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Government & Medicine briefs 2001
- Medicare HMOs seek payment boost - Dec. 24/31
- Delegates urge quicker credentialing - Dec. 24/31
- Brief uninsured status affects access - Dec. 24/31
- New Jersey latest to join Medicaid breast, cervical cancer program - Dec. 24/31
- Laid-off workers losing coverage - Dec. 17
- Small employers face health insurance challenges -- GAO - Dec. 17
- Court asked to halt disclosure of PRO investigation results - Dec. 17
- CMS announces end of states' Medicaid payment loophole - Dec. 10
- OIG looks at corporate integrity agreements - Dec. 10
- Medicare pays claims made with inactive doctor IDs - Dec. 10
- South Carolina Medicaid changes OxyContin prescribing rules - Dec. 3
- Medicare plans to broaden coverage for sleep apnea treatment - Dec. 3
- Government partners in radio ads aimed at African-American health - Dec. 3
- Study describes plight of young adults with disabilities but without insurance - Dec. 3
- Expanded Medicare coverage for sleep disorder treatment - Nov. 26
- N.C. patients' rights bill becomes law - Nov. 26
- AMA backs Democrats' coverage plan for unemployed - Nov. 26
- Health issues lower on horizon now - Nov. 26
- Trying to be physician friendly - Nov. 19
- Medicare costs on the rise - Nov. 19
- Small businesses need public support - Nov. 19
- Emergency grants for N.Y., N.J. health centers - Nov. 19
- Medicare coverage for macular degeneration expanded - Nov. 12
- KPMG settles Medicare fraud charges - Nov. 12
- Coalition fights agreement blocking generic Cipro - Nov. 12
- Court: No obligation to inform patients about unapproved treatments - Nov. 12
- "White coat hypertension" test covered by Medicare - Nov. 5
- Progress for Medicare regulatory relief bills - Nov. 5
- Government asks court to stop Rx drug card lawsuit - Nov. 5
- Government officials talk of Medicare HMO pay increase - Nov. 5
- Medicare covers home tests of prothrombin levels - Oct. 22/29
- HHS clears backlog of state Medicaid changes - Oct. 22/29
- Tricare offers retiree coverage - Oct. 15
- Mental health parity bill stalls in Senate - Oct. 15
- New Spanish-language health Web site started - Oct. 15
- Taxpayer group says bill allowing HMO lawsuits is pricey - Oct. 15
- HHS approves Florida Medicaid drug program - Oct. 8
- Medicare Rx card ruling appealed - Oct. 8
- Florida fraud and abuse recovery program nets little - Oct. 8
- AMA responds to medical privacy rule - Oct. 1
- GAO reviews VA nursing home inspection plan - Oct. 1
- Health care companies promote plan to increase insurance access - Oct. 1
- CMS drops archaic drug statute - Sept. 24
- Pa. surgeon settles Medicare fraud charges - Sept. 24
- HMO contracting bill advances in Calif. - Sept. 24
- GAO gives Medicare agency mixed review - Sept. 24
- Physician groups call for Medicare contractor reform - Sept. 17
- Physician lawmaker joins suit against federal medical records privacy law - Sept. 17
- Subsidies recommended to boost health insurance access - Sept. 17
- Florida medical college settles overbilling investigation - Sept. 17
- Court rules against clinic owner who used father's Medicare ID - Sept. 10
- Kaiser Foundation publishes HMO liability law report - Sept. 10
- Report describes Medicare's impact on women - Sept. 10
- Drug wholesalers' merger approved - Sept. 10
- Privacy rules threaten research, medical schools say - Sept. 10
- SCHIP spurs kids' dental coverage - Sept. 10
- States expand Medicaid to women with breast, cervical cancer - Sept. 10
- Calif. bill would require physicians to take pain management courses - Sept. 3
- Government grants millions to expand health center services - Sept. 3
- Hospitals may see Medicare outpatient pay hike - Sept. 3
- Parents of uninsured children skip care for their kids, survey finds - Aug. 27
- Hospital chain fraud settlement gets judicial approval - Aug. 27
- Hearing set on Medicare Rx card - Aug. 27
- Back-to-school time prompts Medicaid and SCHIP enrollment effort - Aug. 27
- Drugmakers contest Maine Rx plan - Aug. 20
- Medicare reform bill unveiled - Aug. 20
- Vermont limits OxyContin access; FDA strengthens label - Aug. 13
