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Friday, April 18, 2008
Panel calls for
affordable insurance for all (
LDS Hospital to cut 150 jobs (Deseret Morning News, April 18, 2008) ntermountain Healthcare plans to reduce staff at its former flagship medical center, LDS Hospital, by 150 positions, after patient volumes failed to live up to the expectations projected when Intermountain reduced the hospital's size last fall and opened a new flagship hospital in Murray. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695271446,00.html
Relax…Give Blood (Ogden Standard Examiner, April 16, 2008) Reclining with a cold beverage and a bag of popcorn while watching a DVD may be the most relaxing way to save a life -- that is, if you're donating blood at the same time. http://www.standard.net/live/news/130697/
A battle against Biliary Atresia (Logan Herald Journal, April 15, 2008) HollyJo Karren had known her son Easten for two months before she learned one of the most important things about him: He was born without a gall bladder. http://hjnews.townnews.com/articles/2008/04/15/news/news04.txt
Cache native selected
as hospital CEO (Logan Herald Journal, April 15, 2008) A Cache native has
been selected as the
Health-care task
force girds its loins (Deseret Morning News,
April 17, 2008) Plans for a multiyear reformation of the way health care in
Homeless number both up, down (Deseret Morning News, April 17, 2008) The number of homeless Utahns rose by 16 percent statewide during the past year, but the number of people who are chronically homeless is down by almost as much, according to an annual state survey released today. http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695271188,00.html
Protect your family
from poisoning (Daily Herald, April 17, 2008) Accidental poisoning can
happen at any time, and in any place, but over 90% of poisonings happen in the
home. In 2007, the
Head,
neck cancer have a few new treatments (The Spectrum, April 17, 2008) When we think of cancer, it is usually breast, skin, lung, colon
and prostate cancers that come to mind first. http://www.thespectrum.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080417/LIFESTYLE/804170333/1024/CUSTOMERSERVICE02
National Healthcare Headlines
Most Early-Onset Dementia Not Alzheimer's (Washington Post, April 15, 2008) The root cause of early-onset dementia is usually not Alzheimer's, but rather another neurodegenerative or autoimmune disorder, new research suggests. (You must register to view this link—no fee) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/15/AR2008041501692.html
Guest Opinion:
Africans fight back against AIDS devastation (Daily Herald, April 16, 2008)
It is one measure of American influence that a meeting
at the White House can affect the traffic in
Journal: Drug firm paid MDs for bylines (Boston Globe, April 16, 2008) Drug maker Merck & Co. manipulated public opinion on its blockbuster pain pill Vioxx by paying high-profile doctors to add their names to scientific reports drafted by others, according to a prominent medical journal. (You must register to view this link—no fee) http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2008/04/16/journal_drug_firm_paid_mds_for_bylines/
Maker of Vioxx Is Accused of Deception (Washington Post, April 16, 2008) Two teams of researchers with access to thousands of documents gathered for lawsuits over the painkiller Vioxx allege that Merck waged a campaign of deception to promote its drug, moving slowly to warn of possible hazards while at the same time dressing up in-house studies as the work of independent academic researchers. (You must register to view this link—no fee) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/15/AR2008041502086.html?wpisrc=newsletter
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Panel’s Bipartisan View: F.D.A. Is Underfinanced (New York Times, April 16, 2008) The Food and Drug Administration needs far more money than the White House has proposed for next year, senators of both parties said Tuesday. (You must register to view this link—no fee) http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/16/washington/16fda.html?th&emc=th
Action speaks of health louder than weight (USA Today, April 16, 2008) Exercise can shrink your waistline and reduce the belly fat shown in recent studies to be so toxic, even if you don't lose much weight. http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/weightloss/2008-04-15-move-yourself_N.htm
Threadbare safety net for aging boomers (Daily Herald, April 16, 2008) There it is, baby boomers -- another dire report about the prospects of a health care system unready to care for you as you begin turning 65. http://www.heraldextra.com/component/option,com_contentwire/task,view/id,38974/Itemid,53/
Patient-Controlled Health Records Could Change Future of Research (Washington Post, April 17, 2008) Increasing patient control of health records could dramatically change how medical research is conducted, say Children's Hospital Boston researchers. (You must register to view this link—no fee) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/16/AR2008041602853.html
Study: Gender, other factors guide preemies' survival (Daily Herald, April 17, 2008) Doctors now have a better way of helping parents make an agonizing decision -- whether to take heroic steps to save a critically premature baby. http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/263012/3/ Also found at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/16/AR2008041602786.html?wpisrc=newsletter (Washington Post, April 17, 2008)
Former senators
tackle health issues (KSL-Radio/TV, April 17, 2008) Between
them, they helped negotiate peace in
Researchers Chart Flu's Global Journey (Washington Post, April 17, 2008) New strains of seasonal influenza virus all arise in East or Southeast Asia and take a largely predictable route around the world before dying out for good in South America, the global glue-trap for the pathogen. (You must register to view this link—no fee) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/16/AR2008041603484.html?wpisrc=newsletter
Vaccine blamed for worst flu season in years (USA Today, April 17, 2008) This year's flu season has shaped up to be the worst in four years, partly because the vaccine didn't work well against the viruses that made most people sick, health officials said Thursday. http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-04-17-flu-season_N.htm
Universal Health Care to Cost Massachusetts More Than Was Budgeted (New York Times, April 17, 2008) n its first full year, universal health coverage in Massachusetts will cost the state $153.1 million more than was budgeted, according to a supplemental budget request released Monday by Gov. Deval Patrick. (You must register to view this link—no fee) http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/17/us/17brfs-UNIVERSALHEA_BRF.html?ref=us
Study: Nearly 1 in 5 vets reports mental problems (USA Today, April 17, 2008) Roughly one in five U.S. troops is suffering from major depression or post-traumatic stress from serving in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and an equal number have suffered brain injuries, a new study estimates. http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-04-17-vets-study_N.htm
High chemical levels found in dogs and cats (USA Today, April 17, 2008) An environmental group has tested dogs and cats for chemical exposure and found some levels much higher than in humans. http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-04-16-pets-chemicals_N.htm
Incontinence drugs linked to memory problems (USA Today, April 17, 2008) Commonly used incontinence drugs may cause memory problems in some older people, a study has found. http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-04-17-incontinence-memory_N.htm
Study shows Alzheimer's hits earlier in smokers, drinkers (USA Today, April 17, 2008) Heavy smokers and drinkers develop Alzheimer's years before people who don't drink or smoke as much, a new report says. http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-04-16-alzheimers-smoke-drink_N.htm
Economic Fraud
Suspected In Heparin Contamination (Wall Street Journal, April 16, 2008)
The Food and Drug Administration's top official told a Senate panel he believes
batches of Baxter
International Inc.'s blood-thinner heparin sourced from
J&J Thrives Due
to Diverse Exposure (Wall Street Journal, April 16, 2008) Johnson
& Johnson's solid first-quarter earnings, boosted by the launch of
over-the-counter allergy drug Zyrtec, exceeded
analyst expectations and offered hope that diversified health-care companies
may better weather economic uncertainty than some big drug makers. (You must have
an online subscription to view this link) www.wsj.com
Glaxo Becomes Master of Reinventing Drugs (Wall Street Journal, April 17, 2008) GlaxoSmithKline PLC's vast research labs haven't been able to deliver many major innovations to the market in recent years, but they have become experts at another science: reinventing old drugs. (You must have an online subscription to view this link) www.wsj.com
Cancer patients try
untested drugs in