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SAN RAMON, Calif., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The GENIVI Alliance today announced it has entered into a liaison agreement with JASPAR (Japan Automotive Software Platform and Architecture) to align networking software requirements for automotive Bluetooth and Ethernet, specific to in-vehicle infotainment systems and related applications by year-end. This agreement between JASPAR and GENIVI, an automotive and consumer electronics industry association driving the...

The integration of mental health interventions into HIV prevention and treatment platforms can reduce the opportunity costs of care and improve treatment outcomes, argues a new Policy Forum article published in this week's PLOS Medicine. Syvia Kaaya from the School of Medicine at the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and her international colleagues say that effective interventions exist for recognition and treatment of co-morbid mental disorders...

Study supports idea of 'suicide contagion,' especially in 12 and 13 year olds Youth who had a schoolmate die by suicide are significantly more likely to consider or attempt suicide, according to a study in published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). This effect can last 2 years or more, which has implications for strategies following schoolmate suicides. "We found that exposure to suicide predicts suicidality," writes senior author Dr. Ian Colman, Canada Research Chair in...

"This terrible decision from the 9th Circuit ignores the growing body of evidence that late-term abortions are dangerous for women" noted AUL's Dr. Charmaine Yoest. "And yet a woman receiving an abortion at 20 weeks is 35 times more likely to die than she was in the first trimester." WASHINGTON, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ignoring the growing body of evidence detailing abortion's harms to women, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down Arizona's prohibition of...

Wheelchair users from across the USA will voice policy concerns to pols in D.C. 6/16-18 #ROCH2013 http://ow.ly/lctsR NEW YORK, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- United Spinal Association and leaders from its membership division, National Spinal Cord Injury Association (NSCIA), will gather in Washington, D.C. on June 16-19 for Roll on Capitol Hill, to directly express to legislators the need for greater access to health care, wheelchairs, and policymakers -- critical to the...

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Life Line Screening (LLS), a leading national provider of health screening services announced today the creation of a unique partnership with MCM Solutions for Better Health (MCM). MCM is a population health management organization. LLS will provide health screening services to MCM's growing list of clients. These important expanded services will help MCM and its clients intervene in costly chronic conditions earlier. Effective...

BALTIMORE, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Council on Disability (NCD), an independent federal agency that advises the President, Administration, Congress, and other federal agencies on disability policy, is releasing two new Medicaid policy publications at the Medicaid Managed Care Congress in Baltimore, MD Wednesday, May 22 - one on the topic of Medicaid block granting and the other on Medicaid self-direction. NCD's Entitlements Committee Chair, Ari Ne'eman,...

WASHINGTON, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, as a Congressional Subcommittee holds a hearing on the effectiveness of federal grant programs for mental health services, the National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery (NCMHR), a coalition of 32 statewide organizations representing individuals with mental health conditions, reports that these programs are saving the lives of people with the most serious of mental health challenges and helping them recover. "SAMHSA has...

Platinum Comprehensive PPO network benefit plan announced today by India Network Foundation offers various policy maximums and deductible choices for short term overseas visitors to the United States. Platinum expatriate insurance plan offers $500,000 insurance coverage with $25,000 for pre-existing conditions. Orlando, FL (PRWEB) May 21, 2013 The India Network Foundation, a US based non-profit and sponsor of visitor health insurance, announces a new pre-existing condition coverage plan:...

While over three quarters of consumers know how to budget, few understand how to effectively optimize retirement funds, recover from identity theft and purchase/monitor stock investments according to ACCC poll. (PRWEB) May 21, 2013 Many American consumers are struggling to understand some of the more complex financial education topics including identity theft and retirement according to a recent poll conducted by national nonprofit American Consumer Credit Counseling. The ACCC survey...