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University of Utah gets patent approval relating to methods of rapid nucleic acid amplification

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued the University of Utah U.S. patent No. U.S. 6,787,338 (the '338 patent) relating to methods of rapid nucleic acid amplification.

8 Sep 2004

Exubera shows sustained blood glucose control in patients with type 2 diabetes

New data showed that Exubera (inhaled insulin) was effective and well tolerated in controlling blood glucose levels over a two-year period in patients with Type 2 diabetes.

8 Sep 2004

Public call for legal age of smoking to be raised helps underline dire health-care consequences of long-term smoking

A new British report commissioned as part of BBC News' Healthy Britons poll has found that 80% of people want the legal age of smoking raised from 16 to 18. This follows a recent report in the journal Education and Health on the health-care consequences of long-term smoking.

6 Sep 2004

Australia's sunshine state becomes smoke free state

The Australian Medical Association President, Dr Bill Glasson, today congratulated the Queensland Government on being the first Australian State to introduce and implement comprehensive smoking bans in all public places.

6 Sep 2004

Regulatory agency alerts consumers about poor quality of some traditional chinese medicines

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued advice to consumers and the herbal sector about the poor quality of some traditional chinese medicines (TCMs) on the UK market.

5 Sep 2004

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced the Medicare premium amounts

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced the Medicare premium, deductible and coinsurance amounts to be paid by Medicare beneficiaries in 2005.

4 Sep 2004

Food agency warns against eating pickle products from Bangladesh, China, Pakistan and India

The UK Food Standards Agency is advising people not to eat particular pickles, sauces and preserved vegetables imported from Bangladesh, China, Pakistan and India, following a survey that showed that some products contained illegally high levels of erucic acid.

2 Sep 2004

Knowing more about a gene’s responsibility will stir up a swarm of controversy

Pinning down how genetics contributes to behavior is slippery business. For instance, identifying the genes linked to a likelihood of developing schizophrenia or autism could stigmatize those who possess the genes, and may even play a role in defining the conditions themselves.

1 Sep 2004

Royal Society calls for ban on human reproductive cloning

The Royal Society has called on the United Nations to introduce a ban on human reproductive cloning at its 59th General Session in October.

31 Aug 2004

African-Americans and Asians more pessimistic about the health systems ability to cope with a bioterrorist event

While nearly three-quarters of Americans believe that the public health system would respond fairly in a bioterrorist event, African-Americans and Asians adhere to this view in smaller proportions, perhaps because of past discriminatory policies put in place by health officials, according to a new UCLA study.

30 Aug 2004

New York Judge strikes down federal abortion ban

Planned Parenthood Los Angeles (PPLA) has applauded the New York court ruling issued today in National Abortion Federation (NAF) v. Ashcroft, a lawsuit challenging the federal abortion ban passed by Congress last October and signed by President Bush. Today's ruling invalidates the ban.

26 Aug 2004

BMA Scotland launches public consultation on smoking in public places

BMA Scotland is today launching a campaign to encourage members of the public to have their say in the Scottish Executive's consultation on smoking in public places.

26 Aug 2004

U.S. to vigorously defend against Vermont's lawsuit on importing drugs from Canada

The lawsuit seeks declaratory and injunctive relief based on FDA's denial of the State of Vermont's December 4, 2003, citizen petition requesting that the Vermont State Employee Medical Benefit Plan (VSEMBP) be allowed to establish a program for the importation of prescription drugs from Canada.

25 Aug 2004

Tobacco youth buy rate in Nevada cut in half

Nevada Attorney General Brian Sandoval has announced that the percentage of stores that sold cigarettes and other tobacco products to minors has dropped to 8.2% in July.

23 Aug 2004

New York Municipalities to include contraceptives in prescription drug coverage

New York State Attorney General recently announced that 17 municipalities in Westchester County have agreed to extend their healthcare coverage to include prescription contraceptives following an investigation by his office.

23 Aug 2004

Medical personnel at Abu Ghraib ignored medical ethics and human rights

A Health and Human Rights article in this week’s issue of THE LANCET highlights how US Army medical personnel at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison ignored medical ethics and human rights standards and were complicit with human rights abuses of Iraqi prisoners.

20 Aug 2004

Florida-based online pharmacy illegally prescribed the powerful painkiller Vicodin to an Illinois state employee

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Department of Financial and Professional Regulation Secretary Fernando Grillo today announced a suit has been filed against a Florida-based online pharmacy that illegally prescribed the powerful painkiller Vicodin to an employee in Madigan's office posing as a consumer who had injured his back after slipping on ice.

20 Aug 2004

Stable home can lower the risk for problems arising from prenatal exposure to alcohol

A stable home and an early diagnosis can lower the risk for problems arising from prenatal exposure to alcohol, a new study says.

20 Aug 2004

Statement regarding DNA ruling by Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

California's Attorney General Bill Lockyer has issued this statement regarding the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit's order today in U.S. v. Kincade:

20 Aug 2004

Consumer education campaign warning Connecticut residents of the dangers of illegal drug importation

Connecticut became the sixteenth state to join forces with the FDA to launch the "Looks Can Be Deceiving" educational campaign. During a press conference in Hartford, officials from CPA unveiled examples of the more than 40,000 flyers and prescription bag inserts that have been sent to 166 pharmacies across Connecticut.

18 Aug 2004

Medical Legislation News and Research

University of Utah gets patent approval relating to methods of rapid nucleic acid amplification

Exubera shows sustained blood glucose control in patients with type 2 diabetes

Public call for legal age of smoking to be raised helps underline dire health-care consequences of long-term smoking

Australia's sunshine state becomes smoke free state

Regulatory agency alerts consumers about poor quality of some traditional chinese medicines

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced the Medicare premium amounts

Food agency warns against eating pickle products from Bangladesh, China, Pakistan and India

Knowing more about a gene’s responsibility will stir up a swarm of controversy

Royal Society calls for ban on human reproductive cloning

African-Americans and Asians more pessimistic about the health systems ability to cope with a bioterrorist event

New York Judge strikes down federal abortion ban

BMA Scotland launches public consultation on smoking in public places

U.S. to vigorously defend against Vermont's lawsuit on importing drugs from Canada

Tobacco youth buy rate in Nevada cut in half

New York Municipalities to include contraceptives in prescription drug coverage

Medical personnel at Abu Ghraib ignored medical ethics and human rights

Florida-based online pharmacy illegally prescribed the powerful painkiller Vicodin to an Illinois state employee

Stable home can lower the risk for problems arising from prenatal exposure to alcohol

Statement regarding DNA ruling by Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Consumer education campaign warning Connecticut residents of the dangers of illegal drug importation

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