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Garena hack using wpe pro may 2009 – Video
24-05-2012 22:03 Dowload here: Now use your mind to create the third filter cuz i wont upload it:P soo... Tip: the third filter refers to expiration date of the gold member soo now use your brain and or your bag of triks to create a pacher that loads with garena and login with gold or full admin based on those 2 or more filters:dc# or c++ recomended Or you can also download wpe pro source code from and update as you want to be undetable by using your mind I have my own Packet editor based on wpe and some featured from whireshark but i wont upload this is my bag of triks:) [En]This video shows you how to hack garena to buy everithyng from garena shop using shels via WPE PRO also what u have see in this video u can add to your c++ project i assume you know that or u can just crack garena but the best way is truth whireshark also u can see the filters i will upload on. rapidshare there also is an third filter that im not showing in this video that doo the rest of the job but il assume u know how to doo that:P Peace IceyJoke[RO] may 2009
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Smartphone
Smartphones and tablets perform a lot better when they're not encumbered by a bunch of stored files. Chances are, that content is clutter you don't want anymore -- but if you do, it's easy to upload it to a PC or to the cloud. Keeping your mobile device in pristine condition means you'll have more available memory for all the features and functions you want to take advantage of every day.
If your device is having difficulty completing tasks like file downloading, it's a dead giveaway that it needs some maintenance.
We're used to the idea of spending a bit of time running hard disk defragmentation, spyware scans and other tools on our PCs, but we may not be so au fait with what's needed on the limited-memory phones and PC-substituting tablets we're using daily.
Clean Out Downloaded Files
Every time you click on a Web browser download link and view a PDF or other downloadable file -- like a podcast, email attachment image, or offline map -- on your device, that content is being stored and is using up the limited space available.
Non-volatile flash computer memory used in devices is more expensive than the hard drive type of memory used in PCs. There are also weight, power and space constraints in mobile devices that we don't see in a PC. Consequently, memory capacity is limited in a smartphone or tablet.
Open the Apps drawer area of your device and look for a provided file manager. This will be labeled "Files" or "File Manager" or similar.
Open the app, and browse for folders called "Downloads" in "Internal Phone Storage" and "SD Card." Delete files you find there that you don't want.
Look for a file folder called "DCIM" which holds camera images. Delete the ones you don't want. Upload to your PC or to the cloud.
Folders called "Podcasts" and "Movies" may hold large, redundant media files that you can get rid of if you want.
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Platter: novel photo-sharing social network for keen cooks
How do you launch a social networking site in this day and age, long after the likes of Facebook and Twitter seized the world? One answer is "micro-social networks": designed with a clear and specific purpose in mind, they can fulfill that purpose better than any of the generalists like Facebook.
Platter is a new micro-social network app dedicated home cooking. It allows you to take pictures of food you make and upload them to show the world, tagging them with the you used ingredients. You can then search through those ingredient tags, finding inspiration for something to make with the ingredients you have to hand. As you'd expect, you can also do the usual social networking things, like follow people whose food you find interesting, and post comments and "likes" on pictures.
"Why do I need this?" you might ask. "I have Instagram and Twitter, Facebook and Foodspotting. Why do I need another app?" Well, the Platter team cleverly identified that in fact none of these apps are exactly what you need if you're a home cook looking to show off. Instagram has plenty of food pics, but lacks the ingredient tagging feature. Twitter and Facebook are more general purpose. Foodspotting is designed around the idea of taking pictures of food when eating out, not for home cooking. Platter is complementary to these services.
To underscore this, it has (as you'd probably expect) the ability to cross-post pictures to Facebook and Twitter. These cross-posts are in the form of links to Platter's attractive web interface (self-promotion alert: that's my own Platter page), from where you can drill down into individual pictures. This web view feature is already fuller-featured than Instagram's pared-down approach, as you can navigate from users to pictures and back again, and the Platter team are planning on expanding this further in the future.
