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Rep. Walberg touts market-based health care legislation in Washington Times op-ed

The "one-size-fits-all, Washington-based approach" to overhauling the U.S. health care system "is wrong" and, instead, reform should focus on providing a "patient-centered health care system that gives consumers direct control and choice over their health care decisions," Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) writes in a Washington Times opinion piece.

3 Jun 2008

Second HIV/AIDS implementers' meeting opens in Uganda

The 2008 HIV/AIDS Implementers' Meeting opened on Tuesday in Kampala, Uganda, and is expected to bring together 1,700 participants to discuss ways to bolster the global response to the disease, the New Vision/AllAfrica.com reports.

3 Jun 2008

UK to provide about $12 billion to improve health services in developing countries, fight HIV/AIDS, official says

United Kingdom International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander on Monday announced that the government will provide six billion British pounds, or $11.8 billion, over seven years to improve health services and systems in developing countries to fight HIV/AIDS, AFP/Google.com reports (AFP/Google.com, 6/2).

3 Jun 2008

One million people gained access to antiretrovirals in 2007

About one million people in developing countries gained access to antiretroviral drugs in 2007, according to a report released on Monday by UNAIDS, UNICEF and the World Health Organization, the New York Times reports (Dugger, New York Times, 6/3).

3 Jun 2008

Utah HIV/AIDS group rejects Federal funding because of issues with prevention ads

The Utah AIDS Foundation recently decided to forgo federal funding because of issues surrounding prevention advertisements, the Salt Lake Tribune reports.

3 Jun 2008

Malaysian health official urges women to carry condoms to prevent HIV transmission

Malaysian Deputy Health Minister Abdul Latiff Ahmad during the 25th International AIDS Candlelight Memorial on Saturday urged women in the country to carry condoms to protect themselves against HIV transmission, the AP/Google.com reports.

3 Jun 2008

60% of people in the U.S. age 18 and older have at least one chronic medical condition

About six of every 10 people in the United States age 18 and older have at least one chronic medical condition, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research ands Quality.

3 Jun 2008

Preventable adverse events in hospitals occur 3 times more among patients with deafness, blindness or psychiatric disorders

Preventable adverse events in hospitals occur 3 times more often among patients with communication problems, such as deafness, blindness, psychiatric disorders and multiple health issues or comorbidities, found researchers in this study of nearly 2,400 patient records from 20 hospitals in Quebec.

2 Jun 2008

Exposure-based therapy may help prevent post-traumatic stress disorder

Exposure-based therapy, in which recent trauma survivors are instructed to relive the troubling event, may be effective in preventing the progression from acute stress disorder to post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of General Psychiatry.

2 Jun 2008

CMS launches campaign to enroll more low-income Medicare beneficiaries in prescription drug assistance program

CMS launched a $12 million outreach campaign last month to encourage low-income Medicare beneficiaries to enroll in the prescription drug assistance program, CongressDaily reports.

2 Jun 2008

Many Gulf Coast residents affected by Hurricane Katrina continue to have mental health problems, study finds

More than half of Louisiana and Mississippi residents affected by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 continue to experience significant mental health problems, according to a study released on Friday by the American Medical Association, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.

2 Jun 2008

Arizona Republic examines health insurance policy rescissions

The Arizona Republic on Friday examined how the practice of health insurers rescinding and canceling the health care policies of beneficiaries has been "scrutinized from California to Connecticut with some states passing tough measures or pursuing regulatory actions and assessing fines to restrict these retroactive health policy voids."

2 Jun 2008

Appeals court decisions in Vioxx lawsuits indicate 'sanity still exists' in legal system, editorial states

State appeals courts in New Jersey and Texas last week "delivered a one-two punch to the liability suits against Merck for its Vioxx painkiller," an indication that "some sanity still exists in the tort system -- at least at the appellate level," according to a Wall Street Journal editorial.

