The Indian government is considering a proposal to extend the cutoff time for when a woman legally can undergo an abortion in the country from 20 weeks’ gestation to 24 weeks’ gestation, the
reports. According to the
, a high-level committee will look into whether the 1971 Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act needs to be revised.
Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss said a recent case involving an Indian couple seeking to abort a fetus that had Read the rest of this entry »
U.S. government approves first human trials of embryonic stem cells
11:05 PM CST on Friday, January 23, 2009
WASHINGTON – In a research milestone, the U.S. government will allow the world’s first test in people of a therapy derived from human embryonic stem cells.
The Food and Drug Administration announced Friday that is has authorized the Geron Corp. of Menlo Park, Calif., to test stem cells derived from human Read the rest of this entry »
I’d like to think that Barack Obama will be a “great uniter,” but when it comes to his abortion policies, I’m not so sure. Stephanie Cutter, chief spokesperson of Obama’s transition team, confirmed that our next president will, as promised on the campaign trail, support the controversial
. This legislation declares that a woman “has the fundamental right to choose to bear a child, to terminate a pregnancy prior to fetal viability, or to terminate Read the rest of this entry »
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The updated Nursing Home Compare site uses a five-star rating system, similar to that used for hotels and motels, to rank institutions nationwide.
“The old site had a lot of information, but the information wasn’t necessarily terribly usable by the average consumer. You knew if the facility was above or below the state average, but you didn’t know what that meant,” said Charles Phillips, a professor of health policy and management at Texas A&M Health Read the rest of this entry »
The Irish government on Tuesday announced that “very scarce” health resources have led it to abandon a plan to vaccinate all 12-year-old girls in the republic against human papillomavirus, some strains of which can lead to cervical cancer, the
reports. According to Minister for Health Mary Harney, the economic situation in Ireland has “rapidly and seriously” deteriorated since the plan was announced in August. The
reports that the vaccination Read the rest of this entry »
Wyeth, which makes the popular antidepressant Effexor and other drugs, spent $756,650 lobbying on prescription drug pricing, imports and other issues in the third quarter, according to a recent disclosure form.
The Madison, N.J.-based company lobbied on extending the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, disclosing drugmaker payments to doctors, drugs rebates paid to the Medicaid program and government negotiation of prices paid for drugs for Read the rest of this entry »
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The governments of Germany and the United Kingdom and charities including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged $630 million toward eradicating polio, in a major boost of funding that shows how tricky and expensive the endgame can be to eliminate a disease.
The Gates Foundation pledged $255 million while the governments of Germany and the U.K. will together donate a total of $280 million. Rotary International said Read the rest of this entry »
funding after regulators found it violated conditions for participating in Medicare.
The hospital, saying the move would force it to shut down, on Wednesday sought and obtained a temporary restraining order barring the government from acting until a hearing could be held later this month.
If Two Rivers’ Medicare certification is terminated, the hospital stated in a complaint it filed in federal court Tuesday, its Medicare and Medicaid patients, Read the rest of this entry »
OTTAWA, ONTARIO –
The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, today announced that the Government of Canada, through its Economic Action Plan, is continuing to support the creation of health information systems designed to benefit Canadians by saving time and lives, while also creating economic stimulus.
Support from Budget 2009 will assist Canada Health Infoway in implementing electronic health records. It will also speed up the implementation Read the rest of this entry »