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Health Insurance Premiums For Families Topped $12,000 A Year In 2008
The cost of insuring a family of four with an employer-sponsored health plan in the United States averaged $12,298 in 2008, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
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Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc. Completes Enrollment Of CaRES Registry To Further Evaluate Definity(R) In Patients With Suboptimal Echocardiograms
Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc., a worldwide leader in diagnostic imaging, announces that it has completed patient enrollment of CaRES (Contrast Echocardiography REgistry for Safety Surveillance), the first, multicenter Phase IV observational registry that evaluates the use of ultrasound imaging agents in routine clinical practice. The 1,060 patients who were enrolled at 15 sites in the U.S. were 18 years old or older and required DEFINITY® Vial for (Perflutren Lipid Microsphere) injectable suspension-enhanced echocardiography because of a previous suboptimal, unenhanced echocardiogram.
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Critics Escalate Attacks On Health Care Overhaul
Tensions are showing as health reform continues to be center stage on the President"s and Congress" domestic policy agenda. The Associated Press reports that "President Barack Obama has learned the lessons of Bill Clinton"s failed bid to overhaul the nation"s health care system. Too well, in fact, say fellow Democrats angry over [Obama"s] refusal to intervene while a conservative proposal advances in the Senate," feel Obama has "over-learned the lessons of 1993 and is bending over too far to attract GOP support in the Senate." Obama supports a public option for health insurance, but "wants to avoid issuing nonnegotiable demands early in the legislative process," say White House aides. "Insurance companies oppose the public option proposal. Their cause was hurt this week when congressional investigators said two-thirds of the U.S. health insurance industry used a faulty database that overcharged patients for seeing doctors outside their insurance network, costing Americans billions of dollars in inflated medical bills" (Babington, 6/26).
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Reducing Maternal Death In Bangladesh - Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

New strategies to reduce maternal death in Bangladesh will be presented at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) South Asia Day. The conference gathers together a group of international experts to discuss ways to achieve Millennium Development Goals 4 (reduce child mortality) and 5 (improve maternal health). The maternal mortality ratio has significantly declined in Bangladesh, from 512 deaths per 100,000 live births in 1996-2000, to 320 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2007. One of the main reasons for this is the decrease in unsafe abortion and abortion-related complications due to the wide availability of abortion services. Maternal deaths have also been reduced through improved access to contraception, skilled birth attendants, antenatal care and obstetric surgery. Despite these gains, challenges remain for many women in Bangladesh, especially those who live in rural and hard to reach areas. Women in deprived areas are less likely to be able to afford health care and transport costs, and face more limited access to skilled health providers and medical facilities. Professor AHM Towhidul Anowar Chowdhury, from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders, said "to achieve MDG 5 there is a need to increase the existing skilled manpower and functioning of emergency obstetric care centres. We need to ensure quality of services and utilisation. This is especially important for women in rural areas, who face the greatest barriers and who often lack information about the danger signs during pregnancy. "We need to speed up our efforts to reduce maternal mortality. Every day women"s lives are being lost and there is no time to waste." Notes The South Asia Day conference is taking place at the RCOG in London on Friday 3 July 2009. This event is being organised jointly by the RCOG, All India Coordinating Committee (AICC RCOG) and South Asian Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (SAFOG). Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists


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