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Joint U.N. statement on closure of drug detention camps is 'unequivocal'

Daniel Wolfe, director of the International Harm Reduction Development Program, part of the Open Society Public Health Program, writes in the Open Society Foundations' blog about "a recent joint U.N. statement calling for the immediate closure of the hundreds of centers in which drug users are detained in the name of treatment," saying the statement "came not a moment too soon."

14 Mar 2012

First Edition: March 14, 2012

Today's headlines feature coverage of the Congressional Budget Office's latest estimates regarding the health law's costs and the nation's deficit.

14 Mar 2012

Swaddling babies tight could lead to hip problems

Swaddling babies is back in vogue as many mothers are convinced that wrapping babies tightly makes them feel more secure. However a children's surgeon at Southampton General Hospital has warned that the practice of tight swaddling, where both the arms and legs are wrapped up, is causing an increase in hip problems.

13 Mar 2012

Thermo Fisher introduces Dionex ICS-5000 system

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today introduced the Thermo Scientific Dionex ICS-5000, a capillary high-pressure ion chromatography system that increases separation speeds and provides sharper peaks for high-efficiency ion chromatography.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 13 Mar 2012

Thermo Fisher Scientific introduces integrated capillary high-pressure ion chromatography system

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the Thermo Scientific Dionex ICS-4000, the world's first commercially available integrated capillary high-pressure ion chromatography (HPIC) system, incorporating multiple detector options in one instrument.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 12 Mar 2012

Report: Alzheimer's care to cost $200 billion this year

The report issued by the Alzheimer's Association also estimates that as many as 800,000 Americans have this illness and live alone. As many as half of these people don't have specific arrangements to help them get care.

9 Mar 2012

Employees who feel valued more likely to report better physical and mental health

Half of all employees who say that they do not feel valued at work report that they intend to look for a new job in the next year according to a survey by the American Psychological Association.

9 Mar 2012

3SBio fourth quarter total net revenues increase 38.2% to RMB139.9M

3SBio Inc., a leading China-based biotechnology company focused on researching, developing, manufacturing and marketing biopharmaceutical products, announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2011.

9 Mar 2012

U.S. Physical Therapy fourth quarter net revenues increase 13.8% to $60,678,000

U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc., a national operator of outpatient physical therapy clinics, today reported results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2011.

9 Mar 2012

Scientists believe that ageing can be programmed in the womb

Ageing is a complex process involving physical, psychological, and environmental factors. Scientists believe that ageing can be programmed in the womb. One example of stress during pregnancy is the administration of glucocorticoids, i. e. synthetic stress hormones to accelerate fetal lung maturation in premature labor to allow breathing after birth. Could exposure to these stress hormones have an effect on health later in life?

8 Mar 2012

State news: Ore. Gov. signs reform bill; Texas seeks early release of sick inmates

If Oregon's Democratic governor is right, the bill he signed Friday will improve health care and reduce costs so significantly that it could help fix the federal budget. The Obama administration is watching with keen interest - and so are critics who say Gov. John Kitzhaber's plan is just another example of government overreach.

6 Mar 2012

Cross Country Healthcare fourth quarter revenue increases 10% to $124.7M

Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. today reported revenue of $124.7 million in the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2011, a 10% increase from revenue of $113.7 million in the prior year quarter and a 5% decrease sequentially from the third quarter of 2011.

6 Mar 2012

Treatment with vitamin D reduces size of uterine fibroids

Treatment with vitamin D reduced the size of uterine fibroids in laboratory rats predisposed to developing the benign tumors, reported researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health.

2 Mar 2012

Language barriers could deter Californians from enrolling in Health Benefit Exchange

Language barriers could deter more than 100,000 Californians from enrolling in the Health Benefit Exchange, according to a study released today by the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network, the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, and the UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education.

1 Mar 2012

Dept. of Justice lawyers strategize on how to win key SCOTUS votes

Media outlets report on this and other health law implementation developments, including news about health exchanges and the measure's pre-existing condition insurance plan.

1 Mar 2012

Obama contraception rule continues to fuel arguments

Conservative women opposed to the birth control mandate are pushing to reframe the debate around religious liberty. Meanwhile, a range of organizations, including pediatricians, labor unions and charities that fight birth defects, oppose an amendment by Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., that would allow employers to exclude any insurance benefit they deemed immoral.

29 Feb 2012

Urbanization leaves millions of children without access to vital services, UNICEF report states

"Urbanization leaves hundreds of millions of children in cities and towns excluded from vital services, UNICEF warns in 'The State of the World's Children 2012: Children in an Urban World,'" released on Tuesday, the agency reports in a press release.

29 Feb 2012

State budgets improve but not enough to spare Medicaid; Calif. Gov. Brown pressing for co-pays

State budget shortfalls for the coming year total about $47 billion, the smallest aggregate deficit since the Great Recession, a report says. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities found deficits in 29 states for the fiscal year ahead and another 10 states reported revenue for the current year fell $3.2 billion short of budget. ... A marked improvement from the $106 billion this year (so far) and $430 million the prior three years.

29 Feb 2012

State roundup: State tobacco funds scrutinized; More allegations against Calif.'s Prime Healthcare; Ore. CCOs get green light

A U.S. Surgeon General's report due to be released March 8 will come down hard on states that have cut anti-smoking funds in tough fiscal times, said Terry Pechacek, who oversees the report as director for Science in the Office on Smoking and Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report can't result in sanctions, but it has proven to move public opinion in the past to force changes by tobacco companies in how they sell cigarettes, how states fund efforts and how the federal government regulates the trade.

27 Feb 2012

FDA issues complete response letter for Watson's progesterone vaginal gel 8% NDA

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Columbia Laboratories, Inc. today confirmed that, as expected, Watson has received a complete response letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its New Drug Application (NDA 22-139) for progesterone vaginal gel 8% for use in the reduction of risk of preterm birth in women with a singleton gestation and a short uterine cervical length in the mid-trimester of pregnancy.

27 Feb 2012

Labor News and Research

Joint U.N. statement on closure of drug detention camps is 'unequivocal'

First Edition: March 14, 2012

Swaddling babies tight could lead to hip problems

Thermo Fisher introduces Dionex ICS-5000 system

Thermo Fisher Scientific introduces integrated capillary high-pressure ion chromatography system

Report: Alzheimer's care to cost $200 billion this year

Employees who feel valued more likely to report better physical and mental health

3SBio fourth quarter total net revenues increase 38.2% to RMB139.9M

U.S. Physical Therapy fourth quarter net revenues increase 13.8% to $60,678,000

Scientists believe that ageing can be programmed in the womb

State news: Ore. Gov. signs reform bill; Texas seeks early release of sick inmates

Cross Country Healthcare fourth quarter revenue increases 10% to $124.7M

Treatment with vitamin D reduces size of uterine fibroids

Language barriers could deter Californians from enrolling in Health Benefit Exchange

Dept. of Justice lawyers strategize on how to win key SCOTUS votes

Obama contraception rule continues to fuel arguments

Urbanization leaves millions of children without access to vital services, UNICEF report states

State budgets improve but not enough to spare Medicaid; Calif. Gov. Brown pressing for co-pays

State roundup: State tobacco funds scrutinized; More allegations against Calif.'s Prime Healthcare; Ore. CCOs get green light

FDA issues complete response letter for Watson's progesterone vaginal gel 8% NDA

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