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Quotient Bioresearch Acquires Edinburgh Clinical Research Facility From Charles River Laboratories And Forms Quotient Clinical
Quotient Bioresearch Limited ("Quotient"), a leading provider of drug development services, announces that it has acquired Charles River Laboratories" (Charles River) Edinburgh clinical research facility. This represents the sixth acquisition in approximately three years for Quotient.
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Longer High-Stakes Tests May Result In A Sense Of Mental Fatigue, But Not In Lower Test Scores
Spending hours taking a high-pressure aptitude test may make people feel mentally fatigued, but that fatigue doesn"t necessarily lead to lower test scores, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association. If anything, performance might actually improve on a longer test, the study found.
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Bathtub Danger: Thousands Of Kids Injured Each Year In Slips And Falls
More than 43,000 children are injured in bathtubs and showers every year, mostly from slips and falls, according to the study, "Injuries Associated With Bathtubs and Showers Among Children in the United States." While bathtub injuries associated with tap water burns and submersions have generated much research, this is the first study using nationally representative data to look at injuries from slips and falls, which are responsible for the majority of bathtub injuries. Using data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission from 1990 to 2007, researchers evaluated an estimated 791,200 bathtub- and shower-related injuries during the 18-year study period among children 18 years old and younger who were treated in U.S. emergency departments.
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Enthusiasm For Medical Homes Gradually Picks Up

Insurers are testing a concept called "medical home" that uses electronic records and coordinates care, and could transform the delivery of health care. Advocates say such medical homes could save consumers time and money and insurers back the idea. Meanwhile, skeptics say financial savings still need to be proven and incentives need to put into the system to encourage such care. CNN reports on patient-centered medical homes: "The model is already being tested in 44 states -- with such big health insurers as UnitedHealthcare, Aetna and Medicaid taking part -- and utilizes key components of President Obama"s reform effort. In medical homes, the family physician is like a personal health coach, responsible for managing all aspects of the patient"s health care needs, explained Paul Keckley, executive director of Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, a unit of consulting firm Deloitte LLP." And enthusiasm for the concept is gradually picking up. "There are 27 medical home demonstration programs -- collaborations between purchasers, providers and payers -- underway around the country, according to the Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC), a trade group that"s spearheading the medical home movement. Medicaid has pilot programs in 31 states while Medicare is gearing up to launch eight demonstration programs, said Edwina Rogers, executive director of the PCPCC" (Kavilanz, 7/23). Meanwhile, CBS 4 Denver reports that Children"s Hospital embraces electronic records that "allow everyone involved in a patient"s care to have all the information at the same time." They also report: "For Children"s Hospital electronic records are working so well they"re planning to expand the system to other Colorado Hospitals" (7/23). This information was reprinted from kaiserhealthnews.org with kind permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, search the archives and sign up for email delivery at kaiserhealthnews.org. © Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.


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