Technically, Platter works pretty well. It's been developed by a small team of five people (for both iOS and Android versions) alongside their day jobs, and early on there were some rough edges that betrayed the app's homespun origins -- the occasional layout glitch or failed post. Subsequent patches have mostly fixed the problems. There's still the odd interface quirk -- I didn't find it particularly easy to navigate through the app at first, and sometimes tap targets seem to be frustratingly unresponsive -- but nothing too annoying. I couldn't test the Android version, but I must at least note that it has one -- so your Android-toting friends aren't left out in the cold.
There are some usability decisions that are quite refreshing, too. There's no fancy/hackneyed (delete according to your biases) photo filters, for one thing; if you're suffering from Instagram Fatigue you may find this a relief. The app also doesn't enforce a trendy square crop on photos; when users view your images, they'll see the aspect ratio you took them in, giving you the flexibility to compose shots as you see fit. However, note that the layouts in-app often use square thumbnails, which can result in some weird cropping. Of course, the app can import pictures from the Camera Roll as well as take them live, so if you'd prefer you can use any app already on your camera to shoot, crop, and post-process images. Image compositing app Diptic seems to be a particularly popular choice.
Platter's approach to tagging us also interesting. Unlike Twitter or Instagram's free-form approach, the ingredient tags are set by the system, and you can't add to them yourself; this promotes a clean hierarchy of tags that isn't littered with duplicates or misspellings. However, so far, the tag names are resolutely Brit speak rather than American orientated; so it's "coriander" and not "cilantro", "aubergine" rather than "eggplant", "courgette" over "zucchini". My Colonial cousins may find this jarring. Update: a full complement of US-style food words have now been added to Platter's ingredient tags.
As for the actual content, the food, I've definitely found Platter to be inspirational. Not only on a "what can I make with this level" but also simply from a presentation point of view. And it's particularly good to know, when looking through pictures, that these are all shot at home in an amateur's kitchen. Looking at professional dishes on Foodspotting inspires me to eat; looking at amateur dishes in Platter inspires me to cook.
Platter is also building a fun community. The developers of the app are all very active on the network, commenting on dishes and running competitions. There's a sub-type of user who delights in naming their dishes with the most groan-inducing puns you can imagine, such as my personal best, "steaks on a p(l)an(e)".
I spoke with Will Hodson, director of Platter, about the future plans for the app.
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New Facebook app copies Instagram
24 May 2012 Last updated at 20:10
Facebook has launched a photo sharing smartphone app called Camera.
The software allows users to take multiple pictures and share them at once rather than having to upload them one at a time.
The app also features a feed of friends' photos.
The launch is unexpected as the program offers users similar tools to Instagram which the social network is in the process of taking over.
Both apps allow users to add filters and make other tweaks to photographs.
Facebook has agreed to pay $1bn (638m) for Instagram, but the acquisition has not been completed.
Brian Blau, research director at the technology analysts Gartner, said the move may surprise some, but thought it made sense.
"Facebook has to move its business forward," he told the BBC.
"It said earlier that it would keep Instagram as a separate business, but you need to bear in mind that it is buying a unique social network with a specific demographic.
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Stock Market Game Releases Version 3.0 – Combines Social and Educational to Build Online Community
Facebook may have started with students in mind, but now it's all social. A stock market game adds social features but stays true to investor education identity.(PRWEB) May 23, 2012 Facebook may have started with students in mind, but now it's all social. A stock market game, Smartstocks.com, adds social features but stays true to investor education identity.At its core, Smartstocks.com is a ...
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Automated Biometric Kiosk secures prescription medicine.
The Medbox Storage and Access System (SAS) was developed in response to the growing need for better and more secure storage of medicines and sensitive supplies in doctor's offices, clinics, hospitals, and pharmacies.
It is estimated that over $100 million worth of prescription medicine is stolen each year. Just last week, eleven people were charged with the theft of over $75 million worth of prescription medicines from an office in Connecticut.
The stolen medications, including Zyprexa (olanzapine), Cymbalta (duloxetine), Prozac (fluoxetine), and Gemzar (gemcitabine for injection), were recovered in a Florida warehouse. Authorities say the perpetrators would have escaped undetected if it weren't for a fingerprint left behind at the scene of the crime.
