Ariz. Tax Hike Only A Band-Aid, And Other State Tales Of Budget Woes
States continue to grapple with tight budgets.
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States continue to grapple with tight budgets.
Investments in agricultural technology should be directed to Africa's smallholder farmers in an effort to increase food security after decades of low funding, the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said in a report on Wednesday, Reuters reports (Lynn, 5/19).
Researchers have identified thousands of chemical compounds that could be used to develop new malaria drugs, two studies published in the journal Nature on Wednesday show, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Kaiser Health News presents a selection of Thursday's opinions and editorials from around the country.
Discussions about combatting counterfeit medicines continued at the 63rd World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva on Wednesday, Agence France-Press reports. "The proliferation of potentially lethal or harmful counterfeit medicines has been on the rise, particularly with the increased usage of the Internet worldwide. According to the WHO, more than half of all medicines bought online are fake," the news service reports (5/19).
States around the nation are examining the health reform law for impacts to their residents' health and their own bottom lines.
A National Center for Health Statistics study has found that of the one in five Americans who visit an emergency room every year, most have health insurance.
The Medicare agency is preparing to evaluate a 17-month-old pilot program that has tested whether beneficiaries use personal health records in Utah and Arizona.
In a five-part analysis in The New Republic, Jonathan Cohn examines how Democrats ultimately won the health reform battle.
The Food and Drug Administration's Transparency Task Force has recommended that the agency should make more information about companies and the reasons behind decisions not to approve products available to the public.
Children's prescription drug use rose "several times faster" than adult use last year, "due in part to swine flu drugs and Type 2 diabetes medications, according to Medco Health Solutions Inc," the Associated Press reports.
After Pathway Genomics proposed selling genetics tests directly to consumers without FDA approval and "despite concerns" about accuracy, lawmakers have launched an investigation and requested information about the products according to letters sent to three firms by a House panel.
News outlets report on hospitals issues in New York, Michigan, Tennessee and Georgia.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including Medicare pay fix developments and continuing analysis regarding health reform and how it might play into the 2010 electoral landscape.
News outlets report on changes in the medical profession.
The Lancet released on Wednesday a special series on tuberculosis, which includes a series of papers and comments highlighting the need for new tools, the threat posed by drug-resistant strains, results of current control efforts and other issues about TB worldwide, Agence France-Presse reports.
"The head of the U.N. mission in Haiti Edmond Mulet unveiled new efforts Tuesday to provide secure housing to thousands of people made homeless by January's devastating earthquake," Agence France-Presse reports.
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria on Thursday launched a campaign to generate public support for efforts to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV by 2015, the BBC reports. "The Born HIV Free campaign comes at a critical time, with the fund seeking donations of up to $20bn over the next three years," the BBC continues.
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