- House passes cloning bill - Aug. 13
- ADHD suit dropped in Florida - Aug. 13
- Bill would create safe havens for unwanted infants - Aug. 13
- Government publishes Medicaid guidebook - Aug. 13
- Medicare to cover removal of skin lesions - Aug. 6
- Physician collective bargaining bill reintroduced in Ohio - Aug. 6
- Medicare patients can see results of PRO investigations, court rules - July 30
- Government adds new Medicare preventive benefits - July 30
- HHS proposes continued supervision of nurse anesthetists - July 30
- Court upholds California contraceptives law - July 30
- Medicare coverage for incontinence treatment approved - July 30
- Drug industry challenges Maine prescription program - July 23
- Florida professor seeks doctors' government enforcement tales - July 23
- AMA votes to fund collective bargaining study - July 9/16
- AMA delegates back peer review protections - July 9/16
- AMA: Doctors shouldn't pay for needlestick act's costs - July 9/16
- AMA board to ponder HIPAA repeal resolution - July 9/16
- Court strikes down Vermont pharmaceutical discount program - July 2
- Medical malpractice bill proposed - July 2
- Hospitals settle federal fraud charges - June 25
- New York court rules in favor of Medicaid for immigrants - June 25
- HCFA chief holds renaming contest - June 18
- Court rules for whistle-blower suits - June 18
- HCFA mulls ways to allow beneficiaries to compare care quality - June 18
- Millions paid for inappropriate Medicare mental health services - June 18
- Calif. peer review legislation to be reconsidered - June 18
- Government launches Web site for downsized workers - June 18
- Bill would make pharmacists Medicare "providers" - June 18
- Medicare expands liver transplant coverage - June 11
- HealthSouth settles Justice lawsuit - June 11
- Faith-based program faces legal challenge - June 11
- Most HMOs don't report actions against physicians - June 4
- Senate panel nears HCFA confirmation - June 4
- Bush backs new patients' rights bill - May 28
- Association health plan bill is introduced in Congress - May 28
- States file antitrust suit against drug companies over heart drug - May 28
- Michigan judge rules against right to sue state over Medicaid - May 28
- Physicians, hospital staff overburdened by regulation - May 21
- Children's health safety net proposed - May 21
- Medicare speeds coverage for lymphedema pumps - May 21
- Case against Ritalin maker thrown out - May 21
- Government launches education campaign on diabetes - May 21
- Emergency care access bill proposed - May 21
- Government proposes hospital Medicare pay increase - May 21
- HCFA by any other name? - May 14
- Independent medical review viewed positively by health plans - May 14
- First 100 days of new health policy - May 14
- Physician posers busted in Miami Medicaid fraud scheme - May 14
- Government to study generic drug competition - May 7
- Hospital didn't violate EMTALA - May 7
- Advanced beneficiary notice reworded - May 7
- Medicare mental health bill proposed - April 23/30
- MSA expansion bill introduced - April 23/30
- Alaska Senate passes collective bargaining bill - April 23/30
- FTC charges drugmakers with anticompetitive practices - April 23/30
- Medicare to cover intestinal transplants - April 23/30
- Medicare approves angioplasty stent for stroke prevention - April 16
- Government announces colorectal cancer prevention program - April 16
- Tenet accused of paying kickbacks - April 9
- Court upholds EMTALA ambulance ruling - April 9
- Government reinforces pain management policy - April 9
- Federal government joins whistle-blower suits against HCA - April 2
- Congress votes down ergonomics rules - March 26
- Bush taps former Medicare commission director for key HHS post - March 26
- Seniors without prescription coverage use fewer drugs, pay more - March 26
- House leader calls for suspension of medical records privacy rules - March 26
- Medicare's improper payments fell - March 19
- Doctors, others not exploiting Medicare critical care codes - March 19
- Medicare announces health plan pay increases - March 19
- New York doctor faces jail, fines for kickbacks - March 12
