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Index 2008: News in brief

Government - Profession - Business - Health - 2007 - 2009

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Government & Medicine briefs 2008

• Cover Florida program begins - Dec. 29
• Budget cuts reducing state health coverage - Dec. 29
• Obama seeks input on health reform - Dec. 22
• Illinois medical clinic antitrust suit settles - Dec. 22
• Tort reform advocates talk health courts - Dec. 15
• Health is 8th-most-reported topic - Dec. 15
• Rep. Waxman to chair key House panel - Dec. 8
• Few HIPAA complaints lead to reforms, report shows - Dec. 8
• Illinois court delays order to halt expanded health coverage - Dec. 1
• New rules for Medicare brokers - Nov. 24
• San Francisco employer mandate challenged - Nov. 17
• Cutting back on care - Nov. 10
• States may see more budget shortfalls - Nov. 10
• Calif. high court leaves medical marijuana statute intact - Nov. 10
• Medicaid spending on the rise - Nov. 3
• Lawsuit targets Okla. abortion law - Nov. 3
• New law cracks down on illegal Internet pharmacies - Nov. 3
• Senators want employer health spending disclosed - Nov. 3
• Florida offers new plans to uninsured - Nov. 3
• Feds crack down on Medicare fraud in Florida - Oct. 27
• Medicare names permanent RACs - Oct. 20
• Calif. governor vetoes insurance bill - Oct. 20
• Michigan doctors oppose medical marijuana - Oct. 20
• Pa. physicians call for medical liability relief - Oct. 13
• Mississippi plugs Medicaid budget hole - Oct. 13
• ADA expansion becomes law - Oct. 13
• Whistle-blower activity on the rise for health care fraud - Oct. 6
• Kentucky leaders seek higher SCHIP enrollment - Oct. 6
• California court validates medical marijuana statute - Sept. 22/29
• Florida insurance initiative attracts 9 proposals - Sept. 22/29
• Health care ad calls for reform - Sept. 15
• Arizona referendum would ban individual mandates - Sept. 8
• Federal appeals court to re-decide constitutionality of Virginia abortion ban - Sept. 1
• Liability costs for volunteers eyed - Aug. 25
• Legislation targets Medicare ID theft - Aug. 25
• Senators propose center to compare treatment effectiveness - Aug. 18
• Calif. doctors get Medicaid setback - Aug. 18
• Medicare pays more for drugs than Medicaid - Aug. 11
• Miss. scheduled to cut Medicaid physician pay - Aug. 4
• HHS imposes first HIPAA sanctions - Aug. 4
• Coalition targets health care fraud - July 28
• Pa. liability premium assistance program lapses - July 28
• Partnership unveils health system reform principles - July 28
• AMA, AHIP run competing ads on Medicare physician pay cut - July 21
• Pharmacies join legal battle to stop Calif. Medicaid cuts - July 21
• Southwest has highest uninsured rate - July 14
• Mayors embrace single-payer system - July 14
• Feds step up health care fraud actions - July 14
• Medicare physician pay vote comes up short - July 7
• Parental notification on California ballot - July 7
• Conn. governor vetoes coverage expansion - July 7
• Congress narrowly adopts budget plan with no Medicaid, Medicare cuts - June 23/30
• Medicare private fee-for-service keeps growing - June 23/30
• Popular Medicare drug plans up their premiums - June 23/30
• House adopts health center funding - June 23/30
• CMS implements NPI deadline - June 16
• Massachusetts reforms reduce uninsured rate by almost half - June 16
• Senate bill would block rules cutting Medicaid spending - June 16
• MedPAC names new members - June 16
• Medicaid funding cut rule blocked - June 9
• Offset health IT costs with higher payments, ACP says - June 9
• Tennessee adopts liability reforms - June 2
• Medicare EMR demo attracts interest - June 2
• Schwarzenegger proposes deeper cuts - June 2
• AAP backs bill to block SCHIP directive - June 2
• Bush administration suggests more flexible SCHIP limits - May 26
