Healthline Launches Ad Serving Platform.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-14 June 2008-Healthline Launches Ad Serving Platform(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Healthline Networks, a provider of intelligent health information services, announced a vertical media network for health advertisers and publishers. Leveraging the new contextual ad-matching engine, HealthSTAT On-Demand, the Healthline Media Network...

ORLive Presents - Same Day Partial Knee Replacement Surgery.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-14 June 2008-ORLive Presents - Same Day Partial Knee Replacement Surgery(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Halifax Health will present a live online same day partial knee replacement surgery in late June, ORLive reported. Richard Rhodes, MD, a surgeon with Atlantic Orthopedics, will...

Our voice in the media.
Critical Care Nursing Quarterly (Oct./Dec. 2007)--"Evaluation and Treatment of Fever in Intensive Care Unit Patients" included references to AACN's Synergy Model for Patient Care. "The eight [nurse] characteristics enable nurses to operate within three spheres of influence: patients and their families, nurse to nurse, and healthcare systems. It is...

Resources for elderly patients.
The National Institute on Aging is offering new resources aimed at elderly adults. A free, periodic e-mail newsletter, "Spotlight on Aging Research," features updates on NIA research findings, information about upcoming events, and links to funding opportunities. Sign up at http: //list. niapublications.org/niaalert/lists/ ?p=subscribe & id=4. ...

Avandia patient guide to be given with drug.
A patient medication guide that explains the risks associated with rosiglitazone (Avandia) will be dispensed to patients with each new prescription, including refills, according to the Food and Drug Administration and GlaxoSmithKline Inc. Rosiglitazone is indicated for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. The new guide includes...

FDA offers consumer education resources. (News).
The Food and Drug Adminstration supports several programs for consumers. For a central link to FDA consumer education campaigns and public announcements on medication use, visit www.fda.gov/cder/consumerinfo/DPAdefault.htm. The site includes public service announcements ("Be An Active Member of Your Health Care Team," "Five Steps to Safer Health...

Prevention and services info.
The Alliance for Health Reform is offering an online booklet that contains links to resources describing the basics of Medicare private fee-for-service plans, advantages and incentives of the plans, and difficulties encountered by beneficiaries. To download the booklet, go to www.allhealth.org/publications/Medicare/Medicare_Private_Fee-for-Service_Plans_65.pdf. And the second edition of "The...

Self-help support groups: adding to the toolbox of mental health care options for young men.
Interviews conducted with 28 young men who had experienced a mental health issue revealed that self-help support groups offered participants emotional and practical support; information on mental health matters; the opportunity to relate to the mental health experiences of others; inspiration and hope; strong social networks; and a reminder...

FDA posts notice on recall of Enteryx.
The Food and Drug Administration's Center for Devices and Radiological Health has posted a new Preliminary Public Health Notification (PPHN), "Recall of Boston Scientific Enteryx Procedure Kits and Enteryx Injector Single Packs for Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)," on its Web site. The PPHN informs health...

Revamped food pyramid draws mixed reviews.
While experts are applauding the inclusion of exercise in the nation's revamped food guide pyramid, they also question the value of a national dietary icon that lacks details and requires the use of a computer to interpret. The new "My Pyramid" replaces the familiar horizontal configuration of...