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Nursing Workforce Issues: An Expanded Role For Nurse Practitioners, Calif. Doctors Sue For Supervision Of Nurse Anesthetists

News outlets report on nursing workforce issues, including a push for an expanded role for nurse practitioners, supervision of nurse anesthetists and a trend toward delayed retirement. “Nursing leaders say large numbers of [nurse] practitioners …

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Older female cancer survivors have added health issues compared to their counterparts

As cancer survivors live longer, questions arise about what kind of care long-term survivors require. A recently study found 245 older married women who survived cancer had more health problems as compared to a sample of 245 married women without cancer.

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Multiple Issues Still On The Table In House-Senate Health Bill Negotiations

Reports explored contentious policies in the House and Senate versions of the health-overhaul legislation that are part of the final negotiations. The New York Times: One important – and until recently, rarely discussed – reform issue that splits Senate and House negotiators is states’ roles in implementing the health care overhaul…

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Public Option, Affordability Issues Central To Health Bill Negotiations

Dow Jones Newswires/The Wall Street Journal reports that House Democrats who favor a government-run public insurance plan on Tuesday signaled “they are willing to agree to a final health overhaul bill without a government-run health insurance option if other parts of the bill would fulfill the same goals…

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CMS Issues Annual Report On National Health Spending

Nominal health spending in the United States grew 4.4 percent in 2008, to $2.3 trillion or $7,681 per person. This was the slowest rate of growth since the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services started officially tracking expenditures in 1960. Despite slower growth, however, health care spending continued to outpace overall nominal economic growth, which grew by 2…

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Difficult Issues Will Remain Even If Senate Democrats Pass Health Bill

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., made two major changes to the Senate’s version of the health overhaul legislation – removing the proposed “public option” and restricting abortion coverage – that have helped ease tension enough to secure more votes for the bill, but left advocates with much to complain about…

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Senate’s Efforts On Health Care Being Slowed By Other Issues

The Wall Street Journal: “The Senate’s slow-moving health bill is colliding with other legislative priorities on the economy, raising chances that Democrats won’t meet their goal of pushing a health-care overhaul through the chamber this month…

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RE: Polish Health Ministry on swine flu jabs issues A/H1N1 ( visit count unfroze again… :)

OK this is final version of that clip :) Polish Health Ministry Mrs Ewa Kopacz gives speech in Polish Parliament on serious issues with swine flu vaccines safety. 5th Nov 2009. Translate this stuff to your language and keep spreading the word. No fear – we're one! Statistics for the clip, keep on watching guys, let them know we are interested. #58 – Most Viewed (Today) – News & Politics – Germany #56 – Most Viewed (Today) – News & Politics – Canada #43 – Most Viewed (Today) – News & Politics …
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Republicans Fight To Spare Medicare From Cuts, Dems Confront Overhaul’s Affordability Issues

Republicans, have switched sides, and now accuse Democrats of trying to cut Medicare. Meanwhile, Dems are vexed by the affordability issue.The Washington Post: For Republicans “(i)t’s a lonely battle. The hospital associations, AARP and other powerful interest groups that usually howl over Medicare cuts have also switched sides.

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FDA Issues Warning Letters To Marketers Of Topical Ibuprofen Drug Products

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that the agency issued warning letters to eight companies marketing unlawful over-the-counter (OTC) topical drug products containing the pain reliever ibuprofen. The products, which contain ibuprofen in combination with a variety of other active ingredients and are marketed for pain relief, are unapproved new drugs that require an approved new drug application in order to be legally marketed.

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