- Blues report on fraud-fighting - March 12
- AMA asks new HHS head to reconsider several regulations - March 5
- House passes Medicare "lockbox" - March 5
- Implementation of Stark II home health requirement delayed slightly - Feb. 26
- New York cardiologists settle Medicare suit over pay for surgical assistants - Feb. 26
- Business community worries that HMO liability could affect them - Feb. 26
- Seniors paying more than necessary for medical equipment - Feb. 19
- Lawmakers push Bush to carry out prescription drug import law - Feb. 19
- Rules proposed to govern Medicare health plans' service terminations - Feb. 12
- OIG advisory warns against hospital pay for physician cost containment - Feb. 12
- Feds approve Maine drug discounts - Feb. 12
- Bayer settles Medicaid reimbursement lawsuit - Feb. 12
- HCFA extends demonstration to test Medicare drug benefit - Feb. 12
- States can expand children's insurance program to parents - Feb. 5
- Government Web page on physician self-referral rules created - Feb. 5
- OIG finds many nursing home psychiatric services medically unnecessary - Feb. 5
- Medicare advisory panel plans to urge demise of sustainable growth rate - Jan. 29
- Family physicians release health coverage proposal - Jan. 29
- OIG accepting requests for anti-kickback law opinions - Jan. 29
- Legal analysis concludes HHS can proceed with drug import law - Jan. 29
- Medicare HMO pay to increase - Jan. 29
- Michigan physician to pay government $2 million - Jan. 29
- Lawmaker with Medicare expertise chosen as Ways and Means chair - Jan. 22
- Panel recommends against Medicare pay change for recovery centers - Jan. 22
- OIG sets up shop in Virginia - Jan. 22
- Children's health program numbers up, enrollment rules loosened - Jan. 22
- OIG issues report on health care fraud and abuse violations - Jan. 22
- Rule stops states from using Medicaid money for other purposes - Jan. 22
- Seniors' out-of-pocket health care costs rising - Jan. 22
- Drug reimport law stymied - Jan. 15
- Medicare will cover some PET uses - Jan. 15
- Government solicits recommendations for anti-kickback safe harbors - Jan. 15
- Medicare announces changes in diabetes self-management programs - Jan. 15
- Drugmakers oppose Vermont discounts - Jan. 15
- Government creates consumer resources on health insurance reform - Jan. 15
- Panel ready to suggest major change to doctor pay formula - Jan. 1/8
- AMA hits Medicare fraud estimates - Jan. 1/8
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Professional Issues briefs 2001
- Physician to head HIAA - Dec. 24/31
- Fla. suit against Blue Cross to proceed - Dec. 24/31
- Kevorkian conviction upheld in Michigan - Dec. 24/31
- ACGME to issue duty hour report - Dec. 24/31
- N.Y. abortion protest buffer zone ruling reversed - Dec. 17
- Panel to decide jurisdiction for MSSNY lawsuits against HMOs - Dec. 17
- New CRNA rule published for Medicare - Dec. 17
- California appeals court to consider physicians' right to dispense drugs - Dec. 17
- Oregon suicide law still alive - Dec. 10
- PAs earning more money - Dec. 10
- Tobacco companies don't have to foot medical monitoring bill in W.Va. - Dec. 10
- Very sick patients left all alone, Georgetown study finds - Dec. 3
- Resident work hour bill introduced - Nov. 26
- Medical errors detailed in Joint Commission report - Nov. 26
- Medical groups support physician in economic credentialing case - Nov. 19
- N.Y. hospitals eye bonuses for safety - Nov. 19
- New medical schools being considered in Florida, Texas - Nov. 19
- Unionized doctors in New York win pay increase - Nov. 12
- Children's hospitals get GME funds for pediatric residents - Nov. 12
- Pa. court rules that disclosure of FDA guidelines not needed - Nov. 5
- Philadelphia doctors hit malpractice double - Nov. 5
- Locum tenens companies form group - Nov. 5
- British judges refuse woman's request to let husband help her die - Nov. 5
- Joint Commission looks to strengthen relationship with physicians - Oct. 22/29
- Full appeals court to consider anti-abortion Web site - Oct. 22/29
- Appeals court rules resident doesn't have ADA claim - Oct. 22/29
