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New Jersey Health Department orders closure of abortion clinic, lawsuit filed

The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services last week ordered one of the state's largest abortion providers -- Metropolitan Medical Associates in Englewood, N.J. -- to close after finding violations that posed "immediate and serious risk of harm to patients," the Bergen Record reports.

4 Mar 2007

International Narcotics Control board hindering HIV/AIDS control efforts, should be independently reviewed

The International Narcotics Control Board is hindering efforts to fight the spread of HIV, especially among injection drug users, and its practices should be independently reviewed, according to a report released on Tuesday, Reuters reports.

4 Mar 2007

HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria in Kenya could destabilize the country

The prevalence of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria in Kenya could destabilize the country's social and economic sectors, according to the recently released Kenya National Human Development Report 2006, Kenya's Nation reports.

4 Mar 2007

Mexican Supreme Court rules law that allowed armed forces to expel HIV-positive soldiers unconstitutional

Mexico's Supreme Court has ruled 8-3 that a law used by the armed forces to discharge HIV-positive soldiers is unconstitutional and ordered the Ministry of Defense to re-employ four soldiers who were expelled, the AP/Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports.

4 Mar 2007

Two experimental drugs aimed at controlling viral loads among HIV-positive people who have developed drug resistance show promise

Two experimental antiretroviral drugs, called TMC278 and elvitegravir, show promise in controlling the viral loads of HIV-positive people who have developed resistance to available drugs, researchers said Wednesday at the 14th Annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Times reports.

4 Mar 2007

Increasing numbers of blood collection centers in parts of China contributing to spread of HIV

The increasing number of blood-collection centers in parts of China is posing a threat to vulnerable populations and placing them at an increased risk of HIV transmission, some Chinese HIV/AIDS advocates have said recently, the Boston Globe reports.

4 Mar 2007

HIV/AIDS control efforts should focus on populations targeted by counterterrorism, security measures

In some previous analyses of HIV/AIDS and security issues, the "effect of AIDS on military strength and public security overshadows what may be a substantially more important link between AIDS and security" - the "effect of the unfettered pursuit of a public security agenda, including counterterrorism measures, on the lives of people who are most affect by or vulnerable to HIV/AIDS...

4 Mar 2007

Assumption of 'down-low' lifestyle can distort HIV/AIDS research

A commentary published in the March issue of Annals of Epidemiology questions whether black men pursuing a "down-low" lifestyle -- when black men secretly have sex with both male and female partners -- are causing an increase in HIV cases among black women, Reuters Health reports.

4 Mar 2007

NYT examines 'gray market' for in-home long-term care aides

Many middle-class families facing the "crushing burden of indefinite home-care expenses" have begun to hire in-home long-term care aides through the "gray market," an "over-the-back-fence network of women," although the practice "is fraught with risks," the New York Times reports.

4 Mar 2007

Bush's health care proposal would increase tax revenues by $526 billion through 2017

President Bush's health insurance proposals for the tax code would increase tax revenues by $526 billion through 2017, according to a preliminary estimate from the Joint Committee on Taxation that "is stunningly different from the administration's estimates as well as those from other independent analysts," the AP/San Francisco Chronicle reports.

4 Mar 2007

HHS Secretary proposes creating local health care collaborative to provide cost, quality reports of health care providers

HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt on Wednesday at a breakfast with reporters announced a new proposal to establish local collaboratives to provide public reports on the cost and quality of health care providers as part of an effort to increase health care transparency, CQ HealthBeat reports.

4 Mar 2007

U.S. Army fires Commander of Walter Reed over concerns about leadership abilities

Maj. Gen. George Weightman was fired as commander of Walter Reed Army Medical Center because the Army said it had lost confidence in his leadership abilities, the Washington Post reports.

4 Mar 2007

Uninsured children admitted to hospitals are twice as likely to die as insured children

Children who lack health insurance are twice as likely to die from their injuries after being hospitalized as children who are insured, according to a new report released by Families USA, USA Today reports. For the report, researchers led by J. Mick Tilford of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences analyzed government data from 2000 and 2003.

4 Mar 2007

New York Gov. Spitzer defends proposed health care cuts in TV ad

New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer (D) on Wednesday began airing a television advertisement defending a plan included in his fiscal year 2007-2008 budget proposal that would reduce state health care spending by about $1 billion, the New York Times reports (Hicks, New York Times, 3/1).

4 Mar 2007

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New Jersey Health Department orders closure of abortion clinic, lawsuit filed

International Narcotics Control board hindering HIV/AIDS control efforts, should be independently reviewed

HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria in Kenya could destabilize the country

Mexican Supreme Court rules law that allowed armed forces to expel HIV-positive soldiers unconstitutional

Two experimental drugs aimed at controlling viral loads among HIV-positive people who have developed drug resistance show promise

Increasing numbers of blood collection centers in parts of China contributing to spread of HIV

HIV/AIDS control efforts should focus on populations targeted by counterterrorism, security measures

Assumption of 'down-low' lifestyle can distort HIV/AIDS research

NYT examines 'gray market' for in-home long-term care aides

Bush's health care proposal would increase tax revenues by $526 billion through 2017

HHS Secretary proposes creating local health care collaborative to provide cost, quality reports of health care providers

U.S. Army fires Commander of Walter Reed over concerns about leadership abilities

Uninsured children admitted to hospitals are twice as likely to die as insured children

New York Gov. Spitzer defends proposed health care cuts in TV ad

Texas Rep. proposes legislation to increase SCHIP enrollment

Indiana House rejects cigarette tax increase to fund health care coverage

FDA approval for new cattle antibiotic will cause controversy

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