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Planned Parenthood sues Texas after exclusion from women's health program

In March, Texas dropped its state Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood because the organization provides abortion services.

12 Apr 2012

Viewpoints: Medicare may be unintended victim of bank crisis; Health care industry's fears of law's reversal

The banks' actions led directly to an increase in government debt, which in turn has made the reduction of that debt by "cutting runaway spending" a centerpiece of the Republican presidential campaign to date.

12 Apr 2012

OptiMedica's Catalys Precision Laser System receives CE mark approval

Global ophthalmic company OptiMedica Corp. has announced that its Catalys Precision Laser System has been CE mark approved for creating single-plane and multi-plane arc cuts/incisions in the cornea during cataract surgery.

12 Apr 2012

The practice of medicine: What does the future hold?

Reuters reports on a survey of physician attitudes about how the health law might change their profession. Meanwhile, in California, family physicians are targeting young people in efforts to recruit future doctors.

12 Apr 2012

Anniversary of Mass. health law puts Romney in the hot seat

Politics swirled around events designed to mark the sixth anniversary of the state's health reforms -- with a focus on GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, who signed the measure when he was governor and is now campaigning against the federal health law, which includes many similar provisions.

12 Apr 2012

Novian Health commences multicenter Novilase Interstitial Laser Therapy clinical trial for breast cancer

Novian Health, developer of Novilase Breast Therapy, announced the company has begun a multicenter clinical trial on the use of Novilase Interstitial Laser Therapy (ILT) for the destruction of malignant breast tumors.

12 Apr 2012

USAID-supported 'MAMA' program brings health information, services to mothers through mobile phones

In this post in USAID's "IMPACTblog," Kirsten Gagnaire, global partnership director of the Mobile Alliance for Maternal Action (MAMA), discusses the program's operations in Bangladesh.

12 Apr 2012

ACOs, IRS role in health reform implementation grab headlines

The inside joke among lobbyists as the health care law took shape was that it was so big and so sprawling, it would provide enough work for all of them for years to come. It became known as the "Full Employment Act." Now, it's not looking like such a sure thing anymore.

12 Apr 2012

Consumption of long-chain omega-3 PUFAs lowers risk of colorectal polyps in women

New research finds that omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) found in seafood (long-chain omega-3s) may reduce the risk of precancerous colorectal polyps in women, enhance the muscular benefits of strength training in older women and improve eye health after corneal surgery.

12 Apr 2012

Discontinuing antibiotic used to prevent opportunistic infections among HIV patients could increase risk of malaria, diarrhea

"Abruptly discontinuing co-trimoxazole -- an antibiotic used to prevent opportunistic infections in HIV-positive people -- can lead to a higher incidence of malaria and diarrhea compared with patients who keep on taking the drug," according to a study conducted by the CDC in eastern Uganda and published by the Oxford Journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases in March, PlusNews reports.

12 Apr 2012

New preoperative prepping kit to address surgical site infection risk

3M's Infection Prevention Division and Sage Products are working together to offer surgical staff and patients a new preoperative prepping kit to help address surgical site infection (SSI) risk within three main reservoirs of bacteria in the body: the nares, the oral cavity and the skin.

12 Apr 2012

Entrepreneurs dig into health IT

If ever an industry were ready for disruption, it is the American health care industry. Americans spend about $7,600 a year per person on health care, one in two adults lives with a chronic disease and the average wait time to see a doctor in a metropolitan area is 20 days.

12 Apr 2012

Newer antidepressant decreases depression in Parkinson's patients without worsening motor problems

Certain antidepressants appear to decrease depression in people with Parkinson's disease without worsening motor problems, according to a study published in the April 11, 2012, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

12 Apr 2012

Political cartoon: 'Pick-Up Line?'

Kaiser Health News provides a fresh take on health policy developments with "Pick-Up Line?" by Joel Pett.

12 Apr 2012

AstraZeneca introduces DUTOPROL for hypertension

AstraZeneca today announced the availability of DUTOPROL (metoprolol succinate extended release/hydrochlorothiazide) Tablets, the first and only once-daily antihypertensive agent that contains the active ingredient of TOPROL-XL (metoprolol succinate) plus a low-dose diuretic that provides proven blood pressure lowering at 24 hours.

12 Apr 2012

Abnormally low level of SMN protein linked to movement problems in spinal muscular atrophy

An abnormally low level of a protein in certain nerve cells is linked to movement problems that characterize the deadly childhood disorder spinal muscular atrophy, new research in animals suggests.

12 Apr 2012

Families USA: Ryan budget health cuts would tally $3 trillion

Health care cuts in House Republicans' budget -- not including their controversial Medicare overhaul -- would add up to nearly $3 trillion, according to a new report from the advocacy group Families USA.

12 Apr 2012

Too little sleep, inconsistent sleep patterns increase risk of diabetes and obesity

A study by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) reinforces the finding that too little sleep or sleep patterns that are inconsistent with our body's "internal biological clock" may lead to increased risk of diabetes and obesity.

12 Apr 2012

Financial Times analysis examines efforts to address dual risk research

A Financial Times analysis examines how the international community is working "to ensure scientific work can proceed without falling prey to accidental leaks or malevolent intent," following controversy surrounding two studies on the H5N1 bird flu virus.

12 Apr 2012

Enrollment complete for Ampio's multiple indication diagnostic clinical trials

Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a company that discovers and develops new uses for previously approved drugs and new molecular entities ("NMEs"), announced today that it has completed enrollment of patients for its multiple indication diagnostic clinical trials.

12 Apr 2012

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Planned Parenthood sues Texas after exclusion from women's health program

Viewpoints: Medicare may be unintended victim of bank crisis; Health care industry's fears of law's reversal

OptiMedica's Catalys Precision Laser System receives CE mark approval

The practice of medicine: What does the future hold?

Anniversary of Mass. health law puts Romney in the hot seat

Novian Health commences multicenter Novilase Interstitial Laser Therapy clinical trial for breast cancer

USAID-supported 'MAMA' program brings health information, services to mothers through mobile phones

ACOs, IRS role in health reform implementation grab headlines

Consumption of long-chain omega-3 PUFAs lowers risk of colorectal polyps in women

Discontinuing antibiotic used to prevent opportunistic infections among HIV patients could increase risk of malaria, diarrhea

New preoperative prepping kit to address surgical site infection risk

Entrepreneurs dig into health IT

Newer antidepressant decreases depression in Parkinson's patients without worsening motor problems

Political cartoon: 'Pick-Up Line?'

AstraZeneca introduces DUTOPROL for hypertension

Abnormally low level of SMN protein linked to movement problems in spinal muscular atrophy

Families USA: Ryan budget health cuts would tally $3 trillion

Too little sleep, inconsistent sleep patterns increase risk of diabetes and obesity

Financial Times analysis examines efforts to address dual risk research

Enrollment complete for Ampio's multiple indication diagnostic clinical trials

Advancing Menopause Care: Non-Hormonal Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

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