"For several years now, theft in the pharmaceutical sector has been on the rise, exacting a terrible cost on the industry and danger to the public," said US Attorney David Fein, in an article appearing in The New York Times.
This particular theft is notable because the drugs stolen by the thieves are not the usual targets, which are often addictive painkillers like Oxycodone or Fetanyl. On the contrary, the drugs at the center of this theft consist of costly specialty items that treat chronic conditions such as cancer, arthritis, Crohn's disease, and autoimmune disorders, and pose a real danger, especially if they aren't properly stored, refrigerated, or handled before they are used by patients.
The Medbox System is the world's first secure method to safely store medicine, control access based on customized preferences (certain employees can obtain access to certain medications), and provide an unalterable permanent record of each time a medicine was accessed. This allows pharmacists and doctors to increase security without any hindrances, and lower risk of theft and potential liability.
About Medbox, Inc:
Medbox is a leader in the development, sales and service of automated, biometrically controlled dispensing and storage systems for medicine and merchandise. Medbox has offices throughout the world, including New York, Tokyo and Toronto, and has their corporate headquarters in Los Angeles.
Medbox provides their patented systems, software and consulting services to pharmacies, urgent care centers, clinics, hospitals, and medical groups worldwide.
Medbox, Inc. is a publicly traded company, and is listed on the OTC Board, ticker symbol MDBX.
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Dr. Shui-Yin Lo Accepts Appointment to the Scientist Advisory Board of the Academy of Comprehensive Integrative Medicine
PANAMA CITY--(Marketwire -05/23/12)- The Academy of Comprehensive Integrative Medicine ("ACIM") is pleased to announce the appointment of Shui-Yin Lo, PhD, and Chairman of the Board for Double Helix Water, to its Scientific Advisory Board. Dr. Lo joins a number of internationally acclaimed scientists and medical doctors on the Scientific Advisory Board.
"We are pleased that such an outstanding member of the scientific community has agreed to join us. One of Dr. Lo's first projects is the formation of the School of Quantum Medicine for the Academy. He brings a wealth of knowledge, experience, and dedication to the Academy. Until the addition of Dr. Lo, the Academy has been comprised solely of The School of Integrative Medicine," said Dr. Lee Cowden, Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board.
"This is a significant step toward the ultimate goal of creating a number of additional schools under the umbrella of the Academy. We hope to add a School of Integrative Nursing and a School of Biological Dentistry in the near future," said Mr. Bill Gonseaux, the CEO of the Academy.
Dr. Lo serves as a Professor of Physics and a Professor of Research in Chinese Medicine at the American University of Complementary Medicine. He is also a Director at the Quantum Health Research Center, Pasadena, CA. He is a former visiting faculty member in the Department of Chemistry, California Institute of Technology (CalTech) and has had visiting faculty appointments with more than ten international centers of excellence, such as Oxford University, Free Berlin University, Stanford, McGill University, Academia Sinica of Beijing, and others. A Ph.D. graduate of the University of Chicago, Dr. Lo holds more than thirty patents and is a prolific writer, having authored four books and more than one hundred peer reviewed professional articles.
ACIM
Headquartered in the Republic of Panama, the Academy of Comprehensive Integrative Medicine ("ACIM") is an internet-based learning community dedicated to providing the best in integrative medicine education while supplying its members with unique opportunities in research and think tanks. ACIM believes that a few standing together, with hope and determination, seeking the truth above all else, can change the dynamic of how health and wellness is defined. In this definition is embodied the right of each person to determine their own course of health and wellness. For more information about ACIM please contact Lisa Wade in the USA (972.410.8120 or lisa@acimconnect.com) and/or visit http://www.acimconnect.com.
