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NAM Publications to serve as official news partner of AIDS 2012

NAM Publications, through aidsmap.org, will be an official news partner of the 19th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012), according to a post in the aidsmap blog.

12 Jul 2012

AIDS 2012 conference comes at a 'moment of hope'

"A tremendous amount of attention will be focused on AIDS over the next six weeks -- and that's a great thing," as the International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) convenes in Washington, D.C., from July 22 to 27, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Ambassador Eric Goosby writes in an opinion piece in The Hill.

12 Jul 2012

Two new NSCA journal apps for the iPad are now available

The National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) now offers digital access to its official peer-reviewed journals with the introduction of iPad editions for Strength and Conditioning Journal and Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research.

12 Jul 2012

Minn. Governor's letters detail plans to implement health law, exchange

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton sent letters to HHS Sec. Kathleen Sebelius and Republican leaders in his state Tuesday saying that he is moving forward with implementing the health law -- including the formation of a health insurance exchange -- even though GOP leaders there are in a holding pattern.

12 Jul 2012

Obama to make federal health insurance available to seasonal firefighters

The directive to make federal health insurance coverage available to these seasonal employees follows a two-month electronic petition drive.

12 Jul 2012

Hearing set for Wednesday on Miss. abortion law

A federal judge today will hear arguments on letting an abortion law in Mississippi go into effect. Opponents say the law could shutter the state's only abortion clinic.

12 Jul 2012

Mayo Clinic, 18 other leading research institutions urge Congress to maintain funding levels for NIH

Mayo Clinic and 18 other leading medical research institutions nationwide are urging congressional leaders to maintain current funding levels for the National Institutes of Health.

12 Jul 2012

Obama administration's intellectual property policy inflating medical costs abroad

Noting that the Supreme Court last week upheld the Obama administration's Affordable Health Act, Huffington Post reporters Zach Carter and Sabrina Siddiqui write in this Huffington Post editorial that "while the president has focused on lowering health care costs at home, he has repeatedly sought to impose higher drug prices abroad." They add, "For pharmaceutical companies, that has meant steady profits, but for the global poor in desperate need of affordable drugs, those lofty prices are often a matter of life and death."

12 Jul 2012

Opinion pieces, blog posts address family planning issues ahead of London summit

On World Population Day, observed on Wednesday, July 11, the U.K. Government and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation are co-hosting the London Summit on Family Planning.

12 Jul 2012

IOM report: Nation lacks health workers trained to meet seniors' mental health needs

The Institute of Medicine report, released Tuesday, found the continued lack of health care providers will make it difficult to meet the growing demand for mental health services from the nation's growing senior population.

12 Jul 2012

BGI, BioMed Central launch GigaScience journal

BGI, the world's largest genome sequencing institute, and their publishing partner BioMed Central, a leader in scientific data sharing, announce the launch of a new journal, GigaScience, which publishes large-scale biological research in a unique format.

12 Jul 2012

The dust up continues as some Republican governors reject health law's Medicaid expansion

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, however, says he is considering opting out but would like more answers -- both in terms of policy questions and the political outcome of the election -- before he makes a decision. Meanwhile, Stateline explores how the Medicaid expansion will present a tough fiscal call for many of state executives.

12 Jul 2012

IAS announces 'Washington, D.C. Declaration' calling for global support to end AIDS epidemic

"A declaration calling for global support to end the AIDS epidemic was announced Tuesday by the International AIDS Society (IAS) and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)," an IAS press release reports.

12 Jul 2012

Guardian holds roundtable discussion on key family planning issues ahead of London summit

As part of its "Young people's sexual health matters" series, the Guardian reports on a recent roundtable discussion hosted by the newspaper, in association with the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), during which experts discussed key family planning issues ahead of the July 11 London Summit.

12 Jul 2012

IAS announces winners of awards recognizing HIV researchers to be presented during AIDS 2012

"The International AIDS Society (IAS) on Wednesday announced nine winners of four prestigious scientific awards to be presented during the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) to be held in Washington, D.C., 22–27 July," an IAS press release states.

12 Jul 2012

New York Times examines how CIA's decision to use vaccination team affecting polio eradication efforts

The New York Times examines how the CIA's 2011 decision to use a vaccination team to collect DNA samples and information from residents of Osama bin Laden's compound damaged efforts to vaccinate children for polio in Pakistan.

12 Jul 2012

HHS inspector general: Many Medicare anti-fraud contractors have ties to companies they investigate

The Associated Press reports that as many as two-thirds of these contractors had financial connections to claims processors.

12 Jul 2012

JNEB announces 2012 Best Article and Great Educational Material awards

The Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior (JNEB) announces the 2012 Best Article and Best Great Educational Material (GEM) awards to be presented at the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior (SNEB) annual conference, "Nutrition Education: Energy from Synergy," in Washington DC, July 14-17.

12 Jul 2012

Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics receives pilot project award from PCORI

The Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics has been received one of 50 pilot project awards by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study stakeholder views of streamlined informed consent options for comparative effectiveness research (CER) studies.

12 Jul 2012

Feds will waive insurance mandate for low-income people in states that opt against Medicaid expansion

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius urged states to participate in the expansion, but said the administration would waive penalties against poor residents for not carrying insurance in states that opt out. Experts, meanwhile, urge the administration to "be flexible" with states regarding the Medicaid expansion. And Wall Street continues to view Medicaid as a growth opportunity.

12 Jul 2012

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NAM Publications to serve as official news partner of AIDS 2012

AIDS 2012 conference comes at a 'moment of hope'

Two new NSCA journal apps for the iPad are now available

Minn. Governor's letters detail plans to implement health law, exchange

Obama to make federal health insurance available to seasonal firefighters

Hearing set for Wednesday on Miss. abortion law

Mayo Clinic, 18 other leading research institutions urge Congress to maintain funding levels for NIH

Obama administration's intellectual property policy inflating medical costs abroad

Opinion pieces, blog posts address family planning issues ahead of London summit

IOM report: Nation lacks health workers trained to meet seniors' mental health needs

BGI, BioMed Central launch GigaScience journal

The dust up continues as some Republican governors reject health law's Medicaid expansion

IAS announces 'Washington, D.C. Declaration' calling for global support to end AIDS epidemic

Guardian holds roundtable discussion on key family planning issues ahead of London summit

IAS announces winners of awards recognizing HIV researchers to be presented during AIDS 2012

New York Times examines how CIA's decision to use vaccination team affecting polio eradication efforts

HHS inspector general: Many Medicare anti-fraud contractors have ties to companies they investigate

JNEB announces 2012 Best Article and Great Educational Material awards

Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics receives pilot project award from PCORI

Feds will waive insurance mandate for low-income people in states that opt against Medicaid expansion

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