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Emboldened by polls indicating rising public anxiety about President Obama’s handling of health-care and the economy, Republicans are launching an effort to link health care proposals to what they say is a failed economic stimulus bill.
Ad Wars Over Health Care Overhaul Heat Up
“The ad wars over the health care campaign are heating up once against this week,” The New York Times reports.
Some Medical Providers Slow To Adopt Electronic Records, Prescribing
“Digital medical records could cut down on office visits,” and maybe even health care costs, Marketplace reports. But complications and cost can get in the way.
Today’s early-morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Obama Continues Pressing Health Reform, But Softens On The Deadline
President Barack Obama called out critics of his push for health reform Monday and said it is time to fight the “politics of the moment” to pass health reform, The Associated Press reports.
South Africa Launches HIV/AIDS Vaccine Trial
“The first clinical trial of an HIV/AIDS vaccine designed and developed in South Africa was launched in Cape Town” Monday, the SAPA/The Times reports. The trial will seek to determine the immune response of HIV-negative people to two experimental vaccines
Clinton Says U.S. Will Work With India To Address Health Challenges, Hunger
The U.S. will work to address the health challenges facing India among other countries and will aim to improve maternal and child health care services through comprehensive dialogue, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday after visiting a Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) trade outlet in Mumbai, India, PTI/Yahoo! News reports.
South Africa Launches HIV/AIDS Vaccine Trial
“The first clinical trial of an HIV/AIDS vaccine designed and developed in South Africa was launched in Cape Town” Monday, the SAPA/The Times reports.
At a news conference opening the 5th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention on Sunday in Cape Town, South Africa, Julio Montaner, president of the International AIDS Society, expressed disappointment that the “G8 ignored the HIV-AIDS issue at its annual summit this month,” which was “just four years after pledging at the 2005 Gleneagles [G8] summit to fight for universal access to AIDS treatment by 2010,” the Globe and Mail reports.
Steele Assails “Experimentation” In Obama’s Health Reform Effort
In a speech at the National Press Club this morning, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele called President Obama’s health overhaul effort a risky experiment.
Media Examines U.S. Government’s Steps To Lift HIV Travel Ban
The New York Daily News on Friday examined the federal government’s recent actions to remove HIV from the list of diseases that can bar foreign residents from entry into the U.S.
The Inland Empire HIV Planning Council, an agency that makes HIV/AIDS policy in Riverside and San Bernardino counties in California, has begun a three-day summit, where they will determine how funds
Study Looks At Efficacy, Cardiovascular Risks Of Two HIV Treatments
Patients taking Boehringer Ingelheim’s HIV drug Viramune have a lower risk of developing cardiovascular disease than those taking Bristol Myers Squibb’s treatment, Reyataz, according to a study released on Monday at the 5th International AIDS Society conference in Cape Town, South Africa, Reuters reports.
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation last week filed a petition in Los Angeles County Superior Court asking “the court to order the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health to enforce regulations that require condom use in adult-film production or take other reasonable steps to stem the spread of disease,” the Los Angeles Times reports.
Key Senate Panel Struggles To Reach Consensus
The Senate Finance Committee, which is seeking a bipartisan compromise, has so far failed to reach an agreement on health care reform.
House Face-off Looms Over Sweeping Health Bill
House Democrats, who touted their bill after it passed two of three committees have a fight on their hands this week as moderate Democrats plan a push back in the Energy and Commerce Committee.
Obama Readies Stronger Hand On Health Reform, Plans Meetings With Players
The next two weeks of a health reform fight may prove pivotal for President Barack Obama’s image and his ability to use his popularity to get things done, The Washington Post reports.
