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Short-Film Features Oklahoma Prison Program That Teaches Women How To Prevent HIV
The Tulsa World on Sunday examined a short documentary film about incarcerated women in Oklahoma and a peer education program that teaches them about HIV prevention and other social issues. The Tulsa Community AIDS Partnership recently hosted an event featuring the film and a panel discussion about HIV among the state's female prison population.

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries
While mainstream news coverage is still a primary source of information for the latest in policy debates and the health care marketplace, online blogs have become a significant part of the media landscape, often presenting new perspectives on policy issues and drawing attention to under-reported topics.

CMS Proposal Would Limit Industry Practice That Raises Costs For Some Medicare Drug Plan Beneficiaries
A CMS proposal under consideration would limit a practice used by pharmacy benefit managers known as "lock-in pricing" that can increase costs for beneficiaries enrolled in the Medicare drug benefit and bring them into the so-called "doughnut hole" coverage gap more quickly, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Merck Serono Receives European Approval For Broader Usage Of Erbitux In Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Including 1st-Line Treatment
Merck KGaA announced today that it has been granted approval by the European Commission for Erbitux (cetuximab), to update its license for the treatment of patients with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-expressing, KRAS wild-type mCRC (metastatic colorectal cancer) in combination with che

Singapore Ministry Of Health Calls On More Physicians To Offer Anonymous Rapid HIV Tests
Singapore's Ministry of Health recently called on more private general practitioners in the country to provide anonymous rapid HIV tests, which currently are available only at two clinics, the Straits Times reports.

Tennessean Examines Physicians In State Limiting New Medicare Beneficiaries They See, Charging Concierge Fees In Two-Part Series
The Tennessean in a two-part series examined how physicians in the state are limiting the number of new Medicare beneficiaries they will treat and how some are charging concierge fees to accept new beneficiaries.

Widespread Adoption Of E-Prescribing Could Save U.S. $156M Over Five Years, Reduce Drug-Related Error Injuries, HHS Secretary Leavitt Says
HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt on Monday discussed the details of an electronic prescribing incentive program scheduled to begin on Jan. 1, 2009, that will increase Medicare payments to physicians who adopt the technology, the AP/Chicago Tribune reports. The e-prescribing initiative was included in a new Medicare law that delays a 10.6% reduction to Medicare physician payments.

Antiretroviral Treatment Programs Should Take Poverty, Hunger Into Account, Report Says
Programs that provide access to no-cost antiretroviral drugs have had a significant impact on people living with HIV/AIDS, but they also should take into account the effects of poverty and hunger, according to a report recently released by the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development, PlusNews reports.

Alaska Group To Offer Health Coverage To Employees Of Not-for-Profit Organizations
The Foraker Group, an organization that supports not-for-profit organizations in Alaska, on Thursday announced that it will offer health insurance to employees of private, not-for-profit organizations in the state, the Anchorage Daily News reports. The coverage will be offered through Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alaska and will be funded with $2 million from the Rasmuson Foundation.

Bush's 'Relationship' To Reproductive Health, Sex Education 'Consistently Abysmal,' Opinion Piece Says
The Bush administration's "relationship" with reproductive health and sex education has been "consistently abysmal" both domestically and globally, and is one of many reasons why the "Bushies can't leave office fast enough," Sarah Wildman, a senior correspondent for the American Prospect, writes in a Guardian opinion piece.

Johnson Calls For National Movement To Tackle Obesity, UK
Health Secretary Alan Johnson will tonight call for a national movement to tackle the growing problem of obesity.

Human Rights Watch Urges Iran To Release Or Charge Two HIV/AIDS Advocates
Human Rights Watch on Monday said that Iranian authorities have not disclosed why two physicians known for their work on HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment were detained last month or where they are being held, BBC News reports.

Report Says Florida 'Bare-Bones' Health Plans Will Not Reduce Number Of Uninsured Residents
The "Cover Florida" plan, which offers "bare-bones" health insurance to low-income residents, likely will not reduce the number of uninsured, according to a report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, the Orlando Sentinel reports.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch Examines Treatment Options For Pregnant Women With Cancer
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Sunday examined the "life-and-death" decisions pregnant women with cancer must make and the treatment options available to them. According to the Post-Dispatch, as many as one in every 1,000 pregnant women in the U.S. is diagnosed with cancer.

Use Of Methadone To Curb Rising Injection Drug Use, Spread Of HIV In Russia Examined At Conference
Faced with a "steady increase" in injection drug use that is cited as the leading cause of the spread of HIV/AIDS in Russia, a meeting of physicians and specialists was held in the country in February to discuss the use of methadone in treating injection drug users, which number between three million and six million in Russia, the New York Times reports.

HealthMarkets Agrees To Pay $20M To Settle Multistate Investigation
HealthMarkets, a health insurer that primarily sells coverage to the self-employed, on Monday agreed to pay $20 million to settle violations found by regulators in 36 states, USA Today reports. In January, state regulators, led by investigators in Alaska and Washington state, released the details of an investigation into the company's practices from 2000 to 2005.

New York Times Magazine Examines Continuing Debate On IVF
Although in vitro fertilization developments over the 30 years since the first infant was born using the fertility treatment have been "miraculous," it has become "easy to forget the disturbing questions about IVF -- its practices, ethics and impact on public health -- that do remain and are left lar

Presidential Candidates McCain, Obama To Attend Forum At Saddleback Church
Presumptive presidential nominees Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Barack Obama (D-Ill.) have agreed to attend a forum at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif., on Aug. 16, the New York Times reports. According to the Times, the candidates will appear together for the first time since presidential campaign efforts began. The Rev.

Washington Post Examines Efforts By Physicians, Hospitals To Be More Environmentally Friendly
The Washington Post on Tuesday examined how many hospitals and health care professionals "have begun to think greener" in an effort to reduce medical waste and "make their daily operations more environmentally friendly." According to environmental advocates, the U.S.

Advocates Protest Catholic Church's Position On Condoms, Contraception During Pope's Visit To Australia
More than 500 members of the group NoToPope Coalition on Saturday protested the Roman Catholic church's ban on condom use and contraception during Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Sydney, Australia, for Catholic World Youth Day, the AP/International Herald Tribune reports (AP/International Herald Tribune, 7/19).

Older Adults Can Play Role In Creating Healthier Environment
Volunteering for environmental protection activities can be physically and mentally sustaining for older people, according to the latest issue of Public Policy & Aging Report (PPAR). In fact, this demographic group is in a unique position to have a noticeable impact on its surroundings.

News From The Journal Of Neuroscience
1. Modeling Electrophysiological Diversity Variations in morphology and ion-channel expression largely determine the electrophysiological properties of neurons. To investigate whether such variations are sufficient to explain the electrophysiological variability of globus pallidus neurons recorded in brain slices, Gunay et al.

Cancer Drug Delivery Research At Case Western Reserve University Cuts Time From Days To Hours
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have developed a technique that has the potential to deliver cancer-fighting drugs to diseased areas within hours, as opposed to the two days it currently takes for existing delivery systems. Using laboratory mice, drug delivery time from injection to the cancer cells was reduced from two days to mere hours.

Cornell's Max Zhang Studies Air-Quality In Beijing During Olympics
As the world watches China prepare for the Olympic Games, Cornell researcher Max Zhang has his eye on less visible matters -- the particles in Beijing's air that millions breathe every day, and that many more will be breathing when they descend on the city this summer.

Nursing Teams In Care Homes Could Reduce Hospital Admissions
Bringing a community nursing and physiotherapy team into residential care homes for older people improves quality of life and reduces hospital admissions, according to a new evaluation study's reports published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.