- Resident work hours to be addressed - Oct. 15
- ECFMG may add second site - Oct. 15
- Fugitive who allegedly threatened abortion doctors on the lam - Oct. 15
- VA recognized for patient safety efforts - Oct. 8
- AMA, ABA partner on end-of-life education project - Oct. 8
- Shorter hospital stays make for busier residents - Oct. 8
- Actor's foundation funding Parkinson's stem cell research - Oct. 8
- Appeals court upholds records access - Oct. 8
- AHRQ seeks grant applicants for survey program - Oct. 1
- Physicians exchange a door knock for a mouse click on drug detailing - Oct. 1
- Pathologists appoint new chief - Oct. 1
- Washington doctor loses multimillion-dollar award - Sept. 24
- Training sought on adverse drug events - Sept. 24
- W.Va. insurance crisis gets help - Sept. 24
- New York abortion clinic buffer zone law upheld - Sept. 24
- Florida Medical Assn. joins federal lawsuit - Sept. 17
- ERISA preemption challenged in Missouri - Sept. 17
- Calif. Medical Assn. suit against Blues gets class action status - Sept. 17
- N.J. court sets limit on pre-embryo usage - Sept. 17
- Study shows excessive antibiotic prescribing can be corrected - Sept. 10
- Award in elder abuse case reduced in California - Sept. 10
- Number of Ritalin lawsuits dwindles - Sept. 10
- Warning on oral liquids issued - Sept. 10
- FDA cites pharmaceutical firms for improper promotions - Sept. 10
- California doctors unionize - Sept. 3
- Surgeons consider joint CME - Sept. 3
- Federal appeals court upholds Mass. abortion buffer-zone law - Sept. 3
- URAC forms information technology committee - Sept. 3
- Canadians rate health care system - Aug. 27
- AHA creates patient safety award - Aug. 27
- Blues file suit against drug companies - Aug. 20
- Liability insurers merge - Aug. 20
- URAC releases Web standards - Aug. 20
- California court turns down appeal to expedite hearing - Aug. 13
- Leapfrog surveys hospitals on patient-safety standards - Aug. 13
- Court rules on Texas medical resident's privacy - Aug. 13
- California Legislature considering temporary licenses - Aug. 13
- Special medical licensing exam to be phased out in Florida - Aug. 6
- Bar coding for drugs recommended - Aug. 6
- Treatment of living organ donors to be studied - July 30
- Oklahoma hospital to stop supplying lethal injections - July 30
- Family practice residency in Tennessee shuttered - July 30
- High court could decide independent review - July 23
- PRN needs new executive director - July 23
- NCQA sets accreditation standards for disease management - July 23
- AMA delegates want right to know doctors' accusers - July 9/16
- AMA delegates back move fostering professionalism - July 9/16
- URAC develops performance measures for workers' comp MCOs - July 9/16
- Loan relief is seen for med students, residents - July 9/16
- James H. Sammons, MD, dies; former AMA executive vice president - July 2
- California physician found liable for undertreating pain - July 2
- ACP-ASIM against collective bargaining for residents - June 25
- Most of country favors stem-cell research - June 18
- Supreme Court won't enforce NLRB decision on nurses - June 18
- Web site that creates customized performance reports debuts - June 18
- MGMA releases academic salary data - June 11
- Groups team up for Web site approval - June 11
- Pennsylvania team effort to tackle liability costs, access issues - June 11
- OK to move HIV patient, court rules - June 11
- Health plan report card improved - June 4
- COGME looking to Physician Masterfile for better data - June 4
- Discipline dispute between California, Wisconsin sent back to lower court - June 4
- Gay, lesbian doctors group bolsters presence in Washington, D.C. - May 28
- N.J. high court to decide merit of claim that doctor exaggerated qualifications - May 28
- Catholic Health Initiatives honored - May 21
- Austin emergency physicians join PRN - May 21
- Medical groups develop measures on management of adult diabetes - May 14
- AHRQ pushes computerized prescribing - May 14
- New York physicians unionize - May 14
- Kevorkian libel suit appeal denied - May 14
- South Texas physicians contemplate leaving, retiring - May 7
