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Women with ovarian cancer do not benefit from CA-125 and transvaginal ultrasound

In a clinical trial that included nearly 80,000 women, those who received ovarian cancer screening did not have a reduced risk of death from ovarian cancer compared to women who received usual care, but did have an increase in invasive medical procedures and associated harms as a result of being screened, according to a study in the June 8 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on cancer.

6 Jun 2011

$Bariatric weight-loss surgery may increase risk of fractures$

Bariatric weight-loss surgery may increase risk of fractures

People who have had gastric bypass surgery or other bariatric weight-loss surgery have an even higher increased risk of breaking bones than previously found. These study findings will be presented Tuesday at The Endocrine Society's 93rd Annual Meeting in Boston.

6 Jun 2011

Medicare debate highlights competing views among young and old

The future of Medicare continues to be a hot topic in politics. The New York Times examines how the current debate over revamping the program is playing out among different age groups. And on Capitol Hill Friday, two Democratic senators urged that Medicare spending be debated independently from the current negotiations on raising the federal debt ceiling. Republicans quickly challenged that view.

6 Jun 2011

GOP presidential hopefuls take aim at different health reform targets

Former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney continues to aim criticism at the health law signed by President Barack Obama while former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who has not yet announced an intent to seek the GOP nomination, slammed the state law that Romney backed.

4 Jun 2011

U.S. foreign aid recipients own billions in Treasury securities, CRS report says

"The Congressional Research Service released a report last month, a copy of which Fox News exclusively obtained, showing that in fiscal year 2010, the latest year that data was available, the U.S. handed out a total of $1.4 billion to 16 foreign countries that held at least $10 billion in Treasury securities," FoxNews.com reports.

4 Jun 2011

Parties agree appeals court has jurisdiction in Va. health law legal challenge

A federal statute that generally bars lawsuits challenging taxes before they are paid does not prohibit a federal appeals court from deciding two Virginia suits seeking to dismantle the Obama administration's health care overhaul, attorneys for all parties in the cases say.

4 Jun 2011

British budget cuts preserve important spending and are a model for U.S. lawmakers

In his Washington Post column, Michael Gerson writes about British Prime Minister David Cameron's approach to budget cuts. "Cameronism is defined not only by austerity but by a few notable exceptions to austerity. The prime minister has protected some spending categories from reductions, erecting what's called a 'ring-fence' around health programs and foreign assistance".

4 Jun 2011

USAID shares priorities with Pakistan

Writing about the relationship between USAID and Pakistan on the agency's "Impact blog", J. Alexander Their, assistant to the administrator and director of the USAID Office of Afghanistan and Pakistan Affairs, states, "Our shared priorities in energy, economic growth, stabilization, health, and education are directed to addressing both short and long-term challenges."

4 Jun 2011

MSNBC examines new USAID program to promote corporate volunteerism

MSNBC.com examines a recently launched USAID program that is like a "mash-up of a corporate Peace Corps and 'The Apprentice.'"

4 Jun 2011

International drug policy panel calls for legalization of some drugs, de-criminalizing drug use

The Global Commission on Drug Policy - a panel that includes former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Executive Director Michel Kazatchkine, and several other current and former world leaders - has released a report calling for "the legalization of some types of drugs and an end to the criminalization of drug users," The Voice of Russia reports.

4 Jun 2011

Department of Health urges caregivers, parents to update students' immunizations

Parents and caregivers are urged to use the summer break to make sure all students' immunizations are up to date before new regulations take effect in August, the Department of Health said today.

4 Jun 2011

Indiana officials say they will defy federal order on Planned Parenthood

State lawyers say they must obey a law signed by the governor last month that bars funding to clinics offering abortions. Medicaid officials warned this week that denying payments for covered health services was illegal and could endanger all federal Medicaid payments to the state.

4 Jun 2011

Primary care providers treat hepatitis C patients effectively through Project ECHO model

Under a completely new way of providing health care, primary care clinicians in remote villages, prisons and poor urban neighborhoods who were trained to treat patients with hepatitis C achieved excellent results identical to those of specialists at a university medical center.

4 Jun 2011

College students more likely to talk about sexual health issues after watching TV shows

"What would Samantha and Miranda do?" That's what viewers of the past HBO series Sex and the City may ask themselves when faced with the prospect of uncomfortable discussions about sexual health with partners, friends and doctors.

4 Jun 2011

GOP debates how to refine Medicare message; Democrats see program as key to winning back the House

Republicans are having an intra-party debate regarding whether a short and simple Medicare message or a more nuanced version would play better with voters. Meanwhile, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., says Democrats have a good chance of taking back the lower chamber in 2012.

4 Jun 2011

Overall employment in Cuba's health system dropped in 2010, report says

Overall employment in Cuba's health system fell 14 percent in 2010 to about 282,000 jobs, compared with 330,000 during the previous year, according to a report from the country's National Statistics Office, the Associated Press/Washington Post reports.

4 Jun 2011

Budget cuts should not include U.S. global AIDS program

"Now is not the time for the United States - or any other country - to reduce spending on programs that deliver life-saving drugs at so tiny a cost," a Des Moines Register editorial states, noting the relatively small cost of PEPFAR.

4 Jun 2011

From the legislatures: Calif. Assembly passes rate regulation bill; Wis. lawmakers vote to raise health costs for new firefighters, police

The state Assembly approved a bill Thursday that would give state regulators the power to reject or modify excessive health insurance premium increases similar to the way auto and homeowner insurance is regulated in California. Lawmakers voted 47-28 to approve the measure after Republican legislators walked off the floor in protest. AB52 now moves to the state Senate.

4 Jun 2011

BGU recognizes Donna E. Shalala with honorary doctoral degree

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev awarded an honorary doctoral degree to former Clinton cabinet member and University of Miami President, Donna E. Shalala on Monday evening.

4 Jun 2011

Reviewing evidence and efficacy of global health interventions

The Kaiser Family Foundation launched a web-based tool, called "Global Health Interventions: A Review of Evidence," as part of an effort to provide policy-relevant and accessible information on the efficacy of key global health interventions, including the strength of the evidence.

4 Jun 2011

Health Care News and Research

Women with ovarian cancer do not benefit from CA-125 and transvaginal ultrasound

Bariatric weight-loss surgery may increase risk of fractures

Medicare debate highlights competing views among young and old

GOP presidential hopefuls take aim at different health reform targets

U.S. foreign aid recipients own billions in Treasury securities, CRS report says

Parties agree appeals court has jurisdiction in Va. health law legal challenge

British budget cuts preserve important spending and are a model for U.S. lawmakers

USAID shares priorities with Pakistan

MSNBC examines new USAID program to promote corporate volunteerism

International drug policy panel calls for legalization of some drugs, de-criminalizing drug use

Department of Health urges caregivers, parents to update students' immunizations

Indiana officials say they will defy federal order on Planned Parenthood

Primary care providers treat hepatitis C patients effectively through Project ECHO model

College students more likely to talk about sexual health issues after watching TV shows

GOP debates how to refine Medicare message; Democrats see program as key to winning back the House

Overall employment in Cuba's health system dropped in 2010, report says

Budget cuts should not include U.S. global AIDS program

From the legislatures: Calif. Assembly passes rate regulation bill; Wis. lawmakers vote to raise health costs for new firefighters, police

BGU recognizes Donna E. Shalala with honorary doctoral degree

Reviewing evidence and efficacy of global health interventions

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