The version of the economic stimulus bill that’s come out of the congressional conference committee has wins and losses for advocates of universal health care.
House Democrats in particular had tried to use the stimulus bill as a step toward universal coverage, pushing for expansions of laid-off workers’ access to Cobra coverage and Medicaid. Republicans had complained about some proposals, saying the Dems were using the stimulus bill Read the rest of this entry »
The Rapides Foundation is looking for community partners interested in working on its Diet and Physical Activity Initiative.
The public is invited to learn more about the initiative at a forum on set for 10 a.m. to noon March 5, from 10 a.m. in Classroom C, on the second floor, of The Rapides Foundation Building, 1101 Fourth St. in downtown Alexandria.
The initiative, part of Get Healthy Cenla, is designed to promote healthy behaviors in Central Read the rest of this entry »
A Lockport nursing home is expanding with a new adult day health-care program.
received approval from the state Health Department in December to certify and build the day program, which will have a capacity of 25 clients.
The certificate-of-need application calls for renovating a portion of the existing site on Lincoln Avenue at a cost of about $420,000. Using some off-site storage will open up internal space for offices and conference rooms. Read the rest of this entry »
I think he’s already there, though I’ll concede that his body of work wouldn’t necessarily qualify him if it weren’t for his great life story.
for a player to be named.
Is it just me, or has it gotten to the point where Cubs general manager Jim Hendry has told Andy MacPhail to just take whatever he needs and leave the key under the mat?
The Orioles officially have scheduled FanFest for Saturday, April 4, from 10:30a.m. to 3:30 a.m.
That leaves Read the rest of this entry »
Ranbaxy, Dr Reddy’s and other Indian drug makers, which earn a third of their earnings from selling products in the US, need higher drug approvals from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of that country in the next financial year to maintain 20 per cent sales growth.
The requirement comes at a time when the US, the world’s biggest drug market, is facing a slowdown and one of India’s leading drug makers, Ranbaxy, is being investigated Read the rest of this entry »
Bangkok – Thailand's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has certified the quality of the Indian-made generic heart drug Clopidogrel which is 23 times cheaper than its patented alternative Plavix, media reports said on Saturday.
“We confirm that every lot of Clopidogrel imported from India has been tested, with its quality and efficacy approved by the Department of Medical Science before being distributed to hospitals,” FDA deputy secretary Veerawan Read the rest of this entry »
Does your child need health insurance? Help may be around the corner for you and the parents of 4 million other uninsured children. This week the U.S. House of Representatives, including Congressman Neil Abercrombie and Congresswoman Mazie Hirono, voted 289 to 139 to approve the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act to renew and expand the State Children Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) extending government funded health insurance Read the rest of this entry »
Published: January 29, 2009
Looking out into a crowd of women at Iredell Memorial’s ‘Embracing the New You” women’s health forum last weekend, author Genie James asked a series of questions:
How many have tried different diets, all with no success?
How many have lost weight, only to have the pounds pile back on?
How many have less energy than they did in their 20s?
As hands went up, James â who wrote “From Hormone Hell to Hormone Well” Read the rest of this entry »
Tuesday, 20 January 2009 12:36
Guam – The Guam Department of Public Health says there is a voluntary recall for some food items that come from the Peanut Corporation of America. No mandatory recall is in effect for any peanut butter products on Guam.
On the US mainland a salmonella outbreak has claimed 6 lives and sickened hundreds of others in 43 states. Tainted peanut butter products are blamed.
The FDA and other regulatory agencies have indicated Read the rest of this entry »
Below is a summary of updates to the FDA decision calendar since my last article, which includes a total of 90 entries through Sunday:
1.) Nuvo Research (
) NDA re-submission for Pennsaid – A topical NSAID for arthritis pain/inflammation – along with Paladin Labs.
2.) Hemispherx Biopharma (
) Ampligen (Poly I: Poly C12U) NDA (three month PDUFA date delay announced 2/18/09 as additional data was submitted within three months of original decision Read the rest of this entry »