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ZERO demands ACS apology on effectiveness of PSA test

With a new study showing the PSA test reduces the prostate cancer death rate by 44 percent, ZERO – The Project to End Prostate Cancer demands an apology for all at risk of the disease from the American Cancer Society, which has long discounted the importance of prostate cancer testing.

3 Jul 2010

GeoVax releases two articles on Historic HIV Vaccine Trial

GeoVax Labs, Inc., a biotechnology company that creates, develops and tests innovative HIV/AIDS vaccines, is mentioned in two recent articles covering a historic HIV vaccine trial currently being conducted by the AIDS Research Consortium of Atlanta using a vaccine supplied by GeoVax.

3 Jul 2010

Neogenix Oncology files patent application with USPTO for 16C3 antigen

Neogenix Oncology announced today that the company has filed a patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trade Office (USPTO) for the 16C3 antigen. The Company believes that this antigen is tumor specific for pancreatic and colorectal tumors; and, based on preliminary clinical data, may also have diagnostic utility as a biomarker for these cancers.

3 Jul 2010

Fera Pharmaceuticals launches Neptazanetm tablets for reducing intraocular pressure

Fera Pharmaceuticals is pleased to announce the launch of Neptazane (Methazolamide) 25 mg and 50 mg tablets. Both strengths are available in 90 count bottles.

3 Jul 2010

Insurers continue seeking wary regulator's approval for rate hikes

For most Massachusetts insurers, a standoff with regulators over premium rate increase was left unresolved Thursday evening. Rate caps were maintained — freezing premiums at 2009 rates — for 137 health insurance plans.

3 Jul 2010

RNAO's Pride Parade march to be held in Toronto

A group of nurses joined by friends and family will march in this Sunday's Pride Parade in Toronto. The nurses are members of the RNAO and its Rainbow Nursing Interest Group.

3 Jul 2010

People with high levels of vitamin B6 and methionine less likiely to develop lung cancer

People with higher blood levels of vitamin B6 and the amino acid methionine appear to have a lower risk of lung cancer, a French study has found. But more research is needed to understand if higher levels of the nutrients directly protect against the disease.

3 Jul 2010

State Roundup: Florida to investigate WellCare; Calif. budget cuts; Computer system helps states find Medicaid savings

Nextgov: "A 17-year-old computer data matching system designed to prevent welfare recipients from drawing benefits in more than one state at a time is now helping cash-strapped states save millions of dollars -- but not as originally intended.

3 Jul 2010

Overweight girls less likely to develop breast cancer in later life

Women who recall carrying excess body fat during childhood and adolescence appear to be less likely to develop breast cancer in later life, a US study reports.

3 Jul 2010

American Airlines Credit Union donates $50,000 from golf tournament to Children's Miracle Network

AA Credit Union proudly presented the Children's Miracle Network with a $50,000 donation as a result of the 14th Annual American Airlines Federal Credit Union Golf Tournament, which took place May 14 at the Cowboys Golf Club in Grapevine, Texas. The total donation will be split between Cook Children's Medical Center and Children's Medical Center Dallas.

3 Jul 2010

Lawmakers urge health insurers to enforce new Mental Parity Act

The Hill: "Health plans that say mental illnesses can't be treated like physical ailments are relying on an 'outdated argument' without merit that does not reflect 'three decades of scientific research,' 52 House members wrote in a recent letter to regulators. The comments come as a landmark law requiring parity in how health plans cover physical and mental illness went into effect Thursday.

3 Jul 2010

Wellcome-Wolfson Capital Awards initiative invests over 30M in large-scale university infrastructure projects

Over -30 million is being invested into large-scale university infrastructure projects courtesy of the Wellcome-Wolfson Capital Awards initiative.

3 Jul 2010

Canadian press/globe and mail examine 'loose ends' in G8's maternal, child health initiative

The G8's $5-billion initiative to improve maternal and child health "left many loose ends that need to be tied up before the countries can begin to make good on their commitment to save the lives of 1.3 million children under age five, and 64,000 mothers," the Canadian Press/Globe and Mail reports. According to the article, while stakeholders welcome the G8 initiative, many find it "deeply underfunded and lacking in detail."

