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Newly refined antibody therapy may be potent treatment for autoimmune diseases

An old, fickle therapy for a variety of autoimmune diseases is getting a makeover, thanks to a decade-long investigation by Rockefeller University researchers.

26 Apr 2008

Put patients before profit says UNISON

UNISON is calling for the sterilisation of surgical instruments to be brought back within hospital control.

26 Apr 2008

Latona acquires patent rights and orphan drug status to drug compound for rheumatoid arthritis

Latona Life Sciences Inc. announced today that it has entered into two agreements for the acquisition of patent rights and orphan drug status to a novel late-stage drug, trademarked "Oralgam," for the treatment of Juvenile and Adult Rheumatoid Arthritis.

24 Apr 2008

FDA approves Actonel (risedronate sodium) for postmenopausal osteoporosis

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new once-a-month dose (150 mg) of Actonel (risedronate sodium) tablets for the treatment and prevention of postmenopausal osteoporosis. Actonel is approved to reduce the risk of fractures in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis.

24 Apr 2008

Amneal Pharmaceuticals to acquire assets of Interpharm Holdings

Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC has announced the execution of an Asset Purchase Agreement for Amneal's wholly-owned subsidiary, Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York, LLC, to acquire the assets, facilities and business of Interpharm. The acquisition includes Interpharm's facilities on Long Island, New York as well as the intellectual property including ANDA's, technology and processes.

24 Apr 2008

Coffee protects some women against breast cancer

Depending on which variant of a certain gene a woman has, a coffee consumption rate of at least two-three cups a day can either reduce the total risk of developing breast cancer or delay the onset of cancer. This is shown in new research from Lund University and Malmo University in Sweden.

24 Apr 2008

Monitoring AIDS treatment by physical symptoms is effective

When millions of HIV-infected people in poor countries began receiving advanced drug therapies, critics worried that patient care would suffer because few high-tech laboratories were available to guide treatments.

24 Apr 2008

Many physicians do not use e-mail to communicate with patients

AP/Long Island Newsday on Tuesday examined how although U.S. patients increasingly "want the convenience of e-mail" to communicate with physicians, many physicians do not use the technology for that purpose.

24 Apr 2008

Minnesota Gov. Pawlenty discusses concerns about legislation that would overhaul state health care system

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) on Monday said that legislation being considered by lawmakers to overhaul the state's health care system could lead to higher costs by further expanding eligibility for state health programs, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

24 Apr 2008

Leavitt calls on successor to continue Bush administration's 'Four Cornerstones' plan

HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt on Wednesday urged his successor to continue with the Bush administration's "four cornerstones" initiative that promotes collaborative efforts to improve the national health care system and reduce costs, CQ HealthBeat reports.

24 Apr 2008

Federal Government should 'pay its bills' instead of shifting health care, other costs to atates, Arizona Gov. Napolitano writes

States are "in a precarious position" this year because the "economy is slowing down," revenues from taxes are declining and "demand for expensive services -- health care, food assistance and the like -- is growing," Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano (D) writes in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece.

24 Apr 2008

Democratic lawmakers set smaller goals for health care than Presidential candidates' proposals

Democratic lawmakers are "maneuvering to lower public expectations" about the prospects of health care proposals offered by Democratic presidential candidates Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) and Barack Obama (Ill.) amid concerns that "sweeping change will be difficult," The Hill reports.

24 Apr 2008

CMS adds searchable database of lowest-quality nursing homes nationwide to web site

CMS on Thursday added to the Nursing Home Compare Web site a searchable database with the names of nursing homes that rank in the lowest 5% to 10% in quality based on state inspection results, the Wall Street Journal reports

24 Apr 2008

Proposed rules to revise family and medical leave act prompt debate over law

The Bush administration appears "intent on putting its stamp" on the Family and Medical Leave Act through rules that would increase restrictions, but the proposals face "fierce" opposition, the Washington Post reports.

24 Apr 2008

Newark Star-Ledger examines effect of Wal-Mart generic drug discount program on pharmaceutical industry

The Newark Star-Ledger on Tuesday examined how analysts say the "overall impact" of Wal-Mart Stores' generic prescription drug program on the pharmaceutical industry "has been relatively small" (Cohen/Fitzgerald, Newark Star-Ledger, 4/22).

24 Apr 2008

House votes 349-62 to approve legislation that would block new Medicaid regulations

Despite a veto threat from the White House, the House on Wednesday voted 349-62 to approve legislation (HR 5613) that would place a one-year moratorium on seven new Medicaid regulations, the AP/Houston Chronicle reports (Abrams, AP/Houston Chronicle, 4/24).

24 Apr 2008

Report shows improvement in U.S. children's wellbeing

The overall wellbeing of U.S. children has increased by nearly 10% from 1994 to 2006 despite increased rates of childhood obesity and low-birthweight babies, according to a study released on Thursday, the Washington Post reports.

24 Apr 2008

Drugs for HIV/AIDS, other diseases should be made more affordable, accessible, advocates say at intellectual property rights conference

Drugs for HIV/AIDS and other disease should be affordable and accessible to all people who need them, advocates from 15 countries who met recently in New Delhi to examine issues surrounding intellectual property rights said, the Hindustan Times reports.

24 Apr 2008

Pakistan, U.N. agency launch pilot initiative to improve HIV control efforts among women

Pakistan and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime on Tuesday launched a pilot project that aims to improve current HIV prevention services provided to female injection drug users, wives of male IDUs and female prisoners, The International News reports. According to Pakistan's National Drug Abuse Assessment 2006, there are an estimated 125,000 IDUs in the country, 50% of whom are married.

24 Apr 2008

Singapore's parliament approves measure that addresses spread of HIV through unsafe sex

Singapore's Parliament on Tuesday approved a bill that would make it a crime for people who have reason to believe that they might be HIV-positive to have sex without informing their partners of the risks, Singapore's Business Times reports (Chen, Business Times, 4/23).

24 Apr 2008

Medical News

Newly refined antibody therapy may be potent treatment for autoimmune diseases

Put patients before profit says UNISON

Latona acquires patent rights and orphan drug status to drug compound for rheumatoid arthritis

FDA approves Actonel (risedronate sodium) for postmenopausal osteoporosis

Amneal Pharmaceuticals to acquire assets of Interpharm Holdings

Coffee protects some women against breast cancer

Monitoring AIDS treatment by physical symptoms is effective

Many physicians do not use e-mail to communicate with patients

Minnesota Gov. Pawlenty discusses concerns about legislation that would overhaul state health care system

Leavitt calls on successor to continue Bush administration's 'Four Cornerstones' plan

Federal Government should 'pay its bills' instead of shifting health care, other costs to atates, Arizona Gov. Napolitano writes

Democratic lawmakers set smaller goals for health care than Presidential candidates' proposals

CMS adds searchable database of lowest-quality nursing homes nationwide to web site

Proposed rules to revise family and medical leave act prompt debate over law

Newark Star-Ledger examines effect of Wal-Mart generic drug discount program on pharmaceutical industry

House votes 349-62 to approve legislation that would block new Medicaid regulations

Report shows improvement in U.S. children's wellbeing

Drugs for HIV/AIDS, other diseases should be made more affordable, accessible, advocates say at intellectual property rights conference

Pakistan, U.N. agency launch pilot initiative to improve HIV control efforts among women

Singapore's parliament approves measure that addresses spread of HIV through unsafe sex

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