Today’s Healthcare Buzz: Protests, Weight Loss and More

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<strong>Here&rsquo;s your daily dose of healthcare news from around the web, brought to you by <em>Scrubs &amp; Suits</em>.</strong></p>
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<strong>In case you missed it:</strong></p>
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The Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) staged a protest in New York at Cerberus, the parent company of Steward Health Care system. <u><a href="../../news/nursing-union-clashes-with-steward-health-system">Click here</a></u> to read more about the protest.</li>
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Companies that have not traditionally been involved in healthcare are digging into the market in increasing numbers, thanks in part to the evolution of technology. <u><a href="../../news/the-healthcare-game-4-companies-that-are-diversifying-their-way-into-the-healthcare-market">Click here</a></u> to find out which companies are taking part in the evolution of technology.</li>
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Pharmaceutical and medical device companies have been moving more and more clinical trials to South America in recent years, adding to the ever-increasing number of foreign clinical trial sites and subjects.<u><a href="../../news/fda-overseas-keeping-up-with-the-globalization-of-drugs-devices">Click here</a></u> to read more.</li>
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<strong>In other healthcare news:</strong></p>
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According to <strong><em>Healthcare IT News</em></strong>, a new KLAS report <a href="https://www.klasresearch.com/Store/ReportDetail.aspx?ProductID=693">&quot;Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) 2011: Maximizing the ROI&quot;</a> finds that 95 percent of responding organizations that use RTLS cite operational efficiency gains. <u><a href="http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/klas-report-shows-rtls-adopters-yield-roi">Click here</a></u> to read more.</li>
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<strong><em>News Medical </em></strong>says, while working as a part-time personal trainer as an undergraduate student, Jordan Etkin created exercise plans with lots of variety for new clients. <u><a href="http://www.news-medical.net/news/20111226/Variety-of-fitness-products-spurs-weight-loss-motivation-among-consumers.aspx">Click here</a></u> to read more about this new approach.</li>
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<strong><em>Medical News Today </em></strong>says, according to a new phase 2 trial published Online First in <em>The Lancet Oncology</em>, the combination of the widely used anti-cancer drug bevacizumab with standard chemo-radiation therapy is safe, and could prolong survival in patients with advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma, without any apparent increased adverse side effects. <u><a href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239654.php">Click here</a></u> to read more.</li>
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The <strong><em>Guardian </em></strong>reports plans to allow <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/nhs">NHS</a> hospitals in England to raise nearly half their income from private healthcare threaten to reopen coalition divisions over the future of the service. <u><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/dec/27/cap-nhs-private-funds-coalition">Click here</a></u> to read more.</li>
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<strong><em>Information Week Health Care </em></strong>says, after requesting–then receiving–a contingency plan from the federal government so health insurers can pay claims that don&#39;t follow the ANSI X12 version 5010 transaction standards after the January 1 compliance deadline, the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) is asking for more leniency. <u><a href="http://www.informationweek.com/news/healthcare/admin-systems/232300898">Click here</a></u> to read more.</li>
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<strong><em>Which healthcare related stories caught your eye today? Tell us what you think of the ones we&rsquo;ve mentioned, or share your own links in the comments below!</em></strong></p>
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