- Coalition formed to support stem cell research - May 7
- AMA, others support AANS in lawsuit - May 7
- Pharmacy records basis of suit - April 23/30
- New surgery standards issued - April 16
- Pediatric group sues Aetna - April 16
- Consumer-friendly quality measures - April 16
- Grants go to primary care research - April 16
- Patient safety research to be funded - April 16
- Harlem physicians get contract - April 9
- New tools measure pediatric care - April 9
- AMA supports cigarette ingredient disclosure - April 2
- S.C. abortion restrictions upheld - April 2
- Mass. Medical Society exec resigns - March 26
- PRN, Illinois hospital settle complaint - March 26
- N.Y. nurse anesthetists file suit - March 26
- W.Va. doctor tax could be repealed - March 19
- Joint Commission offers e-mail news - March 12
- Stem cell research support urged - March 12
- Conflict guidelines drafted - March 12
- New York doctors get union OK - March 12
- Federal court in Pennsylvania issues false claims injunction - March 12
- Low-income students offered free medical training in Cuba - March 5
- Pennsylvania medical groups have proposal to address liability costs - March 5
- AMA approves Stanford's Web-based CME program - Feb. 26
- Evaluating clinical content of CME moves to pilot project stage - Feb. 26
- College of Physicians of Philadelphia has new president - Feb. 19
- Internal medicine group addresses recertification concerns - Feb. 12
- Hawaii eyes new medical school - Feb. 12
- N.Y. doctor convicted of fraud - Feb. 12
- Supreme Court rules Georgia Blues must supply fee schedule - Feb. 5
- Joint Commission pain management standards now in effect - Feb. 5
- FDA proposes making information on clinical trials more readily available - Feb. 5
- N.Y. physicians to vote on unionization - Jan. 29
- PRN sues Chicago-area hospital - Jan. 22
- OIG recommends guidelines for tissue banks - Jan. 22
- Urologist wins Internet defamation suit - Jan. 15
- Managed care lawsuits go to arbitration - Jan. 1/8
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Business briefs 2001
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Technology briefs 2001
- Privacy rule doesn't protect all info - Dec. 24/31
- Congress moving to delay HIPAA rule - Dec. 24/31
- ScanSoft acquires speech recognition technology assets - Dec. 24/31
- FTC warns dietary supplement sites - Dec. 10
- Montanta psychological records pop up online - Dec. 10
- Medscape, WebMD post losses - Dec. 10
- Firm acquires PersonalMD - Dec. 10
- Regulators warn Web sites selling Cipro - Nov. 26
- WebMD expands stock buyback - Nov. 26
- Court declares Lernout & Hauspie bankrupt - Nov. 26
- ThriveOnline to close - Nov. 26
- WebMD, Quintiles settle dispute - Nov. 12
- More money, new name for eHealthDirect - Nov. 12
- Siemens acquires Pointshare business - Nov. 12
- Intel, Stanford facilitate Alzheimer's research - Nov. 12
- HealthCentral files for bankruptcy - Nov. 12
- IDX blames Sept. 11 for shortfall - Oct. 22/29
- PacifiCare buys prescribing technology - Oct. 22/29
- Nasdaq gives break to struggling e-health firms - Oct. 22/29
- Handheld effort to reduce errors - Oct. 22/29
- New Internet domain names emerge - Oct. 22/29
- SEC files suit in HBO & Co. accounting fraud - Oct. 22/29
- Medscape adds lab results to digital medical records - Oct. 22/29
- Content deal for MD Consult - Oct. 22/29
- WebMD, Microsoft terminate deal - Oct. 8
- HealthCarePro Connect changes name - Oct. 8
- Diabetes treatment guidelines posted - Oct. 8
- Drugstore.com gets breathing room - Oct. 8
- Nasdaq delists HealthCentral.com - Oct. 8
- Joint venture acquires e-health firm - Oct. 8
- Health start-up files for IPO - Sept. 24
- Mutual fund giant sells WebMD stake - Sept. 24
- Drkoop.com closes deals - Sept. 24
- Web site builder shuts down - Sept. 24
- Reverse stock split for Neoforma - Sept. 24
- Boston Med centers offer second opinions online - Sept. 10
- WebMD, drkoop.com report results - Sept. 10
- Booming ASP market predicted - Sept. 10
- Internet startup raises millions - Sept. 10
- Medscape closes deal - Sept. 10
- ProxyMed executes reverse split - Sept. 10