• Illinois debates medical marijuana legislation - May 26
• Stakeholders support mandatory electronic prescribing in Medicare - May 19
• Medicare to cover artificial hearts - May 19
• Most docs want health system reform - May 19
• Report: 12 million uninsured are eligible for public coverage - May 19
• 200 million children younger than 5 worldwide lack basic health care - May 19
• Georgia law lifts requirements on general surgery centers - May 19
• House adopts bill to block Medicaid cuts - May 12
• S.D. ballot to include abortion ban question - May 12
• Paid family leave bill introduced in House - May 12
• Study finds need for almost 41,000 more health IT staff - May 12
• Specialty hospital ban dropped - May 5
• CMS offers $50 million in grants to boost primary care access - May 5
• Massachusetts EMR project extended - May 5
• Mass. reform board raises health plan affordability standards - April 28
• NIH says Social Security data on stolen laptop - April 28
• Federal court rejects Illinois abortion consent law - April 21
• U.S. senators introduce two association health bills - April 21
• Physician-owned hospital wins antitrust settlements - April 21
• Pa. governor establishes electronic health information exchange - April 14
• Eligibility increasing for public health care programs - April 14
• CMS seeks doctors' opinions on Medicare carriers - April 7
• Massachusetts physicians call for state medical liability reforms - April 7
• Medicaid rules draw opposition - April 7
• Senate passes Indian Health Service bill with physician bonuses - March 24/31
• Economy trumps war, health care in voter poll - March 24/31
• Army makes progress in helping disabled soldiers - March 24/31
• States say Medicaid rules could cost them $50 billion - March 24/31
• Medicare claims must now have an NPI - March 17
• CMS sees steady health spending rise - March 17
• DEA develops e-prescribing rules - March 17
• ACP calls for more research on medical marijuana - March 17
• CMS urges applications for EMR demonstration project - March 10
• Medicare P4P project offered improved quality but few financial rewards - March 10
• Opponents take San Francisco employer mandate to U.S. high court - March 3
• Calif. speaker says health reform dead for the year - March 3
• N.M. Legislature will have extra session for health care - March 3
• House lawmakers introduce bill to boost Medicaid - Feb. 25
• HHS chief supports mandatory e-prescribing in Medicare - Feb. 25
• Indiana program for uninsured sees healthy enrollment - Feb. 25
• Colo. commission backs individual insurance mandate - Feb. 25
• Senators: Medicare quality reporting program should continue in 2009 - Feb. 18
• Pa. Medicaid to stop reimbursing for hospital-acquired conditions - Feb. 18
• SCHIP veto challenge fails again - Feb. 11
• Florida physician will leave Congress - Feb. 11
• Blues outlines health reform goals - Feb. 11
• Judge throws out antitrust case against Illinois medical groups - Feb. 11
• High court upholds ban on early access to experimental drugs - Feb. 4
• Democrats: CMS can't curtail Medicaid expansions - Feb. 4
• Illinois fines Humana for Medicare health plan enrollment practices - Feb. 4
• State renews case against radiology clinics over MRI leasing - Feb. 4
• Calif. governor seeks Medicaid pay cuts - Jan. 28
• N.J. passes measure to lay groundwork for HIT adoption - Jan. 28
• N.J. triples some Medicaid pay - Jan. 28
• Universal health coverage, other reforms could cut spending, study finds - Jan. 28
• Medicare could expand sleep apnea coverage - Jan. 21
• AHIP unveils individual market reform proposal - Jan. 21
• Md. doctors to get small portion of liability insurer's dividend - Jan. 14
• Calif. Assembly approves health reform bill - Jan. 14
• Hospital chain, doctors settle kickback claims - Jan. 14
• Maryland expands Medicaid, insurance access - Jan. 14
