Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics (AANMA) received an educational grant from Genentech, Inc., and Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation to help patients better understand allergic asthma.
US President Bush is promoting new health care proposals encouraging U.S. residents to purchase health insurance through the private insurance market.
Medical providers facing a crisis in HIV care are forming a coalition that will stand up for the needs of community health centers, university and hospital clinics, city and county health departments, private clinics, and others providing medical care for low-income people with HIV with nowhere else to turn.
In an historic move, new House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Jan_10 that, effective immediately, there will be a new smokefree policy for the Speaker?s Lobby, a key meeting area for Members of Congress.
The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, through its Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA), is expanding its educational efforts today aimed at making uninsured Americans aware of programs that are available to help them better afford their prescription medicines and finding healthcare services in their community.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed recommendations to Congress for the next reauthorization of the Prescription Drug User Fee program which, if adopted, would significantly broaden and upgrade the agency’s drug safety program, increase resources for review of television drug advertising, and facilitate more efficient development of safe and effective new medications for the American public.
The U.S. House on Friday passed a bill to require the government to negotiate with drug manufacturers to obtain lower drug prices for Medicare beneficiaries.
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi banned smoking from the Speaker’s Lobby outside the entrance to the House floor. Pelosi said she was banning smoking from the area to protect the health of the staff, reporters and public who spend time in the lobby.
Sixteen years after Congress enacted the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), people with psychiatric disabilities are faring worse in court cases against employers for discrimination than are people with physical disabilities, researchers have found in a national study.
As Congress debates changes to the Medicare Part D prescription drug plans, a new study finds tremendous variation in what seniors in different states pay for the same medications, even if they choose the lowest-cost Part D plans in their areas. The highest costs often occur in the lowest-income, lowest cost-of-living areas.