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HHS 'Preparing Revised Rule' On HIV-Positive Visitors To U.S., Letter To Editor Says

A recent Washington Post editorial "incorrectly asserted" that HHS "still has to decide" to modify regulations "so that HIV-positive noncitizens may be admitted to the United States," CDC Director Julie Gerberding writes in a Post letter to the editor.

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07.10.2008 21:00:00 - Health News from Medical News Today

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CQ's Carey Discusses Passage Of Mental Health Parity Legislation, Veterans' Bills, Other Extensions Of Health Programs

Mary Agnes Carey, associate editor of CQ HealthBeat, discusses passage of mental health parity legislation as part of the financial bailout of Wall Street firms, President Bush's approval of a stopgap resolution to keep the government operating and a wide-ranging package of veterans' health bills in this week's "Health on the Hill from kaisernetwork.org and CQ.

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07.10.2008 21:00:00 - Health News from Medical News Today

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Study Finds No Income Level Differences In Children Receiving Free Drug Samples, Indicates Samples Could Increase Children's Health Risks

Children from low-income families are no more likely to receive no-cost prescription drug samples than children in families with higher incomes, but no-cost samples that children do receive could put them at risk, according to a study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics, the New York Times reports (Harris, New York Times, 10/6).

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07.10.2008 21:00:00 - Health News from Medical News Today

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Advocate Calls On Tennessee Jail To Conduct HIV Tests, Condom Distribution

In an effort to curb the spread of HIV among its inmates, Tennessee's Shelby County Jail is being urged to distribute condoms and require regular HIV/AIDS testing in a program similar to those in effect in jails in Los Angeles, Philadelphia and New York, the Memphis Commercial Appeal reports.

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07.10.2008 20:00:00 - Health News from Medical News Today

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California Could Lose Federal Funding For Family Planning Program Unless It Begins Verifying Immigration Status Of Participants

The Bush administration on Sept. 3 issued a letter to California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) that said the state must change the system it uses to determine the number of undocumented immigrants in the state's Family Planning, Access, Care and Treatment Program or risk losing federal funding for the program, the Los Angeles Times reports.

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07.10.2008 20:00:00 - Health News from Medical News Today

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Obama Criticizes McCain's Health Care Proposal, Saying It Will Increase Taxes, Cause Some Employers To Drop Worker Health Plans

Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) on Friday released a new advertisement about health care that includes clips from the recent vice presidential debate between Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Joseph Biden (Del.) and Republican vice presidential nominee Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the New York Times reports (Nagourney/Zeleny, New York Times, 10/5).

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07.10.2008 20:00:00 - Health News from Medical News Today

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Infant's Life And Health At Risk In Post-Term Pregnancies, UCSF Studies Show

Infants born more than one week past their due dates have a higher risk of both impaired health and death, according to two new studies by authors from the University of California's San Francisco and Berkeley campuses. The studies compared more than 2.5 million normal-weight births from healthy pregnancies of 37 to 42 weeks gestation, the range that is considered to be full-term.

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07.10.2008 19:00:00 - Health News from Medical News Today

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Medtronic And Scoliosis Research Society Provide Free Scoliosis Screening Kits To More Than 13,000 School Nurses

Medtronic and the Scoliosis Research Society launched Spine Check - a new program designed to help promote scoliosis screenings for middle school and junior high school students. The Scoliosis Research Society (SRS), one of the world's premier spine societies, and Medtronic are supporting the Spine Check program to help improve the overall spinal health of students.

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07.10.2008 19:00:00 - Health News from Medical News Today

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The Future Of Interventional Cardiology Presented At TCT 2008

20th Annual Scientific Symposium of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation will be held Oct. 12-17 in Washington, D.C.

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Creation Of The Molecular Imaging Clinical Trials Network

SNM, an international scientific and medical association dedicated to advancing molecular imaging and therapy, today announced the creation of the Molecular Imaging Clinical Trials Network. The network is a response to the need for streamlined processes to utilize imaging biomarkers in clinical research and clinical practice.

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07.10.2008 19:00:00 - Health News from Medical News Today

Health News from Medical News Today

HHS 'Preparing Revised Rule' On HIV-Positive Visitors To U.S., Letter To Editor Says

CQ's Carey Discusses Passage Of Mental Health Parity Legislation, Veterans' Bills, Other Extensions Of Health Programs

Study Finds No Income Level Differences In Children Receiving Free Drug Samples, Indicates Samples Could Increase Children's Health Risks

Advocate Calls On Tennessee Jail To Conduct HIV Tests, Condom Distribution

California Could Lose Federal Funding For Family Planning Program Unless It Begins Verifying Immigration Status Of Participants

Obama Criticizes McCain's Health Care Proposal, Saying It Will Increase Taxes, Cause Some Employers To Drop Worker Health Plans

Infant's Life And Health At Risk In Post-Term Pregnancies, UCSF Studies Show

Medtronic And Scoliosis Research Society Provide Free Scoliosis Screening Kits To More Than 13,000 School Nurses

The Future Of Interventional Cardiology Presented At TCT 2008

Creation Of The Molecular Imaging Clinical Trials Network

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