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Two Penn Medicine Innovation Tournament Winners Selected for Interactive Improvements to Patient Scheduling and …
PHILADELPHIA Two teams of employees were selected as winners in Penn Medicine's first employee "Your Big Idea" Innovation Tournament for projects aimed at improving the patient and caregiver experience at Penn Medicine. The winning projects include an online appointment scheduling program as well as kiosks to help patients and visitors navigate their way to appointments and through the hospital. Throughout the five-month long tournament, teams of employees crafted business plans and pitches, working with experts from the Wharton School, culminating with presentations in front of Penn Medicine Leadership last week. The winning ideas will be funded by Penn Medicine and piloted by an implementation team which includes the employees who submitted the winning ideas and other subject matter experts from throughout the organization.
The 2012 "Your Big Idea" Penn Medicine Innovation Tournament winning ideas include:
"The Innovation Tournament engaged nearly a third of our nearly 16,000 person workforce," said Judy L. Schueler, vice president of Organization Development & Chief Human Resource Officer for the University of Pennsylvania Health System. "Faculty and staff either submitted or rated an idea. The level of engagement is a tribute to the men and women of Penn Medicine who dedicate their talents each and every day to improve the patient experience."
"In our outpatient practices, we see that delays at the front desk cause unnecessary frustration and that interactions prior to seeing the physician/provider can set the tone for the outpatient appointment," said Leslie A. Allen, leader of the Patient Service Kiosk team and senior practice administrator in the Department of Medicine's divisions of Renal, Electrolyte and Hypertension, and Infectious Disease. "I submitted the idea one afternoon in between tasks and never thought submitting an idea would develop into all of this."
"The quantity and the quality of the ideas we received exceeded our most optimistic forecasts," said Christian Terwiesch, PhD, professor of Operations and Information Management in the Wharton School. "The tournament ended up being more than just an idea management process it released an enormous amount of creative energy and enthusiasm which left a true mark on the organization"
"The rapid mobilization of Penn Medicine resources to test the winning ideas is one of the great outcomes of the Innovation Tournament," said Kevin Mahoney, senior vice president and Chief Administrative Officer. "The future will require us to be nimble, take risks and continuously adapt our processes. The pilot testing of the winning ideas will engage campus resources from Information Technology, Organization Development, Clinical Practices, Patient and Family Advisory Councils and Program Evaluation, as well as the Innovation Tournament winning teams to ensure a successful implementation."
The first Penn Medicine "Your Big Idea" Innovation Tournament is part of an ongoing effort to share ideas across the University of Pennsylvania Health System. An online social network, called The Square, was recently launched and is currently in beta mode at Penn Medicine. The Square will help faculty and staff of Penn Medicine connect, collaborate, and share ideas beyond unit and departmental borders.
In addition to the two winners, a runner up team, "Their Big Idea," was also selected, to have another Penn Medicine Innovation Tournament in the future, where Penn Medicine patients are the contestants.
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Penn Medicine is one of the world's leading academic medical centers, dedicated to the related missions of medical education, biomedical research, and excellence in patient care. Penn Medicine consists of the Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (founded in 1765 as the nation's first medical school) and the University of Pennsylvania Health System, which together form a $4.3 billion enterprise.
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Macaw Health and Fitness App from U.S. Preventive Medicine Wins CTIA E-Tech Award
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. and DALLAS, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --U.S. Preventive Medicine's Macaw, enabled by Qualcomm Life Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, was named the winner in the Mobile Applications: Health, Wellness and Fitness category of CTIA's Emerging Technology (E-Tech) Awards. In its seventh year, the CTIA E-Tech Awards honor the industry's most innovative wireless products and services in the areas of mobile apps, consumer electronics, enterprise and vertical markets and infrastructure. Winners were announced at International CTIA WIRELESS 2012 taking place earlier this month in New Orleans.
Unlike other available health and fitness apps, Macaw is based on the clinical science of preventive medicine and is universally designed for people who exercise regularly as well as those who are novices when it comes to physical activity. By leveraging Qualcomm Life's expertise in wireless technology, Macaw will transform a smartphone into the ultimate personal health monitor, connecting an individual's health apps and wireless devices for tracking weight, fitness, overall activity and biometrics including pedometers, glucose meters, activity armbands, scales, labs, sleep managers, mobile weight loss apps and blood pressure cuffs into a single app for complete tracking.
