House Staffers Discuss Revisions To Draft Legislation That Aims To Improve Drug Safety Aides to Democratic members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee met on Monday to discuss revisions to draft legislation that aims to improve the safety of
prescription drugs and medical devices, CongressDaily reports.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comInfant Deaths Increasing Due To Preterm Birth Babies born too soon and too small accounted for a growing proportion of infant deaths, according to new statistics released from the National Center for
Health Statistics, (NCHS). Babies who died of preterm-related causes accounted for 36.5 percent of infant deaths in 2005, up from 34.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comHeart Research UK Says 'Obesity Gene' Is An Excuse For Piling On The Pounds National charity, Heart Research UK, has commented that the recent headline claiming an 'obesity gene' causes people to put on weight by keeping them hungry, is only a small factor into why people are overweight and shouldn't be used as an excuse for them to accept their size.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comDoes The Discrete Choice Experiment Provide Consistent Results? New
health care technologies are increasingly evaluated in order to see whether they provide sufficient value (i.e. improved quality of life) for money. The outcomes can be used to decide on whether such a technology should be funded. However, such decisions can only be made correctly, if we measure costs and
health effects in a valid and appropriate way.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comDental Care Shortages, Reimbursements Need To Be Addressed In Health Policy Debate, Experts Say Access to dental care must be considered when evaluating
health policy, as more than 100 million U.S. residents lack dental insurance -- more than 2.5 times the number of people who do not have medical coverage, according to speakers at a briefing sponsored by the Alliance for
Health Reform and the Kaiser Family Foundation's Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, CQ
HealthBeat reports.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comKaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries While mainstream news coverage is still a primary source of information for the latest in policy debates and the
health care marketplace, online blogs have become a significant part of the media landscape, often presenting new perspectives on policy issues and drawing attention to under-reported topics.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
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