• Former Army top doctor now VA chief - Jan. 7
• Justice Dept. collects $1.5 billion from health care fraud cases - Jan. 7
• Small-business group releases 10 health system reform principles - Jan. 7

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Professional Issues briefs 2008

• Physicians to receive payments in Blues settlements - Dec. 29
• AHA joins AMA, NMA to address racial disparities - Dec. 22
• Singapore considers paying expenses of kidney donors - Dec. 15
• FSMB names interim CEO - Dec. 15
• ABIM warns about "phony" boards - Dec. 8
• Study shows jury awards climbing in medical liability cases - Dec. 1
• Study tracks "never events" liability - Nov. 24
• Nation's high court rejects abortion informed-consent case - Nov. 17
• AHRQ funds project on preventing bloodstream infections - Nov. 10
• High litigation costs force civil cases to settle, study shows - Nov. 3
• Infection control group: Flu shot should be required for doctors - Oct. 27
• High court declines abortion case over "wanted" posters - Oct. 27
• AHRQ accepting applications for patient safety organization status - Oct. 27
• Handoffs at teaching hospitals seen as harmful to patients - Oct. 20
• Palliative care programs take hold in Calif. hospitals - Oct. 20
• Texas high court declines to address medical liability cap - Oct. 20
• USP database details look-alike, sound-alike drugs - Oct. 13
• Study shows Texas liability reforms boost access to care - Oct. 13
• Blues settlement facilitator appointed - Oct. 13
• Medical liability case filings, insurance rates decline in West Virginia - Oct. 6
• Georgia physicians sue over rental network practices - Sept. 22/29
• Stanford changes rules on industry funding for CME - Sept. 15
• County society apologizes for excluding black doctor - Sept. 15
• Patients value board certification but don't understand what it means - Sept. 8
• N.Y. freezes liability insurance rates - Sept. 8
• Illinois medical liability insurance premiums stabilize - Sept. 1
• Report: Surgical errors cost nearly $1.5 billion annually - Aug. 25
• WellPoint settles with Calif. hospitals over rescission payments - Aug. 18
• Study: Nurses sometimes skirt barcode safety checks - Aug. 18
• Group wants doctors to boast of refusing to see drug reps - Aug. 18
• New name for infection control stresses prevention - Aug. 18
• Mass., New York join trend on no pay for "never events" - Aug. 11
• S.C. medical society launches liability insurance company - Aug. 11
• Surgery checklist yields results in pilot studies - Aug. 11
• Ariz. appeals court voids expert witness requirements - Aug. 11
• Joint Commission delays standard - Aug. 11
• Renowned heart surgeon dies at 99 - Aug. 4
• Utah court voids physician-patient arbitration contract - July 28
• AMA protests award given to alleged Nazi euthanasia doctor - July 21
• Conflict-of-interest scorecard finds few medical schools do top job - July 14
• Cleveland medical school makes free tuition standard for students - July 7
• ICU doctors less comfortable talking to black patients - July 7
• Ruling expected on fight over patient records - June 23/30
• Study finds health systems vary on quality, but nonprofits do better - June 16
• Renewal of Conrad 30 program moves forward - June 16
• Florida medical college funds scholarships for first class - June 16
• Physician demand, salaries grow in New York - June 16
• Doctors need better bedside manners, survey says - June 16
• Massachusetts considering ban on drug industry gifts - June 9
• Web site publicizes Illinois physicians' medical liability data - June 2
• FSMB delegates delay model policy on maintenance of licensure - June 2
• North Carolina to post medical liability judgments online - June 2
• Patient-centered medical home model gains support - June 2
• Doctors in Illinois to see lower liability premiums - May 26
• High court upholds lethal injections - May 19
