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Veto Seems More Likely in Battle Over Tobacco Bill

Posted on July 23, 2008
The New York Times reports on the tobacco legislation pending in Congress that will give the FDA regulatory authority over tobacco. Stephanie Saul writes, In its sharpest criticism yet of the tobacco legislation pending in Congress, the Bush administration has...

Health Plan From Obama Spurs Debate

Posted on July 23, 2008
Writing for the New York Times, Kevin Sack questions whether Barack Obama's health plan can really lower health care costs enough to bring down premiums by $2,500 for the typical family. Sack writes, It is one of the most audacious...

Salmonella Outbreak Exposes Food-Safety Flaws

Posted on July 23, 2008
The Wall Street Journal continues coverage on the salmonella outbreak and reports on problems in the US food-safety system. Jane Zhang and Janet Adamy write, The twisting road that led federal investigators to announce Monday that they found a single...

Viagra Helpful to Women on Antidepressants, Study Finds

Posted on July 23, 2008
The Los Angeles Times reports on a study that finds viagra may be helpful to women whose sexual performance had flagged as a side effect of taking antidrepressants. Denise Gellene writes, The long search for the female equivalent of Viagra...

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FDA Finds Salmonella Strain in Jalape�o Pepper

Posted on July 22, 2008
The New York Times reports that the strain blamed for the salmonella outbreak shows up in a Mexican-grown pepper found in a Texas distribution plant. Officials warn against eating fresh jalape�os. Bina Venkataraman writes, Federal food officials have matched a...

Epilepsy Drug Topamax Linked to Birth Defects

Posted on July 22, 2008
The Los Angeles Times reports on a study of 203 pregnant women that finds a connection to an anti-epilepsy drug, topiramate, that raises the risk of birth defects. Experts caution that the group is too small to draw definitive results....

Better Health for $10 a Person

Posted on July 22, 2008
Writing for Time magazine, Lauran Neergaard suggests that investing $10 a year or leading a healthy lifestyle could cut health care costs by more than $16 billion annually. Neergaard writes, Investing just $10 per person ? roughly the price of...

The Empowered Patient: Don't become the victim of a surgical error

Posted on July 22, 2008
CNN gives a few tips about what patients should do in the process of going through sugery to avoid error and mistake. Elizabeth Cohen writes, I thought my husband was crazy. When our 2-year-old daughter had hernia surgery, he insisted...

Trying to Save by Increasing Doctors? Fees

Posted on July 21, 2008
The New York Times reports on a new experiment by federal and state government agencies as well as many insurers around the country that propose to cut health costs by paying doctors more. Milt Freudenheim writes, Cutting health costs by...

Means Testing, for Medicare

Posted on July 21, 2008
Writing for the New York Times, Tyler Cowen suggests that cutting back payments to the relatively wealthy is a more efficient way to allocate government benefits. For health care costs, this could be done by expanding Medicaid and making it...

The Trouble with 'Healthy' Kid Foods

Posted on July 21, 2008
Time magazine reports on a Canadian study finding that 90% of foods professed to be healthy for children did not meet established nutritional standards. Kathleen Kingsbury writes, Most parents already know that sugary sodas and greasy potato chips are not...

Tomato Safety Scare Hurt Consumers' Confidence; Many Support New Tracing System for Produce

Posted on July 21, 2008
The Los Angeles Times reports on the toll the salmonella scare had on consumers and the agricultural industry with tomatoes: It cost the industry about $100 million and left people questioning the safety of foods. Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar writes, The tomato...

Ruling Gives South Dakota Doctors a Script to Read

Posted on July 20, 2008
The Washington Post reports that doctors in South Dakota must now tell women seeking an abortion that they will terminate a "unique living human being." The Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit last week lifted a preliminary injunction that...

More Smokers Seek Help With Quitting Since Latest Cigarette Tax Took Effect

Posted on July 20, 2008
The Chicago Tribune reports on how consumers will be affected regarding the recent cigarette tax increase in New York. Lisa Anderson writes, If you think it's expensive to visit New York City, it's become even pricier to light up here....

Music as Medicine for the Brain

Posted on July 20, 2008
US News reports on how some neurologists are prescribing music for conditions from Parkinson's and Alzheimer's to stroke and depression. Matthew Shulman writes, Rande Davis Gedaliah's 2003 diagnosis of Parkinson's was followed by leg spasms, balance problems, difficulty walking, and...

