Sunday, March 31, 2013

[Health] State's mental health reform focuses on preventive care

State's mental health reform focuses on preventive care
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/state&id=9046611
Western State Hospital Medical Director Brian Waiblinger says the state hospitals are not the last place a majority of mental health patients end up.

FDA Approves Teva Pharma's NDA For Quartette Contraceptives - Quick Facts
http://www.rttnews.com/2085922/fda-approves-teva-pharma-s-nda-for-quartette-contraceptives-quick-facts.aspx?type=bn
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (TEVA: Quote) announced the FDA has approved Quartette tablets for the prevention of pregnancy.

Austin goes blue for World Autism Awareness Day
http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/a-part-of-the-whole/article4567215.ece
In 2006, one in 110 children was diagnosed with autism. The number of children diagnosed with autism, though, is growing, and this year one in 88 children will be diagnosed.

Parolee GPS ankle monitors: Major flaws found in vendor's system
http://www.pressherald.com/news/nationworld/blind-spots-in-electronic-monitoring_2013-04-01.html
The electronic ankle monitors California used for several years to monitor more than 4,000 high-risk sex offenders and gang members were so inaccurate and unreliable that corrections officials said that the public was “in imminent danger.

Marketing studies help craft health overhaul pitch
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Marketing-studies-help-craft-health-overhaul-pitch-4398020.php
WASHINGTON (AP) - How do you convince millions of average Americans that one of the most complex and controversial programs devised by government may actually be a good deal for them?



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