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Index 2007: News in brief

Government - Profession - Business - Health - 2006 - 2008

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Government & Medicine briefs 2007

• Most seniors retain good access to doctors, survey finds - Dec. 24/31
• Medicaid entities owe $1 billion in taxes - Dec. 24/31
• State budgets squeezed by health care spending - Dec. 24/31
• Maine to scrutinize child sexual abuse reporting mandates - Dec. 24/31
• Grassley targets spending at Iowa QIO - Dec. 24/31
• AHIC endorses e-prescribing mandate - Dec. 17
• Ohio delays Medicaid doctor pay hikes - Dec. 17
• Physicians receiving Medicare survey - Dec. 17
• Romney supports federal medical liability reform - Dec. 17
• Top Medicare drug plans cutting their formularies - Dec. 10
• Pharmacy associations sue CMS over Medicaid pay - Dec. 10
• R.I. health system reform meetings begin - Dec. 10
• House fails to override veto of HHS spending bill - Dec. 3
• Improper Medicare payments drop - Dec. 3
• Federal appeals court to rule on Virginia abortion ban - Dec. 3
• Bush vetoes HHS budget bill - Nov. 26
• Calif. Democrats offer new health system reform bill - Nov. 26
• Kentucky's physician governor loses re-election - Nov. 26
• Bush opposes SCHIP tobacco tax - Nov. 19
• Final HHS budget bill maintains NIH funding increase - Nov. 19
• Mass. doctors seek "I'm sorry" law - Nov. 19
• Revised SCHIP bill still short of veto override support - Nov. 12
• Biden health reforms would expand federal programs - Nov. 12
• CMS delays part of Medicaid Rx rule - Nov. 5
• House panel approves parity bill - Nov. 5
• Ga. lawsuit seeking Medicaid pay for abortions allowed to proceed - Nov. 5
• Medicare to recover billions from drug plans - Oct. 22/29
• Many Republicans, most Democrats support SCHIP expansion - Oct. 22/29
• Sen. Domenici retiring due to illness - Oct. 22/29
• HIT bill criticized by industry - Oct. 22/29
• House panel adopts parity bill - Oct. 15
• Edwards offers medical liability reform plan - Oct. 15
• Ohio physicians propose insurance mandate - Oct. 15
• Colo. commission unveils fifth health care reform plan - Oct. 15
• OIG survey finds Medicare hotline problems - Oct. 15
• Remaining Medicare private plans get green light - Oct. 8
• Nebraska physicians developing universal coverage plan - Oct. 8
• Physician group wins case for higher pay for inmate care - Oct. 8
• Bush challenged on SCHIP limits - Oct. 1
• Medicaid directors call for delay of law requiring use of tamper-proof prescription pads - Oct. 1
• "Sicko" well known, if not seen - Sept. 24
• Acting CMS chief named - Sept. 24
• Medicare puts hospital-preventable conditions on no-pay list - Sept. 17
• Medicare anesthesia payments lower than private rates - Sept. 17
• ASCO asks Medicare to drop anemia drug limits - Sept. 17
• Government health care's share of the GDP growing - Sept. 10
• Managed care lobby fights back with new ad campaign - Sept. 10
• Drugmaker settles off-label lawsuit - Sept. 10
• Governor signs Calif. budget, releasing delayed Medicaid payments - Sept. 10
• Texas settlement will increase doctors' Medicaid pay - Sept. 3
• Tennessee targets "doctor shopping" - Sept. 3
• Doctor-owned HMO loses Medicare contract - Sept. 3
• Medicare pharmacy bill introduced - Sept. 3
• HHS public health official resigns - Sept. 3
• Medicare contractors' good grades - Aug. 27
• Richardson: Expand Medicare, mandate coverage - Aug. 27
• Giuliani calls for health care tax credits, liability reform - Aug. 20
• Survey: Many are "underinsured" - Aug. 20
• House panel adopts stronger mental parity bill - Aug. 20
• Hospitals blast Medicare payment rule - Aug. 20
• GAO: Medicaid citizenship rule hurts access for eligible people - Aug. 20
• Health plans launch Medicare ads - Aug. 13
• Physician-owned hospitals scrutinized - Aug. 13
• House panel adopts mental parity bill - Aug. 13
• White House Medicare antifraud request - Aug. 6
• Pennsylvania expands authority of allied health professionals - Aug. 6
• CMS issues final Medicaid citizenship rule - Aug. 6
• Louisiana increases Medicaid reimbursements, eligibility - Aug. 6
• N.Y. governor calls for universal insurance access - Aug. 6
• N.H. drops parental notification law - Aug. 6
• Connecticut, Missouri governors sign Medicaid increases - Aug. 6
• Medicare program takes aim at medical equipment fraud - July 23/30
• Near-elderly without insurance are less healthy when they hit Medicare eligibility - July 23/30
• AMA: Medicare pay denial for hospital-acquired conditions worrisome - July 16