• AHRQ launches innovations Web site - May 12
• Medical home concept gains support - May 5
• N.J. doctors likely to see losses after insurer insolvency - May 5
• Insurer faces lawsuit over policy cancellations - May 5
• Survey: Mich. doctor supply tightens - May 5
• Council calls for physician, nurse supply conference - May 5
• Humana settles Missouri payment class action - April 28
• Dr. Nathan Davis award winners announced - April 28
• Court: Georgia HMO not subject to any-willing-provider law - April 21
• New medical schools get accreditation - April 21
• Dr. Kevorkian announces bid for Congress - April 21
• Accreditors approve human research protection program at Florida agency - April 21
• AMA opens online CME portal - April 21
• AMA, Discovery Health offer internship - April 14
• Oregon keeps wrongful death damage cap - April 7
• Public favors quality reporting but uncertain about pay-for-performance - April 7
• Doctors Company to refund premiums - March 24/31
• Study finds 10% of Bay State patients are harmed by medication errors - March 24/31
• Retail clinic agrees to AAFP standards - March 24/31
• Study finds gaps in medical schools' conflict-of-interest rules - March 17
• Ind. compensation fund cuts fees - March 17
• Ohio court upholds statute that limits noneconomic awards - March 17
• Group builds IMG adviser network - March 10
• MRI-related burns, deaths prompt call for better safety measures - March 10
• ACOG: Doctors should disclose financial ties, pros, cons on cord-blood banking - March 3
• Medical liability claims down in Ohio - Feb. 25
• New office-based surgery rules take effect in Arizona - Feb. 18
• Number of New York physicians rises - Feb. 18
• Vt. hospitals won't bill for some "never events" - Feb. 11
• Study shows that EMRs lower medical liability risk - Feb. 11
• FDA: Device fragments can harm patients - Feb. 11
• Opioid use in EDs grows, but disparities persist - Feb. 4
• Study says contracts best solution to avoid liability squabbles - Feb. 4
• Study outlines potential expansion of Ga. medical school - Feb. 4
• Doctors get checks from medical liability relief fund - Jan. 28
• ACP to evaluate medical home model - Jan. 21
• Maine data restriction law blocked - Jan. 21
• Study analyzes comfort with spiritual concerns - Jan. 14
• Ohio medical school receives $5.7 million gift - Jan. 14
• Political action committee starts new plan - Jan. 7
• D.C. aims to license pharma reps - Jan. 7
• Dr. Wennberg receives Codman Award - Jan. 7
• Internists' board retools its Web site - Jan. 7
• New medical schools considered in Mich. - Jan. 7

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Business briefs 2008

• Rescission reform introduced in California again - Dec. 29
• Retail clinics serving relatively small patient population - Dec. 29
• Spending for generic drugs drops - Dec. 29
• Former Coventry CEO now executive board chair - Dec. 22
• Plea offered in snooping case - Dec. 22
• Report: 47% of New Jersey hospitals posted losses in 2007 - Dec. 22
• Health Net CMO returns - Dec. 15
• Medicare to launch PHR pilot program - Dec. 15
• Largest retail clinic opens - Dec. 8
• Indiana RHIO launches disease effort - Dec. 8
• Aetna chief medical officer resigns - Dec. 8
• WellPoint enters medical tourism - Dec. 1
• FBI probes threat against pharmacy benefit manager - Dec. 1
• Microsoft user group expands - Nov. 24
• New CEO appointed for Blues company - Nov. 17
• Sermo expands forums - Nov. 17
• PHRs join interoperability project - Nov. 17
• Cigna expands its reach - Nov. 17
• EMR user certification offered - Nov. 10
• Aetna, Microsoft collaborate on PHR portability effort - Nov. 10
• Ohio medical society wants Anthem investigation - Nov. 3
• WebMD makes deal with marketing firm - Nov. 3
• N.Y. physicians feel insurer pressure - Oct. 27
• Company launches PHR/social network combo - Oct. 27
