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GOP leader pulls bill to redirect public health funds to high-risk patients

Shelving the measure to provide more money for coverage for people with pre-existing conditions, which faced strong opposition from conservatives, is viewed as a setback for House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., and efforts to rebrand the Republican Party.

26 Apr 2013

Nature editorial, opinion piece address H7N9 virus

The journal Nature published an editorial and opinion piece on the emergence of the H7N9 avian influenza strain.

26 Apr 2013

Violence and Gender: New refereed journal delves into gender basis of violence

Delving into controversial and unsettling subjects such as the gender basis of violence, the new refereed journal Violence and Gender, launching in fall 2013, will explore the difficult issues that are vital to threat assessment and prevention of the epidemic of violence.

26 Apr 2013

Sustained funding for malaria efforts needed to maintain momentum

"When in the year 2000 African leaders first decided to put a Malaria Day on the calendar of the world, the ravages of malaria were barely visible to global decision-makers in prosperous countries," Fatoumata Nafo-Traor, executive director of the Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Partnership and a former minister of health in Mali, writes in the Huffington Post's "The Big Push" blog.

25 Apr 2013

Study investigates trends of fatal and nonfatal firearm injuries among children and adolescents

"Given recent firearm-related fatalities combined with declining gun research funding, it is important to monitor firearm injuries in youths. Injury death rates are available but provide an incomplete picture of these potentially preventable injuries," writes Angela Sauaia, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Colorado School of Public Health, Denver and colleagues

25 Apr 2013

HHS global health official discusses tobacco-, drug patent-related trade negotiations

Inside U.S. Trade features an interview with HHS Assistant Secretary forAffairs Nils Daulaire, who discusses how "the department is playing a larger role than ever before in the development of U.S. trade policy, including on sensitive issues in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations like a draft proposal for a tobacco-specific 'safe harbor' and the U.S. stance on issues related to intellectual property protections for pharmaceuticals," according to the publication.

25 Apr 2013

New information on mitigating spread of infection from flu viruses

Pandemic flu continues to threaten public health, especially in the wake of the recent emergence of an H7N9 low pathogenic avian influenza strain in humans.

25 Apr 2013

MRSA spotted on small US pig farms

Routine surveillance at small pig farms may be necessary, say researchers who identified both human and animal serum samples colonized with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus at such locations.

25 Apr 2013

First Edition: April 25, 2013

Today's headlines include health policy headlines from Capitol Hill and from the insurance markeplace.

25 Apr 2013

GPEI presents comprehensive six-year polio eradication plan at Global Vaccine Summit

Today, at the Global Vaccine Summit, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative presented a comprehensive six-year plan, the first plan to eradicate all types of polio disease – both wild poliovirus and vaccine-derived cases – simultaneously.

25 Apr 2013

Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma to co-host national pediatric trauma conference in Winston-Salem

The Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma has partnered with the Pediatric Trauma Society (PTS) to co-host a national pediatric trauma conference at Graylyn International Conference Center in Winston-Salem, N.C.

25 Apr 2013

Research shows association between cognition, brain activity in response to televised anti-smoking ads

Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at University of the Pennsylvania have shown that an area of the brain that initiates behavioral changes had greater activation in smokers who watched anti-smoking ads with strong arguments versus those with weaker ones, and irrespective of flashy elements, like bright and rapidly changing scenes, loud sounds and unexpected scenario twists.

25 Apr 2013

Democratic Sen. Harkin puts hold on Tavenner's nomination

Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) has placed a hold on one of President Obama's top healthcare nominees. Marilyn Tavenner had previously seemed poised for an easy, bipartisan confirmation as the administrator of the federal Medicare and Medicaid agency.

25 Apr 2013

FDA announces public-private partnership to identify counterfeit anti-malarial medicines with CD-3

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced a public-private partnership to help identify counterfeit or substandard anti-malarial medicines, including falsified products, with the deployment of the FDA-developed Counterfeit Detection Device, called CD-3.

25 Apr 2013

WHO highlights threat of antimalarial drug resistance in Greater Mekong subregion

On World Malaria Day, 25 April, WHO recognizes significant accomplishments in preventing and controlling malaria, including in high-burden countries in sub-Saharan Africa, but highlights the threat of antimalarial drug resistance in south-east Asia's Greater Mekong subregion, where an emergency response is now being launched.

25 Apr 2013

AcademyHealth announces recipients of Presidential Scholarship for New Health Services Researchers

AcademyHealth announced today the 2013 recipients of its Presidential Scholarship for New Health Services Researchers, which provides early career researchers with financial support to attend the organization's Annual Research Meeting and offers exclusive networking and mentoring opportunities with AcademyHealth leadership and staff, and distinguished leaders in the field.

25 Apr 2013

Public Health News and Research

GOP leader pulls bill to redirect public health funds to high-risk patients

Nature editorial, opinion piece address H7N9 virus

Violence and Gender: New refereed journal delves into gender basis of violence

Sustained funding for malaria efforts needed to maintain momentum

Study investigates trends of fatal and nonfatal firearm injuries among children and adolescents

HHS global health official discusses tobacco-, drug patent-related trade negotiations

New information on mitigating spread of infection from flu viruses

MRSA spotted on small US pig farms

First Edition: April 25, 2013

GPEI presents comprehensive six-year polio eradication plan at Global Vaccine Summit

Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma to co-host national pediatric trauma conference in Winston-Salem

Research shows association between cognition, brain activity in response to televised anti-smoking ads

Democratic Sen. Harkin puts hold on Tavenner's nomination

FDA announces public-private partnership to identify counterfeit anti-malarial medicines with CD-3

WHO highlights threat of antimalarial drug resistance in Greater Mekong subregion

AcademyHealth announces recipients of Presidential Scholarship for New Health Services Researchers

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New research ties mushrooms to potential health outcomes

South Africa aims to close drug patent loophole that allows for 'ever-greening'

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