2 Jun 2008

Senate Democrats to move forward with bill that would halt 10.6% Medicare physician payment cut despite veto threat

Despite a veto threat from the White House, Senate Democrats plan to move forward in the next two weeks with a bill (S 1951) that would reduce payments to Medicare Advantage plans to offset delaying a 10.6% cut to Medicare physicians' payments, CQ Today reports.

2 Jun 2008

Lawmakers seek to revive legislation that would eliminate COBRA coverage limits

Reps. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.) are pushing to revive legislation (HR 2047) proposed last year that would allow people to pay for health coverage from their former employers until they qualify for Medicare at age 65, the Chicago Sun Times reports.

2 Jun 2008

Health care standards needed at immigration detention centers, opinion piece states

"Unlike federal and state prisons, immigrant detention centers, many of which are run by private contractors, are not legally mandated to abide by any health care standards when it comes to treating sick immigrants," Sandra Hernandez, a staff writer for the legal newspaper Daily Journal, writes in a Los Angeles Times opinion piece.

2 Jun 2008

Gender-based violence contributing to spread of HIV in Papua New Guinea, Amnesty International report says

Violence against women is contributing to the spread of HIV in Papua New Guinea, Amnesty International said in its recent annual report, the Australian Associated Press reports.

2 Jun 2008

Delegates agree to focus on HIV/AIDS, other issues hindering African development at close of Tokyo conference

Delegates at the close of the fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Yokohama, Japan, on Friday agreed to focus on health issues, including HIV/AIDS, on the continent, the Kyodo News/TMCnet reports. In the Yokohama declaration, delegates also pledged to pay "special attention" to issues -- such as health, poverty and food insecurity -- that are hindering African development.

2 Jun 2008

Uganda should address HIVAIDS-related stigma, discrimination to fight apread of disease, report says

Social stigma and discrimination associated with HIV/AIDS in Uganda is undermining efforts to fight the spread of the disease and should be addressed, according to a report released Wednesday by the Open Society Institute East Africa Initiative, the New Vision/AllAfrica.com reports.

2 Jun 2008

Some women who have had Caesarean sections have difficulty obtaining private health coverage

Some insurers are denying individual coverage to women who have given birth via caesarean section because they are likely to undergo the procedure again, the New York Times reports. According to the Times, a c-section on average costs about $2,700 more than a vaginal birth.

2 Jun 2008

Health Care News and Research

Rep. Walberg touts market-based health care legislation in Washington Times op-ed

Second HIV/AIDS implementers' meeting opens in Uganda

UK to provide about $12 billion to improve health services in developing countries, fight HIV/AIDS, official says

One million people gained access to antiretrovirals in 2007

Utah HIV/AIDS group rejects Federal funding because of issues with prevention ads

Malaysian health official urges women to carry condoms to prevent HIV transmission

60% of people in the U.S. age 18 and older have at least one chronic medical condition

Preventable adverse events in hospitals occur 3 times more among patients with deafness, blindness or psychiatric disorders

Exposure-based therapy may help prevent post-traumatic stress disorder

CMS launches campaign to enroll more low-income Medicare beneficiaries in prescription drug assistance program

Many Gulf Coast residents affected by Hurricane Katrina continue to have mental health problems, study finds

Arizona Republic examines health insurance policy rescissions

Appeals court decisions in Vioxx lawsuits indicate 'sanity still exists' in legal system, editorial states

Senate Democrats to move forward with bill that would halt 10.6% Medicare physician payment cut despite veto threat

Lawmakers seek to revive legislation that would eliminate COBRA coverage limits

Health care standards needed at immigration detention centers, opinion piece states

Gender-based violence contributing to spread of HIV in Papua New Guinea, Amnesty International report says

Delegates agree to focus on HIV/AIDS, other issues hindering African development at close of Tokyo conference

Uganda should address HIVAIDS-related stigma, discrimination to fight apread of disease, report says

Some women who have had Caesarean sections have difficulty obtaining private health coverage

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