003, AScribe Newswire)
Toddlers Have Difficulty Understanding Relationship Between Video,
Reality
(February 3, 2003, AScribe Newswire)
Study Looks at Effects of Medical Mistakes
(February 3, 2003, Associated Press)
Parents are advised to talk about tragedy with children
(February 3, 2003, Philadelphia Inquirer)
Yoga Has Many Varieties to Satisfy Healthy Resolutions
(February 2, 2003, Tulsa World)
With Children, The Old Truth Applies: Prevention Is Better Than Cure
(February 2, 2003, Sydney Morning Herald)
California Patients Urged to Get Records
(February 2, 2003, Associated Press)
Any story that is of interest to you can be accessed by a simple
click.
-----
At the same site, clicking on the category for "supplements" shows the
following articles (not surprisingly, with some duplicates from the
list above):
Chemical Cousin of Vitamin A Restores Gene Function in Former Smokers
(February 5, 2003, NEWSWISE/Medical News)
Vitamin-A Derivative Can Block Lung Cancer
(February 5, 2003, United Press International)
Vitamin A Study Holds Cancer Hope For Reformed Smokers
(February 5, 2003, Sydney Morning Herald)
Calcium Connection ; Teenagers Often Skimp on Calcium
(February 5, 2003, The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL)
Vitamin supplements effective in reducing homocysteine among heart
recipients
(January 30, 2003, NewsRx.com)
Study: Supplementation with DHA correlates with improved IQ
(January 30, 2003, NewsRx.com)
Vitamins C, E May Enhance Effectiveness of Insulin for Diabetes;
Adding Antioxidants to Therapy Improves Drug's Ability to Reduce Blood
Sugar
(January 29, 2003, AScribe Newswire)
Osteoporosis Medication: Don't Forget Your Calcium
(January 27, 2003, HealthNewsDigest.com)
Study: Vitamin A supplements raise risk of broken bones
(January 22, 2003, Associated Press)
Why You Need Vitamin D
(January 20, 2003, HealthNewsDigest.com)
Antioxidant Vitamins
(January 20, 2003, HealthNewsDigest.com)
Pycnogenol for Women's Health
(January 18, 2003, Total Health)
Seniors need more vitamin D to ward off osteoporosis, researchers say
(January 17, 2003, Canadian Press)
Vitamin E, other nutrients may be tailored in future to target
results
(January 16, 2003, NewsRx.com)
Straight Talk About Herbal Supplements
(January 10, 2003, HealthScout)
Supplemental step for monitoring diet aids
(January 9, 2003, Fort Worth Star Telegram)
Note that Health World also offers a free newsletter to keep you
automatically up to date on the latest developments in the science and
business of human health.
----
A similar tool can be found at:
www.businesswire.com
Although not specific to the healthcare business, Businesswire is a
widely used means of issuing press releases and thus contains some of
the most up to date information available on business activities.
Fortunately, their on-site search function (hidden away in the upper
right hand corner) can select the items of interest to you from among
the thousands they have in the archives.
For instance, a search on "healthcare" gave me the following:
AXIS Healthcare Communications LLC Announces the Addition of Fusion
Medical Education To Its Family of Healthcare Companies
03 Feb 03
S&P Rves Coventry Health Care Otlk to Pos; Rtgs Afrmd 51%
04 Feb 03
Major US Companies Choose DataFlux Data Management Solutions; Record
Sales Extend DataFlux`s Presence in Health Care And Manufacturing
51%
05 Feb 03
MyDoc Offers Indiana Residents Quick, Reliable Treatment for Cold and
Flu; Online Health-Care Service Provides 24-Hour Access to
State-Licensed
06 Feb 03
XIOtech Corporation Announces SANbuilder for PACS Series; Complete
Solution Helps Healthcare Organizations Improve Patient Care 49%
04 Feb 03
Vanguard Health Systems Rejoins the Private Healthcare Systems Network
in Arizona 49%
05 Feb 03
QCSI Appoints Dave Engert Chief Executive Officer; Experienced
Healthcare Business Leader Drives Strategic Growth and Profitability
for QCSI 48%
03 Dec 02
AIDS Healthcare Foundation Says Pharmaceutical Giants` Reduced AIDS
Drug Pricing for Central America Simply Not Low Enough 48%
01 Feb 03
Misys Healthcare Systems Receives Workplace Excellence Award 48%
05 Feb 03
API Educates HIMSS Audience On Biometrics; Luis Garcia to Present
Implications of Biometrics in the Healthcare Environment 48%
05 Feb 03
HealthCast Announces Partnership With SAFLINK Corporation; HealthCast
and SAFLINK Team Up to Provide a Healthcare-Specific Biometric ...
05 Feb 03
QuadraMed to Demonstrate Increased Performance of Affinity Healthcare
Information System on the Sun Platform at HIMSS 2003 Conference 48%
06 Feb 03
VIASYS Healthcare Inc. to Release Its Fourth Quarter and Full Year
2002 Earnings Results on February 20, 2003 48%
11:23
BD Consumer Healthcare Introduces Shortest Insulin Pen Needle Ever in
the United States 46%
28 Oct 02
Physicians Healthcare Plans, Inc. -PHP- Completes the Sale of Its
Medicaid, Healthy Kids and Summit Programs to AMERIGROUP Corporation
13 Jan 03
Emergisoft Sponsors Rudy Giuliani`s Keynote Address at 2003 HIMSS
Annual Conference and Exhibition; More Than 19,000 Healthcare
Technology Experts ... 46%
03 Feb 03
Introducing eZ for Healthcare; Quickly Share Medical Images &
Information Live Even On Slow Connections 46%
04 Feb 03
Mobile Automation Introduces Healthcare Discovery Package; Use Mobile
Discovery Manager to Help with HIPAA Compliance 46%
05 Feb 03
Florida HealthSource To Open Healthcare `Superstore` As Part Of $3
Million Physical Therapy Clinic Rollout 46%
05 Feb 03
Women First HealthCare Initiates Search for Vaniqa International
Partners; Vaniqa Approved for Use in 25 Countries 46%
05 Feb 03
TMP Worldwide Executive Search Appoints Partner in its Chicago Office;
Lynne Boehringer Joins Global Healthcare Sector and Legal Practice
05 Feb 03
Dot Hill to Demonstrate Healthcare Storage Solutions at HIMSS
Conference 46%
06 Feb 03
H&Q Healthcare Investors Declares Stock Dividend 46%
12:54
-----
Probably, not everything here is immediately on target for your
interests. But using different search terms, and setting the topic
and geographic areas available at the sites above, makes it possible
to fine tune the information delivery to get exactly what you need.
I hope this answer suits your needs. Don't hesitate to use the
"Request for Clarification" button if you would like additional
information. |