- Fla.-based Parkstone seeks bankruptcy protection - Aug. 27
- Internet resource center debuts - Aug. 27
- Online company raises millions - Aug. 27
- Ailing tech companies seek cash - Aug. 13
- Cardio-imaging company raises money - Aug. 13
- McKesson Corp. forms alliance - Aug. 13
- Companies slash expenses - Aug. 13
- Health information site closes - Aug. 13
- Medscape cuts jobs, looks for buyer - July 30
- Eli Lilly admits privacy goof - July 30
- RxHub hires CEO - July 30
- HealthGate boosts stock price - July 30
- FTC cracks down on false Net ads - July 9/16
- HealthGate Data Corp. conserves cash - July 9/16
- Definity Health gets venture capital - July 9/16
- Health care technology firms merge - July 9/16
- MDchoice.com makes a buy - July 9/16
- HealthCentral.com stock reversed - July 9/16
- Site helps seniors with expenses - June 25
- Firm offers free software for a price - June 25
- Tech companies change names - June 25
- PPO starts online reimbursement - June 11
- Drkoop.com sees narrower loss - June 11
- IBM, PatientKeeper Inc. form alliance - June 11
- Rx.com, iEmily.com close - June 11
- Lernout & Hauspie to liquidate assets - May 28
- WebMD and Medscape report wider losses - May 28
- NASDAQ delists drkoop.com Inc. - May 28
- AMA partners with VeriSign Inc. - May 14
- Drkoop.com makes acquisition - May 14
- e-Docs.MD shuts down - May 14
- WebMD to prop up bottom line - April 23/30
- Drkoop.com's woes worsen - April 23/30
- PlanetRx.com to shut down - April 23/30
- E-DOCS.MD loses financing - April 23/30
- Allscripts signs deals - April 9
- Drkoop.com acquires online concern - April 9
- MyDrugRep gets funding - April 9
- iVoice founder sells shares - April 9
- Doctors say computers have positive impact, survey finds - April 9
- Medem raises more money - March 26
- Medscape posts large loss in 2000 - March 26
- McKesson HBOC Inc. folds Internet subsidiary - March 26
- Online PlanetRx drops retail pharmacy operations - March 12
- Group seeks error data - Feb. 26
- FTC drops privacy investigation - Feb. 26
- Eli Lilly to fund technology startups - Feb. 12
- Patients want online services - Feb. 12
- Health sites slow to update data - Feb. 12
- EPhysician raises venture capital - Feb. 12
- WebMD scraps corporate partnerships - Jan. 29
- Medscape raises capital - Jan. 29
- Authorities probe software company - Jan. 15
- More dot-coms bite the dust - Jan. 15
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Health & Science briefs 2001
- AMA says hands are for washing - Dec. 24/31
- Routine prenatal HIV testing endorsed - Dec. 24/31
- AMA condemns use of child soldiers - Dec. 24/31
- Doctors lobby to ban gender verification of Olympic athletes - Dec. 24/31
- National Cancer Institute says "safer" cigarettes are not - Dec. 17
- FDA OKs new sepsis treatment - Dec. 17
- More vaccine to come; not much flu - Dec. 17
- NSAID use may reduce Alzheimer's risk - Dec. 17
- Epilepsy guidelines recommend increased use of monotherapy - Dec. 17
- Aspirin most economical treatment for stroke prevention - Dec. 10
- U.S. to keep smallpox virus stocks - Dec. 10
- Minnesota issues knee surgery warning - Dec. 10
- Cystic fibrosis theory points to lung cell chemistry - Dec. 10
- AIDS finding tied to cholesterol drugs - Dec. 10
- Most OTC steroid supplements are mislabeled - Dec. 10
- New treatments for African sleeping sickness - Dec. 10
- Liver allocation policy revised - Dec. 3
- Patients might grow blood vessels - Dec. 3
- AMA asks world medicine to fight biological weapons - Nov. 26
- FDA steps up foreign Cipro antibiotic warnings - Nov. 26
- Medicaid coverage of smoking cessation plans called insufficient - Nov. 26
- Chicken pox killing more in Britain - Nov. 26
- Small hikes in blood pressure can bring big risks - Nov. 19
- FDA, Roche strengthen Accutane pregnancy prevention - Nov. 19
- Arteries re-clog silently after angioplasty - Nov. 19
- Routine screening for hearing questioned - Nov. 19
- Carotid arteries signal risk of strokes in postmenopausal women - Nov. 12
- CDC gives soap opera award for diabetes story line - Nov. 12
- French drug company fined for defrauding FDA - Nov. 12
- AOL chats about safer sex - Nov. 12
