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'Benign' malaria found to just as deadly

Australian scientists have found that a strain of malaria previously considered to be 'benign' is actually potentially fatal.

17 Jun 2008

Australian-made vaccine will protect against bird flu

An Australian-made vaccine which now has approval from the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) could be used in the event of a bird flu pandemic.

17 Jun 2008

Washington post examines Medicare's 'growing fraud problem'

The Washington Post on Friday examined Medicare's "growing fraud problem and the need to devote more resources to theft prevention." According to the Post, law enforcement officials estimate that health care fraud costs taxpayers more than $60 billion annually.

17 Jun 2008

Washington Post examines growth of employment in health care industry, increased costs

The Washington Post on Friday examined how, although the health care industry in the last 15 last years has "pumped out 4.5 million new jobs" and currently employs 16.5 million U.S. residents, the "nation is still figuring out how to pay for it" (Marr, Washington Post, 6/13).

17 Jun 2008

American Medical Association members say 'secret shoppers' should not be used to gauge quality at physicians' offices

Using "secret shoppers" to evaluate the way physicians manage relationships with patients could get in the way of providing needed care to actual patients, according to more than 12 doctors who testified before an American Medical Association panel, the Chicago Tribune reports. AMA on Sunday held its annual House of Delegates meeting in Chicago.

17 Jun 2008

Massachusetts health insurance law of 2006 working, but challenges lie ahead, NYT editorial states

The "real test" of the 2006 Massachusetts health insurance law will come this year when higher penalties are levied on those who remain uninsured and the state determines "whether coverage can really be made mandatory without sparking political resistance," the New York Times writes in an editorial.

17 Jun 2008

Global Fund multimedia exhibit aims to raise awareness, promote support for distribution of antiretrovirals

A multimedia exhibit featuring more than 30 people living with HIV/AIDS and their families that aims to raise awareness about the disease and promote the distribution of no-cost antiretroviral treatment is scheduled to open Saturday in Washington, D.C., Roll Call reports.

17 Jun 2008

Some Northern California colleges banning campus blood drives because of FDA's policy barring MSM

Some colleges in Northern California have banned campus blood drives, saying that FDA's lifetime ban on donations from men who have had sex with men violates the schools' nondiscrimination policies, NPR's "All Things Considered" reports.

17 Jun 2008

HIV/AIDS advocates petition Sen. Reid to override Sen. Coburn's block on PEPFAR reauthorization bills

In a petition generated by MoveOn.org recently presented to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), advocates asked him to override seven Republican senators, led by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), who are blocking a vote on measures (HR 5501, S 2731) aimed at reauthorizing the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, CQ Today reports. More than 15,000 people have signed the petition, according to CQ Today (Graham-Silverman, CQ Today, 6/13).

17 Jun 2008

HIV/AIDS hinders children's access to education, UNDP official says

Children who lose one or both parents to HIV/AIDS are unlikely to remain in school and finish their education, Robert Greener, senior economic adviser at the United Nations Development Programme, said at the World Bank's Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics in South Africa recently, the Inter Press Service reports.

17 Jun 2008

Children often neglected in HIV/AIDS testing, treatment, Rwandan official says

Children should be placed at the center of HIV/AIDS prevention efforts, Agnes Binagwaho, executive secretary of Rwanda's National AIDS Control Commission, said recently, the New Times/AllAfrica.com reports.

17 Jun 2008

Condom distribution programs, conjugal visits could slow spread of HIV in Caribbean prisons, official says

Establishing condom distribution programs in Caribbean prisons and allowing conjugal visits for married prisoners could help reduce sex among inmates and slow the spread of HIV, Marcus Day, adviser to the Association of Caribbean Heads of Corrections and Prison Services, said recently, AFP/Google.com reports.