• Fla. Medicare Advantage plan in receivership - Oct. 20
• Cigna expands Medicare business - Oct. 20
• Health IT grows - Oct. 20
• First in-store clinic for Mass. - Oct. 13
• Health Net makes rescission deal - Oct. 6
• R.I. sees return of insurer - Oct. 6
• Fla. Blues buys HMO - Sept. 22/29
• Wis. health care system extends hours - Sept. 22/29
• NCQA will certify physician ranking programs - Sept. 15
• Ex-CareFirst CEO sues over pay cut - Sept. 8
• Internet health use up - Sept. 8
• HIE accreditation coming - Sept. 8
• Hospital chain expands - Sept. 8
• Surgery goes live online - Sept. 8
• Settlement with former United executive moves forward - Sept. 1
• Hospital employees fired for snooping - Sept. 1
• Humana buys Tennessee health plan - Aug. 25
• Ohio fines United - Aug. 25
• Aetna introduces its own plan for "young invincibles" - Aug. 18
• Texas insurer pays $20 million fine - Aug. 11
• Vermont starts tech fund - Aug. 11
• Business group provides medical tourism guide for employers - Aug. 4
• Aetna reimburses overcharged students, underpaid doctors - Aug. 4
• Intel wins approval to market personal health system - July 28
• E-prescribers merge - July 21
• S.C. finally gets prompt-pay law - July 14
• HCSC buys care management firm - July 14
• GE cuts imaging workers - July 14
• Highmark offers tech grants - July 7
• Walgreen Co. buys infusion services company - July 7
• Safeway joins $4 generics push - July 7
• Pa. sets July hearings on plan merger - June 23/30
• Microsoft, Kaiser to pilot Web service - June 23/30
• Survey looks at trust in Web sites - June 23/30
• Physician payment plan to be tested - June 23/30
• Wisconsin plans agree to provide consumers out-of-pocket estimates - June 16
• U.K. national network delayed - June 16
• Medical debt bill vetoed - June 9
• Medicare plans see scrutiny in Illinois - June 2
• ACP writes on e-health - June 2
• Kaiser rolls out EHR - May 26
• Target follows Wal-Mart on Rx prices - May 26
• Miami patient data stolen - May 19
• Brailer firm invests in e-prescribing - May 19
• WellPoint buys dental company - May 19
• Aetna presses vendors to offer employee health benefits - May 19
• Wal-Mart offers more drug discounts - May 19
• UCSF patient information left online - May 19
• Leapfrog adds CPOE to hospital survey - May 12
• Aetna wins major corporate contract - May 5
• Regence, Tenn. Blues buy IT company - May 5
• EMR disease system tested - May 5
• Maine fines insurer $1 million - April 28
• Health network includes private PHRs - April 21
• WellPoint: No pay for "never events" - April 21
• Small business insurance costs grow quickly - April 21
• Minnesota gives EMR loans - April 14
• Humana buys Illinois health plan - April 7
• Misys, Allscripts merge - April 7
• Kaiser, Microsoft launch study - April 7
• Tenn. Blues delays doctor rankings - March 24/31
• Cigna chooses examiner in N.Y. - March 24/31
• Aetna pays $6.6 million in refunds in Maine - March 24/31
• Health Net reports major breach of physicians' personal information - March 17
• Health plans not a hit with consumers - March 10
• Tenn. Blues starts ratings - March 3
• Colo. lawmakers consider tiering rules - March 3
• Doctors fight insurers' conversion - March 3
• WebMD merger off - March 3
• Patient records go on bracelet - March 3
• Study: Wii improves simulated surgery - March 3
• Microsoft, Mayo team up - Feb. 25
• Marriott offers PHR - Feb. 25
• Plan exec speaks out against merger - Feb. 18
• Study notes California IT use - Feb. 18
• Health IT spending increasing - Feb. 18
• Wal-Mart rolls out PHR - Feb. 18
• New hospital company formed - Feb. 11
• Nursing homes focus of IT standards - Feb. 4
• Wisconsin cancels tech bidding - Jan. 28
• Oregon gets health network funding - Jan. 21
• Aetna, Cigna expand online consults - Jan. 14
• New HIT group forms - Jan. 14
• Pediatrix acquires neonatal group - Jan. 14
