Reluctant are the risk-takers - Brattleboro Reformer
April 29, 2006

Medical News Today (press release)

Reluctant are the risk-takers Brattleboro Reformer - 19 hours ago The health care debate as it stands now appears to come down to one question -- who should take the risk for providing insurance coverage to the now uninsured? An insurance miracle cure from Massachusetts? Fort Worth Star Telegram Making health insurance mandatory OCRegister San Jose Business Journal - International News Service - San Francisco Chronicle - all 16 related

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EU keen to join SAARC as observer Hindustan Times - 19 hours ago The European Union has expressed an interest in joining the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) as an observer, the Bangladesh foreign ministry said on Friday. SAARC Regional Roundtable on Trade Liberalization to be held on ... Online - International News Network SAARC members pledge joint bird flu strategy Daily Times TODAYonline - Daily Times - Financial Express.bd - Outlook (subscription) - all 13 related

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CNN

Lawsuit accuses Pennsylvania veterinary clinic of faking dog's ... WIS - 2 hours ago (Allentown, Pennsylvania-AP) April 29, 2006 - A Pennsylvania animal hospital is being sued by a couple who had brought their dog in to be euthanized but later found out it had been given away. Pa. Vet Accused of Faking Dog's Death ABC News Update 1: Pa. Vet Accused of Faking Dog's Death Forbes Click 2 Houston.com - all 225 related

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Washington Times

State launches a probe into tangle of red tape in child health ... Houston Chronicle - 21 hours ago Admitting that a new system clogged by bureaucracy is unfairly denying health insurance to eligible children, state officials said Friday they're granting a reprieve to another ... CHIP grants reprieve in 28,000 cases KRIS-TV Kids keep health coverage after CHIP renewal errors Dallas Morning News (subscription) Washington Times - all 14 related

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Angus Reid Global Scan

Britons Upset With NHS Quality, Management Angus Reid Global Scan - 23 hours ago (Angus Reid Global Scan) - Many adults in Britain are disappointed with their medical system, according to two recent public opinion polls. Overhaul of regulation needed for 'new' NHS to work, warns ... Financial Times Health trusts hit by multi-million equal pay claim from women Times Online Telegraph.co.uk - The Sunday Times - all 5 related

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Wyoming News

Recalled Transplants Held Responsible For Deadly Diseases All Headline News - 1 hour ago New York, NY (AHN) - A dozen patients have reported being positive for germs that cause AIDS, hepatitis or syphilis after receiving recalled tissue transplants, according to their lawyers and court records. Stolen Body Parts Blamed for Illnesses ABC News Stolen Body Parts Blamed for Illnesses WTOP Guardian Unlimited - all 145 related

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Washington Post

Genetics Researcher Wins $500,000 Award Washington Post - 12 hours ago A biologist whose pioneering research in genetics led to the exploration of diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's has been awarded the nation's richest prize in medicine and biomedical research. Neuroscientist awarded Albany Med prize San Antonio Business Journal Biologist gets top prize in medicine Fort Wayne News Sentinel all 119 related

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Playfuls.com

2 national firms, Highmark lead in Medicare Rx sign-up Pittsburgh Post Gazette - 22 hours ago United Healthcare and Humana Inc. -- are leading the way in enrolling beneficiaries in the new Medicare prescription drug benefit but Highmark Inc. New Medicare rule protects patients’ prescriptions The State Update 8: United, Humana Win With Medicare Benefit Forbes San Antonio Business Journal - Forbes - Joliet Herald News - all 264 related

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NDTV.com

Quota stir spread to other states Business Standard - Apr 28, 2006 Medical students in different states today expressed solidarity with the protests by their Delhi counterparts against 27 per cent reservation for OBCs in higher educational institutions. Medicos’ protest spills over to Kolkata Sify Delhi hospital services hit as doctors protest reservations Khaleej Times Outlook (subscription) - Hindustan Times - Newindpress (subscription) - Hindu - all 45 related

