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Whistle-Blower Lawsuits Helped Recover At Least $9.3B From Health Care Providers Accused Of Defrauding States, Federal Government, Analysis Finds

Whistle-blowers have helped the Department of Justice recover at least $9.3 billion from health care providers and pharmaceutical companies that allegedly defrauded states and the federal government, according to a report published recently in the Annals of Internal Medicine, the AP/San Francisco Chronicle reports.

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03.09.2008 20:00:00 - Health News from Medical News Today

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U.S. Needs National HIV/AIDS Plan, Should Focus Resources On Epidemic's Trends, Opinion Piece Says

The recent CDC report on new HIV infections "underscore[s] ... the inexorable movement of the HIV/AIDS epidemic into black and other minority communities and the failure of government at all levels to respond to that change," C.

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03.09.2008 19:00:00 - Health News from Medical News Today

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Effect Of Medicare Drug Coverage 'Doughnut Hole' Is 'Troubling' For Beneficiaries With Chronic Conditions, Editorial States

The effect of the "notorious 'doughnut hole'" in Medicare Part D plans is "very troubling" for beneficiaries with serious chronic health conditions, a New York Times editorial states.

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03.09.2008 19:00:00 - Health News from Medical News Today

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Blogs Comment On McCain's VP Pick, Proposed HHS Rule, Justice Ginsburg's Views On Roe

The following is a summary of selected women's health-related blog entries.~ "Health Care Providers and the Conscience Exception," Bridget Crawford, Feminist Law Professors: The blog entry includes comments from Terrance DaRosa of Pace Law School about HHS' proposed regulation that addresses conscience exceptions for health care providers who oppose abortion rights.

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03.09.2008 19:00:00 - Health News from Medical News Today

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Sri Lankan Health Official Says Strong Family Bonds, Family Values Responsible For Low Prevalence Of HIV/AIDS In Country

Supportive family values and strong family bonds, in addition to the practice of monogamy, have contributed to the low prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Sri Lanka, Health Care and Nutrition Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva said recently at the second Asia Pacific Regional Meeting on universal access to HIV prevention in the Philippines, Sri Lanka's Daily News reports.

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03.09.2008 18:00:00 - Health News from Medical News Today

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State, Federal Governments Dependent On Tobacco Tax Revenue, Strength Of Industry

The New York Times on Sunday examined how a "growing reliance by the states and federal government on cigarette taxes -- as well as a popular proposal to increase federal taxes by 61 cents to an even $1 per pack to finance [SCHIP] -- provide a sort of insurance policy for the continued survival of menthol cigarettes.

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03.09.2008 18:00:00 - Health News from Medical News Today

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Leavitt's Actions On HHS Draft Rule Leave Possibility That It Will Be Used To Refuse Contraception, Opinion Piece Says

Although HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt in his final version of a proposed regulation that aims to protect health workers who refuse to participate in abortions based on religious beliefs dropped a sentence that could have included contraception in the definition of abortion, Leavitt also has "chose

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03.09.2008 18:00:00 - Health News from Medical News Today

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Decade Of Chickenpox Vaccination Has Cut Incidence In US By 90 Per Cent

A study reviewing a decade of chickenpox prevention in the United States found that vaccination has resulted in a dramatic 90 per cent reduction in the disease, but even though the coverage was high, the single dose system did not confer sufficient immunity to stop the disease spreading. Experts are backing the 2-dose system that was introduced in 2006.

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03.09.2008 17:00:00 - Health News from Medical News Today

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Philippine Health Department To Promote Condom Use In Fight Against HIV/AIDS Despite Opposition From Catholic Church

Despite opposition from the Roman Catholic Church, the Philippine Department of Health will support the use of condoms to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS in addition to encouraging education on the topic and promoting measures to guard against sexually transmitted infections, the Philippine Star reports.

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03.09.2008 17:00:00 - Health News from Medical News Today

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New Orleans' Hospitals Launched Evacuation, Emergency Measures To Protect High-Risk Patients From Hurricane Gustav

Hospitals in the New Orleans area over the weekend took steps to evacuate patients with high-risk conditions as Hurricane Gustav approached the city, "underscoring the effort by local health officials to avoid the missteps that occurred during Hurricane Katrina three years ago, when some critically

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03.09.2008 17:00:00 - Health News from Medical News Today

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Whistle-Blower Lawsuits Helped Recover At Least $9.3B From Health Care Providers Accused Of Defrauding States, Federal Government, Analysis Finds

U.S. Needs National HIV/AIDS Plan, Should Focus Resources On Epidemic's Trends, Opinion Piece Says

Effect Of Medicare Drug Coverage 'Doughnut Hole' Is 'Troubling' For Beneficiaries With Chronic Conditions, Editorial States

Blogs Comment On McCain's VP Pick, Proposed HHS Rule, Justice Ginsburg's Views On Roe

Sri Lankan Health Official Says Strong Family Bonds, Family Values Responsible For Low Prevalence Of HIV/AIDS In Country

State, Federal Governments Dependent On Tobacco Tax Revenue, Strength Of Industry

Leavitt's Actions On HHS Draft Rule Leave Possibility That It Will Be Used To Refuse Contraception, Opinion Piece Says

Decade Of Chickenpox Vaccination Has Cut Incidence In US By 90 Per Cent

Philippine Health Department To Promote Condom Use In Fight Against HIV/AIDS Despite Opposition From Catholic Church

New Orleans' Hospitals Launched Evacuation, Emergency Measures To Protect High-Risk Patients From Hurricane Gustav

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