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AHF protests J&J over AIDS drug prices

A group of committed AIDS activists and advocates are expected to participate in a protest and "die-in" hosted by AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Friday, September 30th at 12:30 pm near the New Brunswick headquarters of Johnson & Johnson to protest the company's pricing of its HIV/AIDS medications.

1 Oct 2011

HealthSpring announces its 2012 Medicare offerings

HealthSpring, a leading Medicare Advantage plan, today announced its 2012 Medicare offerings, which include a range of health and prescription drug plans, as well as special needs plans.

1 Oct 2011

H.I.M. ON CALL releases AVIANCE DNFB Management solution at AHIMA Convention and Exhibit

H.I.M. ON CALL, a technology and outsourcing services company for health information management, coding and revenue cycle, announced the availability of its latest AVIANCEHealth technology solution, AVIANCE DNFB Management today at the American Health Information Management Association Convention and Exhibit at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.

1 Oct 2011

Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care President expresses concern over job instability

Pointing to new job losses at a Nebraska nursing home attributed to a new federal Medicare regulation reducing funding by 11.1 percent, the President of the Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care today expressed concern that the Nebraska job loss example represents the leading edge of additional job losses and layoffs at skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) throughout the nation, as facilities, care staff and patients struggle with an accumulation of Medicare and Medicaid funding reductions.

1 Oct 2011

Third Annual Walk for Lupus Now! to take place in Richmond on Oct. 29

Purple passion will cap a month of pink ribbons—raising funds and awareness for people with lupus, a still-unknown disease. More than 1,000 people with lupus, their families, friends and co-workers dressed in purple will carry butterflies in the Third Annual Walk for Lupus Now! Richmond on Saturday, Oct. 29 at 3:00 p.m.

1 Oct 2011

Dade Medical College to Go Pink once again in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Once again this October, Dade Medical College will "Go Pink" in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In an effort to increase awareness and preventative care for this disease, the college will be donating 500 mammography screenings to benefit low-income and uninsured women in the community, a private investment of more than $50,000.00.

1 Oct 2011

Uganda cannot achieve development without increased investment in maternal health

In this Daily Monitor opinion piece, Anthony Masake of the Uganda Law Society stresses the importance of addressing maternal mortality in Uganda and asserts that the country cannot achieve development without increased efforts to meet national maternal health targets.

1 Oct 2011

Statement in response to sentencing of former workers of Salmaniya Medical Complex released

Doctors and other medical professionals had their sentences reviewed on Thursday. After consideration by authorities, the charges and sentences were handed down following the forcible occupation of Salmaniya Medical Complex, unlawfully controlling the entrances and exits of all divisions and departments, using force and threats, and other actions.

1 Oct 2011

Five reasons to support the Global Fund

Based on a report released last week by a high-level independent review panel on fiduciary controls and oversight mechanisms at the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, "the changes needed at the Fund are clearly substantial," according to a Lancet editorial.

1 Oct 2011

Residential treatment may motivate young adults with addiction for recovery

Young adults undergoing addiction treatment arrive ready and willing to make the personal changes that bring about recovery, but it's the help and guidance received during treatment that build and sustain those changes, according to a longitudinal study published electronically and in press within the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence.

1 Oct 2011

Winner of 'The Voice' to perform at MMRF Fall Gala on October 29

The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) announced today that Javier Colon, winner of NBC's The Voice, will join the lineup of featured artists performing a tribute concert celebrating music industry icon Stevie Wonder at the MMRF Fall Gala, to be held October 29, 2011, at the Hyatt Regency Greenwich in Old Greenwich, Connecticut.

1 Oct 2011

Abortions in Africa increased during 'Global Gag Rule,' Stanford University study shows

"In the first study to examine" the effects of a U.S. policy prohibiting foreign aid from going to any organization that performs abortions or provides information about or referral for the procedure as a method of family planning (often called the "Global Gag Rule" or "Mexico City Policy"), Stanford researchers Eran Bendavid and Grant Miller found that "the number of abortions increased in African countries where U.S. support for NGOs was cut the most," according to a Stanford University news release (Gorlick, 9/28).