• AHIP, Blues and HL7 to work on PHRs - Jan. 7
• Anthem offers cheaper small-biz plan - Jan. 7

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Health & Science briefs 2008

• Patients worry more when conditions are described in medical terms - Dec. 29
• Flu vaccine effective at half-dose for healthy people younger than 50 - Dec. 29
• AAP wants oral health as part of routine care - Dec. 22
• College students vaccinated against flu miss fewer classes - Dec. 22
• Neuropathy guidelines issued - Dec. 22
• FDA opens oversight offices in China - Dec. 15
• Chemotherapy not only cause of bone thinning in breast cancer survivors - Dec. 15
• No link between bisphosphonates and atrial fibrillation, FDA says - Dec. 8
• Researchers identify characteristics of teens at risk for major depression - Dec. 8
• Antibiotics and C. dif link - Dec. 1
• Obese children have older "vascular age" - Dec. 1
• Education protects against dementia - Dec. 1
• Obesity, women and immediate gratification - Dec. 1
• ADHD link to early head injury studied - Nov. 24
• Racial disparities in cancer mortality persist - Nov. 24
• Possible early signs of autism identified - Nov. 24
• Spanish-speaking Hispanics have less response to antidepressants - Nov. 24
• Food allergy incidence up for kids - Nov. 17
• Brief intervention makes a difference in substance abuse treatment - Nov. 17
• U.S. suicide risk going up - Nov. 10
• More smokers are highly addicted - Nov. 10
• Atrial fibrillation and bisphosphonates - Nov. 10
• FDA issues new warning about psoriasis drug - Nov. 10
• Vitamin K fails to slow bone loss - Nov. 3
• Alzheimer's may lower blood pressure because patients can't recall stress - Nov. 3
• Adolescent immunization rates improve but still miss targets - Nov. 3
• Colorectal cancer screening guidelines updated - Oct. 27
• Doctors advised to ask heart patients about depression - Oct. 27
• Physical activity guidelines released - Oct. 27
• Vitamin D deficiency common in liver, IBD patients - Oct. 27
• Dietary supplements didn't slow cartilage loss - Oct. 20
• Statin-ALS link dispelled - Oct. 20
• Diet, exercise reduce fatigue among breast cancer survivors - Oct. 20
• Secondhand smoke may trigger nicotine dependence symptoms in kids - Oct. 20
• Ovarian cancer screening advances - Oct. 13
• Colon cancer indicator - Oct. 13
• Clinical assessment can detect advanced heart failure - Oct. 13
• Older folks who diet without exercising lose muscle mass - Oct. 13
• New uses for HPV vaccine - Oct. 6
• ACP gives osteoporosis guidelines - Oct. 6
• Physical activity overcomes obesity genes - Oct. 6
• Home blood pressure monitoring accurately predicts death risk - Oct. 6
• Workup can help kids with vaccine allergies - Sept. 22/29
• Rapid weight gain in children tied to higher blood pressure later - Sept. 22/29
• Varicella prevention efforts found effective - Sept. 22/29
• Pediatric postmarketing surveillance improves drug safety - Sept. 22/29
• FDA schedules hearing on children's cold meds - Sept. 15
• Treadmill walking aids stroke recovery - Sept. 15
• Rabies vaccine in short supply - Sept. 15
• Hearing aid users should be assessed for ear wax problems - Sept. 15
• Study finds bacterial pneumonia is key to deaths in influenza pandemics - Sept. 8
• FDA issues new precautions on diabetes drug Byetta - Sept. 8
• FDA approves first Huntington's drug - Sept. 8
• Elders say they experience verbal and financial mistreatment by relatives - Sept. 8
• Drug interaction warning for some statin users - Sept. 1
• Study examines HIV resistance - Sept. 1
• Antibiotics linked to thousands of serious adverse drug reactions - Sept. 1
• Stress, anxiety make allergies worse - Sept. 1
• Annual U.S. HIV infections higher than earlier estimates - Aug. 25
• New research aims to treat sinusitis - Aug. 25
• New genes seen in Crohn's disease - Aug. 25
