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Health care systems are designed to meet the health care needs of target populations. There are a wide variety of health care systems around the world. In some countries, the health care system has evolved and has not been planned, whereas in others a concerted effort has been made by governments, trade unions, charities, religious, or other co-ordinated bodies to deliver planned health care services targeted to the populations they serve. However, health care planning has often been evolutionary rather than revolutionary.

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New Down syndrome treatment suggested by study in mice

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 1

At birth, children with Down syndrome aren't developmentally delayed. But as they age, these kids fall behind. Memory deficits inherent in Down syndrome hinder learning, making it hard for the brain to collect experiences ...


Genome advances promise personalized medical treatment

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

A whirlwind of activity is under way to apply the findings of the $3 billion Human Genome Project to improve health care in the United States and around the world.


Sneezing in times of a flu pandemic

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The swine flu (H1N1) pandemic has received extensive media coverage this year. The World Health Organization, in addition to providing frequent updates about cases of infection and death tolls, recommends hyper vigilance ...


Intervals between lung cancer diagnosis and treatment displays a health care disparity

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research published in the November 2009 issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology has found that intervals between lung cancer suspicion, diagnosis and treatment may be attributed to health care system discrepancies.


In Europe, an orderly approach to swine flu shots (AP)

In Europe, most swine flu shots by invitation only

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- In Britain, there are no long lines of people seeking swine flu vaccine. Doctor's offices aren't swamped with desperate calls. And there are no cries of injustice that the vaccine is going to wealthy ...


Trimming US health care spending will require new approaches, study finds

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Slowing the growth in U.S. health care spending will most likely require adoption of an array of strategies as well as an improved approach to moving promising strategies into widespread use, according to a new analysis by ...


Hospital report cards do not appear to result in significant improvements

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

An analysis of quality of cardiac care following the public release of data on measures of care at hospitals in Ontario, Canada, did not result in significant systemwide improvement in hospitals' performance on most quality ...


Evaluating eHealth: How to make evaluation more methodologically robust

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

eHealth -- the organisation and delivery of health services and information using information technology (IT) systems—is playing an increasingly important role in shaping health care systems. This week PLoS Medicine publis ...


Diabetes cases to double and costs to triple by 2034

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In the next 25 years, the number of Americans living with diabetes will nearly double, increasing from 23.7 million in 2009 to 44.1 million in 2034. Over the same period, spending on diabetes will almost triple, rising from ...