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Prescription drug safety legislation introduced in House

Democratic Reps. Henry Waxman (Calif.) and Edward Markey (Mass.) have introduced legislation (HR 1561) that they say would make greater strides toward ensuring the safety of prescription drugs than Senate legislation (S 484) introduced by Sens. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), CQ HealthBeat reports.

22 Mar 2007

FDA proposes rules to prevent conflicts of interest among agency advisory committee members

FDA on Wednesday announced proposed rules under which medical experts with more than a $50,000 financial interest in pharmaceutical companies could not serve on agency advisory committees that review their products or the products of their competitors, the Washington Post reports.

22 Mar 2007

House Ways and Means committee passes bill to prohibit genetic discrimination

The House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday by voice vote unanimously approved a bill (HR 493) that would ban discrimination against U.S. residents based on the results of genetic tests, CongressDaily reports.

22 Mar 2007

Court rules on remaining motions in IRIDEX patent case

IRIDEX Corporation announced today that the Hon. Catherine Perry, United States District Judge, has now ruled on all outstanding summary motions in its patent infringement suit against Synergetics USA, Inc.

13 Mar 2007

New report urges expanded health coverage for children

The American Public Health Association (APHA) today released its recommendations for expanding health coverage to uninsured children through Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), a successful federal and state joint program that is set to be reauthorized this year.

13 Mar 2007

Technologies to improve prevention, tracking and detection of counterfeit medicines

More than twenty technology companies are responding to a call to support the fight against counterfeit medicines spearheaded by the International Medical Products Anti-Counterfeiting Taskforce (IMPACT) set up by the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners.

13 Mar 2007

Groundbreaking study of anorexia

New York-Presbyterian Hospital's Westchester Division (NYPH) will participate in a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) clinical research study of anorexia nervosa, the serious and potentially lethal eating disorder that mostly afflicts teenage girls.

12 Mar 2007

European patent on stem cells may be a possibility

As long as the research meets the usual requirements for a patent, isolated embryonic stem cells should be considered for both method and product patents.

11 Mar 2007

Army appoints Deputy General of Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Gen. Richard Cody, the Army's vice chief of staff, announced on Thursday that Brig. Gen. Michael Tucker will take over as deputy commanding general of Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the Washington Post reports.

11 Mar 2007

House passes bill that would allow 'paired' kidney donations

The House on Wednesday unanimously approved legislation (HR 710) to specify that "paired" kidney donations do not violate laws prohibiting compensation for organ donations, the AP/Long Island Newsday reports.

11 Mar 2007

Bill would require prisons to provide HIV counseling, prevention education, condoms

A bill (HR 178) introduced in January by Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) would require prisons to provide HIV counseling and prevention education efforts and to distribute "sexual barrier protection devices" to inmates in federal prisons, the Oakland Tribune reports.

11 Mar 2007

Mexican Defense Ministry to re-enlist several HIV-positive soldiers

Mexican Ministry of Defense officials on Tuesday announced that they will re-enlist several HIV-positive soldiers after the country's Supreme Court ruled their expulsions unconstitutional, Reuters reports.

11 Mar 2007

New Jersey hospital launches program encouraging expectant couples to bank adult stem cells

Livingston, New Jersey-based Saint Barnabas Medical Center officials on Tuesday announced that the clinic has partnered with LifebankUSA to launch a program devoted to encouraging expectant couples to bank both umbilical cord blood and placental stem cells, the Newark Star-Ledger reports.

11 Mar 2007

FDA needs authority to approve generic biologics

AARP called on Congress today to give the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the authority to approve safe, cost-effective generic versions of often expensive biologic drug therapies.

8 Mar 2007

Novartis to continue Indian patent fight

Novartis CEO Daniel Vasella on Tuesday at the company's annual general meeting said that the drug maker plans to continue a lawsuit challenging a section of India's Patents Act that aims to restrict certain kinds of patents, despite criticism from some HIV/AIDS advocacy groups and shareholders, Reuters reports

8 Mar 2007

Arkansas Senate approves bill that would require prison inmates to receive HIV test before release

The Arkansas Senate on Monday voted 35-0 to approve a bill (HB 1444) that would require state inmates to receive HIV tests before being released, the AP/Pine Bluff Commercial reports.

8 Mar 2007

California Sen. Carole Migden introduces bill to allow HIV-positive men to use reproductive services

California Sen. Carole Migden (D) recently introduced a bill (SB 443) that would allow HIV-positive men to use reproductive services, including artificial insemination and in vitro fertilization, under certain guidelines, the MediaNews/San Jose Mercury News reports.

8 Mar 2007

Response to opinion piece saying global maternal health programs deserve more support

The New York Times on Sunday published several letters to the editor in response to a Feb. 25 Times column by Nicholas Kristof. According to Kristof, maternal health programs should receive support from the U.S. in part because the country knows how to lower maternal mortality and morbidity.

8 Mar 2007

Allowing greater access to drug safety data would enable researchers to better evaluate risks

For years, pharmaceutical companies have sought to restrict public access to drug safety data collected in clinical trials on the basis that it is proprietary information, arguing that competitors could use that information in the development of their own products.

8 Mar 2007

Baucus to draft new legislation that would allow small business health insurance pools

Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus (D-Mont.) is working on new legislation that would permit small businesses to jointly negotiate health plan rates and also give them tax incentives for offering employees coverage, according to a Democratic aide to the committee, CongressDaily reports.

8 Mar 2007

Medical Legislation News and Research

Prescription drug safety legislation introduced in House

FDA proposes rules to prevent conflicts of interest among agency advisory committee members

House Ways and Means committee passes bill to prohibit genetic discrimination

Court rules on remaining motions in IRIDEX patent case

New report urges expanded health coverage for children

Technologies to improve prevention, tracking and detection of counterfeit medicines

Groundbreaking study of anorexia

European patent on stem cells may be a possibility

Army appoints Deputy General of Walter Reed Army Medical Center

House passes bill that would allow 'paired' kidney donations

Bill would require prisons to provide HIV counseling, prevention education, condoms

Mexican Defense Ministry to re-enlist several HIV-positive soldiers

New Jersey hospital launches program encouraging expectant couples to bank adult stem cells

FDA needs authority to approve generic biologics

Novartis to continue Indian patent fight

Arkansas Senate approves bill that would require prison inmates to receive HIV test before release

California Sen. Carole Migden introduces bill to allow HIV-positive men to use reproductive services

Response to opinion piece saying global maternal health programs deserve more support

Allowing greater access to drug safety data would enable researchers to better evaluate risks

Baucus to draft new legislation that would allow small business health insurance pools

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