Doctors: Myanmar desperate for HIV and TB drugs (AP)
AP – Some 85,000 HIV-infected people in Myanmar are not getting treatment due to a lack of funding, despite renewed international engagement with the government amid a wave of political reform, a medical aid group said Wednesday.
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Supreme Court sends back California Medicaid cuts case (Reuters)
Reuters – The Supreme Court sent back to a lower court a case on whether Medicaid recipients and medical providers can sue California for cutting reimbursement rates in the healthcare program for low-income Americans.
Yahoo! News: Medications/Drugs News
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Study: No Significant Rise in Seizure Risk From Common Kids’ Vaccine (HealthDay)
HealthDay – TUESDAY, Feb. 21 (HealthDay News) — Children who receive a
combination vaccine known as DTaP-IPV-Hib have no significant increased
risk of febrile seizure, a convulsion triggered by a fever, during the
week after vaccination, researchers in Denmark report.
Yahoo! News: Parenting/Kids News
Categories: Health Care Tags: Common, From, HealthDay, Kids, rise, Risk, seizure, Significant, Study, vaccine
Medco Health Solutions 4Q profit climbs 12 percent (AP)
AP – Medco Health Solutions Inc.’s fourth-quarter net income rose 12 percent, as gains from generic prescriptions and the pharmacy benefits manager’s specialty business helped offset costs from its pending acquisition by Express Scripts Inc.
Alzheimer’s Drug May Impair Memory (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com – VANCOUVER – A class of drugs being investigated to treat Alzheimer’s disease may actually have the opposite effect of the original intent — they may impair memory, a new study in animals suggests.
Yahoo! News: Seniors/Aging News
Categories: Health Care Tags: Alzheimer's, Drug, Impair, LiveScience.com, Memory
Alzheimer’s Drug May Impair Memory (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com – VANCOUVER – A class of drugs being investigated to treat Alzheimer’s disease may actually have the opposite effect of the original intent — they may impair memory, a new study in animals suggests.
Yahoo! News: Seniors/Aging News
Categories: Health Care Tags: Alzheimer's, Drug, LiveScience.com, Memory
NJ girl in transplant visa flap leaves hospital (AP)
AP – A 5-year-old New Jersey girl whose bone marrow transplant was in doubt at one point due to a visa dispute involving her older sister emerged from the hospital Monday, ready to begin the slow process of resuming a normal life.
Yahoo! News: Health – Cancer
Categories: Health Care Tags: Flap, Girl, Hospital, leaves, transplant, Visa
J.Lo, Fergie add star power to Rio Carnival parade (AP)
AP – As millions watch the sequin-clad samba dancers at Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Carnival parade Sunday, at least a few eyes will turn toward the stars, or at least toward the VIP boxes hosting celebrities such as Jennifer Lopez and Fergie.
