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Growing incidence of chronic kidney disease: Early detection and knowledge of treatment options vital

As the incidence of diabetes and hypertension continues to grow worldwide – and increasing numbers of patients progressing to kidney disease and kidney failure place a financial strain on public health systems – the need for early patient education about kidney disease and treatment options, including home-based treatments, has become critical.

From Baxter International Inc. 12 Mar 2010

Minimally invasive surgical ablation for AFib: Unapproved, warns whistleblower

As reported in today's Wall Street Journal, the more than 2 million Americans with atrial fibrillation are now on notice that the over-zealous marketing tactics and incentives by manufacturers of expensive medical devices which are not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of atrial fibrillation are likely to be influencing doctors' and hospitals' decisions about treatment for their patients' heart conditions.

12 Mar 2010

Regence selects Health Integrated to provide medical management services for its members

Regence has chosen Health Integrated, a leading provider of Health Management Solutions, to provide integrated medical management services that will help improve member health and reduce costs for its members . Regence is the largest health insurer in the Northwest/Intermountain Region, serving Oregon, Utah, Idaho and select counties in Washington.

12 Mar 2010

$ASBMR Task Force studies link between long-term bisphosphonate usage and rare bone fractures$

ASBMR Task Force studies link between long-term bisphosphonate usage and rare bone fractures

Recent reports suggesting a link between long-term bisphosphonate usage and rare bone fractures have sparked rising concern among patients, health care professionals and the public. The American Society of Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) is examining this urgent clinical issue and will present its findings later this year.

12 Mar 2010

Children with chronic illness more likely to develop H1N1 influenza: Study

As critical care professionals develop a better understanding of the progression of H1N1, they are becoming better prepared to treat children with severe cases, according to a new study that will be published in the March issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (PCCM).

12 Mar 2010

Entrada receives venture funding to market health care platform nationwide

After the successful rollout of its clinical documentation and communication platform in the Southeast, Entrada has received venture funding to market the solution nationally to medical groups, hospitals, and electronic health record companies.

12 Mar 2010

Amnesty International: Office of Maternal Health need to be established to reduce maternal deaths nationwide

Amnesty International called on President Obama today to quickly establish an Office of Maternal Health to lead government action to reduce soaring pregnancy-related complications and maternal deaths nationwide. The human rights organization said the government must take immediate steps to stop the loss of two to three women every day and reduce the risk of complications that now affect one-third of all pregnant women -- 1.7 million women a year.

12 Mar 2010

Sanofi-aventis completes Chattem acquisition

Sanofi-aventis announced today that it has completed its acquisition of 100% of Chattem, Inc., which is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of the sanofi-aventis Group.

12 Mar 2010

Eisai's Dacogen five-day dosing regimen for treatment of MDS receives FDA approval

Eisai Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a five-day dosing regimen for Dacogen® (decitabine) for Injection to treat patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), a group of bone marrow diseases that alter the production of functional blood cells.

12 Mar 2010

Opinions: Haiti corruption; Financial sector tax, G8 promises; Investing in women

A Washington Post editorial reflects on Haitian President Rene Preval's response to U.S. policy makers' queries "about the perils of corruption and what measures the Haitian government might devise to minimize misuse and theft of the billions of dollars in recovery assistance flowing into the country and the billions more expected" during his visit this week to Washington D.C. "Surprisingly, he seems utterly unprepared to discuss the matter," the editorial notes.

12 Mar 2010

State overhaul fears, rising costs, medical school expansions

The New York Times: "The General Assembly became the first state legislature to approve a measure that bucks any effort by President Obama and Congress to carry out a national health care overhaul in individual states." Numerous Democrats joined the Republican majority to support the measure 80-17 in the House of Delegates (3/10).

12 Mar 2010

Democrats close to health bill deal as some Democrats - and all Republicans - hold out

Congressional Democrats, reportedly closing in on a final health reform agreement, are seeking to alleviate concerns of reluctant members.

12 Mar 2010

PhRMA spends $6.3 million lobbying in fourth quarter, slight increase from year before

The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America spent $6.3 million lobbying Congress and other government arms on health care in the fourth quarter of 2009, The Associated Press reports. PhRMA "spent just 2 percent more than the $6.17 million it paid out for lobbying in the year-ago period.

12 Mar 2010

Sebelius attacks health insurers, they fight back

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius "pleaded with insurance companies on Wednesday to scrap their campaign against President Obama's health care bill and to work with the White House to pass it," The New York Times reports.

12 Mar 2010

Powerful Catholic quietly shaping abortion, health bill debate

Kaiser Health News reports on Richard Doerflinger, who doesn't look the part of a high-powered political strategist. Bearded and bespectacled, he works in a small, cluttered office out of one of Washington's less fashionable neighborhoods, far from the lobbying bastions of K Street.

12 Mar 2010

Hospitals cope with losing money

Kentucky's Jewish Hospital and St. Mary's HealthCare is eliminating 500 jobs this month. The layoffs represent the first large-scale cuts in a Louisville-area hospital system since the recession began.

12 Mar 2010

Study questions frequency of heart angiograms

A recent study raises questions about the frequency of doctors' use of elective heart angiograms, which showed no disease in almost 40 percent of patients. BusinessWeek reports: "Doctors may be sending patients too quickly for elective angiograms to detect heart disease, exposing them to radiation and driving up U.S. health-care costs, a study suggests.

12 Mar 2010

Congress, Obama continue health reform push

"Health care reform takes center stage Thursday as President Obama and top congressional Democrats work behind closed doors to nail down a final agreement," CNN reports. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., hosted a "meeting of the entire House Democratic caucus in the morning," while Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid plans to hold a news conference that will "build public momentum by framing the issue in more personal terms."

12 Mar 2010

Obama makes impassioned argument for health reform, tough measures to combat health fraud

A shirt-sleeved President Barack Obama took his closing arguments for health care reform to the St. Louis area Wednesday.

12 Mar 2010

Detroit federal jury convicts doctor in Medicare fraud scheme

Farmington Hills, Mich., physician Jose Castro-Ramirez was convicted today by a Detroit federal jury on all 13 charged counts in connection with his role in an $18.3 million Medicare fraud scheme.

12 Mar 2010

Health Care News and Research

Growing incidence of chronic kidney disease: Early detection and knowledge of treatment options vital

Minimally invasive surgical ablation for AFib: Unapproved, warns whistleblower

Regence selects Health Integrated to provide medical management services for its members

ASBMR Task Force studies link between long-term bisphosphonate usage and rare bone fractures

Children with chronic illness more likely to develop H1N1 influenza: Study

Entrada receives venture funding to market health care platform nationwide

Amnesty International: Office of Maternal Health need to be established to reduce maternal deaths nationwide

Sanofi-aventis completes Chattem acquisition

Eisai's Dacogen five-day dosing regimen for treatment of MDS receives FDA approval

Opinions: Haiti corruption; Financial sector tax, G8 promises; Investing in women

State overhaul fears, rising costs, medical school expansions

Democrats close to health bill deal as some Democrats - and all Republicans - hold out

PhRMA spends $6.3 million lobbying in fourth quarter, slight increase from year before

Sebelius attacks health insurers, they fight back

Powerful Catholic quietly shaping abortion, health bill debate

Hospitals cope with losing money

Study questions frequency of heart angiograms

Congress, Obama continue health reform push

Obama makes impassioned argument for health reform, tough measures to combat health fraud

Detroit federal jury convicts doctor in Medicare fraud scheme

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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