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Unequal Access to Quality of Care: Hispanic Children with Brain Tumors

Posted on October 12, 2009
Hispanic children with brain tumors have less access to specialists in neurosurgery than other children. This disparity in access could negatively impact both immediate prognosis and long-term survival according to research by a team from Johns Hopkins...

O'Neil Institute for National and Global Health Announces New Blog on Legal Issues in Health Reform

Posted on October 11, 2009
A new blog called "Legal Issues in Health Reform" was announced by Timothy Westmoreland, the Co-Director of Legal Solutions in Health Reform, O?Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at the Georgetown University Law Center. Tim's announcement reads as...

Web Tool Offers Side-by-Side Comparison of Major Health Care Reform Proposals

Posted on October 10, 2009
A new web tool that allows for a side-by-side comparison of the leading health care reform proposals is now available from the Kaiser Family Foundation: This interactive side-by-side compares the leading comprehensive reform proposals across a number of key characteristics...

A Challenge to the FDA?s Entire Regulatory Scheme for Health Care Products: Botox Manufacturer Files Lawsuit Asserting First Amendment Protection for Off Label Drug Claims

Posted on October 08, 2009
In a move that could undermine the entire FDA premarket approval process for all health care products, the maker of Botox has filed a legal action against the government claiming first amendment protection for the distribution of ?truthful, relevant information?...

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Is Now the Right Time: Should the United States Consider Adding Adjuvants to the H1N1 Vaccine?

Posted on October 08, 2009
Is now the time to use an emergency exception to the FDA approval process for the addition of adjuvants to the H1N1 vaccine? Some argue that this measure should be taken in the U.S. order to protect people in other...

Health Care Bill Gets 'Cost Analysis Green Light' by Congressional Budget Office

Posted on October 08, 2009
The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office released its much-anticipated report on the Senate Finance Committee legislation to revise the Health Care System reports the New York Times, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, BBC and The Wall Street Journal...

Call for Papers: The Cleveland-Marshall Journal of Law and Health

Posted on October 01, 2009
The Journal of Law and Health is actively seeking scholarly articles on health-related topics for Volume 23, to be published during the 2009-2010 academic year. We are interested in any and all health-related topics, and encourage both legal scholars and...

Has Statin Use by the Wealthy Created New Social Disparities In Cardiovascular Health?

Posted on September 29, 2009
Since the 1980s, cholesterol levels of the wealthy have declined at twice the rate of those of the poor. Why? A new study suggests that statins, which are expensive drugs that are highly effective in reducing cholesterol and improving heart...

A Dangerous Shortage of Domestic Violence Services

Posted on September 27, 2009
More than 10 percent of victims of domestic abuse report that they were unable to receive help they needed according to a study published by the Health Affairs Web site. The study, published on September 22, 2009, was performed by...

Costs Continue To Climb For Job-Based Insurance

Posted on September 23, 2009
According to the yearly survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET), premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance rose to $13,375 annually for family coverage in 2009 - with employees on average paying $3,515 and...

Consumer Reports Announces ?Evidence-Based Ratings for Medical Treatments, Drugs and Natural Medicines?

Posted on September 20, 2009
Consumer Reports announced this week the debut of its web service called ConsumerReportsHealth.org. The web site offers the following: ? Natural Medicine Ratings for over 20,000 herbs, vitamins and nutritional supplements; ? Treatment Ratings for over 200 common medical and...

Are Long-Term Risks Ignored in Calculating the Safety of Medical Treatments?

Posted on September 17, 2009
Patients who take the powerful new multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri are getting mixed messages about their risk of contracting a life threatening condition called progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, or PML. PML is a brain infection associated with the use of Tysabri...

Lifestyle Choices and Health: Your Social Life Can Impact Your Health And Your Food Choices Can Trump Your Genetic Code To Influence Your Weight

Posted on September 15, 2009
Two new studies came out this week that have interesting implications on the association between lifestyle choices and disease. The first is a study by Emily Sonestedt, a member of the Marju Orho-Melanders research group at Lund University Diabetes Centre...

African Policy - Criminalize the Spread of HIV?

Posted on September 14, 2009
Two Zambia air force members claim they were discriminated against when they were discharged because they have HIV.This African case may influence how African courts respond to the HIV epidemic and shape policy. Reports the Washington Post: Across the continent,...

