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New theory on tumor growth and metastasis based on differences in tissue pressure

The HFSP Journal, the interdisciplinary journal for scientists conducting high quality, innovative research at the interface between biology and the physical sciences is pleased to announce that the latest article modelling of tumor growth and metastasis in now available online.

23 Mar 2009

Preliminary health insurer survey results indicate some patients want to know physician's race when selecting provider

According to preliminary results of an automated phone survey by Highmark, some health plan members would like the race of physicians included in the insurer's physician directory, the Pittsburgh Tribune Review reports.

23 Mar 2009

Vietnam to include input from HIV-positive people for new prevention project

An institute in Vietnam is formulating a new HIV/AIDS prevention project that will include input from people living with the disease, the Vietnamese News Agency reports.

23 Mar 2009

Ugandan Army to make HIV/AIDS education part of military training

The Ugandan army plans to include HIV/AIDS prevention and care information as part of its training curriculum, Gen. Aronda Nyakairima, chief of defense forces, said recently, the New Vision reports. "In the 1990s, the army was affected by HIV/AIDS," he said, adding, "Our resolve then and now has been to learn to leave in the spirit of togetherness to fight the epidemic."

23 Mar 2009

NEJM Letters respond to recent studies on malaria vaccines, treatments

The New England Journal of Medicine in its March 19 issue featured a letter to the editor written in response to a study published in its Dec. 11 issue reporting the results of the RTS,S/AS01E malaria vaccine trial.

23 Mar 2009

Ghanaian officials urge media to contribute to tuberculosis awareness

The media should contribute to addressing tuberculosis in Ghana by disseminating information about TB transmission and encouraging the public to attend screenings, Frank Bonsu, program manager for the country's National Tuberculosis Control Program, said recently, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation reports. Bonsu spoke during a one-day TB advocacy workshop for media at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra.

23 Mar 2009

New tuberculosis vaccine effective in animal testing

A new tuberculosis vaccine candidate developed by researchers at Canada's McMaster University has proven effective in animal testing, the researchers announced Thursday, the Hamilton Spectator reports.

23 Mar 2009

U.S. tuberculosis rate in 2008 at record low

Tuberculosis rates in the U.S. reached a record low in 2008, but the disease still disproportionately affects minority and immigrant populations, according to a CDC report released Thursday in the agency's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Reuters reports.

23 Mar 2009

NGOs, businesses, health officials should collaborate on malaria control efforts, Ghanaian health official says

Nongovernmental organizations, businesses and health officials should collaborate to fight malaria in Ghana, Anthony Ofori, coordinator of Ghana's Malaria Control Program for the Brong Ahafo region, said recently at a one-day workshop for NGOs and other stakeholders in Fiapre, Ghana, the Ghanaian Times reports.

23 Mar 2009

Asian countries should strengthen health systems to address increasing drug-resistant tuberculosis

World Health Organization officials on Monday ahead of World TB Day on March 24 said that Asian countries should increase efforts to strengthen health systems to address an increase in cases of drug-resistant tuberculosis, AFP/Google.com reports.

23 Mar 2009

Drug-resistant tuberculosis increasing among U.S. immigrant populations

Although tuberculosis rates have declined in the U.S., drug-resistant strains of the disease are becoming increasingly prevalent in states with large immigrant populations, the AP/Google.com reports.

23 Mar 2009

U.S. health reform should not be modeled on Massachusetts health insurance law, according to report

Efforts to overhaul the U.S. health care system should not be modeled after the 2006 Massachusetts health insurance law because the law does not include cost controls, according to a report released on Tuesday by researchers at the Institute for America's Future, the Boston Herald reports.

23 Mar 2009

HHS names former Harvard Professor Blumenthal as National Health Care Information Technology Coordinator

HHS on Friday announced the appointment of former Harvard Medical School professor David Blumenthal as the national coordinator for health care information technology, the AP/Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

23 Mar 2009

U.S. Labor Department releases more details about COBRA subsidie

The Department of Labor on Thursday released guidelines to employers on how to implement federal subsidies included in the economic stimulus package to help newly unemployed workers cover the cost of health insurance premiums under COBRA, the Detroit Free Press reports (Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 3/19).

23 Mar 2009

HHS names panel of experts to advise government on spending for comparative effectiveness research

HHS on Thursday named 15 members to a panel that will advise the government on how to spend the $1.1 billion in federal stimulus funding dedicated to comparing the effectiveness of medical treatments, Reuters/Boston Globe reports.

23 Mar 2009

House Veterans' Panel approves bill that would cover emergency treatment at non-VA facilities

The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health on Thursday by voice vote approved a bill (HR 1377) that would allow the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide reimbursement for emergency treatment received at hospitals not affiliated with VA, CQ Today reports.

23 Mar 2009

Sen. Grassley says compromise on public-private option health care system will be difficult

Senate Finance Committee ranking member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) on Thursday at the Kaiser Family Foundation told reporters that although congressional Democrats and Republicans likely will not reach an agreement on health care reform legislation with a provision that would establish a public health plan to compete with private plans, he could not dismiss the possibility, the Wall Street Journal reports (Yoest, Wall Street Journal, 3/19).

23 Mar 2009

CQ's Armstrong discusses proposed public health plan option; new bill on FDA tobacco regulation

Drew Armstrong, a Congressional Quarterly staff reporter, discusses the latest developments in efforts to overhaul the U.S. health care system, legislation that would give FDA regulatory authority over tobacco products and a new bill that would allow FDA to approve generic versions of biotechnology drugs in this week's "Health on the Hill from kaisernetwork.org and CQ."

23 Mar 2009

Iowa Senate approves bill to expand health insurance to more children

The Iowa Senate on Thursday voted 30-18 to approve a bill (SF 389) that would extend health insurance to 30,000 children and set up a commission to help residents obtain affordable coverage, the Des Moines Register reports.

23 Mar 2009

Rhode Island Governor plans to cut dental services for 38,000 low-income residents

Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri (R) plans to eliminate dental coverage for an estimated 38,000 low-income parents enrolled in the RIte Care program by July 1, the Providence Journal reports.

23 Mar 2009

Medical News

New theory on tumor growth and metastasis based on differences in tissue pressure

Preliminary health insurer survey results indicate some patients want to know physician's race when selecting provider

Vietnam to include input from HIV-positive people for new prevention project

Ugandan Army to make HIV/AIDS education part of military training

NEJM Letters respond to recent studies on malaria vaccines, treatments

Ghanaian officials urge media to contribute to tuberculosis awareness

New tuberculosis vaccine effective in animal testing

U.S. tuberculosis rate in 2008 at record low

NGOs, businesses, health officials should collaborate on malaria control efforts, Ghanaian health official says

Asian countries should strengthen health systems to address increasing drug-resistant tuberculosis

Drug-resistant tuberculosis increasing among U.S. immigrant populations

U.S. health reform should not be modeled on Massachusetts health insurance law, according to report

HHS names former Harvard Professor Blumenthal as National Health Care Information Technology Coordinator

U.S. Labor Department releases more details about COBRA subsidie

HHS names panel of experts to advise government on spending for comparative effectiveness research

House Veterans' Panel approves bill that would cover emergency treatment at non-VA facilities

Sen. Grassley says compromise on public-private option health care system will be difficult

CQ's Armstrong discusses proposed public health plan option; new bill on FDA tobacco regulation

Iowa Senate approves bill to expand health insurance to more children

Rhode Island Governor plans to cut dental services for 38,000 low-income residents

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