• Changes in FDA advisory panels - Aug. 25
• CDC makes recommendations for combating infection after disasters - Aug. 25
• Task force recommends against prostate cancer screening - Aug. 25
• Hepatitis B vaccination of newborns needs to become more common - Aug. 18
• Childhood strokes differ from adult ones - Aug. 18
• Borderline high blood pressure predicts hypertension in teens - Aug. 18
• Herpes linked to widespread neuropathic pain - Aug. 18
• Review doubts value of breast exams - Aug. 11
• Kidney stones tied to climate change - Aug. 11
• Accompanied older patients more satisfied with care - Aug. 11
• Emergency patients unaware of how little they understand instructions - Aug. 11
• Men and women mend differently from concussions - Aug. 4
• Poor, uninsured, rural, elderly at risk for heat-related illness - Aug. 4
• Exercise prevents brain shrinkage in Alzheimer's patients - Aug. 4
• Report analyzes food safety system - July 28
• Diabetes surging in U.S. - July 21
• Evidence of Alzheimer's beginnings - July 21
• Advances in HIV vaccine process - July 21
• Overweight kids with fatty liver more likely to have metabolic syndrome - July 21
• MRSA causing kids' bone infections - July 21
• U.S., Vietnam sign food, medical safety agreement - July 14
• Food diaries, physical activity increase weight loss when dieting - July 14
• FDA seeks "black-box" warning for older antipsychotics - July 7
• Some hearing loss tied to diabetes - July 7
• Overall mortality goes down - July 7
• Hormone increases eating during stressful times - July 7
• Tracking changes in avian influenza virus strains - July 7
• Safety review of tumor necrosis factor blockers - June 23/30
• Study: Online screening tools effective in monitoring teen behavior - June 23/30
• Teens less involved in risky behavior - June 23/30
• IV iron may help anemic kidney patients - June 23/30
• Human Genome Project leader steps down - June 16
• FDA seeks labeling for drugs' effects on pregnancy, lactation - June 16
• Specific diet could help prevent diabetes, study says - June 16
• States with smoke-free workplace laws grow in number - June 16
• CDC recommends shingles vaccine for everyone older than 60 - June 9
• Men hospitalized for pneumonia more likely to die than are women - June 9
• Summer, waterborne illness are here - June 9
• Smokers increase chances of quitting when they try to with friends, family - June 9
• Safety of dementia drugs weighed - June 9
• Check for recalled heparin products - June 2
• Patients unaware of opportunities to participate in clinical trials - June 2
• Sequential therapy more effective for eradicating H. pylori - June 2
• Adolescent girls at higher risk for major depression than teen boys - June 2
• Federal guideline rounds up smoking cessation tools for doctors - May 26
• CDC warns of fainting possibility after vaccination - May 26
• Controlling kidney disease a challenge in African-Americans - May 26
• Arthritis can hamper diabetes care - May 26
• Shortage prompts change in CDC Hib vaccine recommendations - May 19
• AMH levels may predict menopause onset - May 19
• ACP osteoporosis guideline now includes screening older men - May 19
• World cancer genome project begun - May 19
• Heart tests urged for kids with ADHD - May 12
• FDA OKs new drug for Crohn's - May 12
• Number of pregnant women with preexisting diabetes increases - May 12
• C. diff among hospitalized patients becomes more common - May 12
• Hirsute women should have androgen levels measured - May 12
• Bone loss tied to diuretics for men - May 5
• Antibiotics have little effect on sinusitis - May 5
• No antihistamine support for kids with chronic cough - May 5
• DASH diet cuts heart disease, stroke risk - May 5
• Women's waistline fat tied to cancer, heart health - April 28
• New tool for alcohol abuse screening - April 28
• Heavy backpacks decrease blood flow to arms - April 28
