California Insurance Department Encouraging Residents To Use Online Personal Health Records
Not enough California residents are using online personal health records offered by insurers and managed care groups in the state, according to a report released on Tuesday by the state Department of Insurance, the Sacramento Bee reports. The report was based on a survey of California's major insurers.
Study Finds Increased Risk Of Some Cancers Among HIV-Positive People In U.S.
HIV-positive people in the U.S., many of whom are living longer because of antiretroviral drugs, are at an increased risk for certain types of cancers, according to a study published Tuesday in the Annals of Internal Medicine, Reuters reports. The study was conducted among 54, 780 HIV-positive people and was based on cancer trends from 1992 to 2003.
Senate Finance Committee Democrats To Move Forward With Medicare Package That Includes Medicare Advantage Plan Cuts
Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus (D-Mont.) on Wednesday said he will move forward with a Medicare package developed by Democrats that likely will be opposed by Republicans and the Bush administration, CQ Today reports. Baucus said he is retreating from crafting a bipartisan Medicare package that would delay for 18 months a 10.
Most HIV Cases Traced To Transmission Of Single Virus, Study Finds
Most HIV cases can be traced to the transmission of a single virus, according to a study published online Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Science, the Birmingham News reports. According to researcher George Shaw, a professor at the University of Alabama-Birmingham, the findings are surprising and could have an impact on HIV/AIDS vaccine development.
Psoriasis - 10 Year Clinical Experience Confirms Raptiva's Long-Term Safety Profile
Safety data from 10 years of clinical development and postmarketing experience in patients treated with Raptiva (efalizumab), presented at the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) congress, have confirmed the favourable safety profile of Raptiva in long-term treatment of patients with moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis.
Benefits In Using Early Intensive Insulin Therapy To Control Glucose
In a Diabetes Special Issue of The Lancet, researchers have shown that patients with newly diagnosed type 2diabetes who receive early intensive insulin therapy may be able toimprove the function of their insulin-producing ^I^2-cells. The therapyregimen has also been associated with the recovering and restoration ofblood glucose control.
IFPMA's Access Benefit Sharing Guidelines Support CBD Aims
On the occasion of the 9th Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 9) in Bonn, Germany, 19-30 May 2008, the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA) and the German Association of Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (VFA) underlin.
GE Healthcare And Centrak Introduce Bed-Level Location Technology To Help Healthcare Providers Track Tagged Mobile Medical Equipment
GE Healthcare, through a collaboration with CenTrak, Inc. of Newton, PA, announced the availability of a new RFID technology capable of dividing a room or segmenting a bay by creating radio frequency identification (RFID) "virtual walls." The technology was developed to meet the needs of healthcare providers to track tagged mobile medical equipment down to portion of a single room.
Positive Results Found In Trial Of Special Diabetes Care Package For UK Asians
In the UK, some residents of South Asian ethnic origin have received aspecial diabetes care package that has resulted in some benefits.However, in a Diabetes Special Issue of The Lancet, researchers suggest stricter targets in general practice and additionalmeasures to keep patients motivated in order to lessen the impact ofdiabetes on this segment of the population.
Statement By Mike Leavitt Secretary Of Health And Human Services On Two Medicaid Rules, USA
The Administration has been asked several times the impact of implementing two Medicaid rules when an existing moratorium expires May 25, 2008. 1. Graduate Medical Education -- CMS 2279 -- proposed rule published on May 23, 2007; and2.