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In the wake of Obama's budget, signs of optimism and discontent

Even as House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., expressed cautious optimism about some aspects of President Barack Obama's budget plan, others, like Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., took a harder line against it. Meanwhile, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will take to Capitol Hill to defend her agency's budget request.

15 Apr 2013

New research shows effects of long-term use of opioid therapy

Half of patients on high-dose, long-term opioid therapy had hormonal disturbances or signs of inflammation, while 100 percent reported improved pain control and mental outlook, new research shows.

15 Apr 2013

Health exchange cost estimates go up

Meanwhile, uncertainty continues about the premium price tags consumers will pay if they purchase health insurance from these online marketplaces. Also, debate heats up about how the Obama administration hopes to offset the set-up costs.

15 Apr 2013

New survey shows health-care industry's supply chain lags behind retail industry supply chain

A new survey by researchers at the University of Arkansas indicates that the health-care industry's supply chain lags behind the retail industry supply chain and could benefit significantly from adopting several of retail's best practices.

15 Apr 2013

Medicaid expansion: Stiff resistance in South, Fla. Gov. Scott blasts watered-down plan

While most Southern states resist expanding Medicaid under the health law, Virginia appoints its final voting members to a commission that will oversee expansion there.

15 Apr 2013

Changing parameters used to deliver RF treatment greatly affects size of resulting heat lesion

Changing the parameters used to deliver radiofrequency treatment greatly affects the size of the resulting heat lesion, researchers reported today in a study expected to deliver greater precision and more treatment options in interventional pain management.

15 Apr 2013

First Edition: April 12, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about a new study measuring how the health law has expanded young adults access to care.

12 Apr 2013

RxWiki releases customizable mobile application for community pharmacists

RxWiki, Inc. announced today the beta release of Mobile+, a customizable mobile application for community pharmacists that delivers the latest medication information, news, and alerts to their patients' smartphones.

12 Apr 2013

White House releases FY14 budget request

"The Obama administration released its fiscal year 2014 budget on Wednesday," Devex's "Pennsylvania Ave." blog reports (Lieberman, 4/11).

12 Apr 2013

Study shows more women develop chronic low back pain, sciatica than men

More women than men develop chronic low back pain and sciatica. The explanation may lie with a gene variant that plays into the body's pain regulation.

12 Apr 2013

U.S., Chinese researchers developing vaccine for H7N9 avian flu virus; Some question speed of case reporting

"Less than two weeks after Chinese officials released the genetic sequence of a new type of bird flu [H7N9], U.S. vaccine experts are well on the way to making a vaccine to protect people against it," NBC News's "Vitals" blog reports (Fox, 4/10).

12 Apr 2013

U.N. Secretary General, Pope Francis discuss joint efforts to attain MDGs

"United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Pope Francis underlined a joint effort to attain peace, social justice and the Millennium Development Goals [MDGs] worldwide in the first meeting between both leaders since the new pontiff was appointed in March," Devex's "Development Newswire" reports.

12 Apr 2013

Manchester study gives full picture of falls in people with rheumatoid arthritis

One in three people with rheumatoid arthritis, regardless of their age, will fall once or more times a year, according to a new University of Manchester study.

12 Apr 2013

Tailoring national HIV programs to better meet people's needs

"The features of the global HIV epidemic vary by country, often by community and patient, and it's important to understand these distinctions so that we can design programs to meet people's needs and strengthen their access to treatment and prevention," Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, writes in the foundation's "Impatient Optimists" blog.

12 Apr 2013

Opinion pieces urge continued support for Global Fund

This week, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria gathered representatives from donor and implementing countries in Brussels, Belgium, to formally launch its 2014-2016 replenishment process.

12 Apr 2013

UAB study: Southern region of US not the fattest part

It goes against popular belief, but a recent study from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) shows that the southern region of the United States is not the fattest part of the country.

12 Apr 2013

New process to create malaria drug artemisinin should provide stable supply, reduce cost, researchers report

"U.S. scientists on Wednesday said they had used baker's yeast to make a key ingredient of malaria drugs, a feat that could iron out fluctuations in supply caused by sourcing the chemical from a Chinese herb," Artemisia annua, Agence France-Presse reports (4/10).

12 Apr 2013

Healthcare News

In the wake of Obama's budget, signs of optimism and discontent

New research shows effects of long-term use of opioid therapy

Health exchange cost estimates go up

New survey shows health-care industry's supply chain lags behind retail industry supply chain

Medicaid expansion: Stiff resistance in South, Fla. Gov. Scott blasts watered-down plan

Changing parameters used to deliver RF treatment greatly affects size of resulting heat lesion

First Edition: April 12, 2013

RxWiki releases customizable mobile application for community pharmacists

White House releases FY14 budget request

Study shows more women develop chronic low back pain, sciatica than men

U.S., Chinese researchers developing vaccine for H7N9 avian flu virus; Some question speed of case reporting

U.N. Secretary General, Pope Francis discuss joint efforts to attain MDGs

Manchester study gives full picture of falls in people with rheumatoid arthritis

Tailoring national HIV programs to better meet people's needs

Opinion pieces urge continued support for Global Fund

UAB study: Southern region of US not the fattest part

New process to create malaria drug artemisinin should provide stable supply, reduce cost, researchers report

Church members view health ministry as more desirable source of health information

Gunman attacks police officers guarding polio vaccination team in Pakistan; One killed

Challenges in changing behaviors, factors to reduce cancer risk continue

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

How Pulp Fixin Is Turning Paper into High-Performance Sustainable Labware

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

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