• AIDS drug waiting lists nearly gone - April 28
• FDA reviewing asthma drugs link to mood changes, suicide - April 28
• Tobacco regulation bill OK'd - April 21
• Ariz. hit by measles outbreak - April 21
• Single question may detect some sleep disorders - April 21
• Modifying gut bacteria may treat obesity - April 21
• Novel strategy proposed for polycystic kidney disease - April 21
• Obesity plus pregnancy equals more health care needs - April 21
• Quick drug OK may affect safety - April 14
• Calcium deposits tied to heart attack? - April 14
• Kidney disease hospitalizations increase dramatically - April 14
• Psoriasis patients at increased risk of developing other conditions - April 14
• Warfarin brochure developed - April 7
• Colorectal screening guidelines - April 7
• Pain can linger for trauma patients - April 7
• NFID publishes strategies to increase flu vaccination among health care workers - April 7
• Studies offer new insights on breast cancer risk - March 24/31
• Flu virus stronger in winter - March 24/31
• Spirometry not effective for COPD screening, task force says - March 24/31
• Device restricting screen time helps keep kids' weight lower - March 24/31
• Sleep loss reported - March 17
• More use sought for sickle-cell drug - March 17
• Macular degeneration linked to stroke, heart attack - March 17
• Obesity in children tied to food ads - March 10
• Childhood cancer survivors need long-term follow-up as adults - March 10
• Decline in dementia among elderly - March 10
• Flu rates continue to climb - March 10
• Collaborative depression care reduces health care costs - March 3
• Most people with hypertension not following dietary advice - March 3
• Worldwide progress for Hib vaccine - March 3
• FDA has safety concern over smoking-cessation drug - Feb. 25
• Cutting tobacco use a world effort - Feb. 25
• Generic Fosamax approved - Feb. 25
• NIH sets plan to speed development of animal testing alternatives - Feb. 25
• Healthy Chicago initiative launched - Feb. 25
• TV drama draws public health ire - Feb. 18
• ALLHAT findings on diuretics - Feb. 18
• Sedentary lives lead to quicker aging - Feb. 18
• Most childhood cough, cold medicine overdoses linked to unsupervised use - Feb. 18
• Severe asthma may need new approach - Feb. 18
• 10 most expensive medical problems - Feb. 11
• Heart disease and stroke deaths decline, but risk factors common - Feb. 11
• Drug cuts diabetes, heart risk - Feb. 11
• Cigarettes and alcohol no effect on ovarian cancer risk - Feb. 11
• MS drug OK'd for Crohn's disease - Feb. 4
• CDC, Kaiser to study puzzling illness - Feb. 4
• AMA book gives patients heart tips - Feb. 4
• Study weighs calcium's benefits, risks - Feb. 4
• 4 behaviors can lengthen life by 14 years - Jan. 28
• Psychosis risk factors identified - Jan. 28
• Grades go down as kids sleep less - Jan. 28
• NIH seniors' Web site adds Q&A on clinical trials - Jan. 28
• Airline traveler with TB exposes fellow passengers - Jan. 21
• Number of babies born with neural tube defects hits new low - Jan. 21
• Arthritis rates increase - Jan. 21
• In-hospital heart attack patients often defibrillated after 2 minutes - Jan. 21
• Racial disparities persist in cancer treatment, researchers find - Jan. 21
• Federal ban on D.C. needle exchange funding dropped - Jan. 21
• No OTC statins - Jan. 14
• Shingles' impact - Jan. 14
• Cancer research funding pays off - Jan. 14
• PMS tied to depressed nerve activity - Jan. 14
• Merck recalls some Hib vaccine - Jan. 7
• NIH panel reviews incontinence stigma - Jan. 7
• Vaccine may prevent mononucleosis - Jan. 7
• FDA says GERD medications are not associated with increased CVD risk - Jan. 7

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More than $14 billion of care to the uninsured was shifted to private insurers in 2008. Read more

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