• New Wyo. senator an orthopedic surgeon - July 16
• Calif. Democrats merge health reform bills - July 16
• Court finds Mich. abortion ban unconstitutional - July 16
• 1.77 million veterans are uninsured - July 9
• OIG finds overpayment for surgical debridement - July 9
• Actuaries analyze options for Medicare pay reform - July 9
• Bill offers tax credits for health insurance, health IT - July 9
• Grants for children's mental health - July 2
• AMA offers Medicare bonus help - June 25
• Discount drug program hits a million - June 25
• Congress confronts Bush again on stem cell funding ban - June 25
• Medicaid payment increases on track in Nevada, Hawaii - June 25
• Conn. lawmakers pass medical marijuana bill - June 18
• Neb. Safe apology measure becomes law - June 18
• Bill proposes giving kids universal coverage - June 18
• ACP backs bill empowering state reforms - June 11
• Volunteer physicians in Oklahoma get liability protection - June 4
• Medicare Part D wasting billions, consumer report says - June 4
• Kansas will help pay for health insurance - June 4
• Bill would boost tax deduction for health IT - June 4
• Senate bills aim to improve mental health care for children - June 4
• Web site offers veterans help locating mental, substance abuse care - May 28
• SCHIP lowered private insurance take-up - May 28
• Uninsured charged more for hospital care - May 28
• White House taps new CMS chief - May 28
• Illinois bill would expand list of losses allowed under noneconomic damages - May 21
• Bill would create state health insurance pilot projects - May 21
• Legislation proposes Medicare for all - May 14
• New health IT bill for doctors offered - May 14
• Maryland won't take "Wal-Mart law" to Supreme Court - May 14
• Senators propose bill to fund state health reforms - May 14
• Bipartisan SCHIP bill introduced in Senate - May 14
• Americans support individual insurance mandate - May 14
• Nation's new health IT chief named - May 7
• Bill would boost insured slightly - May 7
• Medicaid programs struggling, consumer group says - May 7
• Most medical liability claims close without award - April 23/30
• Breast cancer, trauma bills head to president - April 23/30
• S.C. House passes bill requiring women to view ultrasounds before abortion - April 16
• Most California residents oppose physician tax - April 16
• Bill calls for tax rebates to buy health insurance - April 16
• Stark universal health bill would greatly expand Medicare - April 16
• Census Bureau reduces estimate of uninsured Americans - April 9
• CMS: Newborns to automatically qualify for Medicaid - April 9
• Miss. governor signs bill to immediately criminalize abortion if Roe v. Wade were overturned - April 9
• Nearly 1 in 5 Americans lacks primary care - April 9
• North Dakota adopts "I'm sorry" law - April 2
• Bush administration opposes citizen panel's recommendations - April 2
• Clinton, Dingell propose $50 billion SCHIP reauthorization - April 2
• Colo. legislation aims to speed malpractice awards - March 26
• Washington state sues over newborn document requirements for Medicaid - March 26
• Cigarette tax boost for SCHIP? - March 19
• Medical expenses a factor in credit card debt - March 19
• Illinois hospital found not liable for after-hours privacy breach - March 19
• Hospital association proposes universal plan - March 19
• Representatives, governors seek SCHIP funding, expansion - March 19
• Massachusetts-like universal plan would cost Maryland $2.5 billion - March 19
• S.D. Senate panel votes down abortion ban - March 12
• Bush signs budget bill - March 12
• Legislation would boost Illinois Medicaid rates - March 12
• Senators reach out to Bush on health care system reform - March 5
• Bill would end payments to delay generic drugs - March 5
• Edwards announces universal care plan - March 5
• Wal-Mart, SEIU join to support health system reform - Feb. 26
• Calif. coalition to work on universal care - Feb. 26
• Medicare drug enrollment rises - Feb. 19
• SCHIP renewal tops Baucus agenda - Feb. 19
• Flexible spending accounts recommended for San Francisco plan - Feb. 19
• Medical associations file brief in Calif. balance-billing lawsuit - Feb. 19
• Obama joins presidential candidates calling for universal care - Feb. 12
• Senators introduce bill to close SCHIP funding gap - Feb. 12
• Arizona Senate panel passes liability bill for emergency doctors - Feb. 12
• Senators offer tort reform bills - Feb. 5
• Former Ore. governor seeks universal care - Feb. 5