Macaw currently allows integration with the Fitlinxx Actiped+ all-day activity monitor, WorkSmart Labs' weight loss and fitness app Noom Weight Loss and Withings WiFi Body Scale. Macaw users are able to track their physical activity, nutrition, progress and health knowledge while engaging in games that unlock prizes.
Macaw is available for download on the iPhone App Store and Android Market. You can also stay up-to-date by following Macaw on Facebook (Facebook.com/ThePreventionPlan), Twitter (@MacawApp) and YouTube (YouTube.com/MacawApp). View the video at http://www.youtube.com/macawapp.
"CTIA is pleased to congratulate U.S. Preventive Medicine and Qualcomm Life on winning the CTIA E-Tech Award for representing the best in wireless innovation for mobile applications in health, wellness and fitness," said Robert Mesirow, vice president and show director for CTIA.
Nearly 250 entries across 15 awards categories were judged by a panel of media and industry analysts and scored on innovation, functionality, technological importance, implementation and overall "wow" factor.
"This award helps to validate our mission of utilizing technology to transform the way people think about and manage their health," said Christopher Fey, founder, CEO and chairman of U.S. Preventive Medicine. "Through Macaw, U.S. Preventive Medicine is making it easier for people to engage in actions to improve their health while on the go. Macaw enables people to take control, improve their own health status, and possibly reduce their health care costs along the way."
For more information on the CTIA E-Tech Awards, visit http://www.ctiashows.com/awards.
To learn more about International CTIA WIRELESS 2012, visit http://www.ctiawireless.com.
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Research and Markets: Plasma Medicine. Applications of Low-Temperature Gas Plasmas in Medicine and Biology
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/xf5djc/plasma_medicine_a) has announced the addition of the "Plasma Medicine. Applications of Low-Temperature Gas Plasmas in Medicine and Biology" report to their offering.
The introduction of low temperature plasma technology to medical research and to the healthcare arena in general is set to revolutionise the way we cure diseases. This innovative medium offers a valid and advantageous replacement of traditional chemical-based medications. Its application in the inactivation of pathogens in particular, avoids the recurrent problem of drug resistant microorganisms. This is the first book dedicated exclusively to the emerging interdisciplinary field of plasma medicine. The opening chapters discuss plasmas and plasma chemistry, the fundamentals of non-equilibrium plasmas and cell biology. The rest of the book is dedicated to current applications, illustrating a plasma-based approach to wound healing, electrosurgery, cancer treatment and even dentistry. The text provides a clear and integrated introduction to plasma technology and has been devised to answer the needs of researchers from different communities. It will appeal to graduate students and physicists, engineers, biologists, medical doctors and biochemists.
Key Topics Covered:
Foreword
Part I. Introduction to Non-equilibrium Plasma, Cell Biology, and Contamination:
1. Introduction
2. Fundamentals of non-equilibrium plasmas
3. Non-equilibrium plasma sources
4. Basic cell biology
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Who pays for personalized medicine?
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Contact: Kim Menard kim.menard@uphs.upenn.edu 215-662-6183 University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
PHILADELPHIA - While researchers are busy identifying new biomarkers to detect disease and tailor treatments to individual needs, legal battles have been waged all the way up to the Supreme Court, trying to sort out whether a private company can own the rights to a particular biomarker.
In a new Perspective piece published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, Jason Karlawish, MD, professor of Medicine, Medical Ethics and Health Policy in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and co-author Aaron S. Kesselheim, MD, JD, MPH, from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, delve into a series of high profile court cases testing the limits of patent protection.
In the months since a US Supreme Court ruling unanimously "rendered invalid two patents covering a method for determining proper drug dosage," as Nature reports, discussions have swirled about how to pay for personalized medicine. The NEJM co-authors report that "a patentable process now needs to involve an inventive and novel application of a law of nature beyond well-understood, routine, conventional activity, previously engaged in by those in the field."
