A New Indicator For Esophageal Varix In Alcoholic Disease
Variceal hemorrhaging is associated with a high mortality rate. The early detection of esophageal varices is critical for the effective prevention of variceal hemorrhage.In daily medical practice, it is common to encounter patients with liver damage from chronic alcohol consumption.
UK MPs Vote To Keep 24 Week Abortion Limit
Last night, Tuesday 21st May, members of UK parliament's House of Commons voted to reject a proposal to reduce the upper limit for abortions from 24 to 22 weeks.
HIV AIDS Experts Call For New Ideas, Increased Funding On 25th Anniversary Of Paper Identifying Virus
A novel strategy, new teams of researchers and increased funding are needed to revitalize the fight against HIV/AIDS worldwide, experts said Monday on the 25th anniversary of the release of the study that identified HIV, AFP/Google.com reports.
CMS Announces Contract Winners In First Phase Of Medicare Durable Medical Equipment Bidding Program
CMS on Monday announced that 325 suppliers have won contracts in the first phase of a durable medical equipment competitive bidding program for Medicare scheduled to begin on July 1, CQ HealthBeat reports (Carey, CQ HealthBeat, 5/19).
Health Care Experts Discuss Massachusetts Health Insurance Law Two Years After Implementation
Massachusetts has made "reasonably good progress" in implementing its universal health coverage law, Jon Kingsdale, executive director for the Massachusetts Health Insurance Connector Authority, said Monday at a forum sponsored by the Alliance for Health Reform and the Kaiser Family Foundation, CQ HealthBeat reports.
Missouri Senate Adjourns Without Considering Omnibus Abortion Bill
The Missouri Senate adjourned its 2008 legislative session on Friday without considering a measure (HB 1831) that includes several restrictions on abortion rights, the Kansas City Star reports (Noble/Wagar, Kansas City Star, 5/16). The House approved the measure in April, the AP/Belleville News-Democrat reports.
Beijing Launches Hotel Condom Campaign To Curb Spread Of HIV
In an effort to curb the spread of HIV in Beijing, the city's Municipal Health Bureau and Municipal Tourist Bureau have ordered three-star and higher-rated hotels in the city to supply their guest rooms with condoms by the end of May, Xinhua/China View reports.
Abortion-Rights Advocate Karman Dies At Age 84
Psychologist and abortion-rights advocate Harvey Karman -- who worked to make abortions affordable, safe and accessible in the decades before Roe v. Wade -- died of a stroke on May 6 at age 84 at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, Calif., the Los Angeles Times reports.
California Regulators Begin Hearings On Draft Regulations That Would Ban 'Balance Billing'
The California Department of Managed Health Care last week began a series of public hearings on draft regulations that would bar physicians and hospitals from billing patients for the cost of services above what their HMOs are willing to pay, the Los Angeles Times reports.
HIV AIDS Advocacy Groups Protest Ruling In Case Regarding HIV-Positive Man, Saliva
Several HIV/AIDS advocacy groups are saying that a recent ruling in a Dallas County, Texas, case that an HIV-positive man who spit into the mouth and eye of a Dallas police officer was using saliva as a deadly weapon was excessive, the Dallas Morning News reports.