• D.C. passes tort reform - Jan. 29
• Federal lawmakers introduce drug importation legislation - Jan. 29
• TennCare coverage restarted - Jan. 29
• CMS seeks physician input on Medicare contractors - Jan. 29
• No penalty for low-income patients - Jan. 29
• Calif., Conn. governors offer universal health coverage plans - Jan. 22
• Many HIPAA claims lack merit - Jan. 22
• New Medicare physician rate information offered - Jan. 15
• President signs HSA bill - Jan. 15
• Autism research bill adopted - Jan. 15
• Plans fined for prompt-pay violations - Jan. 1/8
• Ryan White CARE Act extended - Jan. 1/8
• Long-term-care Web site created - Jan. 1/8

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Professional Issues briefs 2007

• AHIP survey shows most HSAs cover preventive care from the first dollar - Dec. 24/31
• Ohio high court overturns $30 million verdict - Dec. 17
• New study: Illegal Latino immigrants use Calif. health care less than U.S.-born Hispanics - Dec. 17
• ICU outcome shapes relatives' experiences - Dec. 10
• Michigan insurer to cut rates in 2008 - Dec. 10
• Pittsburgh medical school, hospital set new policies for drug rep interactions - Dec. 10
• Pa. medical liability climate improves, governor says - Dec. 3
• New DEA rule allows extended scripts - Dec. 3
• ED doctors seek solutions to crowding - Nov. 26
• Pou case prosecutor loses election - Nov. 26
• AAMC names new chair - Nov. 26
• N.J. votes down stem cell money - Nov. 26
• Kentucky projects physician shortage - Nov. 19
• Aon says liability awards and related costs are likely to ease in 2008 - Nov. 12
• Hospital bans gifts from drug and device companies - Nov. 12
• Study examines role of gender in CHD treatment - Nov. 12
• N.C. medical board appeals execution ruling - Nov. 5
• Study: Physician rankings not inherently illegal - Nov. 5
• Gay, lesbian medical association elects new leader - Nov. 5
• State societies caution doctors as Cigna agreement ends - Oct. 22/29
• Arizona board tackles alternative medicine practices - Oct. 22/29
• Few hospitals report adopting guidelines to help prevent infections - Oct. 22/29
• ACGME honors physician teachers - Oct. 22/29
• Joint Commission lauds MRSA reduction initiative - Oct. 22/29
• Blues settlement deadline is approaching - Oct. 15
• British hospitals ban white coats, ties - Oct. 15
• Study: Hospitalists shorten patient stays - Oct. 15
• Army increases medical scholarship stipends - Oct. 15
• NYC hospitals share data on quality, patient safety - Oct. 8
• ABMS picks new leader - Oct. 8
• $100 million gift for Texas medical school - Oct. 8
• ACGME names new CEO - Oct. 8
• Calf. hospital sees more surgery complications after duty-hour limits - Oct. 1
• Another call to extradite man accused of physician's slaying - Oct. 1
• Study: President Lincoln had facial asymmetry - Oct. 1
• Illinois hospitals to start reporting MRSA infections - Sept. 24
• Study: More effort needed to treat depression in primary care setting - Sept. 24
• No large drop in mortality rates after limiting resident hours - Sept. 24
• Pennsylvania medical liability insurer will likely reduce premiums in 2008 - Sept. 17
• National Medical Assn. inaugurates new president - Sept. 17
• Colorado to open the state's first public health school - Sept. 10
• Lawsuit dropped after North Carolina revamps medical board appointments - Sept. 10
• University of New Mexico housestaff signs first union contract - Sept. 10
• Psychologists specify unethical interrogation techniques - Sept. 10
• L.A. County teaching hospital closing - Sept. 3
• Missouri stops midwife practice law - Sept. 3
• Citing tort reform, insurer jumps into Illinois market - Sept. 3
• Report: Public reporting could cut Mass. hospital-acquired infections - Sept. 3
• Study: Local liability standards hinder physicians - Aug. 27
• Medical plane crash kills five - Aug. 27
• Medicine now plaintiffs in Ark. economic credentialing case - Aug. 20
• OxyContin manufacturer, execs fined - Aug. 20
• New president for Joint Commission - Aug. 20
• Osteopathic physicians vote against reporting patient immigration status - Aug. 20
• Blues settlement notices mailed - Aug. 13
• AAMC tests system to check criminal backgrounds - Aug. 13
• Va. pain doctor sentenced to 57 months in prison - Aug. 6
• AMA donates to health museum - Aug. 6
• Two medical schools ban smoking - Aug. 6
• N.Y. doctors see 14% hike in medical liability insurance rates - July 23/30
• Autonomy among keys to hospitalist career satisfaction, paper says - July 23/30
