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New Jersey Lawmakers Pass Medical Marijuana Bill

Posted on January 12, 2010
The New Jersey Legislature approved a measure on Monday that would make the state the first in the region and the 14th in the nation to legalize the use of marijuana for medical reasons according to the The New York...

Call for Articles

Posted on January 11, 2010
The West Virginia Law Review announces a call for articles and invites scholars, practitioners and researchers to submit contributions for its upcoming issue focusing on health care. This issue will include articles from the Law Review?s Lecture Series, ?Beyond Politics:...

Access to Assisted Living Facilities Limited for Low Income, Minorities and People Living in Rural Communities

Posted on January 10, 2010
A new Harvard study shows that assisted living facilities are disproportionately located in areas where people have higher levels of income and education and where home values are higher. The first nationwide county-level analysis of supportive housing was published January...

New Vidoes on the FDA YouTube Channel Provide Rare Insights Into FDA Perspectives

Posted on January 09, 2010
The FDA has posted a new set of interesting and informative videos on the FDA YouTube channel that present key experts within the agency talking on specific topics. Hat tip to Mark Sinak of the Eye on FDA blog who...

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New Study Discovers Serious Emotional Disturbances Among Children Post Katrina

Posted on January 08, 2010
Mental health professionals have shown that there are serious emotional disturbances (SED) among children as a result of Hurricane Katrina. The Category 3 storm ravaged the Gulf Coast in August 2005. Characteristics of SED include inappropriate behavior, depression, hyperactivity, eating...

Drug Misuse and the Worldwide Impact of Drug Resistance

Posted on January 07, 2010
The worldwide misuse of drugs is contributing to drug resistant diseases according to a series of articles written by the Associated Press as a result of a six-month investigation. ? The AP examines growing resistance to HIV drugs: "Ten years...

Doctors, Insurers and Business React to Senate Bill

Posted on December 28, 2009
The Wall Sreet Journal's Health Blog provides comments on H.R. 3590, The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, from key interest groups, including those which represent doctors, insurers and business. "The short version: The AMA, drug industry and AARP backed...

Christmas Cholesterol Epiphany: 'Myrrh' May Have Cholesterol-Lowering Properties

Posted on December 26, 2009
The "myrrh" of the Christmas story may have cholesteral lowering properties. "Myrrh" is a resin that comes from certain trees in the middle east. According to a recent ScienceDaily story "research published in the Journal Food Safety, Nutrition and Public...

Senate Passes H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, by a 60-39 Vote

Posted on December 25, 2009
As reported by Joe Hodnicki over at Law Librarian Blog: The health care reform bill was passed in the Senate [yesterday] and sent to conference with the House. All 39 Republicans who were present voted "no." See Donny Shaw's report...

American Health Lawyers Association Launches New Web Site Covering Health Care Reform

Posted on December 24, 2009
Hat tip to Ed Richards for calling attention to the launch by the American Health Lawyers Association (?AHLA?) of a new web page called Health Care Reform Essentials. The goal of this new web site is to provide a ?one-stop?...

Surveys Show More Pandemic Flu Vacccine Available But Fewer Takers

Posted on December 23, 2009
In spite of the growing amount of H1N1 vaccine becoming available, two surveys indicate that over one-half of American adults report that they are not interested in becoming vaccinated. In addition, many parents will not be getting their children vaccinated...

U.S. Food Safety System In Serious Disrepair

Posted on December 13, 2009
More than 50% of food manufacturers are unaware of their legal obligation to provide the FDA with updated contact information that the FDA relies on to deal with emergencies, such as Salmonella or other forms of food contamination. According to...

Senate Stalled Over Drug Importation Proposal

Posted on December 12, 2009
A bipartisan proposal to allow the importation of less expensive drugs from Canada (and some other countries) has stalled the Senate debate over health care reform. A story in the New York Times by Robert Pear reports that approval of...

Controlling Individual Food Choices Of Those Who Are Dependant On Food Stamps

Posted on December 09, 2009
Dependence on government food stamps in the United States is soaring, according to a recent New York Times article. As more are relying on food stamps, the article reports, the stigma associated with food stamp use is fading. The reality...

Medicare Expansion An Alternative To Public Option?

Posted on December 08, 2009
Under a proposal being considered by Senate Democrats, people 55 to 64 will be allowed to buy insurance at subsidized rates under an expansion of the Medicare and Medicaid program. This proposal is part of an alternative to a government-run...

'Cadillac Tax' Could Result in Employers Cutting Health Insurance Benefits

Posted on December 07, 2009
A new survey by the Mercer Group suggests that the 'Cadillac tax' proposed in the Senate Democrats? health care bill could trigger many employers to cut health care benefits. According to Kaiser Health News, "[t]wo-thirds of employers would raise deductibles,...

