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National Right to Life Committee defends Brownback's talks with Giuliani on abortion views

The National Right to Life Committee recently defended Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) after he was criticized for meeting with former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who is running for the Republican presidential nomination, to discuss Giuliani's views on abortion, The Hill reports (Bolton, The Hill, 10/26).

30 Oct 2007

New Jersey appellate court rules referendum asking voters to approve $450M for stem cell research should remain on ballot

A three-judge panel of a New Jersey appellate court on Friday unanimously ruled that a Nov. 6 referendum that would allow the state to borrow $450 million over 10 years to fund stem cell research in the state should not be removed from the ballot, the New York Times reports (Peters, New York Times, 10/27).

30 Oct 2007

Missouri Gov. Blunt launches task force to investigate health effects of abortion

Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt (R), an abortion-rights opponent, last week convened a task force to examine the potential physical, emotional, social and economic effects of abortion on women, the AP/Joplin Globe reports.

30 Oct 2007

Pharmacies, drug wholesaler file lawsuit against Abbott over price of antiretroviral Norvir

Four pharmacy chains and one pharmaceutical wholesaler on Monday filed a lawsuit against Abbott Laboratories over the price of its antiretroviral drug Norvir, the Wall Street Journal reports.

30 Oct 2007

Some HIV-positive people taking longer to initiate treatment

Some HIV-positive people in key demographic groups do not seek treatment any sooner than they did in the past, and some people now take longer to initiate treatment, according to a study published in the Nov. 15 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, United Press International reports (United Press International, 10/27).

30 Oct 2007

Clinton signs pledge to commit to fight against HIV/AIDS

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.), who is running for the Democratic presidential nomination, recently signed a pledge to commit to investing $50 billion by 2013 to fight HIV/AIDS domestically and worldwide, the New York Times reports. Clinton also plans to issue a formal policy on the disease, according to the Times (Seelye, "The Caucus," New York Times, 10/26).

30 Oct 2007

Zimbabwe shifts from voluntary HIV testing to provider-initiated testing in response to epidemic

Zimbabwe has shifted from a voluntary HIV testing system to a provider-initiated system in which medical professionals incorporate HIV testing into routine medical exams with the permission of their patients, Zimbabwe's The Herald reports.

30 Oct 2007

Guyana launches project aimed at reducing spread of HIV, improving treatment, prevention among prison inmates

Guyana's Ministry of Home Affairs recently launched a new project aimed at decreasing the spread of HIV among prison inmates and reintegrating HIV-positive inmates into society at the end of their sentences, the Stabroek News reports.

30 Oct 2007

Congressional Democrats consider combining labor-HHS-education, veterans, Pentagon spending bills

Congressional Democrats have begun to "prep for a pre-Thanksgiving budget showdown" with President Bush, as lawmakers seek to finalize a more than $700 billion package that includes the fiscal year 2008 Defense (HR 3222), Labor-HHS-Education (HR 3043) and Military Construction-Veterans Affairs (HR 2642) appropriations bills, CongressDaily reports (Cohn, CongressDaily, 10/29).

30 Oct 2007

Massachusetts increases efforts to enroll low-income residents in partially subsidized health coverage by Dec. 31 deadline

Massachusetts health care officials this month are boosting efforts to enroll low-income residents in subsidized health insurance plans as the state approaches the Dec. 31 deadline for all residents to obtain coverage or face tax penalties, the Boston Globe reports.

30 Oct 2007

Efforts needed to address financial stability of entitlement programs

The "demands imposed by the retirement of millions of baby boomers will consume the federal budget and blight the prospects of the next generations" without efforts to address problems with the long-term financial stability of Medicare and other entitlement programs, columnist David Broder writes in the Washington Post.

30 Oct 2007

Cigna reach agreement on physician ranking system

New York state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo (D) on Monday said that Cigna has agreed to provide its members with more information on how it ranks physicians, the AP/Hartford Courant reports. Cuomo said the deal could set a national standard for physician ranking systems (Bauman, AP/Hartford Courant, 10/29).

30 Oct 2007

Pre-op antibiotics prevent infection for wisdom teeth surger

Patients who have their wisdom teeth pulled and do not take antibiotics before surgery are twice as likely to get an infection after the surgery than those who take a single dose of antibiotics shortly before surgery, says Eastman Dental Center researchersYan-Fang Ren, DDS, PhD, MPH and Hans Malmstrom, DDS.

30 Oct 2007

Hopkins project asks public help to send vital family planning information overseas

Health providers in developing countries need accurate and up-to-date reproductive health information that could help them save hundreds of thousands of lives each year, help women and men plan their families, and prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS.

30 Oct 2007

Saint Louis University scientists identify chemical that triggers Parkinson's disease

Researchers at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine have discovered the key brain chemical that causes Parkinson's disease - a breakthrough finding that could pave the way for new, far more effective therapies to treat one of the most common and debilitating neurological disorders.

30 Oct 2007

Medical News

National Right to Life Committee defends Brownback's talks with Giuliani on abortion views

New Jersey appellate court rules referendum asking voters to approve $450M for stem cell research should remain on ballot

Missouri Gov. Blunt launches task force to investigate health effects of abortion

Pharmacies, drug wholesaler file lawsuit against Abbott over price of antiretroviral Norvir

Some HIV-positive people taking longer to initiate treatment

Clinton signs pledge to commit to fight against HIV/AIDS

Zimbabwe shifts from voluntary HIV testing to provider-initiated testing in response to epidemic

Guyana launches project aimed at reducing spread of HIV, improving treatment, prevention among prison inmates

Congressional Democrats consider combining labor-HHS-education, veterans, Pentagon spending bills

Massachusetts increases efforts to enroll low-income residents in partially subsidized health coverage by Dec. 31 deadline

Efforts needed to address financial stability of entitlement programs

Cigna reach agreement on physician ranking system

Pre-op antibiotics prevent infection for wisdom teeth surger

Hopkins project asks public help to send vital family planning information overseas

Saint Louis University scientists identify chemical that triggers Parkinson's disease

Veterans' suicide study yields key findings

Stanford scientists find gene that gives dogs black fur

Copper transporter plays an unexpected role in the absorption of cisplatin

Smoked salmon dip recalled because of Listeria contamination

Fetal surgery saves baby's life

Advancing benzodiazepine detection

The Surgeon-Scientist Pioneering Regenerative Engineering

Leveraging the Radian ASAP in standard casework

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