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New York Times examines debate over dental therapists

Under the program, after dental therapists receive two years of "intensive training" at the University of Alaska-Anchorage, they can perform routine tooth extractions and fill cavities.

28 Apr 2008

Hospitals increasingly requiring upfront payment for services to reduce bad debt

The Wall Street Journal on Monday examined how some hospitals are "adopting a policy to improve their finances: making medical care contingent on upfront payments."

28 Apr 2008

Association of American Medical Colleges proposes ban on 'pharma' gifts to physicians, staff, medical students

All 129 U.S. medical schools should not allow pharmaceutical and medical device companies to provide food, gifts and travel to physicians, faculty members and students, according to a report released on Sunday by the Association of American Medical Colleges, the New York Times reports.

28 Apr 2008

Christian Science Monitor examines Peace Corps' efforts to attract experienced volunteers for work related to HIV/AIDS, other issues

The Christian Science Monitor on Friday examined how the Peace Corps is attempting to attract skilled volunteers as it begins to address "more complex issues," such as HIV/AIDS, and "professionalize" the agency.

28 Apr 2008

Appeals Court decision restores more than $1 million in HIV/AIDS funds to New York counties

The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday ruled that HHS should restore more than $1 million in Ryan White Program funding to Nassau and Suffolk counties in New York state, the Long Island Newsday reports.

28 Apr 2008

Tests monitoring viral loads, CD4+ count do not significantly affect survival rates among HIV-positive people

Survival rates among HIV-positive people who undergo routine viral load and CD4+ T cell counts were nearly the same as those who do not receive the tests, according to a study published on Friday in the journal Lancet, the CP/Google.com reports (CP/Google.com, 4/24).

28 Apr 2008

Second conference about HIV/AIDS in Eastern Europe, Central Asia scheduled for May in Moscow

The second Eastern European and Central Asian AIDS Conference is scheduled for May 3 to May 5 in Moscow, UzReport.com reports. The conference -- which is being organized by the Russian government, UNAIDS and the International AIDS Society -- aims to address the HIV/AIDS situation in the region by sharing best practices and evidence, as well as mobilizing action.

28 Apr 2008

UNICEF peer education program increasing HIV/AIDS awareness in Yemen, official says

A UNICEF training program that provides teenagers in Yemen with information about HIV/AIDS has helped increase awareness about the disease, Nasim ur-Rehman, a UNICEF communication officer, said recently, IRIN/PlusNews reports.

28 Apr 2008

Fosamax use linked to atrial fibrillation in women

Women who have used Fosamax are nearly twice as likely to develop the most common kind of chronically irregular heartbeat (atrial fibrillation) than are those who have never used it, according to research from Group Health and the University of Washington published in the April 28 Archives of Internal Medicine.

28 Apr 2008

Researchers identify new genes that help predict breast cancer outcomes

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28 Apr 2008

HHS Secretary Leavitt says rising Medicare costs will cause generational divide

HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt in an interview with the Washington Times said he is concerned that rising Medicare spending could "divide our nation along generational lines."

26 Apr 2008

FDA official says agency cannot ensure safety of all medications sold in U.S.

Janet Woodcock, director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research at FDA, on Thursday at a Senate hearing said that the number of medication ingredients manufactured abroad limits the ability of the agency to ensure the safety of all treatments sold in the U.S., CQ HealthBeat reports (Carey, CQ HealthBeat, 4/24).

26 Apr 2008

Bush Administration should rescind SCHIP directive that restricts enrollment expansions, editorial states

"The Bush administration is determined to frustrate state efforts to provide health insurance to middle-income children despite analyses judging its tactics as illegal and unenforceable," a New York Times editorial states.

26 Apr 2008

Florida budget officials tap into tobacco endowment fund to provide health care for low-income, severely ill residents

Florida state budget negotiators on Wednesday approved a measure to shift $300 million from the Lawton Chiles Tobacco Endowment for Children and Elders to preserve social and health care services for about 40,000 residents in state Medically Needy and the Medicaid Aged-and-Disabled programs, the Miami Herald reports.

26 Apr 2008

Special needs plans seek to avoid moratorium by providing more data to congress

Officials from special needs plan providers said Thursday at a Capitol Hill briefing that they will provide Congress with more data on the services the plans provide to beneficiaries with severe chronic medical conditions, CQ HealthBeat reports.

26 Apr 2008

U.S., British HIV/AIDS researchers pessimistic about prospects of vaccine, survey finds

Leading HIV/AIDS researchers in Britain and the U.S. are pessimistic about the prospects of developing an HIV vaccine following the recent failure of a Merck vaccine candidate, according to a survey conducted by London's Independent, the Independent reports (Connor/Green, Independent, 4/24).

26 Apr 2008

USA Today examines stand-alone emergency departments

USA Today on Friday examined the increasing number of stand-alone emergency departments, which have "spurred questions about their limited services, their ability to decrease the overall burden for area hospitals and their impact on health care spending."

26 Apr 2008

Iowa records 127 new HIV cases in 2007, highest number since 1998, health department report says

Iowa recorded 127 new HIV cases in 2007, a 12% increase from the 113 cases reported in 2006 and the highest number since the state began recording HIV/AIDS cases in 1998, according to a recently released Iowa Department of Public Health report, the Cedar Rapids Gazette reports.

26 Apr 2008

Thai HIV/AIDS programs overlook children, UNICEF official says

Thailand's HIV/AIDS prevention and support programs have overlooked the needs of children living with or affected by the virus, Scott Barber, chief of UNICEF's HIV Section in the country's capital of Bangkok, said recently, IRIN News reports.

26 Apr 2008

Connecticut HIV/AIDS advocates, teenagers call for passage of bill that would provide grants for comprehensive sex education

HIV/AIDS advocates and teenagers from Healthy Teens Connecticut on Wednesday in Connecticut rallied at the state capitol and called on lawmakers to pass a bill that would provide $500,000 in state grants for comprehensive sex education, the Hartford Courant reports.

26 Apr 2008

Health Care News and Research

New York Times examines debate over dental therapists

Hospitals increasingly requiring upfront payment for services to reduce bad debt

Association of American Medical Colleges proposes ban on 'pharma' gifts to physicians, staff, medical students

Christian Science Monitor examines Peace Corps' efforts to attract experienced volunteers for work related to HIV/AIDS, other issues

Appeals Court decision restores more than $1 million in HIV/AIDS funds to New York counties

Tests monitoring viral loads, CD4+ count do not significantly affect survival rates among HIV-positive people

Second conference about HIV/AIDS in Eastern Europe, Central Asia scheduled for May in Moscow

UNICEF peer education program increasing HIV/AIDS awareness in Yemen, official says

Fosamax use linked to atrial fibrillation in women

Researchers identify new genes that help predict breast cancer outcomes

HHS Secretary Leavitt says rising Medicare costs will cause generational divide

FDA official says agency cannot ensure safety of all medications sold in U.S.

Bush Administration should rescind SCHIP directive that restricts enrollment expansions, editorial states

Florida budget officials tap into tobacco endowment fund to provide health care for low-income, severely ill residents

Special needs plans seek to avoid moratorium by providing more data to congress

U.S., British HIV/AIDS researchers pessimistic about prospects of vaccine, survey finds

USA Today examines stand-alone emergency departments

Iowa records 127 new HIV cases in 2007, highest number since 1998, health department report says

Thai HIV/AIDS programs overlook children, UNICEF official says

Connecticut HIV/AIDS advocates, teenagers call for passage of bill that would provide grants for comprehensive sex education

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