Health Insurance :: AMA launches multi-million dollar campaign to cover the uninsured

The American Medical Association (AMA) launches a three-year, multi-million dollar campaign called “Voice For The Uninsured” to spur action to cover the uninsured. The national launch begins today with a Washington, D.C. press conference at the National Press Club and full-page ads in the New York Times and USA Today.

Breast Cancer :: FDA recommends Evista use to reduce breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women

Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced that the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted to recommend approval of its osteoporosis drug EVISTA(R) (raloxifene HCl) for a new use to reduce invasive breast cancer risk in two populations: postmenopausal women with osteoporosis and postmenopausal women at high risk for breast cancer.

Healthcare :: Physician Assistants vote on retail clinics, reparative therapy

Physician assistants (Pas) addressed a broad range of issues ? including overcrowding in emergency departments, retail clinics, reparative therapy, retail-based clinics, deceptive health care advertising, and apologizing for adverse outcomes ? during the 35th annual conference of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), meeting in Philadelphia through May 31.