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More consumers purchase vitamins, supplements amid economic recession

Sales of vitamins and nutritional supplements have surged in recent months as consumers look to avoid costly physician visits amid the ongoing economic recession, the New York Times reports.

6 Apr 2009

Mississippi Medicaid fraud-prevention rule criticized for eliminating beneficiaries from program

Mississippi state lawmakers last week rejected efforts to repeal a state rule requiring Medicaid beneficiaries to show up in person to renew their enrollment each year, the AP/Miami Herald reports.

6 Apr 2009

Georgia insurance commissioner launches inquiry into out-of-network payments

Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine (R) has ordered 18 insurers that operate in Georgia to report how they establish reimbursement rates for out-of-network services, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

6 Apr 2009

Minorities more likely than others in California to be uninsured, families USA Survey finds

Minorities in California are more likely than others to be uninsured in the last two years, according to a Families USA survey released last week, the Los Angeles Times reports.

6 Apr 2009

Ohio forum addresses racial health disparities among children

More than 200 people met Thursday for a forum sponsored by Children's Defense Fund-Ohio to discuss ways to address racial health disparities among children in the state, the Columbus Dispatch reports.

6 Apr 2009

First Lady Obama to partner with French First Lady Bruni-Sarkozy on global HIV/AIDS efforts

First lady Michelle Obama and French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy on Friday in Strasbourg, France, agreed to collaborate on efforts to address HIV/AIDS worldwide, AFP/Google.com reports.

6 Apr 2009

Ugandan First Lady calls for increased efforts to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission

Uganda's first lady Janet Museveni recently called for increased efforts to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission in the country, Uganda's New Vision reports.

6 Apr 2009

Cambodia aims to decrease HIV/AIDS prevalence to 0.6% by 2010

Cambodia aims to decrease its HIV/AIDS prevalence to 0.6% by 2010, compared with a prevalence of more than 0.7% in 2008 and 0.9% in 2006, Xinhuanet reports.

6 Apr 2009

Inter Press service examines research into PrEP

Inter Press Service last week examined how researchers are investigating the use of antiretroviral drugs as a possible method of pre-exposure prophylaxis. AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition's Executive Director Mitchell Warren recently said that such efforts are "a pivotal moment in HIV/AIDS research."

6 Apr 2009

California HIV/AIDS group launches web-based program aimed at MSM

The Palm Springs, Calif.-based Desert AIDS Project has launched an Internet-based education and prevention program aimed at men who have sex with men, the Desert Sun reports. The program was launched ahead of the area's White Party Easter weekend, according to the Sun.

6 Apr 2009

Telehealth technology will help seniors and save billions!

The partnership of two of the biggest companies worldwide could have major implications for healthcare in the future, particularly for those living in rural or remote communities.

6 Apr 2009

Researchers find an increased rate of unintentional injection of epinephrine from auto-injectors for anaphylaxis

Researchers find an increased rate of unintentional injection of epinephrine from auto-injectors for anaphylaxis (severe allergic reactions) and urge people who may need to administer the life-saving drug to themselves or others in an allergic emergency to receive regular coaching in its proper use.

6 Apr 2009

Fluorescent anesthetic compound brings new avenues for drug discovery

A collaboration of University of Pennsylvania and University of Wisconsin chemists and anesthesiologists have identified a fluorescent anesthetic compound that will assist researchers in obtaining more precise information about how anesthetics work in the body and will provide a means to more rapidly test new anesthetic compounds in the search for safer and more effective drugs.

6 Apr 2009

Partner behavior better predicts STD risks

Risky behaviors such as not using condoms or having sex with multiple people put young adults at risk for contracting sexually transmitted diseases, but perhaps not as much as the characteristics of their sexual partners, University of Florida researchers say.

6 Apr 2009

Long-acting insulin analogues in type 2 diabetes: advantage over human insulin not proven

It has so far not been proven that long-acting insulin analogues (LAIAs) have an advantage over conventional human insulin in the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes.

6 Apr 2009

Possible increase in colon cancer after start of folic acid fortification

The rate of colorectal cancer in Chile may have increased since that country began fortifying wheat flour with folic acid, reports a study in the European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology.

5 Apr 2009

Senate unlikely to vote on Gov. Sebelius' nomination as HHS Secretary until later this month

Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D), President Obama's choice for HHS secretary, "sailed through" a Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing on Thursday, but the Senate likely will not take up the nomination until later this month because of objections for an immediate vote by several Republican members, the New York Times reports (Pear, New York Times, 4/3).

5 Apr 2009

Congress approves budget resolutions

The House and Senate on Thursday approved their respective versions of the fiscal year 2010 budget resolution (HConRes85, SConRes13), both of which include deficit-neutral reserve funds for health care, CongressDaily reports (Sanchez/Friedman, CongressDaily, 4/3).

5 Apr 2009

Congressional progressive caucus issues letter stating majority of members will only support health reform that includes public plan option

A majority of members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus will not support any health reform legislation that does not include a public plan option, according to a letter sent on Thursday by CPC co-chairs Reps. Lynn Woosley (D-Calif.) and Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) to Democratic leaders in the House and Senate, Roll Call reports (Bendery, Roll Call, 4/2).

5 Apr 2009

More large employers offer chronic disease management programs to reduce health care costs

Eighty percent of large U.S. companies this year are offering chronic disease management programs for workers in an effort to reduce health care costs, up from 51% last year, according to a new survey by Hewitt Associates, the Houston Chronicle reports.

5 Apr 2009

Health Care News and Research

More consumers purchase vitamins, supplements amid economic recession

Mississippi Medicaid fraud-prevention rule criticized for eliminating beneficiaries from program

Georgia insurance commissioner launches inquiry into out-of-network payments

Minorities more likely than others in California to be uninsured, families USA Survey finds

Ohio forum addresses racial health disparities among children

First Lady Obama to partner with French First Lady Bruni-Sarkozy on global HIV/AIDS efforts

Ugandan First Lady calls for increased efforts to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission

Cambodia aims to decrease HIV/AIDS prevalence to 0.6% by 2010

Inter Press service examines research into PrEP

California HIV/AIDS group launches web-based program aimed at MSM

Telehealth technology will help seniors and save billions!

Researchers find an increased rate of unintentional injection of epinephrine from auto-injectors for anaphylaxis

Fluorescent anesthetic compound brings new avenues for drug discovery

Partner behavior better predicts STD risks

Long-acting insulin analogues in type 2 diabetes: advantage over human insulin not proven

Possible increase in colon cancer after start of folic acid fortification

Senate unlikely to vote on Gov. Sebelius' nomination as HHS Secretary until later this month

Congress approves budget resolutions

Congressional progressive caucus issues letter stating majority of members will only support health reform that includes public plan option

More large employers offer chronic disease management programs to reduce health care costs

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