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Washington Post series examines childhood obesity

An "epidemic of obesity" is "compromising the lives of millions of American children" and is "expected to add billions of dollars to the U.S. health care bill," the Washington Post reports.

20 May 2008

NIH announces new program to study patients with mystery diseases

NIH on Monday announced a pilot program that will study extremely rare diseases in people and could provide some no-cost care for study participants, the AP/San Francisco Chronicle reports.

20 May 2008

Simple checklist at NYC public hospitals effective in preventing infections

A "simple checklist" used by the 11 New York City public hospitals is "credited with drastically reducing" the number of infections at the facilities, the New York Times reports.

20 May 2008

CMS announces contract winners in first phase of Medicare durable medical equipment bidding program

CMS on Monday announced that 325 suppliers have won contracts in the first phase of a durable medical equipment competitive bidding program for Medicare scheduled to begin on July 1, CQ HealthBeat reports (Carey, CQ HealthBeat, 5/19).

20 May 2008

Some specialty hospitals would benefit from amendment in supplemental war appropriations bill

Several physician-owned specialty hospitals in the states of four Senate Appropriations Committee Democrats would benefit from an amendment to a supplemental war appropriations bill (HR 2642) that would allow the facilities to continue participating in Medicare and Medicaid, CQ Today reports.

20 May 2008

HIV/AIDS advocacy groups protest ruling in case regarding HIV-positive man, saliva

Several HIV/AIDS advocacy groups are saying that a recent ruling in a Dallas County, Texas, case that an HIV-positive man who spit into the mouth and eye of a Dallas police officer was using saliva as a deadly weapon was excessive, the Dallas Morning News reports.

20 May 2008

HIV/AIDS experts call for new ideas, increased funding on 25th anniversary of paper identifying virus

A novel strategy, new teams of researchers and increased funding are needed to revitalize the fight against HIV/AIDS worldwide, experts said Monday on the 25th anniversary of the release of the study that identified HIV, AFP/Google.com reports.

20 May 2008

NPR program examines HIV/AIDS education in U.S.

NPR's "Weekend Edition Sunday" examined issues surrounding HIV/AIDS education in the U.S. The segment included a discussion with Adam Tenor -- executive director of Metro TeenAIDS, a not-for-profit organization based in Washington, D.C., that runs education programs in city schools -- and with John Jemmott, a specialist in health psychology at the University of Pennsylvania.

20 May 2008

PEPFAR reauthorization legislation should make HIV/AIDS treatment 'priority,' letter to editor says

"When it comes to AIDS, treatment is prevention," Republican Sens. Richard Burr (N.C.) and Tom Coburn (Okla.) write in a Washington Post letter to the editor in response to a recent opinion piece by columnist Michael Gerson.

20 May 2008

Presidential candidates' health care advisers discuss role of Federal Government in providing coverage to U.S. residents

Advisers to the three major presidential candidates on Monday discussed the candidates' health care proposals and the role of government in health care during a forum hosted by Women in Government Relations, CQ HealthBeat reports.

20 May 2008

Scientists paint-viruses with proteins to track and treat viral disease and evolution

Biologists from Austria and Singapore developed a technique that adds a new twist on the relationship between biology and art. In an article recently published online in The FASEB Journal and scheduled for the August 2008 print issue, these researchers describe how they were able to coat-or paint-viruses with proteins.

20 May 2008

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients benefit more from pulmonary rehab in earlier stages

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who are in their final years of survival do not get the same benefits from pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) as patients who have more years left to live-regardless of their age, complicating illnesses or lung function, according to new research funded by the Veteran's Administration, which will be presented at the American Thoracic Society's 2008 International Conference in Toronto on Tuesday, May 20.

20 May 2008

Body mass index in adolescence in relation to cause-specific mortality

People who were already overweight in adolescence (14-19 years old) have an increased mortality rate from a range of chronic diseases as adults; endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases, colon cancer and respiratory diseases. There were also many cases of sudden death in this group. This comes from a new study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH).

20 May 2008

Senator Moore to discuss health care reform at ACNM 53rd Annual Meeting

Senator Richard T. Moore will speak at the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) 53rd Annual Meeting & Exhibit on Sunday, May 25, 8:15 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. in the Grand Ballroom at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston. As a member of the influential Joint Committee on Health Care Financing in the Massachusetts General Court, Senator Moore is constantly in the forefront of issues affecting the health of the people of Massachusetts.

20 May 2008

FDA approves Entereg (alvimopan) to restore bowel function

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Entereg (alvimopan) today to accelerate the restoration of normal bowel function in patients 18 years and up who have undergone partial large or small bowel resection surgery. Entereg will be used in hospitalized patients who can receive no more than 15 doses.

20 May 2008

Warning about lack of attention given to hepatitis

A report by the World Hepatitis Alliance has called for an increased focus on hepatitis and says the disease should be given the same attention as AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.

20 May 2008

World warned about three major threats to human health

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a warning concerning major threats to human health.

20 May 2008

Global burden of disease shifts from infectious diseases to noncommunicable diseases

The global burden of disease is shifting from infectious diseases to noncommunicable diseases, with chronic conditions such as heart disease and stroke now being the chief causes of death globally, according to a new WHO report published today. The shifting health trends indicate that leading infectious diseases - diarrhoea, HIV, tuberculosis, neonatal infections and malaria - will become less important causes of death globally over the next 20 years.

20 May 2008

CQ's Carey looks at Bush Administration SCHIP directive, privacy protections in health IT bill, request for increased FDA funding

Mary Agnes Carey, associate editor of CQ HealthBeat, discusses testimony by Government Accountability Office officials about SCHIP expansion guidelines, compromise on a Senate health information technology bill and a request for increased funding from FDA's top official in this week's "Health on the Hill from kaisernetwork.org and CQ."

19 May 2008

CMS to launch three-year Medicare demonstration program that bundles payments for physician, hospital services

CMS on Friday announced plans to launch a three-year Medicare pilot project in 2009 that will test a bundled-payment system in which physicians and hospitals are paid a single amount for all services associated with surgical procedures, CQ HealthBeat reports.

19 May 2008

Health Care News and Research

Washington Post series examines childhood obesity

NIH announces new program to study patients with mystery diseases

Simple checklist at NYC public hospitals effective in preventing infections

CMS announces contract winners in first phase of Medicare durable medical equipment bidding program

Some specialty hospitals would benefit from amendment in supplemental war appropriations bill

HIV/AIDS advocacy groups protest ruling in case regarding HIV-positive man, saliva

HIV/AIDS experts call for new ideas, increased funding on 25th anniversary of paper identifying virus

NPR program examines HIV/AIDS education in U.S.

PEPFAR reauthorization legislation should make HIV/AIDS treatment 'priority,' letter to editor says

Presidential candidates' health care advisers discuss role of Federal Government in providing coverage to U.S. residents

Scientists paint-viruses with proteins to track and treat viral disease and evolution

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients benefit more from pulmonary rehab in earlier stages

Body mass index in adolescence in relation to cause-specific mortality

Senator Moore to discuss health care reform at ACNM 53rd Annual Meeting

FDA approves Entereg (alvimopan) to restore bowel function

Warning about lack of attention given to hepatitis

World warned about three major threats to human health

Global burden of disease shifts from infectious diseases to noncommunicable diseases

CQ's Carey looks at Bush Administration SCHIP directive, privacy protections in health IT bill, request for increased FDA funding

CMS to launch three-year Medicare demonstration program that bundles payments for physician, hospital services

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