• Vt. doctors will have to "opt-in" for drugmakers to use data - July 16
• Liability claims drop, but insurance premiums up, study finds - July 16
• AOA names new president - July 16
• Michigan tracks resident retention - July 9
• Dr. Kevorkian released from prison - July 9
• Study: Caps equal lower premiums - July 2
• Pa. eyes med student loan repayment - July 2
• Florida hospital wins round in IRS court battle - June 25
• Plug pulled on Texas futile-care bill - June 18
• AMA Foundation bestows minority scholarships - June 18
• Doctors want $30 million verdict tossed - June 18
• Federation elects new leaders - June 18
• HPV vaccine no longer the law in Texas - June 11
• Handful of Conn. doctors to see liability rates drop - June 11
• Iowa study identifies shortages in some specialties - June 11
• Ind. court: Breached contract invalidates noncompete clause - June 11
• Boards to get telemedicine policy - June 4
• Dr. Hill named WMA chair - June 4
• Mississippi regains residencies - June 4
• Female faculty sue Penn State medical school for gender bias - June 4
• Medical educators ask Congress to not cut Medicare, Medicaid payments - June 4
• Hospital should have sought court order before "Ashley treatment" - May 28
• Alaska expands med student subsidies - May 28
• Pa. liability lawsuit filings, plaintiff verdicts down - May 28
• Doctors do well in court, study says - May 21
• Study: Only small change in high-risk specialists in Pa. liability crisis years - May 21
• Nation's physicians encouraged to take part in AMA survey - May 14
• Drew University sues Los Angeles County for $125 million - May 14
• Errors not leading reason for adverse drug events - May 14
• Texas physician selected for Defense Dept. post - May 14
• N.M. governor vetoes HPV mandate bill - May 7
• Illinois liability insurer tells of rebate - May 7
• Tort system found bad for both sides - April 23/30
• Ohio court gives parents more time to file lawsuits in medical liability - April 23/30
• Web page gathers financial information for students - April 23/30
• Sleep medicine certificate gets OK - April 16
• Grant expected to bring 50 new doctors to rural Mass. - April 16
• Federation selects new leader for professional issues - April 16
• No criminal charges in Illinois ED death - April 9
• Vermont House votes down assisted suicide bill - April 9
• New Mexico, Texas act on HPV vaccine - April 2
• Liability insurer announces first dividends for doctors in a decade - April 2
• Florida DO board honors three physicians - April 2
• Oregon physician-assisted suicides reach new high number - March 26
• Federation gets new board member - March 26
• Virginia passes HPV vaccine mandate - March 19
• N.M. residents, fellows form union - March 19
• New initiative targets doctors in training - March 19
• Grand jury convenes in Katrina physician case - March 12
• New osteopathic med schools aim to help alleviate work force shortages - March 12
• Plea agreement in Wis. criminal case over medical error - March 5
• Medical school enrollment likely to rise - March 5
• $6 million pledged to stop free lunches, drugmakers' influence - March 5
• IMG nursing program expands - March 5
• Okla. court rules certificate of merit unconstitutional - Feb. 26
• Tenn. court rejects health plan payment lawsuit - Feb. 26
• Physician profile service expanded - Feb. 26
• Medical schools, teaching hospitals add $451.6 billion to economy - Feb. 26
• Study finds unequal treatment for patients with chest pain - Feb. 26
• Judge won't declare Illinois awards cap constitutional - Feb. 19
• Health policy center to focus on Hispanic, American Indian involvement - Feb. 19
• New rules for lasers in Wash. state - Feb. 19
• South Korea likely to ban egg donation for research - Feb. 19
• 2007 liability rates stabilizing, decreasing in some states - Feb. 12
• U.S. Supreme Court will not review lawsuit against the Match - Feb. 12
• N.C. physicians who participate in executions subject to discipline - Feb. 12
• House passes embryonic stem cell bill - Feb. 12
• Course to focus on patient safety - Feb. 12
• Study finds discipline rates misleading when linked to probable patient harm - Feb. 5
• AMA Litigation Center joins Florida lawsuit on medical staff bylaws - Feb. 5
• Integrated medical practices score better on quality measures - Jan. 29
• Advisers sought for IMGs entering U.S. - Jan. 29
• Medical society gets involved in N.H. prescribing data case - Jan. 22
• Study quantifies deaths linked to serial-killer medical professionals - Jan. 22
• Arizona board adopts Internet prescribing policy - Jan. 22