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NDTV.com

Medicos announce nationwide protest Hindu - Apr 28, 2006 "NO RESERVATION": Medical students demonstrating at India Gate in New Delhi on Friday. - PHOTO: VV KRISHNAN. NEW DELHI : Protesting medical students have called for a peaceful nationwide protest this coming ... May 2 protest a ‘show of strength’, say medicos Newindpress (subscription) Doctors flay reservation policy The Tribune Hindustan Times - Sify - Economic Times - Deccan Herald - all 45 related

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Playfuls.com

Euro panel supports Sanofi weight loss pill Acomplia Food Consumer - 2 hours ago A panel of European experts recommended Sanofi-Aventis's anti-obesity pill Acomplia to be approved for sales in the European Union, the comapny announced on April 28. Sanofi Weight-Loss Drug Gains Support in Europe Wall Street Journal (subscription) Sanofi-Aventis says EU committee recommends approval of Acomplia Forbes Reuters - Sunday Times.au - Diet Drug Report - Houston Chronicle - all 21 related

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BBC News

Nurse drug prescribing extended BBC News - 1 hour ago Nurses and pharmacists are to be given greater powers to prescribe drugs, in a move which ministers say will give patients quicker access to medicine. Exactly what is it that you nurses are so angry about? Guardian Unlimited Nursing feelings of anger The Observer Times Online - Reuters.uk - Healthcare Today (subscription) - Economist (subscription) - all 49 related

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Playfuls.com

New Medicare Drug Benefit Policy Says Beneficiaries Can Continue ... Kaiser network.org - Apr 27, 2006 The Bush administration on Wednesday announced a new policy that requires insurers sponsoring Medicare drug plans allow enrolled beneficiaries to continue receiving coverage for medications, even if the company drops the drugs from its formulary, the New ... Medicare's Drug-Benefit Enrollment Concentrated Among a Few ... Wall Street Journal (subscription) Humana is big seller of Medicare drug plans Louisville Courier-Journal United Press International - Cleveland Plain Dealer - Austin American-Statesman (subscription) - Pittsburgh Post Gazette - all 261 related

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ITN

Two more farms hit by bird flu Scotsman - 50 minutes ago TWO poultry farms close to a Norfolk farm infected with bird flu have also found the disease in their livestock. The latest infected areas are close to Witford Lodge Farm, where some 35,000 chickens were slaughtered ... Bird flu spreads to two more farms Reuters.uk More farms infected with bird flu Guardian Unlimited Independent - Daily Times - Reuters AlertNet - Unison.ie - all 285 related

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Playfuls.com

Sanofi-Aventis says EU committee recommends approval of Acomplia Forbes - Apr 28, 2006 PARIS (AFX) - Sanofi-Aventis said a key committee of the European Medicines Agency, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use, has recommended that the agency authorise marketing of the obesity drug Acomplia in the European Union. Sanofi Weight-Loss Drug Gains Support in Europe Wall Street Journal (subscription) EU panel backs Sanofi's obesity drug Acomplia Reuters Sunday Times.au - Diet Drug Report - Houston Chronicle - Acomplia Report - all 21 related

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SAFMA conference: Daily Times - 39 minutes ago ISLAMABAD: Participants of the South Asia Journal Conference on Saturday stressed the need for conflict resolution in the region and underlined a pragmatic policy on co-existence for the ... Bird flu alert Financial Express.bd SAARC Regional Roundtable on Trade Liberalization to be held on ... Online - International News Network Hindustan Times - Outlook (subscription) - NewKerala.com - OneWorld.net - all 13 related

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Angus Reid Global Scan

Health trusts hit by multi-million equal pay claim from women The Sunday Times - 1 hour ago TOWN halls and health authorities face having to pay out more than £1 billion as tens of thousands of women workers embark on equal pay claims. Britons Upset With NHS Quality, Management Angus Reid Global Scan Overhaul of regulation needed for 'new' NHS to work, warns ... Financial Times Times Online - Telegraph.co.uk - all 5 related

