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FDA approves 100th antiretroviral for PEPFAR

HHS recently announced the FDA's 100th approval of an antiretroviral drug for PEPFAR, PharmTech.com reports. Seventy-one of the more than 100 drugs reviewed by FDA for PEPFAR were generic products.

19 Oct 2009

Drought warnings in West Africa raise regional food security concerns

A warning from Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency about drought in northern parts of the country has raised "concern about food security not only in Africa's most populous nation but also in other parts of West Africa," Reuters AlertNet reports.

19 Oct 2009

AARP struggles to educate seniors about health care

The Hill reports: "Despite expending vast resources, the AARP has not been able to unite its own membership, Nancy LeaMond, the executive vice president of the organization's social impact group, told reporters on Wednesday. AARP's membership is roughly divided between Democrats, Republicans and independents, LeaMond told reporters."

19 Oct 2009

UMass Memorial Health Care to implement Accenx' interoperability platform for physician practice integration

Accenx(TM), a leading provider of health information exchange and interoperability solutions, announced today that UMass Memorial Health Care, clinical partner of University of Massachusetts Medical School and the largest healthcare system in Central and Western Massachusetts, has selected the Accenx Exchange(TM) interoperability platform to rapidly establish a health information exchange with its community physicians.

15 Oct 2009

FDA launches web page with information on how to dispose of certain drugs

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today launched a Web page for consumers with information on how to dispose of certain drugs, including several high-potency opioids and other selected controlled substances.

15 Oct 2009

MDS secures international cooperation to help Canadian teenager with malignant blood disorder

The Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) Foundation says a wide range of international cooperation has been secured to help 18-year-old Wes Laporte of Ontario get treatment for a life-threatening condition in the US.

15 Oct 2009

Northern Light partners with EBSCO Publishing to provide bio-pharma and health sciences news

Northern Light (www.northernlight.com) today announced a partnership with EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO) (www.ebscohost.com) that will let mutual customers directly search and access more than 4,000 bio-pharmaceutical, health sciences and general business magazines, journals and other news sources through Northern Light SinglePoint(TM) strategic research portals.

15 Oct 2009

PCDC to provide long-term financing to community health centers in low-income areas

The Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC), with support from HSBC Bank USA (HSBC), today announced a New Markets Loan Fund - $40 million in low-cost, long-term financing to develop primary care centers in economically distressed communities throughout New York State.

15 Oct 2009

GeckoSystems to discuss CareBot's graceful movement enabled by GeckoMotorController

GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. announced today that during their first annual "Mobile Robots in Motion" conference November 4-5, 2009 attendees will be able to observe and discuss the CareBot's™ graceful movement enabled by the GeckoMotorController™.

15 Oct 2009

National Women's Law Center reports how insurance industry discriminates against women

The National Women's Law Center's (NWLC) groundbreaking report "Nowhere to Turn: How the Individual Health Insurance Market Fails Women," first released in September 2008, brought to light how the insurance industry discriminates against women.

15 Oct 2009

Cost saving benefit faces eventual elimination without relief

Despite Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) support of President Obama's pledge not to raise taxes on the middle class, the House of Representatives is now considering -- outside of the normal legislative process -- adopting provisions approved yesterday by the Senate Finance Committee that would drastically restrict the use of flexible spending accounts (FSAs) in order to help pay for health care reform.

15 Oct 2009

Patients on statin drugs may have lower AAA surgery costs

Patients taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs may have better results and lower procedure costs when having a common operation for repairing a bulging aorta, according to a new study presented at the 95th annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons.

15 Oct 2009

Boehringer Ingelheim implements the iStudyReporter Bioanalytics reporting solution

Boehringer Ingelheim is a group of companies dedicated to researching, developing, manufacturing and marketing novel products of high therapeutic value for human and veterinary medicine. It is one of the world’s 20 leading pharmaceutical companies. Boehringer Ingelheim’s business areas include Prescription Medicines, Consumer Health Care and Biopharmaceuticals, as well as Pharma Chemicals and Animal Health.

15 Oct 2009

NAHC completes BlackBerry Report

The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) today announced the completion of The BlackBerry® Report: The National State of the Home Care Industry Study.

15 Oct 2009

Research to investigate and improve patient adherence to prescription drug therapies

CVS Caremark is sponsoring research to investigate patient adherence to prescription drug therapies and identify ways to increase adherence. Working with researchers from Harvard and Brigham and Women's Hospital, the company expects knowledge gained from the research will help health professionals better understand patient behavior and lead to developing programs that health care providers and pharmacies can use to improve medication adherence and ultimately help improve patient care and medical outcomes by avoiding costly hospital treatment.

15 Oct 2009

Health reform bill approved by finance panel, Snowe sides with Democrats

Kaiser Health News staff writers Eric Pianin and Mary Agnes Carey report on yesterday's Senate Finance Committee action.

15 Oct 2009

Innovative technologies and devices feature at AdvaMed 2009

The exhibit hall at AdvaMed 2009 on the third floor of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center is brimming with displays of cutting edge medical technology, organizations committed to the advancement of research and development in the MedTech industry, and innovative devices designed to improve the health and health care of people all over the world.

15 Oct 2009

Snowe's vote prompts speculation about broader bipartisan support

Democrats earned a single, coveted Republican vote for health reform legislation - from Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, - in the Senate Finance Committee, bringing them closer to the goal of bipartisan support, the Boston Globe reports

15 Oct 2009

Televised show to educate people on health care resources

Continuing its efforts to educate, inform, and empower the people of Chicago, SAVE THE PATIENT, a not-for-profit patient-focused organization, is hosting its 25-minute live call-in show, "Community Health," on Chicago Access Network (CAN-TV) on Monday, October 19, 2009 at 6:00 PM on Channel 21.

15 Oct 2009

Policymakers urged to preserve access to advanced imaging in final health care reform legislation

Survivors and patients with cancers and heart disease, along with patient advocate organizations and physicians, today urged policymakers to enhance early diagnosis of deadly diseases by preserving access to advanced imaging, such as MRI and CT scans, in final health care reform legislation.

15 Oct 2009

Health Care News and Research

FDA approves 100th antiretroviral for PEPFAR

Drought warnings in West Africa raise regional food security concerns

AARP struggles to educate seniors about health care

UMass Memorial Health Care to implement Accenx' interoperability platform for physician practice integration

FDA launches web page with information on how to dispose of certain drugs

MDS secures international cooperation to help Canadian teenager with malignant blood disorder

Northern Light partners with EBSCO Publishing to provide bio-pharma and health sciences news

PCDC to provide long-term financing to community health centers in low-income areas

GeckoSystems to discuss CareBot's graceful movement enabled by GeckoMotorController

National Women's Law Center reports how insurance industry discriminates against women

Cost saving benefit faces eventual elimination without relief

Patients on statin drugs may have lower AAA surgery costs

Boehringer Ingelheim implements the iStudyReporter Bioanalytics reporting solution

NAHC completes BlackBerry Report

Research to investigate and improve patient adherence to prescription drug therapies

Health reform bill approved by finance panel, Snowe sides with Democrats

Innovative technologies and devices feature at AdvaMed 2009

Snowe's vote prompts speculation about broader bipartisan support

Televised show to educate people on health care resources

Policymakers urged to preserve access to advanced imaging in final health care reform legislation

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