• Advisers sought for IMGs entering U.S. - Jan. 22
• Medical work of art to stay put - Jan. 15
• Dr. Kevorkian slated for release - Jan. 15
• State report: Florida sees liability insurance market improvements - Jan. 1/8
• Foundation out of Aetna settlement awards $5.6 million in grants - Jan. 1/8
• ACGME director set to retire - Jan. 1/8
• Conflicts of interest in clinical trials don't worry cancer patients - Jan. 1/8
• Calif. medical school proposal moves forward - Jan. 1/8

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Business briefs 2007

• Sutter nearly triples EMR budget - Dec. 24/31
• EMR security standards group forms - Dec. 24/31
• Minn. launches rural IT resource - Dec. 24/31
• New York RHIO opens - Dec. 17
• Indiana distributes clinical support - Dec. 17
• ReachMD, Sermo strike deal - Dec. 10
• Fla. area gets tech grant - Dec. 10
• Retail clinic chain expands - Dec. 10
• More scrutiny of RHIO financing - Dec. 3
• S&P downgrades hospital company - Dec. 3
• United makes acquisition - Nov. 26
• Ga. offers RHIO grants - Nov. 26
• Calif. offers hospital comparison site in Spanish - Nov. 26
• CCHIT approves EHR systems - Nov. 26
• Large practice, WellPoint in dispute - Nov. 26
• Microsoft acquires health company - Nov. 19
• Humana introduces credit card - Nov. 19
• Active cost managers see results - Nov. 19
• Medem adds partner - Nov. 19
• CareFirst executive pay examined - Nov. 12
• WellPoint expects to add 50,000 M-Plan members - Nov. 12
• Sermo announces alliance with Pfizer - Nov. 5
• Retail clinic chains expand - Nov. 5
• Google sets PHR release date - Nov. 5
• Revolution sells CDHP unit - Nov. 5
• Wyo. hospital fights snooping - Oct. 22/29
• CareFirst names new CEO - Oct. 22/29
• Health Net, Bank of America partner for HSA administration - Oct. 22/29
• Humana pushes new small-biz plan - Oct. 22/29
• Former WellPoint CEO takes new job - Oct. 22/29
• Cigna, PacifiCare pay fines - Oct. 15
• Athenahealth stock soars following IPO - Oct. 15
• United offers pay estimator - Oct. 8
• Insurer gets into game development - Oct. 8
• Google Health head resigns - Oct. 1
• Joint Commission launches wiki - Oct. 1
• United-Sierra merger moves closer; Nevada attorney general to review - Sept. 24
• Humana buys administrator - Sept. 24
• Pittsburgh health plan creates PHRs - Sept. 24
• Indianapolis HMO closes shop - Sept. 24
• Shareholders sue Pediatrix over backdated stock options - Sept. 24
• Study details P4P jump - Sept. 17
• Oregon RHIO halted - Sept. 17
• E-prescribing now legal everywhere - Sept. 17
• Buffett invests in health plans - Sept. 10
• Groups form prescribing think tank to promote safety and improve drug use - Sept. 10
• N.Y. warns more insurers about physician ratings programs - Sept. 3
• Mich. hospitals list prices online - Sept. 3
• Target taps local doctors for clinics - Sept. 3
• HCA settles shareholder lawsuits - Sept. 3
• Ore. offers price comparisons, insurers' discount rates online - Aug. 27
• Arizona joins the Blues Assn.'s bank network for HSAs - Aug. 27
• Survey: Hospitals should do more outreach - Aug. 20
• Aetna completes deal - Aug. 20
• Illinois hospital regains tax-exempt status - Aug. 13
• Hospital merger creates largest chain - Aug. 13
• Ex-AHIP officer pleads in fraud case - Aug. 13
• United lets healthy pay less - Aug. 6
• Hospital takes cue from airports - Aug. 6
• Generic discount program grows - Aug. 6
• Richard Scrushy goes to jail - July 23/30
• WellPoint buys imaging firm - July 23/30
• WellPoint, former CFO sued - July 16
• CCHIT expands reach - July 16
• Cigna starts health coaching - July 9
• Survey: Employers don't measure ROI of health programs - July 9
• Manufacturers join call for IT - July 9
• RediClinic to start accepting Medicare - July 9
• U.K. health IT chief resigns - July 9
• Athenahealth files for IPO - July 9
• Drug bidding site established - July 2
• Calif. group lists prices online - June 25
• Cigna doesn't go exclusive with labs - June 25
• Brailer starts investment fund - June 25
• Pa. RHIO dies - June 25
• Former medispa owner wins judgment - June 25
• Justice OKs Pa. Blues merger - June 18
• Aetna buys Medicaid firm - June 18
• HealthSouth sells headquarters - June 18
• More retail clinic expansion - June 11
• Justice Dept. scrutinizes United-Sierra deal - June 4
• Health plans report earnings - May 28
• Pa. Blues make merger case - May 21
• More EMRs certified - May 21
• Kodak sells imaging business - May 21
• Deal expands e-prescribing - May 21
• Emergency Rx service begins - May 14