U.S. Hits Weight Marker: 1 in 4 Officially Obese

Posted on July 19, 2008
The Chicago Tribune and the Washington Post report on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's newest study regarding American obesity. Mississippi remains the most obese state. Deborah L. Shelton, Judith Graham and Robert Mitchum for the Chicago Tribune write,...

Your Shower Curtain Might Be Bad for You

Posted on July 19, 2008
US News reports on a study indicating that PVC-containing shower curtains may be harmful to health. Adam Voiland writes, As part of an ongoing campaign against polyvinyl chloride, a Virginia-based environmental advocacy group today called on manufacturers and retailers to...

F.D.A. Lifts Tomato Warning

Posted on July 18, 2008
The New York Times reports that the Food and Drug Administration has lifted the warning against eating raw tomatoes, one of the foods attributed to the salmonella outbreak that began in April. Bina Venkataraman writes, The Food and Drug Administration...

Clinton Foundation Sets Up Malaria-Drug Price Plan

Posted on July 18, 2008
The Wall Street Journal reports on Bill Clinton's new plan that aims to stabalize malaria drug prices. Mark Schoofs writes, Former President Bill Clinton's foundation is set to unveil a pricing agreement Thursday that it hopes will make malaria drugs...

Merck to Start Vioxx Settlement Payouts in August

Posted on July 18, 2008
US News reports on Merck & Co.'s recent $4.85 billion settlement with former users of its painkiller, Vioxx. Linda A. Johnson writes, Merck & Co. will start cutting checks for former users of its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx next month after...

Congressional Committee Will Probe Health Insurers that Cancel Sick Members' Coverage

Posted on July 18, 2008
The Los Angeles Times reports that a congressional committee will investigate health insurers' practice of canceling coverage when policyholders get sick. Lisa Girion writes, The problem first came to light in California, but witnesses testifying before the House Oversight and...

Inflation and Oil Prices Send Costs of Medical Supplies Soaring

Posted on July 18, 2008
The Chicago Tribune reports on the increase in costs of medical supplies as a result of inflation and oil prices. Bruce Japsen writes, Inflation is racing through the economy at a pace not seen in years, touching even the medical...

Senate Agrees to $50 Billion AIDS Plan

Posted on July 17, 2008
The Washington Post reports on a new bill passed by the Senate that will spend $50 billion over the next five years, mostly to fight AIDS in the developing world. Paul Kane writes, The Senate approved legislation yesterday that would...

Increased HIV Risk Found in Genetic Mutation

Posted on July 17, 2008
The Los Angeles Times reports on a newly discovered genetic mutation that renders Africans and African Americans 40% more susceptibe to HIV infections. Researchers say the discovery offers a partial explanation for the disproportionate spread of the virus among Africans...

How Changes in Medicare Affect Patients

Posted on July 17, 2008
The Wall Street Journal reports on how the new Medicare law will directly affect Medicare beneficiaries. Anna Wilde Mathews and Jane Zhang write, The major goal of the new Medicare law passed this week was to block a scheduled cut...

While the U.S. Spends Heavily on Health Care, a Study Faults the Quality

Posted on July 17, 2008
The New York Times reports on a new study that describes a discrepancy between the amount of money Americans pay for health care and the quality of care they actually get in return. Reed Abelson writes, American medical care may...

Tracking Produce Proves Complex

Posted on July 17, 2008
The Washington Post provides an update on the salmonella outbreak. The Food and Drug Administration pointed to raw tomatoes, jalape�o and serrano peppers as the cause of the outbreak, but has yet to find a single contaminated tomato or pepper....

Congress, Overriding Bush, Blocks Pay Cut for Doctors

Posted on July 16, 2008
The New York Times reports that Congress has overrided Bush's veto of the Medicare Bill. Robert Pear writes, President Bush on Tuesday vetoed a bill protecting doctors from a Medicare pay cut, but both houses of Congress swiftly overrode the...

Vision Insurer to Ask Justices to Restore Its Tax Exemption

Posted on July 16, 2008
The New York Times reports that the country's largest eye-care insurance program plans to ask the Supreme Court to reconsider its tax exemption. Stephanie Strom writes, The country?s largest eye-care insurance program plans to ask the Supreme Court to decide...

Understanding Autism: Gene Clues Suggest Autism Strikes When Brain Can't Learn Properly from Early Life Experiences

Posted on July 16, 2008
The Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, and Time Magazine report that new gene discoveries may suggest that autism strikes in a brain that can't properly form new connections. AP Medical Writer, Lauran Neergaard, writes, Harvard researchers have discovered half...

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