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Daily Mail - UK

Exactly what is it that you nurses are so angry about? Guardian Unlimited - 56 minutes ago Patricia Hewitt was shouted down last week when she addressed nurses. Jo Revill tracks down her loudest critic and hears what really enrages her. Mild-mannered nurses turn militant BBC News Nurses wish Hewitt the very best of luck . . . in her next job Times Online ic Birmingham.co.uk - Reuters.uk - Daily Mail - UK - The Observer - all 50 related

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ITV.com

Chickens at two more British farms are found to have bird flu Independent - 49 minutes ago Britain's defences against bird flu were last night exposed as ineffective, as chickens in two more farms in Norfolk were found to have a strain of the disease. Japan suspends British poultry imports over bird flu Daily Times More farms infected with bird flu Guardian Unlimited Reuters.uk - Unison.ie - Monsters and Critics.com - Scotsman - all 289 related

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Playfuls.com

Marburg Vaccine Goes on the Offense Science Now - Apr 27, 2006 Since the deadly Marburg virus was first identified in 1967, there have been only six known outbreaks, mostly in Africa. Yet for victims and public health workers, that's plenty. Vaccine Could Fight Deadly Marburg Virus HealthCentral.com Scientists announce Marburg virus vaccine Frederick News Post (subscription) innovations report - AllAfrica.com - Reuters South Africa - MSNBC - all 48 related

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Washington Post

California neuroscientist gets top US prize in medicine San Jose Mercury News - Apr 28, 2006 ALBANY, NY - A California biologist has been awarded the nation's richest prize in medicine and biomedical research for his pioneering work in genetics. Neuroscientist awarded Albany Med prize Bizjournals.com His success is in the genes Albany Times Union All Headline News - KESQ - ABC News - Forbes - all 119 related

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Food Consumer

Former FDA head under investigation Monsters and Critics.com - 15 hours ago Dr. Lester Crawford, former head of the US Food and Drug Administration, is the target of a criminal investigation in Washington, his lawyer confirmed. Ex-Commissioner of FDA under Criminal Investigation Food Consumer Former FDA Chief Faces Probe Wall Street Journal (subscription) JURIST - Arizona Daily Star - Newsweek - all 120 related

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CNN

Disabled, Seniors Confront Medicare Hole Washington Post - Apr 27, 2006 Mildred Lindley is stuck in a hole, the doughnut hole _ "right in the middle of it," she says _ that comes with Medicare's new prescription drug benefit. 1 in 5 pay more in Medicare USA Today A ‘doughnut hole’ you could drive an ambulance through Boston Herald Forbes - The Grand Rapids Press - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - TPMCafe - all 90 related

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Playfuls.com

Vit C & E don't lower BP for to-be-moms CNN-IBN - Apr 26, 2006 Los Angeles: A new study found that vitamin C and E supplements given to healthy pregnant women do not reduce their risk of developing preeclampsia (a condition of hypertension occurring in pregnancy, typically accompanied by edema and proteinuria) that ... Antioxidants don't help, may harm during pregnancy Reuters Study: Vitamins don't halt preeclampsia Chicago Tribune WebMD - WFIE-TV - Xinhua - Medical News Today - all 49 related

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Playfuls.com

Feds release Medicare drug plan enrollments Bizjournals.com - 17 hours ago That gives WellCare 6 percent of the total 13.9 million people enrolled in the plans and ranks it No. 5 among companies offering the plans, according to CMS data released Friday. In Scramble for New Medicare Business, a Few Insurers Grab the ... New York Times New Medicare Drug Benefit Policy Says Beneficiaries Can Continue ... Kaiser network.org Seattle Post Intelligencer - Louisville Courier-Journal - Wall Street Journal (subscription) - United Press International - all 259 related

