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Huffington Post profiles UNITAID chair

The Huffington Post profiles Philippe Douste-Blazy, U.N. under-secretary-general of Innovative Financing for Development and chair of UNITAID, a financing mechanism he conceived in 2004 to help provide medicines for HIV, tuberculosis and malaria in developing countries.

7 Oct 2011

Cuts to U.S. military's HIV research program threaten HIV vaccine progress

Fred Sawe, deputy director of the Kenya Medical Research Institute/Walter Reed Project HIV Program in Kericho, Kenya, and Mitchell Warren, executive director of AVAC: Global Advocacy for HIV Prevention, report in Global Health Magazine that "[t]he Department of the Army is set to slash 73 percent of the U.S. Military HIV Research Program's (MHRP) Army research budget for FY13 through FY17," a move they write is a threat to HIV vaccine progress.

7 Oct 2011

Indonesia's infant mortality rate has declined, but health services must be improved, official says

UNICEF representative for Indonesia Angela Kearney said at a workshop on household to hospital continuum care on Thursday that although Indonesia's infant mortality rate showed a downward trend in the past few years, it is still high, Xinhua reports.

7 Oct 2011

Many cancer screenings may be unnecessary

Forty Percent Of Medicare Spending On Common Cancer Screenings Unnecessary, Probe Suggest Cancer screening tests are vastly overused in the United States, with about 40 percent of Medicare spending on common preventive screenings regarded as medically unnecessary, an iWatch News investigation reveals.

7 Oct 2011

Healthy people analysis: Nation's overall health improves, but disparities persist

Minorities and low-income groups continue to be less likely to have a regular source of medical care, despite a decade of efforts to reverse this circumstance.

7 Oct 2011

Maryland DHMH deploys Upp Technology’s irms|GOKIT Mobile Logistics platform

Upp Technology, Inc., a leader in IT solutions for Public Health, announced today that the Maryland Department of Mental Health and Hygiene has selected the irms|360™ Enterprise solution suite, deploying the irms|GOKIT™ Mobile Logistics platform throughout the state's 55 counties for emergency resource management and patient tracking.

7 Oct 2011

How will NTDs suffer as global health agenda adds NCD focus?

In this post in the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases' "End the Neglect" blog, Charles Ebikeme, a writer for the All Results Journals who has worked as a research scientist on African sleeping sickness, examines a "blurring" link between non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), writing, "The topsy-turvy nature of NTDs extends far beyond infectious diseases and is becoming increasingly more complicated."

7 Oct 2011

Public perceives health law parts better than whole; Obama increasingly critical to measure's future

Some of the law's specific provisions draw stronger support than the entire package, but the real key to the measure's future is increasingly linked to President Barack Obama's polling numbers.

7 Oct 2011

Roundup: Brewer defends request for exchange funds; Calif. governor signs maternity benefit bill

Republican Gov. Jan Brewer of Arizona said Thursday that despite opposition from legislators from within her own party, she's seeking money from the federal government to implement a key part of the health care overhaul she opposes in order to prepare her state in case the law is upheld.

7 Oct 2011

MSF calls on Brazilian government to step up production of only drug for Chagas disease

Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has called on the Brazilian government "to ensure its state-owned drug company steps up production of the only drug for Chagas disease, which affects 10 million people in Latin America," Guardian Health Editor Sarah Boseley writes in her "Global Health Blog" (10/6).

7 Oct 2011

Chicago Council on Global Affairs report calls on agriculture, food sectors to fight global rise in NCDs

"A new report released by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, 'Bringing Agriculture to the Table: How Agriculture and Food Can Play a Role in Preventing Chronic Disease,' calls on the agriculture and food sector to play a role in mitigating the global rise in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and identifies new opportunities for those in health and agriculture to work together to promote better health."

7 Oct 2011

AlertNet footage shows scenes of food shortages in North Korea, says appeals for aid go unanswered

"Footage of malnourished North Korean orphans and official warnings over failed harvests have given a rare glimpse at the scale of devastating food shortages in the country following a harsh winter and widespread flooding," the Guardian reports.

7 Oct 2011

Viewpoints: Defining 'essential benefits;' 'Super committee' special pleadings; Limiting consumer choice in prescriptions

The IOM report acknowledges that "the determination of the (essential health benefits) is a politically and socially charged endeavor."

7 Oct 2011

Preventive task force panel will urge men to skip prostate screening, reports say

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is scheduled to issue this recommendation on Tuesday, but advance press reports indicate the expert panel will urge the federal government to change its current position to recommend that men under age 75 forgo this widely used test.

7 Oct 2011

Research roundup: Health disparities; Prescription drug abuse in Medicare Part D; Medicaid's role for HIV patients

Achieving Equity In Health -- This policy brief examines the outlining factors that cause disparities in the health care system and focuses on the October issue of the journal, which is devoted to research on the subject.

7 Oct 2011

Health interests make cases to super committee

For instance, hospital groups are urging the panel not to reduce bad-debt payments, saying such a step would take a toll on the hospital safety net. Others are asking that entitlements in general and Medicare specifically be protected.

7 Oct 2011

Nutrition tips for long-distance runners

With marathon trainees about to take to the streets of Chicago this Sunday, Loyola University Health System registered dietitian Brooke Schantz offers the top 10 nutrition tips runners can follow to help them cross the finish line.

7 Oct 2011

First Edition: October 7, 2011

In today's headlines, reports about what the Institute of Medicine recommends in terms of the criteria and methods the Department of Health and Human Services should follow in developing the health law's essential benefits package.

7 Oct 2011

Cuomo aides pressed NYC to support Medicaid deal

The Bloomberg administration was reluctant to agree to execute a deal brokered by state officials and a powerful union, The Wall Street Journal reports. In other Medicaid news, Kansas officials describe efforts to revamp its program and Wisconsin boosts campaign against fraud.

7 Oct 2011

Marvell recognized as one of the healthiest companies in the Bay Area

Marvell, a worldwide leader in integrated silicon solutions, today announced that the Company has been recognized as one of the healthiest companies in the Bay Area.

7 Oct 2011

Healthcare News

Huffington Post profiles UNITAID chair

Cuts to U.S. military's HIV research program threaten HIV vaccine progress

Indonesia's infant mortality rate has declined, but health services must be improved, official says

Many cancer screenings may be unnecessary

Healthy people analysis: Nation's overall health improves, but disparities persist

Maryland DHMH deploys Upp Technology’s irms|GOKIT Mobile Logistics platform

How will NTDs suffer as global health agenda adds NCD focus?

Public perceives health law parts better than whole; Obama increasingly critical to measure's future

Roundup: Brewer defends request for exchange funds; Calif. governor signs maternity benefit bill

MSF calls on Brazilian government to step up production of only drug for Chagas disease

Chicago Council on Global Affairs report calls on agriculture, food sectors to fight global rise in NCDs

AlertNet footage shows scenes of food shortages in North Korea, says appeals for aid go unanswered

Viewpoints: Defining 'essential benefits;' 'Super committee' special pleadings; Limiting consumer choice in prescriptions

Preventive task force panel will urge men to skip prostate screening, reports say

Research roundup: Health disparities; Prescription drug abuse in Medicare Part D; Medicaid's role for HIV patients

Health interests make cases to super committee

Nutrition tips for long-distance runners

First Edition: October 7, 2011

Cuomo aides pressed NYC to support Medicaid deal

Marvell recognized as one of the healthiest companies in the Bay Area

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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