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Even While Considering Major Overhaul, Democrats Expand Government Role In Public Health
"As if hedging their bets on health reform, Democrats are emphasizing smaller but still significant health-related investments this year, from food safety and community health centers to a greater emphasis on rooting out abuses in Medicare and Medicaid," Politico reports. "It"s a far cry from the more ambitious government-backed insurance option proposed by President Barack Obama and House Democrats. But it does add up to a major expansion of the government"s role in public health - and one that shows a greater willingness to add personnel to regulate and administer programs."

Swine Flu Update Issued On Monday 29 June 2009, Wales
-- 17 confirmed cases in Wales, with 0 new cases.
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Pharmalucence, Inc. Announces FDA Approval For Its Generic Sestamibi Kit
Pharmalucence, Inc., a leading supplier of radiopharmaceutical products, announced that it received approval from the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Generic Drugs for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) to manufacture and market its Kit for the Preparation of Technetium Tc-99m Sestamibi Injection. The FDA has determined that Pharmalucence"s Sestamibi Kit is therapeutically equivalent to Cardiolite® 1, an imaging agent used in evaluating myocardial function and to detect coronary artery disease by localizing myocardial ischemia and infarction. The agent is also for use in breast imaging as a second line diagnostic after mammography to assist in the evaluation of breast lesions.
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Medical Students Chosen For Global Pulse Editorial Board

The American Medical Student Association (AMSA), the nation"s largest, independent medical student organization, is proud to announce the 2009-2010 editorial board for its online international health journal, Global Pulse. Editors-in-Chief Julio Bracero-Rodriguez, MD, Ponce School of Medicine, Puerto Rico Hana Akselrod, Mount Sinai School of Medicine Associate Editor-in-Chief Sujal Parikh, University of Michigan Webmaster Din Garcia, New Jersey Medical School Editors Wilnise Jasmin, American University of Antigua College of Medicine Paul Johnson, Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine Susan Lewis, Rosalind Franklin University, Chicago Medical School Rebecca Mitchell, University of California, San Francisco Daniel Pak, University of Michigan Michael Richards, University of Illinois-Chicago Jennifer Weinberg, University of Pennsylvania Global Pulse has a readership of more than 17,000 individuals and medical institutions. The journal is written and produced by medical students and is funded by AMSA; it does not accept third party funding. "With our 5th volume in as many years, Global Pulse has established itself as an internationally renowned publication that exposes global health topics and showcases medical student"s life-changing experiences abroad," says Dr. Julio Bracero-Rodriguez, editor-in-chief, Global Pulse. "Easily our most successful issue ever, the superb quality of articles we have received, as well as the interest and enthusiasm of global health leaders in our publication, clearly demonstrates the need for a global health journal among the medical community." The current issue is available at: http://www.globalpulsejournal.com/blog. Included is an exclusive, in-depth interview with Dr. Julio Frenk, Dean of Harvard"s School of Public Health; personal reflections on the Native Health Initiative; bringing breast cancer diagnosis to the developing world; the mental health of child soldiers; and amazing photo galleries from Ghana, Mozambique, and Sudan. Follow the latest news and developments at the Global Pulse blog, http://www.globalpulsejournal.com/blog. Readers can also follow Global Pulse via Twitter at "GlobalPulse" and Facebook by searching "Global Pulse Journal." American Medical Student Association


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