1 Oct 2011

Provisional settlement reached for Registered Nurses and Allied Health Professionals at CCACs

Ontario Nurses' Association President Linda Haslam-Stroud, RN is pleased to announce that a tentative settlement has been reached for 3,000 Registered Nurses and Allied Health Professionals working in 10 of Ontario's Community Care Access Centres.

1 Oct 2011

Dots to support October's National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Dots, a leading women's fashion specialty retailer in the value sector with over 400 stores in 28 states, announced today it will support October's National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

1 Oct 2011

Amid budget woes, PEPFAR is a program worth saving

In this post in LA Progressive, Georgianne Nienaber, an investigative and political writer, examines the potential effects of reduced PEPFAR funding and highlights the non-denominational Christian ACTS clinic operating in South Africa as an example of a U.S. foreign aid success story.

1 Oct 2011

IF/The Florida Family Partnership announce new contest for 26th annual Red Ribbon Week

Informed Families (IF) /The Florida Family Partnership announced the new contest for its 26th annual Red Ribbon Week, October 23-31: "It's Up to Me to be Drug Free."

1 Oct 2011

Ghana's First Lady launches international campaign against maternal mortality in Eastern Region

Ghana's First Lady Ernestina Naadu Mills on Thursday launched the Campaign for Accelerated Reduction of Maternal Mortality, an international campaign aimed at fighting maternal mortality, in Koforidua in the Eastern Region of the country, the Ghana News Agency reports.

1 Oct 2011

AP: Military retirees to experience higher health premium costs

Military retirees will pay slightly more for their health care starting Saturday, and more cost increases are on the way. Premiums haven't been raised since 1994 and still will be just a fraction of what civilians pay. Under a change announced by the Defense Department on Thursday, individuals who enroll in the retiree program as of Saturday will pay $260 annually, up from $230, and it will be $520 annually for a family, up from $460.

1 Oct 2011

Third Annual Cape Cod Walk 'n' Roll for FSH Muscular Dystrophy on October 1

Tomorrow, October 1, 2011, FSHD patients and their friends, advocates, and families will join in the Third Annual Cape Cod Walk 'n' Roll for FSHD.

1 Oct 2011

Calif. Medicaid case pits top Democrats against Obama administration

While the administration this week asked the Supreme Court to take up 26 states' challenge to the Affordable Care Act, the nation's top court on Monday will hear oral arguments on whether patients and providers can challenge states' Medicaid cuts - a case that patient advocates believe could have major implications for the implementation of health care reform.

1 Oct 2011

Healthcare News

AHF protests J&J over AIDS drug prices

HealthSpring announces its 2012 Medicare offerings

H.I.M. ON CALL releases AVIANCE DNFB Management solution at AHIMA Convention and Exhibit

Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care President expresses concern over job instability

Third Annual Walk for Lupus Now! to take place in Richmond on Oct. 29

Dade Medical College to Go Pink once again in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Uganda cannot achieve development without increased investment in maternal health

Statement in response to sentencing of former workers of Salmaniya Medical Complex released

Five reasons to support the Global Fund

Residential treatment may motivate young adults with addiction for recovery

Winner of 'The Voice' to perform at MMRF Fall Gala on October 29

Abortions in Africa increased during 'Global Gag Rule,' Stanford University study shows

Provisional settlement reached for Registered Nurses and Allied Health Professionals at CCACs

Dots to support October's National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Amid budget woes, PEPFAR is a program worth saving

IF/The Florida Family Partnership announce new contest for 26th annual Red Ribbon Week

Ghana's First Lady launches international campaign against maternal mortality in Eastern Region

AP: Military retirees to experience higher health premium costs

Third Annual Cape Cod Walk 'n' Roll for FSH Muscular Dystrophy on October 1

Calif. Medicaid case pits top Democrats against Obama administration

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