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FDA approves Besivance as a treatment for bacterial conjunctivitis

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Besivance (besifloxacin ophthalmic suspension 0.6 percent) for the treatment of bacterial conjunctivitis (non-viral), a contagious condition marked by irritation of the eyes and a discharge from the mucous membranes.

28 May 2009

Is Australia’s national health reform agenda taking account of social determinants of health?

Never shy of a tough question, on April 28, the Sydney University's Menzies Centre for Health Policy (MCHP) and the Oxford Health Alliance (OxHA) Asia Pacific Centre co hosted a seminar to ask Australia's three imminent major health policy reform commissions if and how they are approaching the core issue of the role of social disadvantage in health and illness.

27 May 2009

Black women more likely to have vitamin D deficiency, bacterial vaginosis

Black women are nearly three times as likely as white women to have a vitamin D deficiency, which is linked with an increased risk of the vaginal infection bacterial vaginosis, according to a study published in the June issue of the Journal of Nutrition, the New York Times reports.

27 May 2009

1 million California residents travel to Mexico annually for health care, study finds

About one million adults living in California, including 500,000 immigrants, travel to Mexico for health care each year, according to a study published Tuesday in the journal Medical Care, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

27 May 2009

California official details proposed health care cuts in Schwarzenegger's budget plan

California Department of Finance Chief Deputy Director Ana Matosantos on Tuesday discussed Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's (R) plans to address the state budget deficit in part by cutting Medi-Cal spending and eliminating Healthy Families, the Sacramento Bee reports.

27 May 2009

United Auto Workers to accept up to 20% of GM stock; agrees to concessions on retiree health care obligations, labor rules

United Auto Workers leaders on Tuesday agreed to accept up to 20% of General Motors stock, as well as concessions on labor rules and retiree health care obligations, as the automaker faces a June 1 deadline to restructure or seek bankruptcy protection, the Detroit News reports (Aguilar/Shepardson, Detroit News, 5/27).

27 May 2009

Psychiatrists begin revising diagnostic manual for mental illnesses

Over the next 18 months, psychiatrists will revise the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, which is used to determine how U.S. residents' mental health is assessed, diagnosed and treated, the Los Angeles Times reports.

27 May 2009

Wall Street Journal examines group health insurance policies as option for uninsured

People who no longer have health insurance because of a job loss, voluntary retirement or other reasons have begun obtaining health coverage through the "little-known" option of group coverage, the Wall Street Journal reports.

27 May 2009

Study finds no link between cost, quality of care

Quality of care is not linked to the cost of care, according to a study published last week on the Web site of the journal Health Affairs, CQ HealthBeat reports.

27 May 2009

Pledges to reduce health care costs, spending growth could violate antitrust laws, lawyers say

U.S. antitrust laws could affect health care industry groups' efforts to work together to rein in health care costs, the New York Times reports (Pear, New York Times, 5/27).

27 May 2009

Solomon Islands could see increase in HIV cases, WHO says

A recent estimate from the World Health Organization says that the number of HIV cases in the Solomon Islands could reach at least 350 by 2010, the Solomon Star News reports.

27 May 2009

Rwanda launches campaign to address cross-generational sex

The Rwanda Ministry of Youth recently launched a six-month campaign aimed at reducing the trend of cross-generational sex, which some health officials say is contributing to the spread of HIV among young people in the country, the New Times/AllAfrica.com reports.

27 May 2009

World Cup campaign to build centers to provide HIV/AIDS education, other services to ‘at-risk’ African youth

Authorities in South Africa have begun construction of one of the 20 planned Football for Hope centers in Africa -- part of a 2010 World Cup campaign called "20 Centers for 2010" aimed at reducing the prevalence of HIV/AIDS, poverty and crime in local communities -- the AP/Google.com reports.

27 May 2009

South African Health Minister to launch ‘plan to address mother-to-child HIV transmission’

South African Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi within the next two weeks is expected to launch a plan to address mother-to-child HIV transmission in an effort to reduce infant mortality in the country, The Times reports.

27 May 2009

Advocates at Kenyan conference explore new strategies to combat HIV/AIDS in Africa

Nearly 30 years after the emergence of HIV/AIDS, the global health community must develop new strategies to curb the spread of the disease in sub-Saharan Africa, some experts said Tuesday ahead of the Global Citizens Summit for Social Mobilization to End AIDS in Nairobi, Kenya, AFP/Google.com reports.

27 May 2009

California Gov. Schwarzenegger's plan to reduce state spending includes cuts to HIV/AIDS services

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) on Tuesday sent state lawmakers a plan to reduce more than $5 billion in spending that includes cuts to HIV/AIDS services, the Los Angeles Times reports (Rothfeld/McGreevy, Los Angeles Times, 5/27).

27 May 2009

Financial contracts to care for sick or aging relatives adding legal twist to family health care

Financial contracts to care for sick or aging relatives - nearly unthinkable just a decade ago - are drawing new interest as everyday Americans wrestle with the time and expense of providing long-term health care, a University of Illinois legal expert says.

27 May 2009

U.S. bill would establish survey to collect health data from native Hawaiians, Pacific islanders

Madeleine Bordallo, the U.S. delegate from Guam, has introduced legislation that would fund a survey to collect health data from Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, the Pacific Daily News reports.

26 May 2009

Some Black women with advanced breast cancer opt against treatment, study finds

A new study has found that some black women with advanced breast cancer declined treatment with chemotherapy or radiation, though researchers did not know the reason why so many of the women opted against treatment, HealthDay/Las Vegas NOW reports.

26 May 2009

Rep. Wolf says entitlement programs could affect U.S. bond rating

Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) on Friday in a letter to President Obama said that the U.S. could lose its triple-A bond rating if Congress does not act quickly to overhaul U.S. entitlement programs, including Medicare and Medicaid, and reduce federal debt, the AP/Detroit News reports.

26 May 2009

Health Care News and Research

FDA approves Besivance as a treatment for bacterial conjunctivitis

Is Australia’s national health reform agenda taking account of social determinants of health?

Black women more likely to have vitamin D deficiency, bacterial vaginosis

1 million California residents travel to Mexico annually for health care, study finds

California official details proposed health care cuts in Schwarzenegger's budget plan

United Auto Workers to accept up to 20% of GM stock; agrees to concessions on retiree health care obligations, labor rules

Psychiatrists begin revising diagnostic manual for mental illnesses

Wall Street Journal examines group health insurance policies as option for uninsured

Study finds no link between cost, quality of care

Pledges to reduce health care costs, spending growth could violate antitrust laws, lawyers say

Solomon Islands could see increase in HIV cases, WHO says

Rwanda launches campaign to address cross-generational sex

World Cup campaign to build centers to provide HIV/AIDS education, other services to ‘at-risk’ African youth

South African Health Minister to launch ‘plan to address mother-to-child HIV transmission’

Advocates at Kenyan conference explore new strategies to combat HIV/AIDS in Africa

California Gov. Schwarzenegger's plan to reduce state spending includes cuts to HIV/AIDS services

Financial contracts to care for sick or aging relatives adding legal twist to family health care

U.S. bill would establish survey to collect health data from native Hawaiians, Pacific islanders

Some Black women with advanced breast cancer opt against treatment, study finds

Rep. Wolf says entitlement programs could affect U.S. bond rating

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