Latest California Healthline Stories
NIH Pressed to Base Disease Funding on Mortality Rates
Some lawmakers and health advocates are pressuring Congress to base funding for disease research on mortality, an effort that would “sharply reduce” HIV/AIDS research funding if successful, the Washington Times reports.
Burton Calls for More Autism Research Funding
Rep. Dan Burton (R-Ind.) said yesterday that an increase in government-funded “basic and clinical” research into the cause of autism is necessary because the number of U.S. children diagnosed with the disease is increasing, the AP/South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports.
State Lawmakers Should Not Mandate Health Coverage ‘One Treatment at a Time,’ Los Angeles Times Says
State lawmakers often “play a vital role in ensuring that patients get essential care,” but they should not pass the “raft” of bills introduced in the Legislature this year that would “regulate one treatment at a time,” according to a Los Angeles Times editorial.
Butte County Court Will Offer Services for Nonviolent Offenders with Mental Illnesses
Butte County has received a $2.8 million Department of Corrections research grant to offer integrated services to nonviolent misdemeanor offenders with mental illnesses, the Media NewsGroup/Chico Enterprise reports.
“60 Minutes” To Feature Critic of NIMH
CBS’ “60 Minutes” on Sunday will feature an interview with “pioneering” brain researcher Dr. E. Fuller Torrey, an “ardent critic” of the National Institute of Mental Health.
The California Endowment yesterday launched a five-year, $20 million program to increase enrollment of low-income Los Angeles County families in Medi-Cal and Healthy Families, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Nursing Homes Will Be First Industry to Face Ergonomic Guidelines
Moving forward with the Bush administration’s plan to develop voluntary guidelines to protect workers in industries with high rates of muscular-skeletal injuries, Labor Secretary Elaine Chao announced yesterday that nursing homes will be the first industry to face such regulations, the AP/Nando Times reports.
HHS and ABC Radio Launch Outreach Campaign to Address Racial Disparities
Addressing the “massive” health disparities faced by African Americans, HHS on Thursday announced a new campaign to encourage African Americans to visit the doctor, the AP/South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports.
Contra Costa County health officials yesterday raided several supermarkets that illegally sold prescription medications over the counter, seizing hundreds of pharmaceuticals including Viagra, Accutane and birth control pills, the Contra Costa Times reports.
A measure that would prohibit the identification of individuals’ race in state and local government documents, including hospital records, may appear on the California ballot as early as November, but some doctors fear that the proposal could endanger public health, the AP/Baltimore Sun reports.