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AIDS Orphan Advocates Call For Increased Community-Based Programs, Passage Of PEPFAR Bill
189 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
Advocacy groups on Wednesday during a briefing about the millions of children worldwide who have lost one or both parents to AIDS called for an increase in community-based programs to assist AIDS orphans, as well as the passage of legislation to reauthorize the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, CQ HealthBeat reports (Cooley, CQ HealthBeat, 5/7). ... more
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Court Of Appeal Makes Decision Following Ruling That Nice Process On Anti-Dementia Medicines Unfair, UK
189 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
Eisai Limited, the licence holder of Aricept® (donepezil hydrochloride) and Pfizer Limited, its co-promotion partner, announced today that the Court of Appeal has released its decision on the consequential issues arising from Court of Appeal's recent ruling that the process by which the National ... more
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Proposed Medicaid Regulations Would Not Compromise Disaster Preparedness, Bush Administration Officials Say
189 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt and Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said shortcomings in U.S. hospitals' disaster preparedness plans would not be fixed by proposed Medicaid changes that would block pending cuts, the Washington Post reports. ... more
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The Problem With Counterfeit Drugs
189 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
An editorial published this week in The Lancetcalls attention to the growing crisis concerning counterfeit drugs.Currently, America is dealing with a potential case of counterfeitingin the drug heparin. It is possible that a contaminant found in batchesof heparin has led to the death of at least 81 patients. ... more
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Kansas Supreme Court Checks Grand Jury's Power In Tiller Case
191 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
In a unanimous ruling Tuesday, the Kansas Supreme Court allowed a Sedgwick County, Kan., grand jury to continue its investigation of abortion provider George Tiller but limited its authority to subpoena the records of Tiller's patients, the AP/USA Today reports. The court also ruled against overturning a law that allows state residents to call for a grand jury investigation. ... more
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Letter From Bush Administration Indicates States Have More Flexibility To Prove They Enrolled 95% Of Currently Eligible Children In SCHIP
191 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
The Bush administration on Wednesday sent letters to state health officials to clarify a policy directive issued last year that restricts states' ability to expand their SCHIP programs, CQ HealthBeat reports (Carey, CQ HealthBeat, 5/7). ... more
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Connecticut Senate Approves Legislation To Expand State Health Care Plan
191 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
The Connecticut Senate on Wednesday voted 22-12 to approve legislation that would allow workers in small businesses, municipalities and not-for-profit groups to join the state employee health insurance pool, the Hartford Courant reports. The bill now goes to Gov. M. Jodi Rell (R) for final approval. ... more
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Contract Dispute Between California Hospital And Insurer Disrupts Care For Hmong Immigrant Children, Parents Say
191 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
A dispute between Children's Hospital Central California and Anthem Blue Cross has caused Hmong immigrant children enrolled in government health insurance programs in Fresno County, Calif., to face long waits for specialists and to travel to other cities to seek care, dozens of parents testified on Tuesday at a county Board of Supervisor's meeting, the Fresno Bee reports. ... more
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Studies Examine Ways To Curb Nonemergency Care In EDs, Risks Of Individual Health Insurance
191 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
"Safety Net Hospital Emergency Departments: Creating Safety Valves for Non-Urgent Care," Center for Studying Health System Change: According to the brief, hospital emergency departments are treating more patients, including those with non-urgent health needs, and safety net hospitals are looking for ways to meet those non-urgent needs more efficiently. ... more
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Two Thirds Of People With Asthma Do Not Lead A Full Life Because Of Their Condition
191 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
Two in three people with asthma feel that their condition is in some way preventing them from achieving what they want from life and one third of patients are living in fear of having an attack, according to a new survey released to mark World Asthma Day. The survey also found that a third of people with asthma worry about the impact asthma will have on their future health. ... more
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