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Montgomery County, Ala., Has Highest HIV/AIDS Rate In State
There were 839 reported cases of HIV/AIDS in Alabama in 2008, and of those 122 were reported in Montgomery County, which had the highest number in the state per capita, the Montgomery Advertiser reports. Black residents comprised 70 percent of all HIV/AIDS cases in Alabama reported that year. Poverty, lack of transportation to health services, not knowing a partner"s status and not getting tested are cited as factors contributing to the greater risk for HIV among blacks in the state, according to the Advertiser. Jane Cheeks, director of HIV/AIDS programs for the Alabama Department of Public Health, said, "The more we test, the more we find," adding, "But we"re hoping we can lower the infection rate." She also said, "In 2007, we got a pretty significant increase in funding and we were able to provide more services and give more testing." In addition to administering HIV tests, the "state educates the public through public service announcements and rolling billboards on the sides of 18-wheelers, which give people toll-free numbers to call" for information, the article states (Klass, 7/11). Don't forget to buy zoloft online no prescription.

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Diabetes patients taking NovoLog((R)) (insulin aspart [rDNA origin] injection) can now use the insulin in their pump for up to six days following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of a labeling change, diabetes care company Novo Nordisk announced today.(1) The previous label allowed for NovoLog((R)) to be stored in the pump reservoir for two days. This makes NovoLog((R)) the first and only rapid-acting insulin with this extended in-use time.

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Too Early To Say If Screening Cuts Colon Cancer Deaths, Say Researchers
With more than 500,000 deaths each year, colorectal cancer is the third most common cause of deaths from cancer worldwide. Yet, despite a lack of evidence from randomised trials, many countries have launched large-scale colonoscopy screening programmes for the general population.
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Plans To Control Doctors' Pay Big Issue In Massachusetts

Massachusetts officials are proud of their low rate of uninsured people, but the state also hosts the highest health care costs in the country, a problem that jeopardizes their achievement in expanding coverage, NPR"s Morning Edition reports. A commission charged with overseeing the insurance plan for 310,000 government workers recently voted - unanimously - that doing away with the current, fee-for-service model for paying doctors was the first step to controlling those costs. "Massachusetts policymakers want to replace fee-for-service with "global payment" - paying groups of health providers a flat yearly fee for each patient they cover," NPR reports (Knox, 8/5). Responding to a viewer"s question about whether similar plans to set physician rates are being considered in Washington, CNN health correspondent Sanjay Gupta said, "Nothing"s been set in stone butò€¦ we are hearing for example, there may be caps on out of pocket expenses and full coverage for things like preventive care. There is no plan in any of bills so far to set prices across the board across the country" (8/4). Doctors, meanwhile, are growing antsy about their fees under the current system. "Insured patients typically expect to make a small co-payment when they see a doctor, and later get billed for anything else they owe. But physicians no longer want to wait for their money," the Wall Street Journal reports. Some doctors are asking patients for co-pays as well as other out-of-pocket portions, such as their deductible or co-insurance, before leaving after an office visit or receiving a procedure. Practices report collecting only 50 percent of their charges if they bill patients after they leave the office, and only 10 to 20 percent from uninsured people. However the new policies sometimes put patients in difficult positions: "Mary Lou Hatch, 43, of Surprise, Arizona, delayed the start of chemotherapy for her breast cancer earlier this summer because the oncologist demanded $450 from her in advance" (Matthews, 8/4). 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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