- Progress on AIDS vaccine - Nov. 5
- Cancer drugs may treat Huntington's - Nov. 5
- New contraceptive ring approved by FDA - Nov. 5
- NEJM study detects high rates of drug-resistant Salmonella - Nov. 5
- Bone loss in women using corticosteroids for asthma - Oct. 22/29
- New ADHD guidelines from pediatricians - Oct. 22/29
- Youth drug use drops slightly - Oct. 22/29
- Study gives green light to donors with hemochromatosis - Oct. 15
- Plasma screening test receives FDA license - Oct. 15
- Less flu vaccine expected by October - Oct. 8
- FDA recalls artificial hip - Oct. 8
- Exercise and chronic fatigue - Oct. 8
- Short cervix may warn of premature birth in high-risk women - Oct. 8
- ADHD drugs in classrooms - Oct. 8
- GAO report highlights concerns about seniors' use of dietary supplements - Oct. 1
- FDA OKs combination for breast cancer treatment - Oct. 1
- Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine shortage - Oct. 1
- PHS issues xenotransplantation guidelines - Oct. 1
- Amusement park ride injuries escalate, consumer agency says - Oct. 1
- NIH, Wisconsin agreement on stem cells - Sept. 24
- FDA OKs new type of pacemaker - Sept. 24
- Study: Change makes influenza viruses more deadly - Sept. 24
- Study ties tonsils, adenoids to children's breathing problems - Sept. 24
- Implanted plastic tube may treat paralysis - Sept. 17
- NIH funding for mad cow research doubled - Sept. 17
- Minorities have less access to mental health services - Sept. 17
- HHS to monitor nation's blood supply - Sept. 10
- HHS transplant advisory committee grows - Sept. 10
- Liver disease risk higher for Hispanics - Sept. 10
- Drug metronidazole doesn't prevent early births - Sept. 10
- Allergy institute launches new asthma site - Sept. 10
- Crash survivors likely to buckle up - Sept. 10
- Emphysema surgery risky for some - Sept. 3
- Strange bedfellows over AIDS, TB, malaria legislation - Sept. 3
- HIV cell change study details B-cell subset - Sept. 3
- Typhoid fever flares up, mumps increases in Britain - Sept. 3
- Baycol voluntarily recalled - Aug. 27
- Chlamydial infection declines - Aug. 27
- Dust mites be gone - Aug. 27
- Yellow fever vaccine questioned - Aug. 20
- Teen birth rate drops - Aug. 20
- Scientist infected with Glanders - Aug. 20
- Club drugs causing more emergency problems - Aug. 20
- Opposition to blood filtering policy - Aug. 13
- Hormone therapy's link to preventing heart disease questioned - Aug. 13
- Lung cancer study supports CT screening - Aug. 6
- Older Americans are visiting physicians more frequently - Aug. 6
- Teenagers faring well in community-based drug treatment - Aug. 6
- Outbreaks of rubella continue - Aug. 6
- American children are doing better - Aug. 6
- CDC issues new flu vaccine guidelines - July 30
- Safety of reimported pharmaceuticals not guaranteed by HHS - July 30
- Resume adenoviral vaccine production, government urges - July 30
- Study shows asthma treatment varies for races, genders - July 30
- Stroke predictions - July 23
- AIDS, gun-related deaths down - July 23
- Organ transplantation Web site - July 23
- Sexual health as a public health issue - July 23
- Plan to eradicate polio short of funds - July 23
- The hazards of mercury - July 23
- Children and the media - July 23
- AMA house calls for more research on medical use of marijuana - July 9/16
- AMA delegates tackle the steroid abuse problem - July 9/16
- Statistics support folic acid benefits - July 9/16
- Falling short on palliative care - July 9/16
- Helping to meet health care needs - July 9/16
- TB cases at all-time low - July 2
- Lyme disease treatment ineffective in some cases - July 2
- Tax credits for organs - July 2
- Chronic lung disease diagnosis sees gender bias - July 2
- Research shows heart muscle cells regenerate - June 25
- Company pulls plug on gonorrhea antibiotic - June 25
- Genetic fingerprints in cancer - June 18
- Cell phone safety - June 18
- Asthma triggers - June 18
- Scurvy outbreak in Afghanistan - June 18
- FDA OKs combination hepatitis vaccine - June 11
- Tumor genetics predict survival - June 11
- Mad cow restrictions on blood supply - June 11