Without patents protecting such medical discoveries, some have argued that there is no way to recoup the costs of biomarker innovation. To that end, Supreme Court Justice Breyer suggested whether special market-exclusivity protection was warranted.
Instead, the authors suggest that enhanced public funding, public-private partnerships, and open-source consortia may improve biomarker discovery and development, more than a private model. According to the NEJM piece, "the Supreme Court's move to free the fundamental processes of medical diagnosis from private ownershipcould ultimately enhance the public health."
As biomarkers become more and more prevalent -- helping diagnose diseases, and pairing with treatments targeted to individual needs -- there will need to be solutions to balance the needs of ensuring access to this useful information and paying for personalized medicine.
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The Center for Connected Medicine Welcomes GE Healthcare as Founding Partner
PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
The Center for Connected Medicine, a global thought leader defining the transformation of health care, today announced that GE Healthcare has joined the organization as a founding partner. A provider of transformational medical technologies and services shaping a new age of patient care, GE Healthcare joins four other founding organizations and nine strategic partners to advance the Centers mission of developing a blueprint for overcoming the fragmented state of health care today.
Connected medicine is vital to creating a sustainable health care system in the United States, says Marcelo Mosci, president and CEO of GE Healthcare for the US and Canada. GE has long been committed to offering innovative and integrated health care technology and solutions that can help improve patient care. The Center for Connected Medicines efforts align closely with GEs own healthymagination vision of better healthcare for more people at lower cost and we welcome this opportunity to join the Center in driving much needed change.
In the past two years, the Center for Connected Medicine has hosted more than 10,000 visitors, representing 57 countries. Those touring the Center engage in discussions about how best to overcome barriers to achieve a more cohesive approach to medicine, and experience ways technology developed by each of the Centers partners can be integrated to transform and enhance care delivery.
GEs commitment to continuously develop innovations focused on reducing costs, increasing access and improving quality is a perfect fit with the Centers ideals, notes Angela Pantelas, Executive Director at the Center for Connected Medicine. We believe that, together, we can showcase the value of a connected medicine environment to GEs customers, prospects and the industry at large.
GE Healthcare is a leader and innovator, says Andrew Watson, MD, MLitt, FACS, Medical Director at the Center for Connected Medicine. The companys broad experience across many sectors of the health care industry is invaluable, and its holistic viewpoint no doubt will help us further define solutions for health care. We are excited to leverage the contributions GE will make to the Centers vision and activities.
ABOUT THE CENTER FOR CONNECTED MEDICINE
The Center for Connected Medicine is defining the transformation of health care by serving as a global thought leader. It is developing the blueprint for innovative patient-centered and population health models using strategically integrated health information technology solutions. Based in Pittsburgh, the Center was established in 2009 by four founding partnersAlcatel-Lucent, IBM, UPMC and Verizonand eight strategic partners representing multiple facets of the HIT community. By engaging health care stakeholderspolicy-makers, providers, payers, vendorsthe Center promotes cultural change, coordinated care delivery, and greater patient accountability to improve access, cost and quality on a societal level. To learn more about connected medicine, as well as the Centers vision and initiatives, please visit http://www.connectedmed.com.
ABOUT GE HEALTHCARE
GE Healthcare provides transformational medical technologies and services that are shaping a new age of patient care. Our broad expertise in medical imaging and information technologies, medical diagnostics, patient monitoring systems, drug discovery, biopharmaceutical manufacturing technologies, performance improvement and performance solutions services help our customers to deliver better care to more people around the world at a lower cost. In addition, we partner with healthcare leaders, striving to leverage the global policy change necessary to implement a successful shift to sustainable healthcare systems.
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Dr. John P. Naughton, UB medical school dean
May 20, 1933May 21, 2012
Dr. John P. Naughton, the longest-serving dean in the history of the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, died Monday in his Cheektowaga home.
The internationally known cardiologist, who served as dean for 21 years and was UBs vice president for clinical affairs for the last 12 of those years, was 79.
