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New Therapy Improves Chances Of Living Disease-free With Difficult-to-treat Childhood Cancer
A phase III study has shown that adding an antibody-based therapy that harnesses the body"s immune system resulted in a 20 percent increase in the number of children living disease-free for at least two years with neuroblastoma. Neuroblastoma, a hard-to-treat cancer arising from nervous system cells, is responsible for 15 percent of cancer-related deaths in children. The researchers reported their findings - the first to show that immunotherapy could be effective against childhood cancer - online May 14, 2009 on the American Society of Clinical Oncology website in advance of presentation June 2.
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Removal Of Ban On Federal Funding For Needle Exchange Programs To Be Debated In Congress
An amendment to the fiscal year 2010 appropriations bill for health, labor and education programs that opposes the lifting of the ban on federal funding for needle exchange programs will come to the House floor for debate today along with four others, CQ Today reports. Rep. Mark Souder (R-Ind.) "will offer an amendment to strip language that would lift the ban on federal funding for needle exchange programs," CQ writes. According to CQ Today, "Conservatives are concerned that eliminating the ban on federal funds for such programs, which are designed to reduce the transmission of HIV and other diseases, would be tantamount to helping fund addicts" drug habits. Democrats say science has shown that such programs, when coupled with comprehensive prevention strategies, can reduce the rate of [HIV] infections and do not promote drug use." House Appropriations Committee Chair David Obey (D-Wis.) "added compromise language in the committee this week that would prohibit funds from going to needle exchange programs within 1,000 feet of facilities that serve children, such as schools and parks," the article states. The House is expected to vote on the amendment and the appropriations bill today (Wolfe, 7/23).
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Sticky Protein Helps Reinforce Fragile Muscle Membranes
A new study by scientists at the University of Iowa shows why muscle membranes don"t rupture when healthy people exercise.
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Today's Selection Of Opinions And Editorials

Reform Needs Healthy Life Incentives The Wall Street Journal Regulation that seeks to divorce insurance rates and coverage terms from health status would deter potential innovation that might provide meaningful financial incentives for healthy behavior and lower costs (Harrington, 6/29). Time For Iron Man The Washington Post Obama"s initial approach of laying out principles and giving Congress latitude was the right response to Clinton"s mistake of offering a detailed proposal, only to see it mocked and rejected. Yet two big problems confront health-care reform that only Obama"s intervention can solve (Dionne, 6/29). Tax your employee benefits? The Washington Times Letting employers and employees deduct the cost of their health care is probably the most successful market-driven medical care reform we"ve made in this country. We shouldn"t be cutting back on this benefit. On the contrary, we should be giving these same tax breaks to workers whose employers do not provide health care plans (Lambro, 6/29). Here"s Why US Health Care Is So Expensive The St. Louis Post-Dispatch The first reason is that we"re rich. ... Another big reason is paperwork. ... One final reason is so important that we"ll examine it separately in a future editorial: Americans are more likely to receive intensive treatment (6/28). Insurance Company Schemes The New York Times As health care reform moves forward, Congress must impose tighter regulation of companies that clearly are not doing enough to regulate themselves (6/28). Selling Health Care? Watch What You Say. The Washington Post The reality is that which side prevails in this battle will depend as much on which one has its messaging right as on which has its policies right (Westen, 6/28). State Doctor: Health Care Overhaul Won"t Work Bellingham Herald If enacted, the Administration"s plan would represent the largest intrusion of government control into this country"s health care since Medicare and Medicaid - perhaps even larger. It is not an exaggeration to say our entire health care system is at risk with this new plan (Stark, 6/27). The Pitfalls Of The Public Option The New York Times Even if one accepts the president"s broader goals of wider access to health care and cost containment, his economic logic regarding the public option is hard to follow (Mankiw, 6/27). What the Latest Polls Show on Health Care CQ Politics Despite a desire for change, most people are happy with their own doctors and quality of care - and they don"t want to risk losing either. ... In the complex debate of this big issue, polls can be used to support every side (Faucheux, 6/27). This information was reprinted from kaiserhealthnews.org with kind permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, search the archives and sign up for email delivery at kaiserhealthnews.org. © Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.


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