• HealthSouth sheds units - May 7
• Quest expands - May 7
• California looking into United's administrative capacity - April 23/30
• Study finds hospitals have to keep resubmitting insurance claims - April 23/30
• Statewide RHIO launched in Delaware - April 16
• Texas hospitals offer pricing site - April 16
• Insurer fined for dropping members - April 9
• Medicare, private plans grade Calif. doctors - April 2
• Clinical informatics gains recognition - April 2
• Clinic operator signs on Baylor - March 26
• Virginia grants EMR funds - March 26
• Corporate health costs go up - March 26
• Illinois hospitals lose exemption - March 19
• Mass. tops in e-prescribing - March 19
• Survey: Patients like docs with EMRs - March 19
• WellPoint to get new CEO - March 12
• Michigan IPA sends chronic care teams to primary care practices - March 12
• Illinois rolls out e-prescribing - March 12
• Hospital systems announce merger - March 12
• Walgreens expands in-store clinics - March 12
• Tufts tightens bariatric requirements - March 5
• Buffet buys into United HealthGroup - March 5
• IRS: We're watching doctors - March 5
• Calif. groups share pay-for-performance money - March 5
• ACP database hacker sentenced - March 5
• N.C. Blues touts generic program - March 5
• Insurer pays members to lose weight - Feb. 26
• Triad goes private - Feb. 26
• CCHIT certifies more EMRs - Feb. 19
• Intel funds Oregon project - Feb. 19
• Pa. personal health records go mobile - Feb. 19
• Florida Blues offers free online drug reference to physicians - Feb. 19
• Survey: Communication aids satisfaction - Feb. 19
• Insurer accused of unfair claims denial - Feb. 12
• Tennessee Blues eliminates IQ test from bariatric surgery screening - Feb. 12
• Controversial industry group closes - Feb. 12
• Indianapolis doctors get free software - Feb. 12
• Company plans truck stop clinics - Feb. 5
• Misys CEO resigns - Feb. 5
• D.C. approves e-prescribing rules - Feb. 5
• EncounterCare seeks financing - Feb. 5
• Health care mergers grow - Jan. 29
• Hospital settles unfair pricing suit - Jan. 29
• Kodak sells health care business unit - Jan. 29
• Insurer claim-checker raises $10 million - Jan. 29
• Panel recommends replacing Calif. Medicaid computer system - Jan. 22
• Health insurance co-op forms in Wis. - Jan. 22
• Minn. insurers eyeing scans - Jan. 22
• Employers launch e-prescribing plan - Jan. 22
• Fla. clinic drops Blues - Jan. 22
• Lab standards released - Jan. 22
• Health care mergers increase - Jan. 15
• Ex-Medco employee accused of planting computer "bomb" - Jan. 15
• Hospital CEO kicks the "CrackBerry" - Jan. 15
• Pa. hospital records stolen - Jan. 15
• WellPoint's Glasscock: Expect more consolidation - Jan. 1/8

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Health & Science briefs 2007

• Simple screen for male osteoporosis - Dec. 24/31
• Baclofen helps alcoholics' abstinence - Dec. 24/31
• Hepatitis B shot not associated with childhood multiple sclerosis - Dec. 24/31
• Nanotechnology used to differentiate cancer cells from normal cells - Dec. 24/31
• Physical activity increases while obesity rates level off - Dec. 17
• Hib vaccine supplies are cut - Dec. 17
• FDA concerned over anti-smoking drug - Dec. 17
• Sleep duration may relate to diabetes - Dec. 17
• CHD deaths steady in younger men, rising in younger women - Dec. 10
• Diabetes and co-existing diseases - Dec. 10
• CA-MRSA study targets new strains - Dec. 10
• New boxed warning for Avandia - Dec. 10
• Hypertension vaccine shows promise - Dec. 3
• Major stroke risk increases after TIA - Dec. 3
• New education program focuses on teens with type 2 diabetes - Dec. 3
• Lower socioeconomic status may reduce antidepressants' effectiveness - Dec. 3
• Call to prescribe exercise - Nov. 26
• Heart conditions tied to worsening Alzheimer's - Nov. 26
• FDA strengthens hearing loss warning for erectile dysfunction drugs - Nov. 26
• Intranasal flu vaccine recommended for young children - Nov. 26
• IOM report calls for a comprehensive cancer care delivery system - Nov. 19
• Heart problems may run in families - Nov. 19
• Panel advises that youngest children not use OTC cold and cough medicines - Nov. 12
• FDA approves meningitis vaccine for young children - Nov. 12
• IOM says PTSD therapies lack evidence of effectiveness - Nov. 12
• Groups join to curb underage drinking - Nov. 5
• Trillion-dollar cost of chronic disease - Nov. 5
• Accelerated dosing schedule for hepatitis vaccine - Nov. 5
• People overestimate how much they sleep - Nov. 5