3 Jul 2010

House passes nearly $60B FY10 supplemental

The House passed a nearly "$60 billion bill Thursday to pay for wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and fund a variety of other programs," including relief and rebuilding initiatives in Haiti following the January earthquake, Fox News' "The Speaker's Lobby" blog reports

3 Jul 2010

Research finds strong relationship between food environment, built environment and obesity

Researchers at the University at Buffalo conducting a neighborhood-scaled exploratory study that tested the association between the food environment, the built environment and women's body mass index (BMI) have found that women with homes closer to a supermarket, relative to a convenience store, had lower BMIs, and that the greater the number of restaurants within a five minute walk of a woman's home, the higher her BMI.

3 Jul 2010

Coventry's Fitch ratings unaffected by Louisiana Court of Appeals' adverse ruling

Fitch Ratings commented today that its ratings on Coventry Health Care, Inc. (Coventry) are unaffected by the company's announcement this morning that it will take a $278 million charge against second-quarter earnings related to an adverse ruling by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in the state of Louisiana.

3 Jul 2010

Blacks five times more prone to hypertension than Whites

The hospital admission rate for Blacks with hypertension was 161 per 100,000 people in 2006 - nearly 5 times the hospitalization rate for Whites (33 admissions per 100,000), according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

3 Jul 2010

Positive reviews of health overhaul implementation so far but potential stumbling blocks lie ahead

The New York Times notes an uptick in support for the health overhaul in polls as parts of the law begin to take effect, as well as some positive reviews - even from conservatives - about the administration's performance in implementing the measures. Stuart Butler, a vice president of the Heritage Foundation, for instance, said, "I give them an A for effort. But there are land mines down the road because the law is fundamentally flawed." The latest poll by the Kaiser Family Foundation shows 48 percent hold a favorable view of the new law, while 41 percent oppose it.

3 Jul 2010

FDA issues consumer update on safety alerts

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued safety alerts about a number of products.

3 Jul 2010

Ninth Circuit rules in favor of ACLJ in multi-million dollar fraud case against Planned Parenthood affiliates

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled in favor of the American Center for Law and Justice's (ACLJ) client in a multi-million dollar fraud case against Planned Parenthood (PP) affiliates in California. ACLJ attorneys are representing a former employee of the PP affiliate in Los Angeles, who is now a federal whistleblower. A federal district court in California had dismissed the case, but the Ninth Circuit's ruling, dated yesterday, reinstates the lawsuit.

3 Jul 2010

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ZERO demands ACS apology on effectiveness of PSA test

GeoVax releases two articles on Historic HIV Vaccine Trial

Neogenix Oncology files patent application with USPTO for 16C3 antigen

Fera Pharmaceuticals launches Neptazanetm tablets for reducing intraocular pressure

Insurers continue seeking wary regulator's approval for rate hikes

RNAO's Pride Parade march to be held in Toronto

People with high levels of vitamin B6 and methionine less likiely to develop lung cancer

State Roundup: Florida to investigate WellCare; Calif. budget cuts; Computer system helps states find Medicaid savings

Overweight girls less likely to develop breast cancer in later life

American Airlines Credit Union donates $50,000 from golf tournament to Children's Miracle Network

Lawmakers urge health insurers to enforce new Mental Parity Act

Wellcome-Wolfson Capital Awards initiative invests over 30M in large-scale university infrastructure projects

Canadian press/globe and mail examine 'loose ends' in G8's maternal, child health initiative

House passes nearly $60B FY10 supplemental

Research finds strong relationship between food environment, built environment and obesity

Coventry's Fitch ratings unaffected by Louisiana Court of Appeals' adverse ruling

Blacks five times more prone to hypertension than Whites

Positive reviews of health overhaul implementation so far but potential stumbling blocks lie ahead

FDA issues consumer update on safety alerts

Ninth Circuit rules in favor of ACLJ in multi-million dollar fraud case against Planned Parenthood affiliates

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