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University of Maryland Health and Medical News: 11-23-2004
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has awarded $9.8 million in first year funding for 17 Biomarkers Developmental Laboratories within the Early Detection Research Network (EDRN). (Includes one at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, School of Medicine). The National Institutes of...
With the clock ticking down on efforts to pass a malpractice reform package this year, a group of Frederick surgeons said yesterday that it would suspend medical practice Jan. 1 if the state doesn't take action to control skyrocketing insurance...
After years of double-digit cost increases, the rate of growth in what employers pay for employee health insurance slowed significantly this year, according to an annual survey to be released today. . . The New York Times - November 22,...
New reports accuse another drug company of being too slow to pull a dangerous medication from the market and question the ability of the federal Food and Drug Administration to protect the public from such risks. . . CNN.com -...
Roughly 118,700 registered nurses entered the U.S. workforce in 2003, including more than 87,000 under age 34, according to a study published Nov. 17 on the Health Affairs Web site. . . The American Hospital Association - November 17, 2004...
Less than half of uninsured Americans either typically use or are aware of a "safety net provider" in their community, according to a study by the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC). . . The American Hospital Association -...
The State of Maryland today outlined tough new measures for youth group homes in Maryland that will require 40 hours of mandatory training for staff, minimum monitoring standards and higher standards for facilities. . . The Maryland Department of Health...
. . .The study estimates that if the crisis is not resolved, reduced spending by hospitals and physicians. . . will cost Maryland 1,850 jobs by the end of this year, and a loss of 3,000 jobs in 2005. The...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared for marketing an external surgical marker tag intended to minimize the likelihood of wrong-site, wrong-procedure and wrong-patient surgeries. The device is the first such surgical marker to utilize radio frequency identification (RFID)...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval of Tarceva (erlotinib) tablets as a single agent treatment for patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the most common form of lung cancer in the U.S....
The most comprehensive federal report available on state-specific cancer rates for the first time includes information on incidence and death rates, as well as data for Hispanics and a new section on mesothelioma and Kaposi’s sarcoma. . . The Centers...
AIDS and the HIV virus are spreading at an alarming pace in Russia, but the government lacks the political will to combat the epidemic that may claim tens of thousands of lives within the next few years, leading experts warned...
Tissue banks that process donated skin, ligaments and bones for transplant must meet new federal safety standards, aimed at preventing infection and disease, under regulations issued Thursday. . . CNN.com - November 18, 2004 http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/11/18/tissue.banks.ap/index.html...
An unexpectedly high number of U.S. soldiers injured in the Middle East and Afghanistan are testing positive for a rare, hard-to-treat blood infection in military hospitals, Army doctors reported on Thursday. . . CNN.com - November 19, 2004 http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/conditions/11/19/soldiers.blood.reut/index.html...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday that Senate testimony by a veteran FDA researcher regarding safety risks for five drugs does not reflect the views of the agency. . . CNN.com - November 19, 2004 http://money.cnn.com/2004/11/19/news/fortune500/fda.reut/index.htm?cnn=yes...
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