All Blog Posts Tagged 'health' (128)

Packaging and labeling are important components of commercial and clinical products

Packaging and labeling of commercial and clinical products are very important aspects to an organization involved in a business that relates to these products. While the packaging and labeling of commercial products is important, it is more so with clinical products, because these products play an important role in a clinical trial and also in the very life of a patient or subject.

Commercial products have their own value over time. The FDA has guidances for…

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Added by Adam Fleming on April 17, 2017 at 8:42am — No Comments

A look into the 21st Century Cures Act

Considered one of the most significant changes to be introduced into the American healthcare sector since the passage of the Affordable Care Act; the 21st Century Cures Act was one of the last legislative acts of outgoing president Barack Obama. Signed into law in December 2016; the 21st Century Cures Act seeks to strengthen medical research, foster innovation and accelerate the development of innovative treatments for chronic ailments such as cancer.…

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Added by Adam Fleming on March 16, 2017 at 6:00am — No Comments

How to build a complete Safety, Health & Environment Management System through Standards & Practices 2017

Course "How to build a complete Safety, Health & Environment Management System through Standards & Practices" has been pre-approved by RAPS as eligible for up to 12 credits towards a participant's RAC recertification upon full completion.

Overview:

A management system, by definition, is a process by which a function or…

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Added by John Robinson on February 15, 2017 at 6:24am — No Comments

Management systems should be expansive and versatile

Management systems should be expansive and versatile, as having such a system makes sense for organizations. A management system is a mechanism that helps streamline an organization’s day to day functioning without hassles. It should put the organization on the path it chooses to take by putting in place a set of documents that is prescriptive and…

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Added by John Robinson on January 20, 2017 at 5:50am — No Comments

The Electronic Health Record Standards of 2010

In July 2010, the Obama administration chalked out new Electronic Health Record Standards. These Electronic Health Record Standards were a major improvisation on the standards that existed till then. The idea behind revising the existing Standards is to…

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Added by Roger Steven on January 4, 2017 at 7:00am — No Comments

Regulating Nanotechnology in food

Nanotechnology, a part of Quantum Physics (QP), is growing fast and has myriad uses. Nanotechnology is all about size and self-assembly. While QP deals with subatomic particles and waves; Nano relates to the atomic and molecular level. Atomic behavior and properties get dramatically changed at the Nano level. Of note are properties such as color change due to refraction of light. Gold, packaging and chemistry are some of the well-known areas into which…

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Added by Roger Steven on November 25, 2016 at 4:50am — No Comments

Ensuring sanitization of food products

Maintaining clean conditions in the entire food operation is essential for ensuring effective sanitation in the food industry. This can be brought about only when the residual microorganisms are destroyed after the production, storage and service areas of food establishments are cleaned thoroughly.

washing-tomato-2500 Ensuring a microorganism-free environment is a huge challenge for those in the food industry. This is because activities related to food, such as food production, handling,…

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Added by Adam Fleming on November 8, 2016 at 5:01am — No Comments

Understanding an audit management system

An audit management system can be understood as a set of audit systems that an organization puts in place to ensure that it meets its objectives. All organizations need to have their own audit management systems. An audit management system is a system that facilitates the management of…

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Added by Adam Fleming on October 19, 2016 at 5:40am — No Comments

Ensuring quality at every point of the food transportation chain is crucial for ensuring public health

Whenever food, either in raw form or after being cooked, is transported, it carries the risk of contamination. Since the food that is being transported is so vulnerable, care has to be taken at just about every possible point in order to prevent disease from originating and spreading from the sources of food transporation. Standard procedures for washing and sanitizing the containers, in which food is transported need to be established, managed and maintained.…

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Added by Adam Fleming on October 4, 2016 at 7:31am — No Comments

America Has A Health Care Paradox

We have a real paradox in American healthcare. On the one hand we have exceptionally well educated and well trained providers who are committed to our care. We are the envy of the world for our biomedical research prowess, funded largely by the National Institutes of Health and conducted across the county in universities and medical schools. The pharmaceutical industry continuously brings forth life saving and disease altering medications. The medical device industry is incredibly innovative…

