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Vitamin A Supplements Can Reduce Malaria Cases In Children By One-Third, Study Finds
In malaria-endemic areas, vitamin A supplements - which cost about 2 U.S. cents each - can help reduce infections in children by one-third, according to a study published in the Malaria Journal, IRIN reports. The study analyzed results from previous studies conducted in Burkina Faso, Ghana and Papua New Guinea since 1995. It found that vitamin A supplements decreased malaria cases by one-third in Papua New Guinea and Burkina Faso.

Tesco Reveals Dental Map Of Britain
Research from a survey by Tesco Dental Insurance has revealed Brits are finding it increasingly difficulty to find an NHS dentist. The results also show that rising dental costs are putting people off visiting the dentist.
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IRIN Examines PEPFAR Funding Of IDU Programs
IRIN examines a recent comment piece in the journal Lancet that argues PEPFAR can do more to prevent the spread of HIV among injecting drug users (IDUs) in Africa (IRIN, 6/24). Although PEPFAR has helped to provide "antiretroviral therapy to 2.1 million people with HIV, almost all of whom live in sub-Saharan Africa, and has spent more than $18 billion on the continent," it has failed to reach "thousands of injecting drug users in PEPFAR countries in Africa, many of whom have HIV," according to the authors of the Lancet article (Kaiser Global Health Policy Report, 6/19).
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Health Care Costs For Small Businesses Considered

"Health care costs are killing small businesses. Their insurance premiums are rising dramatically and unpredictably," NPR reports. "Jody Hall, who owns Seattle"s Cupcake Royale, now pays as much in health insurance for her employees as she does in rent for four choice Seattle storefronts. A majority of working Americans are employed by small businesses, but according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, only 6 in 10 small businesses provide health care. What"s more, the National Federation of Independent Business reports that small companies pay substantially more in premiums than large firms do. Hall, for example, has just three or four insurers to choose from, and she says they won"t negotiate on price." Hall provides health insurance to her 70 employees but has trouble paying the costs. Hall "says her premiums have increased 20 percent in each of the past few years, and a couple of years ago, they went up 40 percent. "It"s unsustainable to manage that kind of expense hike, so we are forced to cut our quality of coverage to make it more affordable, and that doesn"t do much for society," she says." The online story features a photo of Hall with her cupcakes (Kaufman, 7/31). Meanwhile, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius hosted a live health care discussion on Facebook, where she said that small business owners have the most to gain from the bill, The Las Vegas Sun reports. "The bill proposes the creation of a pool that small businesses can buy into with other companies, lowering costs and premiums for businesses and employees. "Health reform will be good for small businesses, make them competitive in the global marketplace and be able to attract and retain good employees," she said" (Lucht, 7/31). 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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