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Mylan's new online resource seeks to dispel common misconceptions about generic drugs

Mylan Pharmaceuticals ULC, the Canadian subsidiary of Mylan Inc., announced today the introduction of a new online resource, ChoosingGenerics.ca, to help Canadians learn more about the value, reliability and quality of generic pharmaceuticals. The website is a public awareness tool that seeks to dispel common misconceptions and help Canadians learn more about the benefits of generic drugs.

18 Jun 2012

Romney lining up with Ryan's Medicare plan as his health law assertions are tested

Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney is aligning himself with Rep. Paul Ryan's plan to slow the grow of Medicare. In the meantime, The Washington Post assesses Romney's assertions on Democrats' health care law.

18 Jun 2012

Global market for wound closures to grow at 4.3% CAGR to reach $15.2 billion in 2016

As the worldwide economy recovers from recession into a new period of growth there is little doubt these developments will have a positive effect on the healthcare technologies market, including the multi-billion dollar Wound Management segment.

18 Jun 2012

Yemen facing extremely high levels of malnutrition, UNICEF official says

With "the highest level of chronic malnutrition after Afghanistan, affecting 60 percent of under fives," Yemen is facing levels of acute malnutrition that are equal to or worse than those in Africa's Horn or Sahel, UNICEF's Yemen representative Geert Cappelaere said on Friday in London, AlertNet reports.

18 Jun 2012

AMA committee fails to find consensus on proposed changes to Medicare

At the annual AMA House of Delegates meeting in Chicago, there was no agreement on whether the doctors' group should endorse a premium-support apporach to Medicare.

18 Jun 2012

Humana, Novo Nordisk enter research partnership to explore diabetes treatment and care

Humana Inc. and Novo Nordisk Inc. today announced a one-year research partnership to explore diabetes treatment and care. Together, researchers will identify opportunities to change how patients might be treated to improve quality and outcomes for the millions of people who battle diabetes.

18 Jun 2012

movin' mania, a community wide effort to address childhood obesity

Bon Secours Virginia Health System has launched movin' mania, a community wide effort to address childhood obesity, the leading health concern for children today. The health system gathered community partners and hundreds of area school children for a kickoff rally Thursday at the Science Museum of Virginia.

18 Jun 2012

Abortion, contraception controversies create political divisions

In some states, even some Republican legislators are not endorsing anti-abortion rules as a group of Catholic hospitals, which had supported the Obama administration's contraception compromise, revoked that approval.

18 Jun 2012

Key health law official leaving post for UnitedHealth VP job

Steve Larsen, director of the federal Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, is leaving his post to join UnitedHealth as an executive vice president, sparking speculation on the move.

18 Jun 2012

NGOs have 'critical role' in improving food security

Writing in a commentary on the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) webpage, Ambassador William Garvelink, a senior adviser with the CSIS Project on U.S. Leadership in Development, and Kristin Wedding, a fellow with the CSIS Global Food Security Project, examine the role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition, an initiative that "aims to move 50 million people out of poverty over the next decade through agricultural growth and development."

18 Jun 2012

U.S., India can work together to fight NCDs

"Secretary Clinton's inspiring piece on how the interests of the U.S. and India are aligned on issue after issue compelled me to articulate one more way in which the world's two biggest democracies could pave the way for international co-operation.

18 Jun 2012

Political cartoon: 'By The Book?'

Kaiser Health News provides a fresh take on health policy developments with "By The Book?" by Monte Wolverton.

18 Jun 2012

First Edition: June 18, 2012

Today's headlines include reports on the upcoming Supreme Court health law decision and the politics of health policy.

18 Jun 2012

Spectros introduces OnCall wireless remote access to view real-time patient results

Spectros Corporation announces the successful launch of OnCall wireless remote access for viewing real-time patient results on T-Stat white light tissue oximeters.

18 Jun 2012

WHO launches new tool to improve quality and human rights in mental health and social care

WHO urges countries to protect the rights and dignity of people with mental health conditions as it launches a new tool for countries to assess and eventually stop, these violations. The WHO QualityRights Tool Kit aims to ensure that quality of care and human rights standards are put in place in mental health and social care facilities around the world.

18 Jun 2012

Greater Than AIDS, Walgreens partner to mark National HIV Testing Day

Walgreens, the nation's largest pharmacy chain, and Greater Than AIDS, a coalition of public and private sector partners united in response to the domestic epidemic, are teaming with health departments and local AIDS organizations to provide FREE HIV testing at 47 Walgreens stores in 20 cities across the nation in June in support of National HIV Testing Day.

18 Jun 2012

High court ruling's possible effect on state Medicaid programs

The expansion of Medicaid - if it is upheld by the Supreme Court - is among the most significant parts of the law, as it will provide coverage to people with the greatest financial needs. Many health care advocates support the expansion, saying it will allow poor people to receive needed care, while many state officials, especially Republicans, worry that it will bring budget-breaking new costs.

18 Jun 2012

In reversal, Catholic hospitals reject support for contraception compromise

In an unexpected blow to the Obama administration and a major boon for America's Catholic bishops, the influential Catholic Health Association on Friday rejected White House proposals aimed at easing faith-based objections to the contraception mandate. ... The mandate requires that all employee health insurance plans must provide no-cost birth control coverage to employees, and it grants what many consider an unacceptably narrow exemption for religious groups.

18 Jun 2012

Dems, Republicans ramp up health reform rhetoric as SCOTUS speculation abounds

In an interview aired Sunday on CBS's "Face the Nation," the presumptive GOP presidential nominee reiterated his pledge to repeal the Affordable Care Act, though he allowed that a similar health care reform he signed as Massachusetts governor was legal. ... "if I'm president, we're going to stop Obamacare in its tracks and return to the 10th Amendment that allows states to care for these issues on the way they think best."

18 Jun 2012