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Added by Stephen C Schimpff on September 18, 2012 at 5:05pm — No Comments

ALLIEDHIE and ICA Launch National Health Information Exchange

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Contact:

Dodge Communications for ICA

Jeff Nessler; 770.576.2573

jnessler@dodgecommunications.com

For AlliedHIE

Kelly Lewis; 570.510.7745

Kelly@lewisstrategic.com…

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Added by Kelly Lewis on June 18, 2012 at 9:59am — No Comments

Can You Get a Prompt Appointment With Your Doctor?

Having trouble getting an early appointment with a doctor? It’s a common problem. Here is one company’s proposed solution.

It takes an average of 20.5 days to get an appointment with a physician, according to a study by Merritt Hawkins & Associates and related to me by the principals at ZocDoc, a startup company. That’s a long time. ZocDoc aims to fix that problem with a rapid appointment scheduled on line.

Perhaps your need is not urgent in the classical sense but imagine…

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Added by Stephen C Schimpff on June 15, 2012 at 9:27am — No Comments

Integrative Medicine Part II -- Health Care of the Future

Is it possible that health care can become more effective, more personalized, more attuned to real health and wellness in a manner that truly benefits you the customer?

At the recent health and wellness conference celebrating the 20^th anniversary of the University of Maryland Center for Integrative Medicine there was a panel discussion moderated by Center director Brian Berman, MD on the topic of health care of the future. Here are some excerpts from the comments made by…

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Added by Stephen C Schimpff on May 14, 2012 at 4:16pm — No Comments

We Are Ruining Our Children’s Future Health

Our children (and grandchildren) are the future and we are responsible for their growth and development. As responsible parties, we are clearly failing.

That is my interpretation of the report issued a few days ago by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as part of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey on seven criteria known to the associate with ideal cardiovascular health. They are defined, briefly, as 1) a diet with…

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Added by Stephen C Schimpff on November 21, 2011 at 4:15pm — No Comments

MMVR19 / NextMed Conference, February 9 - 11, 2012 Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa, California

Colleagues,

Consistently, one of the most interesting medical technology meetings of the year - MMVR, Medicine Meets Virtual Reality - this year returning to its historic home in beautiful Newport Beach, California.

I can attest from personal experience, a wonderful venue...

ENJOY!

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Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on October 18, 2011 at 7:31pm — No Comments

Stem Cells and Cancer – What would you do?

This Thursday I am hosting the final call in the teleseries Conversations with the Masters of Healing…

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Added by Cynthia Shelby-Lane, MD on August 10, 2010 at 2:44pm — No Comments

What should I eat to help keep my hormones balanced?

What a great conversation we had last night with the founder of the Fellowship for Functional and Regenerative Medicine and prevention specialist, Dr. Pamela W. Smith. Dr. Smith and I discussed Hormone Therapy: Real Life Scenarios.…

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Added by Cynthia Shelby-Lane, MD on July 30, 2010 at 5:05pm — No Comments

What can I do to stop the pain and why am I always soooo tired?!

Enjoyed a fantastic call with Dr. Maria Sulindro last night as we discussed “Stop Living with Pain and Fatigue: An In-Depth Look at Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia.”

Here are a few of the questions Dr. Maria answered:

• How do you begin the process of assessing pain, pain reduction and management?

• Do you use nutrient testing to determine what supplements are needed to manage their pain?

• Why is magnesium so important?

• What is… Continue

Added by Cynthia Shelby-Lane, MD on July 28, 2010 at 4:13pm — No Comments

The Mystery of Stem Cells: A Controversial Issue presented by Dr. Maharaj

On August 3rd, Dr. Maharaj, founder of the South Florida Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplant Institute, is joining us for Conversations with the Masters of Healing!

Dr. Maharaj will be sharing: