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Hope for cure for insulin-dependent diabetes

A diagnosis of type I diabetes means a life sentence of medical follow-up. While treatments have become simpler and less restrictive in recent years, they are still a burden, especially for young patients.

16 Jul 2007

Uninsured adults increase Medicare costs

While the overall cost-effectiveness of Medicare benefits have been much-debated, new data now show that people who were uninsured before receiving benefits at age 65 required more intensive and costlier care than those who had been privately insured prior to receiving Medicare.

12 Jul 2007

Simple interventions may increase prostate cancer screening

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American men, with an estimated incidence of 234,460 cases and 27,360 deaths in 2006. Screening for prostate cancer remains controversial due to insufficient evidence to recommend for or against screening.

12 Jul 2007

Senate Health Committee votes to repeal written informed consent in HIV testing bill (AB 682), notes AHF

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the US' largest provider of HIV/AIDS healthcare, prevention and education, and operator of the largest non-government HIV testing program in California which conducts more than 15,000 HIV tests annually, has lauded the California State Senate Health Committee for its vote in favor of Assembly Bill 682, California's Routine HIV Screening Bill, which will now move on to the Senate Appropriations Committee.

12 Jul 2007

Functional data analysis in renal anemia

Anemia is one of the most frequent complications of hemodialysis, and its correction is an important factor in restoring a tolerable quality of life to dialysis-dependent patients.

12 Jul 2007

Vaginal health

Silence may impact women's health since few women or their doctors are comfortable talking about vaginal health openly.

11 Jul 2007

Confronting myths and myopia on the road from Doha

A Penn State researcher argues that ambiguous international rules outlining when and how governments may "break" pharmaceutical patents may end up significantly reducing incentives for innovation while at the same time failing to increase access to medicines.

11 Jul 2007

Detecting cognitive impairment in primary care: Performance assessment of three screening instruments

A new study published in the June issue of Journal of Alzheimer's Disease demonstrates the accuracy and validity of a new mathematics-based memory assessment developed by Medical Care Corporation to detect early signs of memory impairment due to Alzheimer's disease and other related disorders.

11 Jul 2007

Hydroxychloroquine may reduce risk of diabetes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Preliminary research suggests that use of the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine may help reduce the risk of the development of diabetes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, according to a study in the July 11 issue of JAMA .

11 Jul 2007

International AIDS Society releases Sydney declaration, calls for increase in research funding to fight HIV/AIDS

The International AIDS Society on Tuesday ahead of the 4th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention -- scheduled to take place July 22 to July 25 in Sydney, Australia -- released the Sydney Declaration, which calls for increased research funding to fight HIV/AIDS worldwide, the Australian Associated Press reports.

11 Jul 2007

China should provide country's 140,000 AIDS orphans with HIV/AIDS information, financial assistance, UNICEF says

There are an estimated 140,000 children in China who have lost one or both parents to AIDS-related illnesses, according to figures released Sunday by UNICEF China, the South China Morning Post reports.

11 Jul 2007

Malawi aims to provide 150,000 HIV-positive people with access to antiretrovirals

Malawi plans to provide 150,000 HIV-positive people with access to no-cost antiretroviral drugs by the end of the year, Biziwick Mwale, chief of the National AIDS Commission, said on Monday, AFP/Sunday Times reports.

11 Jul 2007

Development banks not fulfilling health pledges

Multilateral development banks are not fulfilling their commitments to support initiatives involving reproductive and sexual health in developing countries, according to a new study released by Gender Action, a Washington, D.C.-based organization that monitors the banks' policies on women and gender equality, Inter Press Service reports.

11 Jul 2007

Vietnamese aims to increase access to HIV care, treatment

The Vietnamese government has issued a series of documents aimed at increasing access to HIV/AIDS care and treatment in the country in an effort to keep the country's HIV prevalence below 0.27% in 2007, the Vietnam News Agency reports.

11 Jul 2007

Growing support for tobacco tax increase to fund SCHIP by lawmakers

Congressional support "appears to be growing" for an increase in the federal tobacco tax as a way to fund the reauthorization and expansion of SCHIP, the Wall Street Journal reports.

11 Jul 2007

CMS issues final rule for Medicaid prescription drug reimbursements

CMS on Friday released a final rule that will change the Medicaid prescription drug reimbursement formula for pharmacies from being based on the average wholesale price to being based on the average manufacturer price, CongressDaily reports (Edney, CongressDaily, 7/10).

11 Jul 2007

Some professionals choose to enter nursing field as second career

The Boston Globe on Monday examined how a "small but growing number of mid-career professionals" are choosing to enter the nursing field as a second career, a trend that could help "mitigate the widespread nursing shortage facing" the nation.

11 Jul 2007

CBO report projects possible impact of health care spending growth on income tax rate

If health care costs continue to grow at the same rate as the last 40 years, income tax rates will need to increase substantially by 2050 if they are the only mechanism used to pay for the additional costs, according to a Congressional Budget Office report released on Monday, CQ HealthBeat reports.

11 Jul 2007

No compelling evidence that meditation has therapeutic value

While it's not likely to do you any harm, there is also no compelling evidence that meditation has therapeutic value, says a new report from the University of Alberta.

10 Jul 2007

Percentage of inappropriate PSA screenings increases significantly with the age of male health care providers

Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests to screen for prostate cancer are frequently performed among patients for whom the PSA test is not shown to be beneficial, and clinicians with certain characteristics are more likely to order such inappropriate screening tests, according to a report in the July 9 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.

10 Jul 2007

Health Care News and Research

Hope for cure for insulin-dependent diabetes

Uninsured adults increase Medicare costs

Simple interventions may increase prostate cancer screening

Senate Health Committee votes to repeal written informed consent in HIV testing bill (AB 682), notes AHF

Functional data analysis in renal anemia

Vaginal health

Confronting myths and myopia on the road from Doha

Detecting cognitive impairment in primary care: Performance assessment of three screening instruments

Hydroxychloroquine may reduce risk of diabetes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

International AIDS Society releases Sydney declaration, calls for increase in research funding to fight HIV/AIDS

China should provide country's 140,000 AIDS orphans with HIV/AIDS information, financial assistance, UNICEF says

Malawi aims to provide 150,000 HIV-positive people with access to antiretrovirals

Development banks not fulfilling health pledges

Vietnamese aims to increase access to HIV care, treatment

Growing support for tobacco tax increase to fund SCHIP by lawmakers

CMS issues final rule for Medicaid prescription drug reimbursements

Some professionals choose to enter nursing field as second career

CBO report projects possible impact of health care spending growth on income tax rate

No compelling evidence that meditation has therapeutic value

Percentage of inappropriate PSA screenings increases significantly with the age of male health care providers

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