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State highlights: Mo. Gov. worried tax cut bill raises prescription drug sales tax; deadline day for bonus for Fla. Medicaid docs

St. Louis Beacon: Nixon Says Tax Cut Bill Removes Missouri's Sales Tax Break For Prescription Drugs. Gov. Jay Nixon has upped the ante in his criticism of a broad-based tax cut bill awaiting his decision, saying Thursday that it removes a sales tax exemption for prescription drugs that will raise taxes for millions of Missourians. One sponsor of the bill says there's plenty of time for the legislature to correct what he deemed a drafting error (Rosenbaum, 5/30).

1 Jun 2013

Views held by some GPs: One of the greatest health risks from smoking is nicotine

A survey of GPs (general practitioners) in the UK and Sweden revealed that some hold the view that one of the greatest health risks from smoking is nicotine. This belief likely influences health advice to smokers when considering whether to recommend the use of alternative nicotine products.

1 Jun 2013

Research roundup: Questioning money-saving value of kids' preventive dentistry, weight loss

Although early preventive dental visits are widely recommended for children, it is unclear whether they reduce future dental visits or costs.

1 Jun 2013

Research: Intervention by nurses increases likelihood of patient giving up smoking by 28%

Research from the World Health Organisation suggests that intervention by nurses increases the likelihood of a patient giving up smoking by 28%

1 Jun 2013

Apnix Sleep Diagnostics updates comprehensive sleep apnea treatments

Apnix Sleep Diagnostics has recently updated its comprehensive sleep apnea treatments, and is eager to serve more Houston sufferers of this condition.

31 May 2013

New study finds growing disparities in health behaviors among less-educated white women

Less-educated white women were increasingly more likely to die than their better-educated peers from the mid-1990s through the mid-2000s, according to a new study, which found that growing disparities in economic circumstances and health behaviors-particularly employment status and smoking habits-across education levels accounted for an important part of the widening mortality gap.

30 May 2013

Injectable drugs used in TPN to be imported into US, says FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that injectable drugs used in total parenteral nutrition in critical shortage will be imported into the United States and available to patients this week.

30 May 2013

Tafinlar, Mekinist get FDA approval to treat patients with advanced melanoma

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved two new drugs, Tafinlar (dabrafenib) and Mekinist (trametinib), for patients with advanced (metastatic) or unresectable (cannot be removed by surgery) melanoma, the most dangerous type of skin cancer.

30 May 2013

FDA approves iTrace for Blood Centers to assist in enhancing blood safety

iTrace for Blood Centers, (Version 1.0.924.0), the first application to use Radio Frequency Identification technology in blood establishments to assist in enhancing blood safety by preventing the release of unsuitable blood components, was cleared today by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

29 May 2013

Research sheds new light on the increasing use of prescription drugs among young people

Young people are increasingly turning to prescription drugs to get high. Research out of the University of Cincinnati sheds new light on what could increase or lower that risk.

29 May 2013

Constraints on advertising for alcohol products in movies are not effective

Researchers at the Norris Cotton Cancer Center have found that current constraints on advertising for alcohol products in movies that adolescents watch are not effective.

28 May 2013

New report reveals that parents can influence the health and well-being of children

A new report indicates that more than one in five parents of teens aged 12 to 17 (22.3 percent) think what they say has little influence on whether or not their child uses illicit substances, tobacco, or alcohol.

27 May 2013

FDA recommends health care providers not to administer steroid injections from Main Street

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is working closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Tennessee Board of Pharmacy to investigate reports of seven adverse events associated with steroid injections compounded by Main Street Family Pharmacy, LLC (Main Street) of Newbern, Tenn.

26 May 2013

FDA approves Tina-quant HbA1cDx assay for diagnosis of diabetes

Today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it is allowing marketing of the COBAS INTEGRA 800 Tina-quant HbA1cDx assay (Tina-quant HbA1cDx assay) for the diagnosis of diabetes by health care professionals.

24 May 2013

American Heart Association: Costs to treat stroke may increase to $183.13 billion in 2030

Costs to treat stroke are projected to more than double and the number of people having strokes may increase 20 percent by 2030, according to the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

23 May 2013

Researchers find that over 40% of patients treated for COPD did not actually have the disease

More than 40 percent of patients being treated for COPD at a federally funded clinic did not have the disease, researchers found after evaluating the patients with spirometry, the diagnostic "gold standard" for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

23 May 2013

Children exposed to secondhand smoke are more likely to grow up aggressive, antisocial

Children who are exposed to secondhand smoke in early childhood are more likely to grow up to physically aggressive and antisocial, regardless of whether they were exposed during pregnancy or their parents have a history of being antisocial, according to Linda Pagani and Caroline Fitzpatrick of the University of Montreal and its affiliated CHU Sainte-Justine hospital.

22 May 2013

A1-PI treatment slows progression of emphysema in patients with AATD

Treatment with an Alpha-1 proteinase inhibitor (A1-PI), a naturally occurring protein that protects lung tissue from breakdown and protects the lung's elasticity, is effective in slowing the progression of emphysema in patients with Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD), a life-threatening genetic disorder, according to a new study presented at the 2013 American Thoracic Society International Conference.

22 May 2013

Systemic inflammation is linked with depression in COPD patients, say researchers

Depression is common in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and has been linked with disease severity and impaired quality of life. Now, for the first time, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have linked the systemic inflammation associated with COPD with depression in these patients.

22 May 2013

Obesity directly tied to several cancers

"Obesity is a major risk factor for developing cancer, roughly the equivalent of tobacco use, and both are potentially reversible. Further, obese cancer patients do worse in surgery, with radiation or on chemotherapy - worse by any measure." Karen Basen-Engquist, Ph.D., Director of MD Anderson's new Center for Energy Balance in Cancer Prevention and Survivorship and professor of Behavioral Science.

22 May 2013

Tobacco News and Research

State highlights: Mo. Gov. worried tax cut bill raises prescription drug sales tax; deadline day for bonus for Fla. Medicaid docs

Views held by some GPs: One of the greatest health risks from smoking is nicotine

Research roundup: Questioning money-saving value of kids' preventive dentistry, weight loss

Research: Intervention by nurses increases likelihood of patient giving up smoking by 28%

Apnix Sleep Diagnostics updates comprehensive sleep apnea treatments

New study finds growing disparities in health behaviors among less-educated white women

Injectable drugs used in TPN to be imported into US, says FDA

Tafinlar, Mekinist get FDA approval to treat patients with advanced melanoma

FDA approves iTrace for Blood Centers to assist in enhancing blood safety

Research sheds new light on the increasing use of prescription drugs among young people

Constraints on advertising for alcohol products in movies are not effective

New report reveals that parents can influence the health and well-being of children

FDA recommends health care providers not to administer steroid injections from Main Street

FDA approves Tina-quant HbA1cDx assay for diagnosis of diabetes

American Heart Association: Costs to treat stroke may increase to $183.13 billion in 2030

Researchers find that over 40% of patients treated for COPD did not actually have the disease

Children exposed to secondhand smoke are more likely to grow up aggressive, antisocial

A1-PI treatment slows progression of emphysema in patients with AATD

Systemic inflammation is linked with depression in COPD patients, say researchers

Obesity directly tied to several cancers

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