- Unbuckled and at risk - June 11
- Health advisory issued regarding two antifungal drugs - June 4
- GAO issues findings regarding 2000-2001 flu vaccine difficulties - June 4
- First islet transplant recipients still well - June 4
- Breastfeeding and childhood obesity - June 4
- Supreme Court rules against medical use of marijuana - May 28
- Osteoporosis treatment and prevention - May 28
- Legislation addresses concerns related to antimicrobial resistance - May 28
- A gap in emergency backup? - May 28
- Pediatricians offer guidelines for early recognition of autism - May 28
- WellPoint asks FDA to make allergy drugs available over the counter - May 21
- CDC data indicate that falls are most common form of injury - May 21
- New typhoid vaccine - May 14
- Cultural sensitivity and cardiovascular health - May 14
- Trial participant screening begins - May 14
- Chlamydia screening recommendations expanded - May 7
- Ear tubes for young children may not impact development - May 7
- Advocates push for increased chronic disease prevention funding - May 7
- New national registry established for patients with autoimmune disorder - May 7
- E. coli down on the farm - May 7
- Antidepressants may aid in cancer treatment - April 23/30
- Cutting the fat from children's diets - April 23/30
- Wristwatch glucose test gains FDA nod - April 23/30
- Common OTC pain reliever may get new warning - April 23/30
- Respiratory illness outbreak among U.S. travelers to Mexico - April 23/30
- Report highlights smoking's impact on women and girls - April 16
- Supreme Court considers medical uses of marijuana - April 16
- Flu vaccine availability bill introduced - April 16
- Annual Pap test coverage proposed - April 9
- Drug labeling regulation advances - April 9
- African-American arthritis registry being developed - April 9
- Allergy experts head to inner city - April 9
- Medication comparison shopping can result in significant savings - April 9
- School-based health centers on the rise - April 2
- Shortened TB regimen shows promise among high-risk population - April 2
- Treatment of elderly asthma patients may be missing the mark - April 2
- Legislation approved to ease cost of organ donation, as demand rises - March 26
- Study finds autopsies offer valuable monitor of quality - March 26
- CDC to step up colon cancer public education - March 26
- NIH slated for increase in budget request - March 19
- Youth cardiac death on the rise, difficult to explain - March 19
- Manufacturing firms sue tobacco companies over smoking's effect on asbestos illness - March 12
- MMWR data indicate increase in disability - March 12
- States falling short on tobacco control funding - March 5
- Sweetened drinks, not food, may trigger childhood obesity - March 5
- ACOG releases recommendations for management of miscarriage - Feb. 26
- HIV rates "alarmingly" high among young gay and bisexual men - Feb. 26
- Bill gives the FDA regulatory control over tobacco - Feb. 26
- HIV treatment guidelines updated - Feb. 19
- Diabetes rates continue to rise - Feb. 19
- Study shows robot-assisted cardiac surgery safe, effective - Feb. 12
- New action plan to combat antimicrobial resistance - Feb. 12
- New vaccine added to schedule - Feb. 5
- Methadone regulations advance medicalization of drug treatment - Feb. 5
- AMA briefing focuses on advances in diabetes research, care - Feb. 5
- Gene patenting rules finalized - Jan. 29
- CDC recommends body mass measures - Jan. 29
- High court to ponder tobacco ad curbs - Jan. 29
- CDC details foodborne illness outbreak - Jan. 22
- Surgeon general issues call to action regarding children's mental health - Jan. 22
- Guidelines aim to reduce cardiac arrest response time - Jan. 22
- FDA proposes new label format for prescription drugs - Jan. 15
- CDC has new data on STD epidemics - Jan. 15
- Anti-tobacco forces defend school-based smoking prevention - Jan. 15
- AMA endorses gene patenting, opposes exclusive licensing - Jan. 1/8
- Toys can cause big boo-boos - Jan. 1/8
- AMA ducks fowl-liver issue - Jan. 1/8
- AMA, surgeon general join to eliminate health disparities - Jan. 1/8
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