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Health bills would maintain COBRA, offer more help for unemployed

The health care reform bills would keep provisions from the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) that allow workers who lose their jobs to buy health insurance through their old plan, The Plain Dealer reports in answer to a reader's question. But the Cleveland paper notes that other options could also be available.

5 Sep 2009

Children International distributes free wheelchairs to physically disabled children in Ecuador

For 10-year-old Jessica, who struggles with muscular dystrophy and epilepsy that make her life on the steep mountainside above Quito, Ecuador extremely difficult, her new wheelchair is priceless!

4 Sep 2009

Online news conferrence to announce findings from the Census Bureau's annual report

The U.S. Census Bureau will hold an online news conference to announce the findings from its annual report: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2008. This report contains the official national findings from the Current Population Survey (CPS).

4 Sep 2009

Increase in Rifampicin dosage shortens tuberculosis treatment duration

According to Dutch researcher Hanneke Later-Nijland, it may be possible to shorten the duration of treatment for tuberculosis. Due to the long duration of treatment, not every patient sees it through. Partly because of this, tuberculosis is one of the most lethal diseases in developing countries.

3 Sep 2009

The Leverhulme Trust funds researchers for understanding the relationship between agricultural production and population health

Pioneering researchers coordinated by the London International Development Centre (LIDC) have won approximately £3.5m to address the global food security crisis by investigating the neglected links between agriculture and health. Their programme, funded by The Leverhulme Trust, bridges traditional disciplines and aims to create a new holistic paradigm for understanding the relationship between agricultural production and population health.

2 Sep 2009

Legal immigrants to receive scaled back health care benefits in Massachusetts

Thousands of legal immigrants in Massachusetts will face scaled-back health care benefits, the governor announced Monday.

2 Sep 2009

State wrap: Mental illness in Arizona, stimulus "windfall" in Texas, Medicaid expansion in Nebraska

Local newspapers report on health care issues including mental health in Arizona, the stimulus "windfall" in Texas and a family health insurance plan in Nebraska.

1 Sep 2009

IDRI signs agreement to use NanoPass' MicronJet microneedle technology for intradermal vaccines

The Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI) and NanoPass Technologies Ltd. (NanoPass) today announced they have entered into an agreement whereby IDRI licenses NanoPass' proprietary MicronJet microneedle technology for the intradermal delivery of products against a number of diseases including tuberculosis, HIV, malaria, leishmaniasis and leprosy, among others. The financial details of the agreement are confidential.

31 Aug 2009

Recent releases: health development in Afghanistan; trade agreements effect on drug access; outside experts in patent reviews; neglected disease legislation; management in public health; foreign aid reform

A Lancet editorial examines Afghanistan's progress in health developments since 2001, in light of the country's recent presidential election.

29 Aug 2009

Pressure on G20 leader to tax financial transactions for aid money intensifies

G20 finance ministers meeting in London next Friday, ahead of a G20 meeting in Pittsburgh, "will face concerted pressure to introduce a tax on financial transactions as a coalition of anti-poverty campaigners aim to force the issue onto the agenda," the Guardian reports.

29 Aug 2009

Infectious Disease Research Institute commences clinical trial of its leishmaniasis vaccine in Sudan

IDRI (Infectious Disease Research Institute) announced today the start of a clinical trial in Sudan to test its leishmaniasis vaccine candidate for the treatment of post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL), a complication of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) which is observed in 50% of patients treated for VL in the country, predominantly affecting children.

28 Aug 2009

AAPS and CURE file a free speech lawsuit against the White House

The Office of the President and other White House officials are defendants in a free speech lawsuit filed by a prominent physician group, and a non-profit advocate for inner-city poor.

28 Aug 2009

NCMHCSO condoles the death of Senator Edward M. Kennedy

The National Coalition of Mental Health Consumer/Survivor Organizations (NCMHCSO) deeply mourns the death of Senator Edward M. Kennedy, an ardent and lifelong champion of the rights of people with disabilities and of all Americans.

