ADHD :: New ADHD drug subsidised in Australia
A new drug for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) will be listed from 1 July 2007 on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).
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Health Care :: Australia Provides $2.5m for Humanitarian Relief and Mine Action in Africa
Australia will provide an additional $2.5 million for humanitarian relief and mine action in Uganda and Angola.
Health Insurance :: US Medicaid programs have Pay-for-performance plans
In the first published nationwide survey of state Medicaid programs on “pay-for-performance” practices, more than half of all programs state that they provide financial incentives to health care providers for better quality care.
ADHD :: ADHD Children who start on Strattera more likely to change therapies
Pharmacy benefit manager Prime Therapeutics (Prime) announced the results of a study on the utilization of Strattera(R) (atomoxetine) for treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children.
Polio :: Eradicating polio a better option than extended control of the disease
Concerns about the high perceived costs of eradicating the relatively low number of polio cases worldwide have led to recent suggestions that it is time to shift from a goal of eradication to control?abandoning eradication and allowing wild poliovirus to continue to circulate, which proponents of control believe can sustain the low number of cases.
Mental Health :: UK gives 45m for research into mental health
The UK Department of Health announced ?45m in funding for 29 important and substantial research programmes as part of the National Institute for Health Research into areas such as mental health, medicines for children, diabetes, stroke, and dementias, neurodegenerative diseases and neurology.
Health Insurance :: Consumers suffering double-digit rate increases call for health affordability bill
Consumers enduring double-digit health insurance increases joined Assemblyman Dave Jones (D-Sacramento) and consumer advocates today to support Jones’ legislation requiring HMOs and health insurers to justify their rates and get approval for increases.
Vitamin :: Misusing vitamin to foil drug test may be toxic
Taking excessive doses of a common vitamin in an attempt to defeat drug screening tests may send the user to the hospital or worse.
Obesity :: Managing and preventing obesity in Canadian adults and children
With 59% of Canadian adults being overweight and 23% being obese, plus the disturbing increase in childhood obesity, it is clear that obesity is a major individual and public health issue in Canada.
Dinner :: Positive effects of family dinner are undone by TV viewing
Low-income families with pre-school children tend to eat better when dining together as a family, but less nutritiously when the television is on during dinner, according to researchers at the New York State Department of Health.