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Black women should get mammograms, enroll in clinical trials, take other measures to prevent breast cancer

Although the number of new breast cancer cases in the U.S. has "leveled off" according to a recent a report, black women must "participate in ... clinical trials, tend to their diets, exercise more, do monthly self-exams and get mammograms," Joyce King, a freelance writer, writes in a USA Today opinion piece.

11 Sep 2006

Surveys show most pharmacists, doctors believe Medicare Drug Benefit helps patients, though most think it is too complicated

Most pharmacists and physicians believe that the Medicare prescription drug benefit has helped beneficiaries save money on their medications but also believe that the program is overly complex, according to two surveys released on Thursday by the Kaiser Family Foundation, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

11 Sep 2006

AMA lobbies Congress to block planned Medicare physician payment cut before recess

Most U.S. residents are not aware of a Bush administration proposal to cut Medicare reimbursements for physician services by 5.1% for 2007, but when informed, a majority say they are concerned that the cuts could restrict access, according to a survey released on Thursday by the American Medical Association, the Raleigh News & Observer reports.

11 Sep 2006

More companies opening in-house clinics for employees to help reduce health costs

A "combination of both definable and intangible savings are driving more companies to open medical clinics to cope with ever-rising health care costs," the AP/Houston Chronicle reports.

11 Sep 2006

World leaders must to do more to address the needs of migrant women

...and to protect them from human rights violations, such as human trafficking, according to this year's State of the World Population report released Wednesday by the United Nations Population Fund, New Era/AllAfrica.com reports.

11 Sep 2006

'Plenty of time' to pass final health care IT Bill, Rep. Deal says

House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health Chair Nathan Deal (R-Ga.) on Thursday said Congress has "plenty of time" prior to midterm elections to pass legislation that would promote the implementation of health care information technology, CQ HealthBeat reports (Reichard, CQ HealthBeat, 9/7).

11 Sep 2006

Faith-based groups tackling HIV/AIDS in Sudan's Darfur region

Various faith-based organizations recently have been working together to combat the spread of HIV in Sudan's Darfur region, PlusNews reports.

11 Sep 2006

HIV prevalence declines in Zimbabwe

Adult HIV prevalence in Zimbabwe since 2004 has fallen from 20.1% to 18.1%, Minister of Health and Child Welfare David Parirenyatwa said, citing the Zimbabwe Demographic Health Survey of 2005-2006, Reuters AlertNet reports (Reuters AlertNet, 9/7).

11 Sep 2006

N.Y. Gubernatorial candidates discuss health care plans

New York governor candidates last week discussed their plans for health care.

11 Sep 2006

New device may reduce complications during heart surgery

Recycling of fat-contaminated blood from the wound during heart surgery, is suspected to contribute to enhance the risk of post-surgical brain damage.

11 Sep 2006

WHO publishes new guidelines for safe use of wastewater, excreta and greywater

In many parts of the world, good quality fresh water resources are becoming increasingly scarce. At the same time, wastewater is produced in ever-larger quantities, mainly as a result of the continued growth of the human population and the process of rapid urbanization.

11 Sep 2006

Bavarian Nordic's modified Vaccinia Ankara patents infringed

The Administrative Law Judge at the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) issued his Initial Determination concluding that Acambis plc's smallpox vaccine product (MVA3000) infringes two of Bavarian Nordic's patents on Modified Vaccinia Ankara (MVA) and furthermore that Bavarian Nordic's patents are enforceable.

11 Sep 2006

ExonHit licenses Merck rights to RNA splicing microarray patent

ExonHit Therapeutics S.A., a drug and diagnostic discovery company, has announced that Merck & Co., Inc. has been granted a non-exclusive license to rights for research only under Patent US 6,881,571.

11 Sep 2006

SemBioSys Genetics granted immunoglobulin related patent

SemBioSys Genetics has announced it has been granted U.S. patent 7,098,383 entitled "Methods for the production of multimeric immunoglobulins, and related compositions".

11 Sep 2006

Court of Appeals rules in favor of Mylan in Oxybutynin patent case

Mylan Laboratories Inc. has announced that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a district court decision that Mylan's Oxybutynin products do not infringe a patent for DITROPAN XL and that the patent was invalid.

11 Sep 2006

Using anti-inflammatory drugs after hip replacement could do more harm than good

The use of anti-inflammatory drugs following hip replacement surgery could do more harm than good, according to a new study co-coordinated by The George Institute for International Health in association with orthopedic centres throughout Australian and New Zealand.

11 Sep 2006