Health Care Reform Brings Price Increases From The Drug Industry At The Highest Rate In Years

Posted on November 16, 2009
The drug industry stands to gain about 30 million new customers with drug insurance from the legislation pending in Congress so it isn?t surprising that the industry is promising to support Washington?s health care overhaul. This support comes in the...

Public Health Insurance Plan: Should Some Uninsured Americans Be Able To Enroll In A Newly Created, Publicly Administered Health Plan As The Nation Works To Expand Health Insurance Coverage?

Posted on November 15, 2009
A new Policy Brief published by Health Affairs and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation provides an excellent analysis of the proposed government-run public health insurance plan under the landmark health reform legislation passed by the House of Representatives...

Awareness of Racism Affects How Children Perform Socially and Academically

Posted on November 14, 2009
A study of more than 120 ethnically and socioeconomically diverse US elementary school children shows that children develop an awareness about racial stereotypes early and that those biases can be damaging. Specifically, the study illustrates that when children become aware...

A Skipped Medication? Get a Text Message From Your Neglected Pill

Posted on November 03, 2009
In an experimental new system, a microchip planted in your pills will send a text message to your computer or your phone reminding you to take your medication if you forget. According to WSJ Health Blog, Novartis is testing the...

New Guidelines from DOJ for Prosecution of Medical Marijuana Use

Posted on November 01, 2009
In a change in US DOJ policy on medical marijuana use, a new set of formal federal guidelines were announced for U.S. Attorneys in the 14 states that authorize medical marijuana use. These states include Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine,...

Children?s Cereals Contain 86% More Suger, 60% More Salt And 65% Less Fiber Than Adult Cereals

Posted on October 27, 2009
Cereal manufacturers market their least healthy products to children according to a study by Yale University?s Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University. The FOODnavigator-USA.com reports on the study: Researchers found that cereals marketed directly to children have...

Ratio of Medical School Applicants to Available Slots Stays Flat

Posted on October 22, 2009
The WSJ Health Blog reports that the new figures on medical school applications from the Association of Medical Colleges came out on Tuesday. They show that the ratio of applications per available slot has stayed essentially the same for the...

Rescue for Post-Surgical Complications Better For Whites Than Blacks At Teaching Hospitals

Posted on October 22, 2009
Survival after surgery appears higher at teaching hospitals than at non-teaching hospitals, but this benefit is experienced by white patients and not black patients, according to a report published in February of 2009 called Silber et al., Hospital Teaching Intensity,...

High Post-Surgical Mortality Rates Related to Failure to Rescue

Posted on October 20, 2009
The assumption is that high mortality hospitals have high complication rates. But a new report, Variation in Hospital Mortality Associated with Inpatient Surgery, 361 N.Eng. J. Med. 1368-75 (2009), shows complications are common after major surgery -- about one in...

Swine Flu Vaccine Shortfall, H1N1 Found in U.S. Swine and Mandatory Vaccination of Health Workers in NY Blocked

Posted on October 19, 2009
Nature.com?s blog The Great Beyond calls attention to three Swine Flu stories of interest. The first story relates to the vaccine shortfall and reports that "the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now expects to have 28-30 million...

52 Percent Lower Chance of Dying At Top-Rated Hospitals According to New Study

Posted on October 18, 2009
According to the HealthGrades Report on patient outcomes at 5000 hospitals, the quality gap continues. Patients who have access to high quality hospitals have a 52% lower chance of dying. As reported in ScienceDaily, the study also found the following:...

Study Shows Model Can Be Used To Rate Courtroom Psychiatric Experts' Performance

Posted on October 16, 2009
What does it mean when expert psychiatric witnesses in a court case reach opposing conclusions on the same sets of evidence? Does it mean that one side or the other is necessarily being less than honest? According to a report...

Updated State Health Data from Kaiser Family Foundation

Posted on October 15, 2009
Statehealthfacts.org, which is part of the the Kaiser Family Foundation website, has recently added new and updated data on Demographics and the Economy, Health Coverage & Uninsured, Medicaid & CHIP, Medicare,Providers & Service Use, and Minority Health...

UK Border Agencies Start Pilot Program Using DNA Testing to Prove the Origin of Asylum Seekers Claiming to Be From Somalia

Posted on October 13, 2009
The UK Border Agency came under attack for its proposed plan to use genetics to determine nationality. According to a report in Nature, a pilot project was implemented to confirm the claims of 100 asylum seekers that they are from...

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