This week on the MedicCast News, I feature stories on new night vision goggles for Air Evac crews nationwide, an Oregon paramedic who got tasered by police officers while trying to subdue a patient, tips to beat holiday weight gain, and kudos to an EMT who is recognized by her community for work and professionalism. Thanks for listening and happy holidays from the MedicCast Team. Check out the 1 hour MedicCast podcast each week at MedicCast.com. Nightvision Choppers Tasered Paramedic Beat Holiday Weight Alabama EMT Award MedicCast Site

Web Lawyer.
Internet Law Self Help Guides. Web Lawyer. - Said today that the reimbursement amount for its asthma medication Xopenex will be lower due to a change in the Medicare. They may not be getting balanced advice from private insurers because they are seen as potential clients, not as patients. The site offers helpful healthcare tips […]

EMS Council, EMS Funding, and a Rat’s Heart
This week, I look at articles surrounding the future of EMS.  The members of the U.S. federal EMS Advisory Council have been named.  Check who they are here.The new budget is in and EMS funding got the axe, including removal of new trauma center funding in the U.S.  See how they slid that one past us in the news.The discussion over using private ambulance services to cover municipal EMS when units are down or out of service crops up again.  This time related to the death of a Philadelphia woman on new year’s eve.  Here’s the story again.And, finally, a story about scientists growing a rat heart in the lab.  They grew, they got it beating, and this means that growing replacment organs for humans is not too far away.  Check this story out here.Thanks for listening and check back here next week for another episode.  You can also visit the MedicCast.com site for the long format MedicCast Podcast with expanded news and commentary as well as tips and tricks just for EMS providers. 

Federal Aid Programs For Missouri disaster Recovery
Following is a summary of key federal disaster aid programs that can be made available as needed and warranted under President Bush s major disaster declaration issued for Missouri.

iPods, Pacemakers, Mardi Gras, and TB Rates
I was encouraged to hear from a study by an FDA researcher who refuted previous claims about the effects of iPods on people with implanted cardiac pacemakers.  The prior research was conducted by the curious son of a cardiologist and was published in a medical journal about a year ago.  Good news for podcasters!Also this week:Grandma pays a copay while being loaded in to an ambulanceNew Orleans preps for EMS response to Mardi GrasCDC Reports that TB Case Reduction Not Fast Enough for GoalsThanks for listening to the show.  Check out the MedicCast podcast each weekend over at MedicCast.com. 

fema Statement On Commercial Mobile Alert System
It is unfortunate that Commissioner Copps chose to question fema s role and responsibility without first talking with the agency s Administrator before making his provocative comments.

50 Patients, Volunteer DUI’s and a Retention Idea
This week I look at news stories about a North Carolina mass casualty accident involving a Greyhound bus and a tractor trailer, another ambulance involved accident where the unit struck a fire truck, a story about an EMS volunteer driver who was picked up for DUI while responding at the hospital, and  finally, a great article that shows another way to encourage and educate your public to volunteer with your services.Thanks for listening!  Check out more news, tips and tricks, and more at the MedicCast site at MedicCast.com and make sure you listen to the Weekly MedicCast Podcast for a one hour EMS update available for you each Monday Morning when you wake up! 

China: Patriotism triggered, though under censorship
A brief record of the Chinese public opinion on Tibet unrest. Attention: they are all found inside the Great Firewall. But I believe they stand for a considerable part of us Chinese. Their information sources on which they judge and think might be filtered, but don t laugh at that—- before […]

PSA: Preventing Chain Saw Injuries After a disaster
If you have to use a chain saw during cleanup after a disaster, follow the saw’s instructions to be safe disaster Recovery Planning Site Launched Janco announced the launch of a new site that is focused on disaster […]