Archive for April, 2010

Melanoma Research Foundations Statement On FDA Regulation Of Tanning Beds

Monday, April 26th, 2010

The Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) released the following statement by Timothy Turnham, executive director of the MRF, following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) March 25 hearing to review current classification or regulatory controls of tanning beds.
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‘New’ Prostate Cancer Treatment 100% Effective

Monday, April 26th, 2010

During a routine physical in September 2006, retired airline pilot Jeff Albulet’s doctor thought he ‘felt something’ when he did a digital rectal exam, although Jeff’s prostate specific antigen (PSA) was only 2. Six months later, Jeff’s PSA rose to 3.5, and a biopsy showed pre-cancerous cells. In discussing his options with his primary care physician, he learned about a treatment that would save his prostate and not cause impotence or incontinence.
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New Prostate Cancer Therapy Study Findings Recently Were Reported By Researchers

Monday, April 26th, 2010

New research, ‘Growth inhibition of androgen- responsive prostate cancer cells with brefeldin A targeting cell cycle and androgen receptor,’ is the subject of a report. According to a study from the United States, Androgen ablation is one of the viable therapeutic options for patients with primary hormone (androgen)-dependent prostate cancer. However, an antibiotic brefeldin A (BFA) has been shown to exhibit the growth inhibitory effect on human cancer cells.
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Link Between Tanning Beds And Cancer To Be Examined At Capitol Hill Briefing

Monday, April 26th, 2010

Will indoor tanning be the next Big Tobacco – a product that poses such a public health threat that it prompts federal action and a stronger warning label?
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New Study Evaluates Effectiveness Of Vitamins For The Treatment Of Sun-Damaged Skin

Monday, April 26th, 2010

While everyone knows that getting an adequate daily dose of vitamins and minerals is important in maintaining one’s overall health, many question whether or not the vitamins touted in skin care products work in reducing the signs of sun-damaged skin. Now, a new study reviews the currently published scientific literature to determine what evidence exists to support the use of vitamins in skin care products to slow or reverse the effects of sun damage.
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Federal Officials Confirm States May Lose Some Medicaid Drug Rebate Money

Monday, April 26th, 2010

“The federal agency that oversees Medicaid confirmed Thursday that some money states receive as rebates from drugmakers will now be redirected to the federal government to help pay for the new health overhaul,” Kaiser Health News reports. “However, federal officials said that states’ losses would be offset by other changes in Medicaid, the federal-state health care program for low-income people…
it should be interested what change will this make

Georgia Investigators Increasingly Use Computer Data To Catch Medicaid Fraud

Monday, April 26th, 2010

Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Georgia investigators “are collecting millions more dollars each year as they catch more Medicaid fraud and mistakes” and they are increasingly relying on computer data analysis as a helpful tool. These cases often uncover unscrupulous medical providers who develop schemes such as overbilling to defraud the state Medicaid program. …
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Report: Health Reform Will Cover More People, Cost More Than Orginally Projected

Monday, April 26th, 2010

The Associated Press reports that “Economic experts at the Health and Human Services Department concluded in a report issued Thursday that the health care remake will achieve Obama’s aim of expanding health insurance – adding 34 million to the coverage rolls…
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Some GOP Sens. Plan Campaign To Oppose CMS Nominee Berwick

Monday, April 26th, 2010

Senate Republicans are increasing their opposition to President Obama’s nominee for CMS administrator, Donald Berwick, and developing a campaign against him over what they claim is his support for rationing health care, CQ Today reports…
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Medicare Denies Wheelchair Claim For Elderly Amputee

Monday, April 26th, 2010

The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) today released a Mobility Matters bulletin documenting the case of a 68-year-old amputee from Yucca Valley, Calif. whose Medicare claim for a power wheelchair was denied by the government…
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