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House Republicans divided over how to 'replace' health law

Ask each of the 242 House Republicans what kind of health policy they'd like to enact instead of President Barack Obama's health care reform law and you might get 242 different answers. Even after three years of railing against Obama's plan, Republicans have coalesced around only a few basic tenets of health policy - let alone a full replacement plan.

2 May 2012

Endocrine Society and its Hormone Health Network release ‘Menopause Map’

Women going through menopause now have a first-of-its-kind interactive guide to help them better understand their menu of treatment options, including whether hormone therapy may be right for them. The Endocrine Society and its Hormone Health Network today released the "Menopause Map," an online tool to help women and their doctors discuss which hormonal and non-hormonal treatment options would be most effective and safe to relieve the sometimes debilitating symptoms of menopause.

2 May 2012

Calif. panel considers changes in dental program

As the state wrestles with budget problems, legislators consider how much coverage to give to children and adults.

2 May 2012

At-home caregiving comes with personal, financial costs

News outlets examine the costs of care-giving and a new initiative to help Medicaid enrollees stay at home rather than live in nursing homes.

2 May 2012

Hospital billing collections company seeks dismissal of Minn. lawsuit

The Minn. state attorney general lodged a suit against Accretive Health arguing that it violated privacy laws when an employee lost a laptop computer with medical data of 23,500 patients. In addition, Accretive is also lashing out at publicity about its efforts to get hospital patients to pay their bills.

2 May 2012

May issue of WHO Bulletin available online

The May issue of the WHO Bulletin features an editorial on the establishment of an evidence base for e-health; a public health round-up;

2 May 2012

New studies restart debate about mammography for women in their 40s

Another study in today's news examines two eye drugs and finds they are comparable, a conclusion that could potentially save Medicare and other insurers millions of dollars.

2 May 2012

CNN reports on China's 'one-child policy,' implications for women

CNN reports on how "the issue of forced abortions -- and in some cases, forced sterilizations -- in China has seized the spotlight in recent days with news of escaped activist Chen Guangcheng," who "rose to fame in the late 1990s because of his advocacy for what he calls victims of abusive practices, such as forced abortions, by Chinese family planning officials." China's so-called "one-child policy has been blamed for abuses," the news service reports.

2 May 2012

HealthClips Rx patient education app now available in iTunes

Milner-Fenwick, Inc. and Preventice, Inc. announced today that the HealthClips Rx patient education app is now available in iTunes. To familiarize health care providers with this interactive patient education model, Milner-Fenwick and Preventice are offering a free, two-week trial to physicians and care providers.

2 May 2012

'Mandatory oversight' of potentially dangerous biological research will be necessary

"In the sobering annals of disaster prevention, genetic manipulation of the H5N1 influenza virus is looming as a seminal case," John Steinbruner, director of the Center for International Security Studies at the University of Maryland, writes in an opinion piece in The Hill's "Congress Blog," noting that two "laboratory experiments have rendered the highly virulent avian strain transmissible among ferrets, strongly suggesting that it would be transmissible among humans as well."

2 May 2012

Helping Babies Breathe initiative employs Global Development Alliance model

In a post on USAID's "IMPACTblog," Amanda Makulec of John Snow Inc. describes the Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) initiative, which was developed "to equip birth attendants in developing countries with the skills they need to successfully resuscitate babies born without the ability to breathe on their own."

2 May 2012

Copenhagen Consensus report argues for addressing chronic, NCDs in developing countries

In the second part of a series of Slate articles highlighting issues being examined by the Copenhagen Consensus Center, Bjorn Lomborg, director of the center, examines the global burden of non-communicable diseases, which "receive the smallest amount of donor assistance of all health conditions, having lost ground since 1990 relative to infectious diseases," he writes.

2 May 2012

Focusing on small-scale, 'hyper-local' activities more effective than traditional aid models

In this Atlantic opinion piece, Joshua Foust, an author and a fellow at the American Security Project, examines the use of a non-traditional aid model known as the Rural Support Programmes Network (RSPN) in Pakistan, where "heavy rains and devastating flooding ... displaced upwards of 20 million people" in July 2010.

2 May 2012

World behind on pledge to reduce HIV/AIDS infections, improve treatment, U.N. report says

"The world is falling behind in its pledge to reduce HIV/AIDS infections and improve treatment, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, according to a U.N. report released Monday" by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the Associated Press reports.

2 May 2012

Guttmacher Institute media update examines impact of U.S. family planning assistance abroad

The Guttmacher Institute on Friday released a media update examining the impact of U.S. international family planning assistance.

2 May 2012

U.S. government celebrates 'remarkable' country-level success in improving maternal health

In this post in USAID's "IMPACTblog," Chris Thomas, a health and development officer at USAID, reports on an event held on Capitol Hill on Tuesday during which "the U.S. Government celebrated remarkable country-level success in saving the lives of women during pregnancy and childbirth."

2 May 2012

As voters weigh presidential candidates, Romney seeks support from intra-party rivals

Although President Barack Obama and GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney offer voters "a distinct choice," Romney is still courting conservatives within his party who have been concerned about his past positions on things such as abortion and health reform.

2 May 2012

More studies needed on potential links between type D personality and cardiac disease

Krames StayWell releases new strategic growth platform for health care organizations

Krames StayWell, the leading health care communications and engagement company, in collaboration with Tea Leaves Health, has announced the release of Krames StayWell Engage 360 a breakthrough strategic growth platform for health care organizations.

2 May 2012

World can eliminate preventable child death with combination of new technologies, capabilities

"Every child should have the opportunity to celebrate his or her fifth birthday," but 7.6 million "kids die within the first five years of life," a VOA editorial writes.

2 May 2012

Health Care News and Research

House Republicans divided over how to 'replace' health law

Endocrine Society and its Hormone Health Network release ‘Menopause Map’

Calif. panel considers changes in dental program

At-home caregiving comes with personal, financial costs

Hospital billing collections company seeks dismissal of Minn. lawsuit

May issue of WHO Bulletin available online

New studies restart debate about mammography for women in their 40s

CNN reports on China's 'one-child policy,' implications for women

HealthClips Rx patient education app now available in iTunes

'Mandatory oversight' of potentially dangerous biological research will be necessary

Helping Babies Breathe initiative employs Global Development Alliance model

Copenhagen Consensus report argues for addressing chronic, NCDs in developing countries

Focusing on small-scale, 'hyper-local' activities more effective than traditional aid models

World behind on pledge to reduce HIV/AIDS infections, improve treatment, U.N. report says

Guttmacher Institute media update examines impact of U.S. family planning assistance abroad

U.S. government celebrates 'remarkable' country-level success in improving maternal health

As voters weigh presidential candidates, Romney seeks support from intra-party rivals

More studies needed on potential links between type D personality and cardiac disease

Krames StayWell releases new strategic growth platform for health care organizations

World can eliminate preventable child death with combination of new technologies, capabilities

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