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CNN

Pa. Vet Accused of Faking Dog's Death Forbes - 23 hours ago A couple who thought they were watching their epileptic dog being euthanized actually witnessed a simple sedation procedure concocted so the veterinary clinic could later give the canine to another owner, they claim in a lawsuit. Vet faked euthanasia, Bucks lawsuit alleges Allentown Morning Call 'Fake death' of epileptic dog sparks lawsuit Sydney Morning Herald Sploid (satire) - KTRE - all 224 related

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Earthtimes.org

Bird flu spreads to two more farms Reuters.uk - 3 hours ago Chickens at two more poultry farms in eastern England have tested positive for bird flu, the environment ministry said on Saturday. More farms infected with bird flu Guardian Unlimited Bird flu spreads to two more farms in east England Reuters AlertNet Unison.ie - Norwich Evening News - Monsters and Critics.com - Scotsman - all 301 related

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Jordan sends third batch of humanitarian aid to Palestinians Xinhua - 31 minutes ago The third batch of humanitarian aid offered by the Jordanian Hashemite Charitable Organization was sent to the Palestinian territories on Saturday. Jordan's Aid to Palestine Proves its Stands Jordan News Agency (Petra) Jordan sends convoy of aid to Gaza hospital International Middle East Media Center Jordan News Agency (Petra) - Jordan News Agency (Petra) - all 6 related

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Playfuls.com

Ex-Commissioner of FDA under Criminal Investigation Food Consumer - 33 minutes ago Dr. Lester Crawford, ex-commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration is under criminal investigation by a federal grand jury over suspicions of financial skullduggery ... Ex-Head of FDA Faces Criminal Inquiry New York Times Report: Ex-Head of FDA Under Investigation Washington Post Monsters and Critics.com - Wall Street Journal (subscription) - Fox 12 Boise - Newsday - all 116 related

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Norfolk Eastern Daily Press

Bird flu spreads to two more farms in east England Reuters AlertNet - 2 hours ago Tests on two poultry farms in eastern England have shown positive results for bird flu in chickens, Britain's environment ministry said on Saturday. Poultry worker diagnosed with bird flu Monsters and Critics.com Two farms in bird flu infection BBC News Reuters.uk - Guardian Unlimited - Scotsman - Unison.ie - all 334 related

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Two babies found dead Saturday Jerusalem Post - 1 hour ago An infant was discovered dead by her parents on Saturday afternoon in the village of Usafiya in the Carmel. The parents called MDA, who declared the year-old girl dead in the second case that day of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Health Tip: Reduce Your Child's Risk of SIDS Forbes SIDS death rate dropping, but many still lose lives WDBJ7.com all 4 related

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Washington Times

Texas admits child health coverage problem Monsters and Critics.com - 4 hours ago Texas officials have acknowledged a problem in fairness in providing health insurance to eligible children, and reopened 28,000 cases earlier rejected. State launches a probe into tangle of red tape in child health ... Houston Chronicle Kids keep health coverage after CHIP renewal errors Dallas Morning News (subscription) San Antonio Express (subscription) - Dallas Morning News (subscription) - all 14 related

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ReliefWeb (press release)

Kenyan Children at Risk of Measles MedIndia - 12 hours ago The sudden rise in the number of measles cases in Kenya have resulted in about one and a half million Kenyan children at a risk of contracting measles. On the Brink: Measles Mothers of Nepal Vanquish a Killer of ... New York Times KENYA : 1.5 million children at risk of contracting measles African News Dimension all 5 related

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Norfolk Eastern Daily Press

Two farms in bird flu infection BBC News - 1 hour ago Two poultry farms, close to a farm in Norfolk infected with bird flu, have found the disease in their livestock. The latest infected areas are close to Witford Lodge Farm, where some 35,000 chickens were slaughtered after an avian flu strain was found.