Tuesday, November 08, 2005

Nitric Oxide Inhibition Slows Alzheimer's Disease in Mice, Weill Cornell Team Reports. A toxic gas appears to speed neurological decline in mice bred to mimic Alzheimer's disease, and inhibiting the production of this gas -- called nitric oxide -- led to dramatic slowdowns in the rodents' disease-related brain damage, according to a new study by researchers at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University... click link for more info. [Medical News Today RSS/XML Feed] 4:52:48 AM    comment [] Rise in uninsured, medical costs far outpace federal spending on safety net. Federal spending on the nation’s health care safety net increased just 1.3% from 2001-2004, while the number of uninsured Americans increased by 11.2% and the cost of medical care increased by nearly 14%, according to a study released 11/4/2005 by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. [Medicare/ Medicaid News from StratCenter.com]Rise in uninsured, medical costs far outpace federal spending on safety net. Federal spending on the nation’s health care safety net increased just 1.3% from 2001-2004, while the number of uninsured Americans increased by 11.2% and the cost of medical care increased by nearly 14%, according to a study released 11/4/2005 by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. [Medicare/ Medicaid News from StratCenter.com]Rise in uninsured, medical costs far outpace federal spending on safety net. Federal spending on the nation’s health care safety net increased just 1.3% from 2001-2004, while the number of uninsured Americans increased by 11.2% and the cost of medical care increased by nearly 14%, according to a study released 11/4/2005 by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. [Medicare/ Medicaid News from StratCenter.com] 4:51:49 AM    comment [] Senate approves reconciliation bill; Premier side-by-side compares Senate and House select healthcare provisions. The Senate voted 52-47 last night to pass the Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005. [Government/ Industry Regulation News from StratCenter.com] 4:43:02 AM    comment [] US House Budget Negotiators Agree to Adopt Senate Language on Prescription Drug Reimportation. Senate and House conferees on Friday reached an agreement for the Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations bill (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c109:H.R.2862:HR 2862) to curtail the http://www.ustr.gov/U.S. Trade Representative's authority to enforce provisions in future trade agreements that restrict prescription drug reimportation, http://www... click link for more info. [Medical News Today RSS/XML Feed] 4:42:21 AM    comment []

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