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UnitedHealth concurs with House panel that access to dental care lacking for child Medicaid beneficiaries in Maryland

UnitedHealth Group Senior Vice President Judah Sommer in a letter to members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Domestic Policy agreed with a panel finding that thousands of Maryland children enrolled in the company's Medicaid plan were unable to receive dental care after initially denying the claims, CQ HealthBeat reports (Carey, CQ HealthBeat, 10/25).

29 Oct 2007

UAW members at Chrysler approve four-year contract with voluntary employees' beneficiary association

United Auto Workers officials on Saturday said that Chrysler Group employees represented by the union approved a four-year contract that will establish a voluntary employees' beneficiary association, the Detroit Free Press reports (Higgins, Detroit Free Press, 10/28).

29 Oct 2007

Southern Africa Litigation Centre launches HIV/AIDS program

The Southern Africa Litigation Centre on Monday announced the launch of a new program that will focus on human rights in an effort to address HIV/AIDS issues in the region, the SAPA/SABCNews.com reports.

29 Oct 2007

HIV vaccine trial volunteers asked to undergo testing to determine whether they are at increased risk of HIV

Researchers have asked more than 3,000 people who participated in a trial of Merck's experimental HIV vaccine that was halted last month to undergo additional testing to determine if they are at an increased risk of HIV, Reuters reports (Fox, Reuters, 10/25).

29 Oct 2007

Zimbabwe in line to reach antiretroviral treatment target, health official says

Zimbabwe could meet its target of providing 140,000 HIV-positive people with access to no-cost antiretroviral drugs by the end of the year, Owen Mugurungi, head of the Zimbabwean government's HIV/AIDS unit, said on Tuesday at a two-day workshop on drug access issues in the country, the Herald/AllAfrica.com reports (Herald/AllAfrica.com, 10/26).

29 Oct 2007

One-third of people with TB in U.S. unaware of HIV status

Nearly one-third of people living with tuberculosis in the U.S. are unaware of their HIV status, according to a study published Friday in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Reuters reports (Dunham, Reuters, 10/25).

29 Oct 2007

New Zealand's influenza pandemic preparedness report released

The New Zealand Ministry of Health has released the key findings of Exercise Cruickshank, one of the biggest exercises ever staged by government.

29 Oct 2007

What's the brain got to do with education?

Quite a lot - according to teachers in a recent survey commissioned by The Innovation Unit and carried out by researchers at the University of Bristol.

29 Oct 2007

Scientists use shared genome data to confirm SORL1 gene linked to Alzheimer's

Until recently, only one of the approximately 30,000 genes in the human genome has been linked to risk of late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD).

29 Oct 2007

Homelessness increases risk of infection for injecting drug users

A new report from the Health Protection Agency shows that around three-quarters of injecting drug users (IDUs) have been homeless at some point. In addition, those who have been homeless have higher levels of injecting risk and associated infections, primarily through the sharing of needles and low standards of hygiene.

29 Oct 2007

Planned Parenthood files suit against Missouri law that would require abortion clinics to upgrade facilities

Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri last week filed a second lawsuit in Jackson County, Mo., asking the court to exclude clinics that offer only medical abortions from a state law (SB 370) designating facilities providing some abortions as "ambulatory surgical centers" to exclude clinics that offer only medical abortions, the AP/Hays Daily News reports.

29 Oct 2007

U.S. political candidates' views on abortion 'not especially important,' opinion piece says

Although some voters might "care deeply" about how a candidate views abortion "because that stance is accurately considered an important signifier of the candidate's sensibilities and sympathies, and of his or her notion of sound constitutional reasoning," those views are "not especially important" when it comes to abortion policy Washington Post columnist George Will writes in a Post opinion piece.

29 Oct 2007

Women who have precancerous lesions removed have increased risk of developing cervical, vaginal cancer for at least 25 years

Women who have precancerous lesions removed from their cervix are at an increased risk of developing cervical or vaginal cancer during the 25 years after the procedure, according to a study published on Friday in BMJ, Reuters reports.

29 Oct 2007

Egypt, Morocco, Palestinian territories to join U.S.-Middle East breast cancer partnership, First Lady Bush says

First lady Laura Bush on Thursday at the King Hussein Cancer Center in Amman, Jordan, announced that Egypt, Morocco and the Palestinian territories will join the U.S.-Middle East Partnership for Breast Cancer Awareness and Research, AFP/Yahoo! News reports (AFP/Yahoo! News, 10/25).

29 Oct 2007

Giuliani's 'implied' link between increase in adoptions, decrease in abortions 'unsupportable,' opinion piece says

The link "implied" by former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R), who is running for the Republican presidential nomination, between an increase in the number of adoptions and a decrease in abortions in the city is "unsupportable," Cory Richards, senior vice president and vice president for public policy at the Guttmacher Institute, writes in a Los Angeles Times opinion piece.

29 Oct 2007

Hairpin-shaped mimetics imitate the helical protein that plays a role in the spread of HIV

When a host cell is infected with HIV, the virus brings its own genetic material into the host cell. This cell then replicates, reads the viral RNA, and uses it as a blueprint to produce more viral proteins.

29 Oct 2007

Tests find lead in more products

Lead hazards in consumer products aren’t limited to the millions of toys recalled so far this year, according to test results and a four-month investigation published in the December issue of Consumer Reports magazine.

29 Oct 2007

Hopkins report: Next generation contraceptive implants are cheaper, highly effective, and available now

The next generation of contraceptive implants offer an extremely effective way to expand family planning choices for women and reduce the incidence of maternal mortality worldwide, according to the latest issue of Population Reports, from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

29 Oct 2007

Early autism detection

In an attempt to spot autism earlier, the American Academy of Pediatrics has recently recommended that all children be screened for autism twice by age 2 - advice that many St. Louis families already heed thanks to a partnership between Saint Louis University and Parents as Teachers.

29 Oct 2007

Nurses in Britain to be given power over resuscitation

Under new guidelines experienced nurses in Britain will be given the power to decide on the resuscitation of patients; it is thought the move will avoid the "heartache" many families experience over what are often futile efforts at revival.

29 Oct 2007

Medical News

UnitedHealth concurs with House panel that access to dental care lacking for child Medicaid beneficiaries in Maryland

UAW members at Chrysler approve four-year contract with voluntary employees' beneficiary association

Southern Africa Litigation Centre launches HIV/AIDS program

HIV vaccine trial volunteers asked to undergo testing to determine whether they are at increased risk of HIV

Zimbabwe in line to reach antiretroviral treatment target, health official says

One-third of people with TB in U.S. unaware of HIV status

New Zealand's influenza pandemic preparedness report released

What's the brain got to do with education?

Scientists use shared genome data to confirm SORL1 gene linked to Alzheimer's

Homelessness increases risk of infection for injecting drug users

Planned Parenthood files suit against Missouri law that would require abortion clinics to upgrade facilities

U.S. political candidates' views on abortion 'not especially important,' opinion piece says

Women who have precancerous lesions removed have increased risk of developing cervical, vaginal cancer for at least 25 years

Egypt, Morocco, Palestinian territories to join U.S.-Middle East breast cancer partnership, First Lady Bush says

Giuliani's 'implied' link between increase in adoptions, decrease in abortions 'unsupportable,' opinion piece says

Hairpin-shaped mimetics imitate the helical protein that plays a role in the spread of HIV

Tests find lead in more products

Hopkins report: Next generation contraceptive implants are cheaper, highly effective, and available now

Early autism detection

Nurses in Britain to be given power over resuscitation

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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