• FDA head leery of tobacco oversight - Oct. 22/29
• Flu vaccine highly effective for elderly - Oct. 22/29
• Significant percentage of asthma cases can be linked to allergies - Oct. 22/29
• Depression common before, during and after pregnancy - Oct. 22/29
• People with disabilities smoke at a higher rate than those without - Oct. 22/29
• Breath test has potential for monitoring diabetes - Oct. 15
• Merck ends HIV vaccine trial - Oct. 15
• Colorectal cancer screening gets boost - Oct. 15
• Exercise important factor in changing obesity levels - Oct. 15
• FDA launches drug safety publication - Oct. 8
• ADHD trial to analyze heart risks - Oct. 8
• Leishmaniasis moving north - Oct. 8
• Common pain measurement scale might not be that accurate - Oct. 8
• Loneliness affects immune genes - Oct. 1
• NIH signs research pact with NASA - Oct. 1
• Canine rabies eliminated in U.S. - Oct. 1
• Diabetes campaign focuses on tighter control - Oct. 1
• Teen suicides go up; increase may be linked to fewer SSRI prescriptions - Sept. 24
• 1st new smallpox vaccine in 76 years - Sept. 24
• Pop stars really do die young - Sept. 24
• First genome of both chromosomes of a single individual published - Sept. 24
• Americans living longer - Sept. 17
• Researchers study avian flu markers - Sept. 17
• Most head and neck cancers decline - Sept. 17
• Stopping statins could hinder stroke recovery - Sept. 10
• Boosting HDL may not be enough to prevent heart disease - Sept. 10
• FDA approves once-yearly osteoporosis drug - Sept. 10
• Study: Women need more information on cholesterol numbers - Sept. 10
• Marburg virus: Bats are the bad guys - Sept. 10
• Defense agency funds research into nano pain relief - Sept. 3
• Stomach cancer rates predicted to fall - Sept. 3
• Warnings added to labels of diabetes drugs - Sept. 3
• Multiple sclerosis vaccine trial under way - Sept. 3
• Statins safe for children with high cholesterol from genetic disorder - Aug. 27
• Duration of heat wave more important than intensity - Aug. 27
• An ounce of prevention - Aug. 27
• FDA, Defense partnership announced - Aug. 27
• Tobacco control bill would empower the FDA - Aug. 20
• Withdrawn IBS drug to be available on limited basis - Aug. 20
• Coalition calls for labeling of vinyl chemical that can impair fertility - Aug. 20
• Drug safety partnership - Aug. 20
• Illinois adopts smoke-free law - Aug. 13
• Most believe cancer myths - Aug. 13
• Second measles shot recommended - Aug. 6
• Groups differ on when to begin mammography screening - Aug. 6
• Waterborne pathogens and swimming - July 23/30
• Racial differences and disease - July 23/30
• Recommendations made for anaphylaxis follow-up - July 23/30
• Advisory panel expands number of people who should get meningitis shots - July 23/30
• Fibromyalgia drug gains approval - July 16
• Growth hormone levels seen as autism signal - July 16
• SSRIs and birth defects - July 16
• Diagnosing concussions - July 16
• Gene therapy for Parkinson's shows promise - July 9
• IDSA calls for increased awareness, access to adult vaccinations - July 9
• Diabetes deaths for women unchanged - July 9
• Fatigue is cancer's biggest side effect - July 9
• Dementia and vascular disease - July 2
• Lyme disease increasing - July 2
• Majority of people who lose weight keep it off for a year - July 2
• Diabetes reduces life expectancy, increases heart disease - July 2
• FDA forms risk/benefit communication committee - June 25
• Antipsychotic drugs seen increasing risk of death among some older adults - June 25
• Bush names surgeon general nominee - June 18
• New IOM report on smoking cessation - June 18
• Resistant staph infections up - June 18
• Exploring pandemic influenza online - June 18
• Soldiers contracted drug-resistant bacteria from field hospitals - June 11
• Presurgical appendix scans questioned - June 11
• Diet tip: Don't pass up the creamed soup - June 11
• Chronic pain disrupts attention, memory - June 11
• FDA panel recommends lowering approval age for nasal flu vaccine - June 4
• Md., Minn. pass smoking bans - June 4
• Supply woes hit chickenpox shots - June 4
• Patients with mild persistent asthma may be able to cut down meds - June 4
• New CDC report details stroke prevalence in all 50 states - June 4
• Online avian flu course for public health responders - June 4
• AMA disaster medicine journal begun - May 28
• Study finds numerous genes contribute to bipolar disorder - May 28
• Midlife headaches hike vision loss risk - May 28
• Movie smoking may mean "R" rating - May 28
• Mammography rates decline - May 28
