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 »

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.
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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 »

, the House on Wednesday passed a bill to expand the Children’s Health Insurance Program. President Bush twice had vetoed similar legislation.
Mr. Obama will probably be able to sign the bill within days of taking office on Tuesday. The Senate might take action within a week.
The House vote was 289 to 139. Supporters never mustered more than 273 votes for similar legislation in the last two years.
The bill, which would extend coverage Read the rest of this entry »

(RTTNews) - 
Thursday, Columbia-based stem cell therapeutic company, Osiris Therapeutics Inc. (OSIR:
), said that it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, to broaden its expanded access program for Prochymal, thereby making the investigational stem cell product available to adults with life-threatening Graft vs. Host Disease or GvHD.
Prochymal is currently in its Phase Read the rest of this entry »

REDLANDS – The Loma Linda University Heart & Surgical Hospital saw its first two surgical patients this morning.
After some contention and an ownership change, the building officially opened Tuesday.
“I’m happy to report we received a call from the California Department of Public Health yesterday afternoon and we’re approved to start patient care tomorrow,” Jesse Mock, the new hospital’s vice president and administrator, said at the grand opening Read the rest of this entry »

Anyone who’s been following the vaccine trade knows that Merck is working hard to expand the use of its human papillomavirus shot. Now approved for marketing to girls and young women, Gardasil has been tested on boys, young men and on women as old as 45, with the aim of growing the potential HPV market beyond preteen, teenage and early-twenties females.
Now, Merck has officially asked the FDA to give Gardasil its blessing for use in males aged 9 Read the rest of this entry »

but administration officials announced yesterday the state will also increase welfare grants and make it easier to get state-sponsored health insurance.
Payments meted out under a new temporary assistance program will increase 10 percent annually for three years, beginning in January 2010. В This is the first spending increase for the program–which offers cash assistance to needy families–since 1990.
The state will also stop requiring a face-to-face 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 »

Kaplan EduNeering, a leading provider of compliance and knowledge
management solutions and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have
expanded their Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to
support the educational needs of government regulatory agencies outside
the US using unique technology and content specific to FDA regulations.
Other U.S. government agencies will also benefit by the ability to share
consistent education relevant Read the rest of this entry »