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Six Lifeline crisis centers to develop follow-up services for people at high risk of suicide

Six crisis centers affiliated with the Nation's Suicide Prevention Lifeline, funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) received grant awards to develop follow-up services for those at high risk of dying by suicide.

3 Sep 2011

Plerixafor drug shows promise against WHIM syndrome

A new study reports that a drug already approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use in patients undergoing a bone marrow transplant may also have promise for treating people who have a rare immune deficiency known as WHIM syndrome.

3 Sep 2011

HHS Secretary announces $52.9M in new grant awards for youth suicide prevention programs

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will today announce $52.9 million in new grant awards to states and tribes for youth suicide prevention programs during a visit to Tanana Chiefs Conference in Fairbanks, Alaska.

3 Sep 2011

Western, Midwestern states register higher methamphetamine usage

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, the world's leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services, today issued its annual report on U.S. worker drug use, the Quest Diagnostics Drug Testing Index.

From Quest Diagnostics 2 Sep 2011

SAMHSA awards $12.2M in grants to train behavioral health care providers

Five minority fellowship program grants are being awarded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration for a total of up to $12.2 million. These three-year grants will be used to train a new wave of behavioral health care providers. The program focuses on increasing the number of culturally competent behavioral health professionals available in underserved racially and ethnically diverse communities.

2 Sep 2011

HHS awards $40 million in public health grants

HHS handed out another $40 million in public health grants Wednesday - partly, but not completely, from ACA funds - to help beef up health departments and train the public health workforce.

2 Sep 2011

Streamline Health receives Drummond Group's ONC-ATCB certification for AccessAnyWare v5.1

Streamline Health Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise and departmental document management solutions and business process workflows for healthcare, announced today that AccessAnyWare v5.1 has received the federal government's "meaningful use" stamp of approval by earning modular inpatient EHR certification for the following requirements: 170.302 O-V and 170.306 E, H.

30 Aug 2011

Ardent to expand system-wide use of SIS Anesthesia solution

Surgical Information Systems ("SIS"), a leader in perioperative information systems, announced today that Ardent Health Services of Nashville, Tenn. will expand its system-wide use of the SIS Solution to include anesthesia automation, analytics and patient tracking on a single perioperative record.

30 Aug 2011

Medicaid news: Texas Medicaid dental spending; Ill. providers hesitant on managed care

For the past six months, News 8 investigations have revealed hundreds of millions of dollars of questionable Medicaid spending on braces for children in Texas. Now federal investigators are auditing the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, which controls those funds. Taking the lead in the audit is the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

30 Aug 2011

Pfizer's Xalkori receives FDA approval to treat late-stage NSCLC patients with abnormal ALK gene

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Xalkori (crizotinib) to treat certain patients with late-stage (locally advanced or metastatic), non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC) who express the abnormal anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene.

29 Aug 2011

Individuals with BAP1 gene mutation more likely to develop mesothelioma

Scientists have found that individuals who carry a mutation in a gene called BAP1 are susceptible to developing two forms of cancer - mesothelioma, and melanoma of the eye.

29 Aug 2011

Viewpoints: Drug shortages = rationing; Changing forces in health marketplace; Birth control mandate

A widespread shortage of prescription drugs is hampering the treatment of patients who have cancer, severe infections and other serious illnesses. While some Republican politicians have railed against the imaginary threat of rationing under health care reform, Congress has done nothing to alleviate the all-too-real rationing of lifesaving drugs caused by this crisis.

26 Aug 2011

Health law funding creates dilemma for GOP governors

Even as many Republican state executives oppose the health law, many are moving forward in creating state-run exchanges. Meanwhile, the availability of public health funding as a result of the law also is a politically challenging windfall.

26 Aug 2011

NIH creates mathematical model to predict weight changes in the body

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have created a mathematical model - and an accompanying online weight simulation tool - of what happens when people of varying weights, diets and exercise habits try to change their weight. The findings challenge the commonly held belief that eating 3,500 fewer calories - or burning them off exercising - will always result in a pound of weight loss.

26 Aug 2011

IOM report: Few health problems are clearly associated with vaccines

An analysis of more than 1,000 research articles concluded that few health problems are caused by or clearly associated with vaccines.

26 Aug 2011

Urinary protein excretion may contribute to increased risk of kidney failure in blacks

African Americans are four times more likely to develop kidney failure than whites. A new study has found that a condition that occurs when the kidneys are damaged and spill protein into the urine contributes to this increased risk.

26 Aug 2011

Parkinson's important protein linked with fat metabolism

National Institutes of Health researchers have found that Parkin, an important protein linked with some cases of early-onset Parkinson's disease, regulates how cells in our bodies take up and process dietary fats.

26 Aug 2011

People with disabilities more likely to experience poorer health

Compared to racial and ethnic minority groups, people with disabilities are generally more likely to experience poorer health, according to a new report from the University of New Hampshire's Institute on Disability.

26 Aug 2011

IOM issues new report on evidence and causality of vaccine harms

The Institute of Medicine's Panel on Adverse Effects of Vaccines issued a report today on the evidence and causality of vaccine harms. Despite a glowing press release, the report does little to allay public concerns over adverse effects of vaccines and suggests that we urgently need more science on vaccine adverse effects.

26 Aug 2011

Firazyr receives FDA approval for treatment of HAE acute attacks

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Firazyr (icatibant) Injection for the treatment of acute attacks of a rare condition called hereditary angioedema (HAE) in people ages 18 years and older.

26 Aug 2011

Health and Human Services News and Research

Six Lifeline crisis centers to develop follow-up services for people at high risk of suicide

Plerixafor drug shows promise against WHIM syndrome

HHS Secretary announces $52.9M in new grant awards for youth suicide prevention programs

Western, Midwestern states register higher methamphetamine usage

SAMHSA awards $12.2M in grants to train behavioral health care providers

HHS awards $40 million in public health grants

Streamline Health receives Drummond Group's ONC-ATCB certification for AccessAnyWare v5.1

Ardent to expand system-wide use of SIS Anesthesia solution

Medicaid news: Texas Medicaid dental spending; Ill. providers hesitant on managed care

Pfizer's Xalkori receives FDA approval to treat late-stage NSCLC patients with abnormal ALK gene

Individuals with BAP1 gene mutation more likely to develop mesothelioma

Viewpoints: Drug shortages = rationing; Changing forces in health marketplace; Birth control mandate

Health law funding creates dilemma for GOP governors

NIH creates mathematical model to predict weight changes in the body

IOM report: Few health problems are clearly associated with vaccines

Urinary protein excretion may contribute to increased risk of kidney failure in blacks

Parkinson's important protein linked with fat metabolism

People with disabilities more likely to experience poorer health

IOM issues new report on evidence and causality of vaccine harms

Firazyr receives FDA approval for treatment of HAE acute attacks

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