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Summaries of recent news about health care and the budgets of Maryland and New Jersey appear below.Maryland: Lawmakers are looking to cut at least $200 million
Google on Thursday plans to announce a new Web site that will allow patients to store their personal health records, the Wall Street Journ
The Army has improved its support for service members receiving medical care at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and other military hos
Four companies that manufacture artificial hips and knees paid physicians more than $800 million in royalties and fees over four years to influence them to use their products, Gregory Demske, ass
FDA needs to hire more inspectors and update its database that tracks approved prescription drugs, Janet Woodcock, the agency's deputy commissioner
Congress will wait until next year to pass the fiscal year 2009 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill in the event that the Bush administration d
The only major disagreement between the health care proposals of Democratic presidential candidates Sens. Hillary Rodham C
Humana last month launched a program, called Healthy Returns, that provides its Medicare plan beneficiaries with gift cards to
Private Medicare Advantage plans can cost beneficiaries more than traditional Medicare for home health care, nursing homes and certain hospital stays, according to a report released on Thursday b
The following highlights recent state news about women's health-related legislation. Missouri: The Senate preliminarily approved a bill (
Barr Pharmaceuticals has agreed to pay $5.9 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that Barr accepted $20 million from
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Little Rock in Arkansas has urged members to not donate to Susan G.
Baxter International Inc announced yesterday, Thursday 28th February, that it was recalling all remaining multi-dose and single-dose heparin sodium and HEP-LOCK heparin flush products now that a
The authors of a Reflection and Reaction comment in the March issue of TheLancet Infectious Diseases take a hard line on some healthpolicyresearch posted on the Internet, especially reg
The identification of two cellular receptors that likely contribute to the genesis of hormone-dependent breast cancer points the way to new, highly targeted therapies against the disease, says a t
In the recommendations, the expert team emphasizes that breastfeeding is the preferred method of feeding, as DHA and AA are available in breast milk. However, when the mother is unable, or chooses
There is a wealth of scientific literature available on the treatment of adults diagnosed with schizophrenia. However, there is a paucity of data to guide the treatment of children and adolescents
Schizophrenia emerges from an altered pattern of brain development, and researchers continue to search for the genes that cause the brain to develop along a path that ultimately leads to schizophr
The distinctive ability of mothers to identify the cries of their offspring is widely evident in nature, where it is critical to the survival of these offspring. In humans, we are aware that the d
A University of Southampton research team, led by Professor Andrew Lotery, has identified a new genetic risk factor for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a major cause of untreatable blindne
Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) announced the first European implants of its COGNIS(TM) cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D) and TELIGEN(TM) implantable cardiovert
It was announced that the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ruled in favor of a child who regressed into autism as a result of vaccinations, sev
Milestone Scientific Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: MLSS), the recognized leader in advanced injection technologies, reported that earlier this month the Company hosted the First International Com
As Congress prepares to begin debate on the Bush Administration's proposed FY 2009 budget containing five-year, $24 billion cuts to Medicare's nursing home benefit, a new national survey conduc
The Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended yesterday that flu shots be administered annually to children six months through 18 years of age. ACIP, functioning under th
The Center for Molecular Medicine (CMM) announced it is one of the first laboratories in the nation to offer a new, FDA-approved test that will aid in the treatment of metastatic prostate cance
Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) has received a not approvable letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Zyprexa(R) long-acting injection (olanzapine LAI) for the treatment and ma
Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANDS) announced that patient dosing has commenced in a Phase I study of ANA773, the company's oral TLR7 agonist prodrug, in patients with advanced solid
An independent data monitoring committee stopped a major Phase III clinical trial of the investigational drug everolimus (RAD001) after interim results showed significantly better progression-
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) has been recorded at the highest rates ever, according to a new report published recently. The report presents findings from the largest survey to date o