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Upgrade to nursery keeps babies at Trinity Hospital

...which from 1990 to 2010 rose from 10.6 percent to 12 percent of births in the U.S., the academy said; the Institute of Medicine recently said that rate is similar to countries in sub-Saharan Africa.More than 70 percent of those are "late...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/health/2013-01-17/upgrade-nursery-keeps-babies
GHSU cancer trials ongoing, encouraging

...treatment."About 30 percent of that investment involves treatment research, including clinical trials, says an Institute of Medicine report. CANCER CLINICAL trials take new therapies from the lab ? where they already have been extensively researched...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/opinion/opinion-columns/2012-12-15/ghsu-cancer-tria
Americans die earlier, are less healthy, according to study

...relatively well off and cuts across all ages and demographics, according to the National Research Council and the Institute of Medicine report released Wednesday."The American health-wealth paradox is a pervasive disadvantage that affects everyone...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/health/2013-01-09/americans-die-earlier-are-le
Mold, health problems could follow rain

...problem could then result in mold. In its authoritative 2004 review, titled Damp Indoor Spaces and Health, the Institute of Medicine concluded there was enough evidence to show an association with wheezing, exacerbating asthma symptoms in those...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/health/2012-06-12/mold-health-problems-could-f
'AIM' for better school name

...University and Georgia Health Sciences University as divisions.The major cancer research center could be the Augusta Institute of Medicine, AIM, with a public-relations slogan such as "AIM ? aiming for the cure." If the regents omit all words...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/opinion/letters/2012-09-02/aim-better-school-name
Straining under the weight

...person cannot maintain a healthy weight in this obesity-promoting environment," Dr. Shiriki Kumanyika of the Institute of Medicine told Reuters.That's just poppycock. But that mentality will be used to encourage government restrictions on...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/opinion/editorials/2012-05-10/straining-under-weigh
Rome hospitals used for patient data experiment

...treatment and prevention. The type of stats collected came from a study the Cancer Coalition commissioned from the Institute of Medicine, a division of the National Academy of Science.The man who led that study, Dr. Joseph Simone, isn't sure...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/health/2011-07-10/rome-hospitals-used-patient-
Birth control pills are poor health care

The article "Free birth control is advised" (July 20), states "an Institute of Medicine panel recommended that the government require health insurance companies to cover birth control for women as preventive care...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/opinion/letters/2011-08-30/birth-control-pills-are-
Better hours come with cost

...rules would have allowed a 24-hour-plus-six shift, or a 30-hour shift, he said.The move came after the Institute of Medicine in 2008 issued a report on medical errors and called for more restrictions on hours. And the ACGME has pushed...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2011-06-29/better-hours-come-cost
Report urges FDA to force salt rollback

...table salt shaker; it's hidden inside common processed foods and restaurant meals.On Tuesday, the prestigious Institute of Medicine said the food industry has made little progress in voluntarily reducing sodium. The advisers urged the FDA to...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/life/food/2010-04-20/report-urges-fda-force-salt-ro
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