17 Jun 2008

G8 nations should increase aid to Africa to meet 2010 targets

The Group of Eight industrialized nations should increase assistance to Africa in order to meet pledges to double aid to the continent by 2010, according to a report released on Monday in London by the Africa Progress Panel, the Washington Post reports.

17 Jun 2008

NPR program examines Brazil's antiretroviral program, efforts to collaborate with other countries to fight HIV

NPR's "Tell Me More" on Thursday included a discussion with Brazil's HIV/AIDS program director Mariangela Simao. Simao discussed progress in Brazil's no-cost antiretroviral program and the country's efforts to collaborate with Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa on HIV prevention.

17 Jun 2008

More than half of AIDS-related deaths in Washington, D.C., not reported

More than half of the AIDS-related deaths that occurred in Washington, D.C., from 2000 to 2005 were missed by the city's system for reporting such deaths, according to an analysis by the district's Department of Health and CDC that was published recently in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the Washington Post reports.

17 Jun 2008

Health IT might not produce immediate savings, but it could improve quality of care, reduce health disparities

Health IT Now! Coalition on Friday at a Capitol Hill briefing asked lawmakers to pass legislation that would subsidize health care providers for the adoption of electronic health records, ensure interoperability among health care information technology platforms and address privacy concerns, CongressDaily reports (CongressDaily, 6/13).

17 Jun 2008

U.S. health care debate must address 'plight of the underinsured,' editorial states

While reducing health care costs and the number of uninsured U.S. residents "are critical priorities for this country, ... the health care debate needs a wider focus to also address the plight of the underinsured," a New York Times editorial states.

17 Jun 2008

Newspapers highlight health care, economic proposals of Presidential candidates Obama, McCain

In broader pieces on the economy and taxes, two newspapers recently addressed parts of the health care proposals of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) and presumptive Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.).

17 Jun 2008

Gingrich outlines proposal to address health care costs

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) on Wednesday in Omaha, Neb., outlined a proposal to help reduce health care costs that includes a health insurance mandate for U.S. residents with annual incomes more than $75,000, the AP/Lincoln Journal Star reports.

17 Jun 2008

Hawaii physicians, hospitals urge Gov. Lingle to release Medicaid physician payment funds

Hawaii hospital officials and physicians are concerned that $18 million in Medicaid payments, including $10 million in federal matching funds, could be lost if Gov. Linda Lingle (R) does not authorize the release of $8 million for Medicaid physician payments by June 30, the Honolulu Advertiser reports.

17 Jun 2008

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'Benign' malaria found to just as deadly

Australian-made vaccine will protect against bird flu

Washington post examines Medicare's 'growing fraud problem'

Washington Post examines growth of employment in health care industry, increased costs

American Medical Association members say 'secret shoppers' should not be used to gauge quality at physicians' offices

Massachusetts health insurance law of 2006 working, but challenges lie ahead, NYT editorial states

Global Fund multimedia exhibit aims to raise awareness, promote support for distribution of antiretrovirals

Some Northern California colleges banning campus blood drives because of FDA's policy barring MSM

HIV/AIDS advocates petition Sen. Reid to override Sen. Coburn's block on PEPFAR reauthorization bills

HIV/AIDS hinders children's access to education, UNDP official says

Children often neglected in HIV/AIDS testing, treatment, Rwandan official says

Condom distribution programs, conjugal visits could slow spread of HIV in Caribbean prisons, official says

G8 nations should increase aid to Africa to meet 2010 targets

NPR program examines Brazil's antiretroviral program, efforts to collaborate with other countries to fight HIV

More than half of AIDS-related deaths in Washington, D.C., not reported

Health IT might not produce immediate savings, but it could improve quality of care, reduce health disparities

U.S. health care debate must address 'plight of the underinsured,' editorial states

Newspapers highlight health care, economic proposals of Presidential candidates Obama, McCain

Gingrich outlines proposal to address health care costs

Hawaii physicians, hospitals urge Gov. Lingle to release Medicaid physician payment funds

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