• Healthy fats' effect on Alzheimer's to be studied - May 28
• Suicidality warning for young adults added to antidepressant label - May 21
• Breast cancer rates continue to drop - May 21
• Hypertension drugs may thwart Alzheimer's disease - May 21
• Drug abuse, dependence starts early - May 21
• Web-based program improves asthma - May 14
• Most N.Y. pharmacies can translate drug labels into Spanish, but few do - May 14
• NIH launches adolescent bariatric surgery study - May 14
• Substance produced by cooking food may increase inflammation - May 14
• Vaccine for avian flu gets FDA OK - May 7
• The value of virtual colonoscopy - May 7
• Growing concern about vaccine costs - May 7
• Prescription GI drug taken off market - April 23/30
• Rapid response key to dealing with pandemic flu - April 23/30
• Antidepressant prescriptions for young people drop - April 23/30
• Influenza research centers announced - April 23/30
• ACP, ACS issue mammography guidelines - April 16
• Pediatric drugs get labeling changes - April 16
• Study: Identify cancer biomarkers - April 16
• Diabetes accounts for greater proportion of cardiovascular disease - April 16
• Geriatric spinal cord injuries increase - April 16
• Parental alcoholism boosts risk of drinking in older teens with ADHD - April 16
• FDA proposes new rules for participation on advisory committees - April 9
• Pandemic planners urged to consider economic ramifications - April 9
• Kids whose parents live longer have lower disease risk - April 9
• Risedronate helps prevent hip fractures in Parkinson's patients - April 9
• Tobacco smoke could affect black children more - April 9
• FDA issues fresh-cut produce guidance - April 9
• Exercise helps cut cigarette cravings, analysis finds - April 2
• High BMI increases chance of early puberty in girls - March 26
• Surgeon general issues national plan to tackle underage drinking - March 26
• HIV most transmissible in early months of infection - March 26
• New hypertension medication OK'd - March 26
• Improving access to care lowers prostate cancer rates in blacks - March 26
• One-third of returning veterans given mental health diagnosis - March 26
• Flu vaccine effective even when not an exact match - March 19
• COX-2s suggested as last resort - March 19
• FDA approves drug to treat Crohn's disease - March 19
• Whole-grain cereals reduce risk of heart failure - March 19
• Stillbirth rate declines - March 12
• Common cold virus linked to hospitalizations of young children - March 12
• ADHD guidelines set - March 12
• Influenza genomes sequenced - March 12
• Medication disposal tips - March 5
• Progress on HIV vaccine? - March 5
• FDA scraps 2 uses for telithromycin - March 5
• Low systolic readings linked to stroke in kidney patients - March 5
• Naps and coronary mortality - Feb. 26
• FDA OKs new cancer predictor - Feb. 26
• Doctors unsure about 2nd varicella shot - Feb. 26
• Mild MS may not stay that way - Feb. 26
• FDA has plan to boost drug safety - Feb. 19
• Oral insulin: Can it prevent diabetes? - Feb. 19
• Esophageal cancer surgery safe in the morbidly obese - Feb. 19
• Cardiovascular disease trials not reporting sex-specific results - Feb. 19
• SSRI use and fracture risk - Feb. 12
• Steroids slow progression of rheumatoid arthritis - Feb. 12
• Polio vaccine saves billions of dollars - Feb. 12
• FDA proposes gluten wording for celiac - Feb. 12
• Cancer deaths drop - Feb. 5
• Pulmonary disease campaign begun - Feb. 5
• Bariatric surgeries soar - Feb. 5
• CDC grants awarded to improve data sharing for disease detection - Feb. 5
• 23 states get failing grade in tobacco control - Jan. 29
• Preventive measures for heart disease in diabetics - Jan. 29
• CDC, medical societies publish child, adolescent immunization schedules - Jan. 29
• Aspirin reduces risk of adult asthma - Jan. 29
• More links between binge drinking, other risky behaviors - Jan. 22
• Conclusions of nutritional studies correlate to funding source - Jan. 22
• Obesity tied to prostate cancer death - Jan. 22
• Stem cell success reported from amniotic fluid - Jan. 22
• Antidepressant warnings could include adults - Jan. 15
• FDA proposes warnings for OTC painkillers - Jan. 15
• Macular degeneration drug may be effective for diabetes-associated eye problems - Jan. 15
• Black cohosh fails to relieve menopausal symptoms - Jan. 15
• FDA issues cautions on quinine use - Jan. 1/8
• NSAIDs could halt cancer - Jan. 1/8
• Buprenorphine patient cap increased - Jan. 1/8

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