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Study Finds Obesity Responsible For Significant Portion Of Health Spending
A new report finds nearly 10 percent of health care costs are due to obesity and per capita medical spending is significantly higher for obese people.
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Rep. Schwartz Introduces Legislation To Establish AAMC-Proposed Health Care Innovation Zones
The AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) applauds Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-Pa.) for introducing legislation (H.R. 3134) to establish pilot "health care innovation zones" (HIZs) building on the strengths of academic medical centers (AMCs). The legislation creates and tests these zones around the country with the goal of improving patient outcomes, while slowing the growth of health care costs.
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Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Receives European Medicines Agency Approval To Proceed With Phase 3 Development Of OnaltaTM
Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: MIPI) announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has approved its Phase 3 protocol for Onalta (Yttrium-90 edotreotide). Onalta is the Company"s lead radiotherapeutic product candidate under development for the treatment of metastatic carcinoid and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors in patients whose symptoms are not controlled by conventional therapy. The compound has shown the potential to selectively deliver lethal radiation to cancer cells. The proposed Phase 3 trial will confirm that administration of Onalta results in stabilization, regression or complete remission of the carcinoid tumor, and improves carcinoid-related symptoms when compared to a high-dose regimen of the current standard therapy for this disease, Sandostatin®. With EMEA"s approval of its proposed Phase 3 protocol in hand, Molecular Insight can proceed with the final clinical trial that will position Onalta for marketing authorization in the EU.
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A Selection Of Opinions And Editorials

The End Of Medical Miracles? - Wall Street Journal "FDA timidity is especially problematic and often detrimental to public health when it comes to risky new drugs for cancer or new antibiotics for increasingly resistant infections" (Tevi Troy, 6/1). The $2 Trillion Savings Plan - American Medical News "The AMA is on record saying that empowering doctors to implement strategies to improve care and avoid unnecessary services is far more effective than across-the-board payment cuts to physicians and others" (Editorial, 6/1). Health care reform: Tough task ahead - The Washington Times "Congress must find specific savings now to offset the substantial cost of health reform over the next 10 years, as the nation moves toward universal coverage (itself a necessary condition for restraining costs over time). To find the savings, policymakers will have to stand up to interest groups and make tough choices on both spending and revenues" (Robert Greenstein, 6/2). $2.5 Trillion-Plus Question: How To Pay For Health Care? - Des Moines Register "The bottom line is there is no free ride in health care. Paying for it - for today"s Americans and future generations - is going to require difficult decisions about spending less, spending smarter and generating revenue" (Editorial, 6/2). Recession is making nursing shortage worse - The Philadelphia Inquirer "The recession has given us a temporary reprieve, due to lower demand for elective health services and lower production of nurses. But that short-term bandage is about to be yanked off, and, unless we act quickly, what lies ahead will be painful for patients and the entire health-care system" (Risa Lavizzo-Mourey and Joan Verplanck, 6/2). This information was reprinted from kaiserhealthnews.org with kind permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, search the archives and sign up for email delivery at kaiserhealthnews.org. © Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.


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