Dueling Food Safety Websites

Posted on September 14, 2009
Two excellent food safety web sites were introduced this week: Food Safety News and FoodSafety.gov. Food Safety News is the brain child of Bill Marler, a nationally recognized food safety and food borne illness expert. The first articles posted on...

School Lunches - the New "Social Justice Issue of Our Time"?

Posted on September 07, 2009
Replacing fatty, high sodium and inexpensive foods served in school cafeterias across the country should be more of a priority for Washington, advocates Ann Cooper. Cooper is currently the the interim director of nutrition services for the schools of Boulder...

Health Care Reform: Obama Will Talk Specifics

Posted on September 07, 2009
WSJ reports that President Obama is ready to talk about his specific position on the health care reform debate. Be prepared to tune into Obama's speech on Wednesday. Until now, Obama has resisted taking firm positions on specific elements of...

Pfizer Settles for $2.3 Billion: Obama Administration Serious About Cracking Down on Health Care Fraud

Posted on September 03, 2009
Washington Post reports that drug manufacturer, Pfizer, settled for a record $2.3 billion, pleading guilty to a felony charge of fraudulent marketing of drug, Bextra. This marks the first major Obama administration victory in cracking down on health care fraud,...

Fears of Flu Pandemic - More Harm Than Help?

Posted on September 03, 2009
LA Times questions whether public health officials were too preemptive in declaring a health emergency this past April when swine flu first hit the U.S. Fear of catching H1N1 has even affected the financial market, a harm perhaps disproportionate to....

Big Tobacco Sues

Posted on September 01, 2009
Has Congress gone too far? Filed in Bowling Green, Ky, Big Tobacco is suing the FDA over a newly enacted law, which restricts tobacco manufacturers' rights to advertise. WSJ reports: The companies object to such provisions as a requirement that...

Tort Reform and Medical Costs

Posted on August 31, 2009
NYT's freelance writer, Anne Underwood, interviews Tom Baker, professor of law and health sciences at U. Penn School of Law, about tort reform and its potential impact on lowering health care costs. This issue has raised interest from scholars and...

NY's Campaign to Temper Obesity: "Are You Pouring on the Pounds?"

Posted on August 31, 2009
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene just launched a new public awareness campaign to address over-consumption of junk foods and sodas and resulting obesity. The city launched a similar campaign to address tobacco use and feels that this effort,...

Hospital Executives' Anxieties about Reform

Posted on August 30, 2009
Washington Post examines the concerns of one hospital executive in light of health care reform. Anxiety is running high among hospital executives as they ponder the ever-changing proposals on Capitol Hill. Wary of changes to payment formulas and fiercely protective...

Medical Bills and the Middle Class

Posted on August 30, 2009
Nicolas Kristof of the NYT highlights one woman's story of how cracks in the health care system tore apart her family when her husband was diagnosed with early onset dementia. Because her husband required long-term care, hospital workers suggested the...

How Choice Factors into Health Care Reform

Posted on August 26, 2009
NYT columnist David Leonhardt analyzes whether personal choice can be a part of health care reform. Health insurers often act like monopolies ? like a cable company or the Department of Motor Vehicles ? because they resemble monopolies. Consumers, instead...

Managing Health Policies in South Africa

Posted on August 25, 2009
Will the S. African government make addressing the AIDS epidemic a more critical focus of its administration? With leading scientists urging the government to take action, the answer may be yes. Leading South African scientists challenged the governing party on...

Moving Toward Increased Hospital Transparency

Posted on August 25, 2009
Embracing a policy of transparency at hospitals benefits patient and hospital, one test study found. After adopting the model four years ago, findings indicate that at the University of Illinois Medical Center in Chicago, disclosing medical errors upfront has actually...

Presidential Panel Recommends Speeding up Access to Swine Flu Vaccine

Posted on August 24, 2009
With universities and schools opening its doors, swine flu continues to spread. In Cincinnati, both Xavier University and University of Cincinnati have each reported cases of swine flu (See article here).On Monday, a presidential panel recommended increased access to the...

P&G May Sell Drug Business

Posted on August 24, 2009
On the brink of selling its $3 billion prescription drug business to Warner Chilcott Ltd, P&G has raised interesting considerations about the state of the pharmaceutical market. WSJ believes that factors in P&G's decision to put the business on the...

FDA Requires Halt of Sale of Ibuprofen Creams

Posted on August 23, 2009
Eight companies were warned by the FDA that they are no longer permitted to sell ibuprofen creams. Only problem is the Food and Drug Administration never said that was OK. So the agency warned eight companies they're out of line...

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