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California State Controller urges Merck, Tibotec and ViiV to reduce AIDS drug prices

Today AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) announced that California State Controller John Chiang has sent letters to the CEOs of Merck & Co., Tibotec Therapeutics and ViiV Healthcare, asking the companies to reduce the price of their HIV/AIDS medications for California and its AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP).

1 Apr 2011

Longer looks: Research shows intriguing link between women abused in childhood and low-birthweight infants; tea party efforts to move health programs to states

Increasingly, a whole body of research indicates what happens early in childhood — even in utero — affects the rest of your life. Now, a new study reinforces that perspective, finding that women who were abused as children stand a greater chance of delivering low-birthweight babies.

1 Apr 2011

African governments must commit more funds to health to meet previous commitments, WHO, UNFPA say

Ten years "since heads of state of African Union countries met in Abuja, Nigeria, and pledged to set a target of allocating 'at least 15%' of their annual budget to improve the health sector, only Rwanda and South Africa have reached the objective," according to a recent WHO report, BMJ News reports/

1 Apr 2011

HIV prevention, treatment must be expanded in Asia-Pacific, delegates at regional meeting say

More needs to be done to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS and increase access to treatments for patients living with the disease, according to representatives from 24 Asia-Pacific countries attending a regional United Nations meeting in Bangkok this week, VOA News reports.

1 Apr 2011

Diamond Mold joins with University of Utah to raise awareness about heart health

Climbing Mount Everest under any circumstances is extreme, particularly if you're climbing a portion of it with the man who holds the world record for summiting Everest more than any other climber.

1 Apr 2011

Oncology experts educate lawmakers about latest information on radiation therapy

Leaders from the radiation oncology community – representing patients, physicians, providers, and manufacturers – met on Capitol Hill today to educate lawmakers and their staffs about the latest in radiation therapy technologies and techniques, improvements in patient care and the community's focus on patient safety in radiation therapy delivery.

1 Apr 2011

Pfizer reports details of financial interactions with the medical and scientific community

Pfizer Inc. today released a report detailing the company's financial interactions with health care professionals and researchers in 2010.

1 Apr 2011

CBO Director on health law: New estimates indicate net deficit decrease of $210 billion

Previously, the Congressional Budget Office had estimated a 10-year deficit reduction figure of $124 billion. The update reflects a change in the time period on which the projection is based.

1 Apr 2011

USAID internal memo details personnel, organizational changes for feed the future

The Obama administration's Feed the Future program and "the bureau that runs it will be reorganized," according to an internal USAID memo from March 15, Agweek reports.

1 Apr 2011

U.N. Secretary-General releases report assessing global response to HIV/AIDS

Nearly 30 years since researchers first described HIV/AIDS, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday in Nairobi, Kenya, released a report assessing the global HIV/AIDS response, Agence France-Presse reports.

1 Apr 2011

New study examines psychological, social challenges of women with breast cancer

When an aggressive form of breast cancer strikes a young woman, what kind of stress, anxiety and other psychological and social challenges does she face?

1 Apr 2011

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota reports $9 billion revenue for 2010

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota and its family of companies (Blue Cross) today announced audited financial results for 2010. The nonprofit health company reported full-year 2010 revenues of $9 billion and an operating margin of 1.4%, which resulted in a net operating income of $127 million. This marks the second consecutive year of positive operating results, following three consecutive years of operating losses from 2006 to 2008.

1 Apr 2011

Lawmakers near budget deal, GOP policy riders still trigger Dem objections

Although no agreements have been reached, congressional leaders appeared to be nearing a deal Wednesday to split the difference on spending cuts and avert a government shutdown. However, negotiators were still at odds over policy proposals designed to strip the measure of health law funding, among other things.

1 Apr 2011

Planned Parenthood, abortion issues cause new political skirmishes, policy actions

Among the recent news developments are reports that a House panel will vote on a plan to prevent use of the health law's tax credits to provide or pay for insurance that covers abortion. Meanwhile, Planned Parenthood continues to be embroiled in a funding debate.

1 Apr 2011

CPS: Withholding or withdrawing artificial nutrition and hydration is legally, ethically acceptable

The Canadian Paediatric Society wants to help health care providers faced with difficult end-of-life decisions, with a new paper on withholding or withdrawing artificial nutrition and hydration (ANH). The CPS says that withholding or withdrawing ANH is both legally and ethically acceptable as part of a palliative care plan.

1 Apr 2011

HHS secretary Sebelius testifies before Senate appropriations panel

During her testimony, the Health and Human Services secretary took questions on the health law and pointed out — according to Modern Healthcare — funding concerns related to rural critical access hospitals and anti-fraud and abuse efforts.

1 Apr 2011

Health law opponents optimistic in efforts to block implementation

Politico reports that the tea party movement is finding "surprising success." Meanwhile, KHN reports that Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli gives his state's health challenge good odds of winning in court.

1 Apr 2011

AARP under attack in GOP efforts against health law

House Republicans issued a report Wednesday and plan to hold a hearing Friday to investigate AARP's support for the health law as well as the organization's business interests.

1 Apr 2011

Opinions: Foreign aid; Congressman's global war on abortion

The idea that wealthy countries have a moral obligation to provide aid to poor nations "persists in the face of overwhelming evidence that such 'aid' does the world's poor more harm than good," Marian Tupy, a senior fellow at the Legatum Institute in London, writes in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece.

1 Apr 2011

Medicare moves to pay for Provenge

On Wednesday, Medicare officials signaled the federal insurance program will pay for this costly prostate cancer drug, a move that National Journal described as heading off "accusations that the [government] would be 'rationing' care."

1 Apr 2011

Health Care News and Research

California State Controller urges Merck, Tibotec and ViiV to reduce AIDS drug prices

Longer looks: Research shows intriguing link between women abused in childhood and low-birthweight infants; tea party efforts to move health programs to states

African governments must commit more funds to health to meet previous commitments, WHO, UNFPA say

HIV prevention, treatment must be expanded in Asia-Pacific, delegates at regional meeting say

Diamond Mold joins with University of Utah to raise awareness about heart health

Oncology experts educate lawmakers about latest information on radiation therapy

Pfizer reports details of financial interactions with the medical and scientific community

CBO Director on health law: New estimates indicate net deficit decrease of $210 billion

USAID internal memo details personnel, organizational changes for feed the future

U.N. Secretary-General releases report assessing global response to HIV/AIDS

New study examines psychological, social challenges of women with breast cancer

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota reports $9 billion revenue for 2010

Lawmakers near budget deal, GOP policy riders still trigger Dem objections

Planned Parenthood, abortion issues cause new political skirmishes, policy actions

CPS: Withholding or withdrawing artificial nutrition and hydration is legally, ethically acceptable

HHS secretary Sebelius testifies before Senate appropriations panel

Health law opponents optimistic in efforts to block implementation

AARP under attack in GOP efforts against health law

Opinions: Foreign aid; Congressman's global war on abortion

Medicare moves to pay for Provenge

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