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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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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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