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Oregon Department Of Human Services Selects APS Healthcare To Manage Expanded Statewide Medicaid Program
APS Healthcare, a leading provider of specialty healthcare solutions, has been selected by the Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS), Division of Medical Assistance Programs, to manage its statewide Medicaid disease and medical care management programs. The integrated program will assist Oregon"s Medicaid and SCHIP fee-for-service clients to access healthcare, minimize catastrophic health events and improve health outcomes through education and interventions that help promote behavior change.
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Johnson & Johnson Completes Initial Tender Offer For Cougar Biotechnology
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) announced that the initial offering period of its tender offer for all outstanding shares of common stock of Cougar Biotechnology, Inc. (NASDAQ: CGRB) expired at midnight (Eastern time) on July 2, 2009. The offer was conducted through a wholly owned subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson named Kite Merger Sub, Inc.
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Blood Pressure Association Comment On CARDIA Sleep Study
UK charity the Blood Pressure Association has responded to the American Medical Association CARDIA Sleep Study - "Association Between Sleep and Blood Pressure in Midlife", published in Archives of Internal Medicines (volume 169, no. 11)
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State, Local Providers Practice Response To Emergency Events - Alabama Department Of Public Health

Several state and local agencies, hospitals and others conducted a full-scale exercise involving a simulated terrorist attack July 14 and 15 at Georgia Washington Junior High School in Montgomery. The Alabama Department of Public Health, the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences, State Mortuary Operations Response Team (SMORT), and the Montgomery City/County Emergency Management Agency in conjunction with the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health and South Central Center for Public Health Preparedness participated in the exercise. The purpose of the exercise was to evaluate the capabilities of the emergency responders and to practice responding to a complex incident. The exercise consisted of practicing several aspects of response to a terrorist incident including setting up mobile medical stations, communicating with partner agencies and processing and documenting decedents. SMORT, headed by Douglas Williams of Cullman County, was an integral part of the exercise. Both Cullman County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) and Lee County EMA deployed portable mortuary units to the scene for the team to work through the response process as they would during a real event. Mobile County EMA also has a deployable mortuary unit that can be requested during an emergency. "Exercising with response partners like SMORT provides agencies with an opportunity to discover and address any issues beforehand so that when emergencies occur in the state, we can more efficiently work together to respond," said Andy Mullins, director of the Center for Emergency Preparedness at the Alabama Department of Public Health. "ADPH has planned and exercised with SMORT, the Department of Forensic Sciences, the Funeral Directors Association and the Alabama Coroners Association over the past few years and the partnerships continue to strengthen as we work through response issues together." Additional participants in the exercise included the Montgomery City/County EMA, Montgomery Fire Department, Montgomery Police Department, Baptist Medical Center East, Baptist Medical Center South and Prattville Baptist Hospital. For more information on emergency preparedness, please visit the Alabama Department of Public Health"s Web site at http://www.adph.org. Alabama Department of Public Health


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