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ONGLYZA™ (Saxagliptin) Receives Positive Opinion In Europe For The Treatment Of Type 2 Diabetes
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) and AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) announced that their marketing authorization application for ONGLYZA™ (saxagliptin) received a positive opinion from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) for the treatment of type 2 diabetes in adults as add-on therapy with metformin, a thiazolidinedione or a sulphonylurea.
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Proposed House Amendment Would Impact Needle Exchange Programs In Washington, D.C.
A proposed amendment to Washington, D.C."s federal appropriation for 2010 "would prohibit the city from using federal funds to distribute needles for the "injection of illegal drugs ò€¦ within 1,000 feet of a public or private day care center, elementary school, vocational school, secondary school, college, junior college, university, public swimming pool, park, playground, video arcade or youth center,"" the Washington Post reports. Local HIV/AIDS advocates "are concerned that [the] proposed amendment ò€¦ would drastically reduce public funding for needle exchange programs and take away a weapon in the fight against HIV and AIDS," according to the Post. A companion bill in the Senate does not contain language prohibiting the use of federal dollars for needle exchange programs. "Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) urged her colleagues to fight the amendment which is before the full House this afternoon," the article states. The district has provided $700,000 in the past year to four non-profit organizations for needle exchange programs (Fears, 7/16).
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Rhode Island Dept. Of Health Applauds New Tobacco Law, USA
The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) recognizes and applauds the significant public health achievement of The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act being signed into law. This new law gives the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the authority to regulate tobacco products.
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G8, African Leaders Agree To Strengthen Water Access Partnership

G8 and leaders from Algeria, Angola, Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and the African Union on Friday announced an agreement to strengthen their partnership to improve access to water in Africa, Ennahar Online reports (Oudina, 7/10). The increasing lack of water res and low sustainable access to water and sanitation in several African countries significantly slows development, wealth creation and the eradication of poverty, according to a statement released by the leaders, Xinhua reports. "Through the joint political weight of the G8 and the [African Union (AU)], we will ensure adequate momentum and commitment on water and sanitation improvements at national and international levels, for concrete results on the ground," the document said. It added that African countries, led by the AU, would continue working to make water-related Millennium Development Goals a "top development priority," according to Xinhua. G8 countries will assist African countries with the development and implementation of national water and sanitation plans, the document said. "The countries pledged to continue working to consolidate and develop their cooperation with a view to present a strengthened Africa-G8 Partnership on Water and Sanitation by the end of 2009," Xinhua writes. "The Africa Water Week due to take place in November in South Africa might provide an opportunity for tangible progress toward our common goal of meeting our water and sanitation challenges," according to the statement (7/10). This information was reprinted from globalhealth.kff.org with kind permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, search the archives and sign up for email delivery at globalhealth.kff.org. © Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.


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