A native of Nanticoke, Pa., he graduated from St. Louis University and earned his medical degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine.
Dr. Naughton never forgot the lessons he learned while observing a family doctor in a small Oklahoma town during a rotation in medical school.
He tried to create a medical school that would train students to provide the kind of patient- centered care he saw there, said his longtime colleague, Dr. Thomas C. Rosenthal, chairman of UBs department of family medicine.
Dr. Naughton joined the UB faculty in 1975 as dean and professor of medicine, according to a biography provided by the university.
He previously had served as professor of medicine and dean for academic affairs at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Dr. Naughton was considered an expert in the field of exercise and physical activity and in the prevention of coronary heart disease.
He developed the Naughton Treadmill Protocol, the first protocol used for exercise stress tests.
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Aghababian leads Mass. Medical Society
Dr. Richard V. Aghababian, a Southboro resident and the founding chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, has been elected president of the Massachusetts Medical Society.
Dr. Aghababian has a long record of distinguished service with the state medical society. He served as president-elect and vice president, respectively, for the last two years, and was secretary-treasurer for two years before that. He has also been a member of its District Leadership Council and House of Delegates and was a member of the committees on Finance, Nominations, Physician Preparedness, Global Medicine and Medical Education.
He served as chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School from 1994-2007. A Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians, he is still active in education in disaster response and international development of emergency medical systems.
Dr. Aghababian has also held a number of key leadership posts in local and national groups. He has served as president of the Worcester District Medical Society, the Massachusetts College of Emergency Physicians, American College of Emergency Physicians and the Society for Airway Management. He is the secretary-treasurer of the Society for Chest Pain Centers, a national group that helps hospitals improve management of cardiac patients in an observation setting.
An editor-in-chief, associate editor, and contributing author for several textbooks and a widely-published author and lecturer on topics in emergency medicine, disaster response and preparedness, Dr. Aghababian has received honors and awards for his contributions to medicine and the community from the American Red Cross, the Worcester District Medical Society, Massachusetts College of Emergency Physicians and the University of Massachusetts. In 2007, he was a recipient of the Annual Health Care Heroes Award from the Worcester Business Journal.
Harrington HealthCare System is one of the top performers in the state for vaccinating employees against influenza, according to the state Department of Public Health.
The health care system, which includes Harrington Hospital, Harrington HealthCare at Hubbard in Webster and Harrington HealthCare at Charlton, vaccinated 90.4 percent of its employees this flu season, according to state records. That puts it in the top 20 acute care hospitals in the state.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health challenged all acute care hospitals in Massachusetts to improve their rate of vaccination for the 2011-2012 flu season. Harringtons vaccination rate improved almost 40 percent this year, to 90.4 percent, compared to 65.2 percent last year.
The Couples Project for Women offers free treatment for women with prescription and other drug problems who are either married or live with a male partner. This is 13 weeks of one-on-one outpatient therapy to help people achieve and maintain sobriety. Some women and their male partners will also receive couples counseling to help improve their relationship and to build support for recovery. This study is conducted by researchers at Harvard Medical School and AdCare Hospital. For more information, call AdCare Hospital of Worcester at (800) 345-3552, ext. 4043.
UMass Memorial Health Cares Ronald McDonald Care Mobile provides medical and dental services to people without health or dental insurance. The Care Mobile will be providing services on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Worcester Department of Public Health at 25 Meade St. in Worcester. For more information or to make an appointment, call (508) 334-6073. People who need medical or dental insurance can call (508) 334-9300.
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Once unknown Blacksburg medical school celebrates its 10th anniversary, success
BLACKSBURG, Va.
The Osteopathic Medical School in Blacksburg now has two campuses and a record number of graduates, and some of them are about to head to a small town near you.
Your future doctor could be in a Blacksburg classroom, but it won't be without some blood, sweat, and tears.
"At first I came in really excited. I'm still very excited but it has been overwhelming. They told me it was like drinking out of a fire hose and it really is," student Jazma Phelps said.
