> The Center for Science in the Public Interest calculates that a one cent per can soda tax would raise $1.5 billion a year to fight obesity and other diseases. Article [1]
> The national organ transplantation system is under fire after recent revelations. Could Web sites like MatchingDonor.com be the answer? Article [2]
> MedMined announced a new product that may find a market. The company's Antimicrobal Management Service is designed to work with its data mining surveillance system for hospital-acquired infections. Article [3]
> Critics say retail outlets like Minute Clinics cater to the rich and suburban. Blog [4]
> Johns Hopkins and the University of Maryland Medical System announced an unusual agreement that sees them jointly operating Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital in Baltimore City. Article [5]
> Implementation costs remain the big hurdle for electronic records adoption, according to several speakers at National Health IT Day. Article [6]
And Finally... In a sign that the healthy foods in schools campaign may be getting a bit out of hand, officials at a school in the U.K. are celebrating the arrival of high tech fingerprint scanning in the cafeteria. Article [7]
Links:
[1] http://www.suntimes.com/output/health/cst-nws-ama11.html
[2] http://washingtontimes.com/national/20060610-113446-6951r.htm
[3] http://phoenix.bizjournals.com/phoenix/othercities/birmingham/stories/2006/06/12/daily1.html
[4] http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/06/ama-you-wont-see-any-minute-clinics-in.html
[5] http://phoenix.bizjournals.com/phoenix/othercities/baltimore/stories/2006/06/12/daily6.html
[6] http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyId=13&articleId=111534
[7] http://www.24dash.com/content/news/viewNews.php?navID=48&newsID=6860