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Campaign ‘08: McCain Would Scrap Employer-Based Health Insurance for Open-Market Coverage

TAMPA, Fla. -- In a major speech on health policy, presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain reiterated his view that employer-based medical insurance leads to higher health costs and inefficiencies.

Genotyping Predicts Risk and Outcome in AML

ULM, Germany -- Genotyping of acute myeloid leukemia can risk-stratify and predict response to treatment in patients with cytogenetically normal leukemic cells, investigators in a European cooperative study group have found.

Personalized Training on Birth Management Guidelines Cuts Complications

BUENOS AIRES -- Birth complications were significantly reduced when physicians and midwives received intensive training in active management of the third stage of labor, researchers here said.

Compound in Grapefruit Impedes HCV Infection

BOSTON -- A natural compound found in grapefruit may provide a new treatment for hepatitis C, researchers here found.

Manufacturer of Heart Defibrillator Signs Consent Decree of Permanent Injunction

Device manufacturer Physio-Control, Inc., its parent company Medtronic, Inc., and their two top executives have signed a consent decree of permanent injunction related to Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs) manufactured by Physio-Control, Inc.

C. Difficile Disease Shows Sharp Increase

ATLANTA -- A new and more severe strain of Clostridium difficile may be playing a role in a skyrocketing rate of hospitalization for C. difficile-associated disease (CDAD).

FDA Says Deliberate Tampering Likely Cause of Heparin Contamination

WASHINGTON -- The most likely explanation for the adulterated heparin that has been linked to 81 deaths was "intentional contamination," an FDA official told Congress.

Progesterone Improves Head Injury Recovery

HANGZHOU, China -- Head injury patients treated with injections of progesterone in an investigational protocol had improved survival and better function after six months in a small randomized trial, researchers here said.

Flu Study Yields New Way of Making Monoclonal Antibodies

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Human monoclonal antibodies against the flu and, potentially, other infectious diseases, can be quickly made in large quantities in the lab, researchers here said.

Aspirin Modestly Protects Against Breast Cancer

ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Regular aspirin use may reduce women's risk of estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer by 16%, according to a prospective cohort study.

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