The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued its first guidance to nations considering providing ARVs (antiretrovirals) to HIV-negative, high risk people. HIV is a retrovirus. Retroviruses are composed of RNA, not DNA; they have an enzyme (reverse transcriptase) which allows them to transcribe...
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) recently endorsed a white paper that identifies best practices for medication reconciliation. The white paper, Making Inpatient Medication Reconciliation Patient Centered, Clinically Relevant and Implementable: A Consensus Statement on...
competition out of the market? big established companies can easily afford the regulations, especially with how they get millions of dollars in subsidies from the government. new companies cannot afford the regulations so never enter the market. more competition means better products and cheaper...
The Hill: Rep. Gene Green, D-Texas, is endorsing two Republican plans to require hospitals disclose their prices while other Democrats are pushing a much broader bill in the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Green "hopes to bring other Democrats with him, arguing a scaled-down approach...
The Catholic Health Association, which represents hundreds of Catholic hospitals nationwide, last week signaled that the group supports the provision on abortion coverage in the Senate's health reform bill (HR 3590) on the issue of federal funding for abortion, the New York Times reports. In the...
First released last July in Europe, the HTC Hero is the maker’s third phone built for the Android platform. The slightly slanted touch-screen phone packs quite a punch with a tremendously comprehensive feature set—which includes HSPA-capability. Geeks most likely know it as the predecessor to...
Calling it "an important first step in attempting to reverse an escalating public health menace caused by diversion of prescription opioid pain medications," the American Pain Society today announced its support for a new FDA initiative to encourage consumers to remove unused pain drugs from...
Federal Commission Endorses Higher Gas Tax And Miles-Driven Tax
A federal commission has asked Congress to raise the gas tax and start charging drivers based on how much they drive. Saying "the current federal motor fuels tax is unsustainable over the long term," the 15-member National...