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Improvements In Diagnosis And Treatment Linked To Reduced Risk Of Death In Patients With Brain Haemorrhage
Improvements in diagnosis and treatment over the past 30 years have led to a 17% decrease in the likelihood of death from aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (the bursting of a blood vessel on the surface the brain) in the general population, according to an Article published Online First and in the July edition of The Lancet Neurology.

CPhA Applauds Efforts To Help Seniors Afford Prescription Medications
Congressional leaders and leading pharmaceutical companies have come up with a plan to reduce medication costs for millions of senior citizens enrolled in the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug program. In combination with other discount programs and rebates, the savings to the U.S. government could represent $80 billion. The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) is leading the charge to specifically close the coverage gap for patients whose medications costs fall into the "doughnut hole."
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European Paediatric Influenza Analysis (EPIA) Group Formed To Quantify The Burden Of Seasonal Influenza In Children In Europe
The Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NIVEL) and SDI, a U.S. private-sector healthcare information company, announced the formation of the European Paediatric Influenza Analysis (EPIA) group, created to generate data needed to inform the decision process about paediatric influenza vaccination policy in individual European countries. Researchers from Denmark, England, Finland, Italy, the Netherlands, Scotland, Spain and Wales are participating; it is hoped that other countries will also join. EPIA was formed to address knowledge gaps highlighted in a recent European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) report that concluded that a key barrier to decision-making about paediatric flu vaccines is the lack of high-quality, European-specific data on disease burden, especially for young children. It is estimated by ECDC that at least 40,000 people die each year from influenza in the European Union (EU). EPIA will present the initial results from their research project at the 27th annual meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID) in June.
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Today's Selection Of Opinions And Editorials

Unhealthy Compromise The Baltimore Sun The Democrats trying to reform the nation"s health care system have met the enemy, and it is them (8/3). Bulging Waists Creating Waste The Denver Post While Congress works with President Obama to reform health care, the question of what to do about the obesity epidemic in our country should be front and center in the debate (8/2). To Fix Health Care, Follow The States The Washington Post If you tie money to results, you"ll get better results. Unfortunately, government often dumps money into programs without regard to accountability and outcomes (Pawlenty, 8/3). Limiting Rights Of Injured Patients Is Bogus Des Moines Register The facts do not support the claim that limiting the rights of injured patients will make health care more affordable or accessible; therefore medical negligence "reform" is nothing more than a bogus cure (Semelroth, 8/2). A Canadian Doctor Diagnoses U.S. Healthcare Los Angeles Times Lesson No. 1: A single-payer system would eliminate most U.S. coverage problems (Rachlis, 8/3). One Healthy Competition The Washington Post Here"s an irony for you: The health-care bills in Congress are getting better even as support for them diminishes around the country (Broder, 8/2). 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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