27 Aug 2009

eHealth releases updated data on the cost of individually-purchased health insurance plans

eHealth, Inc., parent company of eHealthInsurance, today released updated data on the cost of individually-purchased health insurance plans for individuals and families. The findings appear in The Cost of Individual and Family Health Insurance Plans 2009 Update, an internal evaluation of eHealth, Inc.'s data.

27 Aug 2009

Asian Development Bank examines poverty, hunger in Asia

A report released by the Asian Development Bank Wednesday examines how the global economic crisis is exacerbating poverty and hunger in regions of Asia, the Associated Press/Forbes writes.

27 Aug 2009

Healthy San Francisco enrollees express high levels of satisfaction with city's health access program and survey shows signs of improved access to care

As states and cities struggle with the economic recession and possible fiscal pressure on public health care programs, a new Kaiser Family Foundation survey of enrollees in Healthy San Francisco (HSF), the city's health care access program for the uninsured, reports high rates of satisfaction and signs that the program has improved access to care for those uninsured residents who have enrolled.

26 Aug 2009

Mental health in the news: Foreclosures spur depression

Nearly half of people questioned who were in foreclosure proceedings in Philadelphia showed some signs of depression, The Washington Post reports.

26 Aug 2009

Health and Human Services Secretary to appoint Helene Gayle as the Chair of Presidential Advisory Council

Today, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius announced her intent to appoint Helene Gayle, MD, MPH to serve as the Chair of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS. Secretary Sebelius made the announcement in Atlanta at the 2009 National HIV Prevention Conference.

25 Aug 2009

Dalai Lama to participate in The Mind and Life Institute's Washington D.C. conference

On Oct. 8-9, 2009, the Dalai Lama will participate in our Washington D.C. conference, Educating World Citizens for the 21st Century. The goal of this ML XIX conference is to explore the value of integrating emotional, intellectual and social learning into today's educational programs with the intention to promote education research into these areas.

25 Aug 2009

LAF report estimates the total economic burden of new cancer cases at $305 billion in 2009

A landmark report released today by the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) estimates the total economic burden of new cancer cases at $305 billion in 2009. The findings are included in the report, "Breakaway: The Global Burden of Cancer - Challenges and Opportunities," released today in Dublin at the premiere LIVESTRONG Global Cancer Summit.

25 Aug 2009

Poverty News and Research

Health bills would maintain COBRA, offer more help for unemployed

Children International distributes free wheelchairs to physically disabled children in Ecuador

Online news conferrence to announce findings from the Census Bureau's annual report

Increase in Rifampicin dosage shortens tuberculosis treatment duration

The Leverhulme Trust funds researchers for understanding the relationship between agricultural production and population health

Legal immigrants to receive scaled back health care benefits in Massachusetts

State wrap: Mental illness in Arizona, stimulus "windfall" in Texas, Medicaid expansion in Nebraska

IDRI signs agreement to use NanoPass' MicronJet microneedle technology for intradermal vaccines

Recent releases: health development in Afghanistan; trade agreements effect on drug access; outside experts in patent reviews; neglected disease legislation; management in public health; foreign aid reform

Pressure on G20 leader to tax financial transactions for aid money intensifies

Infectious Disease Research Institute commences clinical trial of its leishmaniasis vaccine in Sudan

AAPS and CURE file a free speech lawsuit against the White House

NCMHCSO condoles the death of Senator Edward M. Kennedy

eHealth releases updated data on the cost of individually-purchased health insurance plans

Asian Development Bank examines poverty, hunger in Asia

Healthy San Francisco enrollees express high levels of satisfaction with city's health access program and survey shows signs of improved access to care

Mental health in the news: Foreclosures spur depression

Health and Human Services Secretary to appoint Helene Gayle as the Chair of Presidential Advisory Council

Dalai Lama to participate in The Mind and Life Institute's Washington D.C. conference

LAF report estimates the total economic burden of new cancer cases at $305 billion in 2009

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

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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