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African leaders showing 'clear commitment' to fighting malaria

"The focused attention that malaria has received by African governments and international organizations has had a major impact, with the rates of mortality coming down dramatically in the continent," and the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) has helped lead this campaign, an IPP Media editorial states.

29 Sep 2011

NFIB asks Supreme Court to strike down all of the 2010 health law

The National Federation of Independent Business, a small-business advocacy organization, will file an appeal today. In it, the group will ask the high court to move beyond the law's individual mandate and strike down the entire measure.

29 Sep 2011

Genetic variant may increase severity of coronary artery disease in patients with diabetes

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified the first genetic variant associated with severity of coronary artery disease in patients with type 2 diabetes.

29 Sep 2011

Costs of premiums for employer-provided health insurance jump

A study released by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that the average annual premium for family coverage was 9 percent higher in 2011 than in the previous year. Although many benefit analysts say the federal health law's requirements played only a small part in the rise, the results could provide political fodder for the law's supporters and opponents.

29 Sep 2011

With ALMA scorecard, African leaders are taking responsibility in malaria fight

The African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) is "spearheading the fight against malaria" in Africa, bringing together 40 heads of state and "offering a compelling example of what is possible through co-operation, leadership, commitment, and sound management of national and international funds," Tanzania President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete writes in a post on the Guardian's "Poverty Matters Blog."

29 Sep 2011

ACOs: Will feds be ready for the start date?

Health care stakeholders and lobbyists are increasingly convinced that CMS will not make the Jan. 1 deadline for launching the flagship accountable care organization program mandated by the Affordable Care Act as release of the final rule slips later into the fall.

29 Sep 2011

HHS awards prevention funds with Community Transformation Grants

News outlets report on local winners, how they will use these new resources to promote healthy living and disease prevention and how the funding is sometimes at odds with their leaders' opposition to the health law.

29 Sep 2011

Hospitals fall short in efforts to curb readmissions

A Dartmouth Atlas report that studied Medicare beneficiaries concluded that hospital readmission rates are largely static. Facilities will face financial penalities next year if they do not improve their statistics.

29 Sep 2011

House GOP lawmakers launch new investigation into Planned Parenthood

House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns, R-Fla., sent Planned Parenthood a six-page letter earlier this month requesting financial information and details on how the women's health organization keeps federal funds separate from abortion services.

29 Sep 2011

People with prehypertension have higher risk of experiencing future stroke

People with prehypertension have a 55 percent higher risk of experiencing a future stroke than people without prehypertension, report researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine in a new meta-analysis of scientific literature published in the September 28 online issue of the journal Neurology.

29 Sep 2011

NPR: What boomers think about health and retirement

Most baby boomers say they're planning on an active and healthy retirement, according to a new poll conducted by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health. And, in a switch from earlier years, more than two-thirds recognize the threat of long-term care expenses to their financial futures.

29 Sep 2011

Researchers use patient's own stem cells to correct genetic alteration that causes SCD

Using a patient's own stem cells, researchers at Johns Hopkins have corrected the genetic alteration that causes sickle cell disease (SCD), a painful, disabling inherited blood disorder that affects mostly African-Americans. The corrected stem cells were coaxed into immature red blood cells in a test tube that then turned on a normal version of the gene.

29 Sep 2011

Debt panel operates in secret, eyes 'dual eligibles' as possible source of savings

The 'super committee' is taking a look at proposals to reduce spending on this population, which qualifies for both Medicare and Medicaid and is made up of the sickest and poorest American citizens. In the background, the New York Times examines what congressional "short-term fixes" say about the legislative body.

29 Sep 2011

Cincinnati Children's to conduct first pediatric migraine medicine clinical trial

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center has received a $12 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to conduct the first clinical trial to determine the medication of choice for preventing migraines in children and teens.

29 Sep 2011

Administration seeks quick Supreme Court health law ruling

This Justice Department step is being viewed as a signal that the Obama administration wants the high court to decide the question of the health law's constitutionality before the 2012 presidential election.

29 Sep 2011

NORC report shows clear trend toward greater tolerance of homosexuality

Although sharply divided, public attitudes toward gays and lesbians are rapidly changing to reflect greater acceptance, with younger generations leading the way, research by NORC at the University of Chicago shows.

29 Sep 2011

Study: Mammographic surveillance improves outcomes of breast cancer patients

New research published in Health Technology Assessment 2011; vol. 15:34 has found that surveillance using mammography increases the survival chances of breast cancer patients. The research was funded by the National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme.

29 Sep 2011

Plans to cut municipal workers' health benefits reconsidered in L.A.; DeKalb County, Ga.

Los Angeles officials are being challenged on their authority to make changes and, in Georgia, officials have delayed their vote after concerns were raised about costs of the popular program.

29 Sep 2011

Simple low-cost method for isolation and collection of fragile prostate cancer cells

At the Oct. 2-6 microTAS 2011 conference, the premier international event for reporting research in microfluidics, nanotechnology and detection technologies for life science and chemistry, University of Cincinnati researchers will present a simple, low-cost, method for separating and safely collecting concentrated volumes of fragile prostate cancer cells.

29 Sep 2011

Roundup: Calif. legislator's health bill comes under scrutiny; D.C. facing doctor shortage

A few hours earlier, using an obscure parliamentary procedure, the senator had carved the contents out of a bill about local gas taxes and "amended" it into a proposal to warn women about breast cancer risks. It was now speeding through the statehouse so fast, and with so little scrutiny, that Sen. Joe Simitian would later be on the defensive about one significant effect: a possible multimillion-dollar windfall for a medical business in his district.

29 Sep 2011

Research News and Research

African leaders showing 'clear commitment' to fighting malaria

NFIB asks Supreme Court to strike down all of the 2010 health law

Genetic variant may increase severity of coronary artery disease in patients with diabetes

Costs of premiums for employer-provided health insurance jump

With ALMA scorecard, African leaders are taking responsibility in malaria fight

ACOs: Will feds be ready for the start date?

HHS awards prevention funds with Community Transformation Grants

Hospitals fall short in efforts to curb readmissions

House GOP lawmakers launch new investigation into Planned Parenthood

People with prehypertension have higher risk of experiencing future stroke

NPR: What boomers think about health and retirement

Researchers use patient's own stem cells to correct genetic alteration that causes SCD

Debt panel operates in secret, eyes 'dual eligibles' as possible source of savings

Cincinnati Children's to conduct first pediatric migraine medicine clinical trial

Administration seeks quick Supreme Court health law ruling

NORC report shows clear trend toward greater tolerance of homosexuality

Study: Mammographic surveillance improves outcomes of breast cancer patients

Plans to cut municipal workers' health benefits reconsidered in L.A.; DeKalb County, Ga.

Simple low-cost method for isolation and collection of fragile prostate cancer cells

Roundup: Calif. legislator's health bill comes under scrutiny; D.C. facing doctor shortage

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