The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, or VCOM for short, was the 20th. It's located in the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center and it was founded a decade ago.
"Ten years ago, some people in the state of Virginia said what is osteopathic medicine? And now they realize it's the full practice of medicine," said Dixie Tooke-Rawlins, the school's executive vice president.
Osteopathic physicians can choose any specialty, prescribe drugs, perform surgeries, and practice medicine anywhere in the United States.
The school in Blacksburg is about to graduate its 933rd physician, and VCOM has had one main mission since day one.
"Our mission is to recruit from and train in and hopefully come back to southwest Virginia and Western North Carolina," said Jan Wilcox, the school's vice dean.
The school's first graduating class is just completing their residencies.
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KMC proposes $35 million deal with Caribbean medical school
In an unusual arrangement that was described as benefiting both institutions, a for-profit Caribbean medical school has offered Kern Medical Center $35 million over 10 years for nearly exclusive rights to have its students rotate through the county facility.
For the financially struggling country hospital, the money would help improve its medical student program and overall academic mission, said CEO Paul Hensler.
The students, most of whom will be U.S. born, will come from Ross University, located on the Caribbean island of Dominica. Only 29 miles wide and 16 miles long, Dominica lies at the top of the Windward Islands in the West Indies.
The move benefits Ross by securing coveted medical school rotation spots in California, a region that has not offered as many opportunities for offshore schools.
The arrangement needs the approval of the Kern County Board of Supervisors, which will consider the matter on Tuesday. It may raise questions because Caribbean schools have a reputation for attracting Americans who can't get into U.S. medical schools.
Medical students typically spend their first two years on basic science coursework and the last two years in clinical rotations. U.S. schools often have affiliated hospitals where students can do those rotations, without having to pay additional costs.
Most Caribbean schools have no nearby associated hospitals, so they must seek out U.S. teaching hospitals willing to host their students.
KMC already receives about $750,000 per year from a variety of Caribbean schools in exchange for hosting about 100 rotation slots for med students. They also get a handful of students from UCLA, which, like other American medical schools, does not pay for the opportunity.
Medical students observe and participate in clinical care under the supervision of a faculty member or resident. Residents, on the other hand, already are licensed doctors, and are in the process of training in a particular speciality, such as family medicine.
If the KMC proposal is approved, Ross will be given priority for those slots. UCLA students will still be allowed to come, as well as students from other offshore schools with Kern County connections.
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Religious liberty at stake in battle over contraception rule
Groups protest in March in New York over a rule that most employers provide health care insurance coverage for contraception.
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Editor's note: Mary Matalin, a founding member of the board of Conscience Cause, a coalition opposing the Department of Health and Human Services' mandate, has worked for Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush and was counselor to Vice President Dick Cheney. Matalin is a CNN political contributor, author and host of a weekly nationally syndicated radio program.
(CNN) -- "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." This is the first line of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Apparently, this now only applies to the certain instances for which President Barack Obama sees fit.
In recent months, a far-reaching regulation emanating from "Obamacare" and imposed by the Department of Health and Human Services requires church-affiliated hospitals, agencies and universities to pay for services that violate their faith (such as contraception, sterilization, and abortion-inducing drugs) in the health insurance they provide employees.
Mary Matalin
For the first time in our nation's history, the government has launched a full-fledged assault on our religious institutions to force them to pay for services that go against their religious convictions. The compromise offered by the administration allowing religious institutions a year to transition to the new system is no compromise. They are still forced to pay for services in direct conflict with their faith or incur severe penalties that could effectively drive them out of business.
This is the most despicable violation of religious liberty that this nation has ever seen. Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, outlined it best when he said, "In effect, the president is saying we have a year to figure out how to violate our consciences." A year is a pitiful concession to make when they are essentially telling people that if they do not violate their conscience, the government will put them out of business.
Catholic institutions, however, are not taking this assault lying down. This week, 43 of them have filed lawsuits across the nation challenging the mandate's intrusion on religious liberty.
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