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Hospitals & Healthcare

• Best Care May Be at Hospitals That Spend Most
• Medicare, Medicaid payment boost sought for rural hospitals
• Anticoagulation may be safe for many outpatient procedures
• Type of Bacteria May Be Linked to Diabetes

• FDA approves Botox injections for overactive bladder
• Antibiotic Clears Stubborn E. Coli
• Mothers on Antidepressants Less Likely to Breast-Feed: Study

• Pharmacist will have to screen buyers as Oklahoma House passes meth drug bill
• CVS Florida stores can stay open: US appeals court

1. Best Care May Be at Hospitals That Spend Most
   In Ontario -- which has a universal healthcare system -- hospitals that spent the most provided the best patient outcomes, researchers found.
   MedPage Today
   
   
2. Medicare, Medicaid payment boost sought for rural hospitals
   Rural hospitals in Washington and around the country would receive more federal money for Medicare and Medicaid patients through legislation introduced recently by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers.
   The Spokesman-Review
   
   
3. Anticoagulation may be safe for many outpatient procedures
   Many patients who need anticoagulation also need minor outpatient surgical procedures. This raises questions regarding management of anticoagulation during the perioperative time.
   Drug Topics
   
   
4. Type of Bacteria May Be Linked to Diabetes
   There may be a link between H. pylori bacteria and type 2 diabetes in adults, according to a new study.
   HealthDay
   
   

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1. FDA approves Botox injections for overactive bladder
   When you think of Botox injections, you probably think of getting rid of unwanted wrinkles around the eyes or forehead, but recently the US Food and Drug Administration approved using the injections to help patients with neurological conditions who suffer from incontinence, or an overactive bladder.
   News Medical
   
   
2. Antibiotic Clears Stubborn E. Coli
   Patients in last spring's outbreak of severe Escherichia coli infection who were treated with azithromycin were more likely to clear the organism compared with patients who did not receive antibacterial therapy, German investigators reported.
   MedPage Today
   
   
3. Mothers on Antidepressants Less Likely to Breast-Feed: Study
   Women who take selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants, or SSRIs, during pregnancy are much less likely to breast-feed their babies, researchers have found.
   HealthDay
   
   

1. Pharmacist will have to screen buyers as Oklahoma House passes meth drug bill
   The state House rejected a proposal Tuesday night to require pharmacists to determine that everyone they allow to buy pseudoephedrine has a legitimate medical need for the allergy medicine - but then turned around and approved essentially the same requirement as an amendment to another bill, which passed.
   Tulsa World
   
   
2. CVS Florida stores can stay open: US appeals court
   A U.S. appeals court ruled that CVS Caremark Corp may continue selling potentially addictive prescription drugs at two Florida pharmacies, blocking a Drug Enforcement Administration order to suspend shipments.
   Reuters
   
   

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