Public Health

The CDC reported death rates from all cancers combined for men, women and children continued to decline in the United States between 2004 and 2008.

iData Research announced new findings showing the U.S. patient monitoring market is expected to grow from approximately $3.1 billion in 2011 to nearly $4.2 billion by 2018.

The University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center announced the opening of the Memory Care Program to treat patients with Alzheimer's disease and other causes of progressive memory loss.

The University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center announced new plans for a $180 million children's hospital.

Researchers from the University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine have published the results of a new study that could help develop better treatment strategies bacterial gastrointestinal infections, according to a news release.

The federal government spent $87.2 billion on children's health in 2010, indicating a five-fold increase in healthcare spending on pediatric care despite slower growth in the pediatric population, according to an Urban Institute analysis.

Maryland has launched a website designed to help consumers navigate information about the federal healthcare reform law, according to a Baltimore Sun report.

HHS has announced a contest, "Now Trending - #Health in My Community," challenging Web developers to create Web-based applications that use Twitter to track health trends in real time.

The United States has not experienced this current level of political volatility over the role of the federal government in the everyday lives of Americans since 1964, and this hot topic, which heavily affects healthcare, will be a major factor…

The Alzheimer's Association recently released its 2012 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures report, noting the direct costs of caring and treatment for Alzheimer's patients will cost the United States roughly $200 billion this year, including $140 billion in costs to…