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New Research Presented At EHA Congress Shows That Soliris(R) Significantly Reduced Hemolysis In Never-Transfused Patients With PNH
Clinical investigators observed that Soliris® (eculizumab), a first-in-class terminal complement inhibitor developed by Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALXN), reduced hemolysis (red blood cell destruction) and improved symptoms in nine patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) who had received no blood transfusions prior to initiating Soliris therapy.
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Wal-Mart Backs Employer Mandate On Insurance
"In a major break with most other large companies, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Tuesday told the White House that it supports requiring employers to provide health insurance to workers, a centerpiece of President Barack Obama"s effort to provide near-universal coverage to Americans," The Wall Street Journal reports. "Wal-Mart -- which provides insurance to employees and wants to level the playing field with companies that don"t -- on Tuesday delivered a letter to President Obama taking a different stance." The letter was signed by Wal-Mart Chief Executive Mike Duke, as well as Andrew Stern, president of the Service Employees International Union, and John Podesta, "who led President Obama"s transition team and is chief executive of the Center for American Progress, a liberal-leaning think tank." Wal-Mart"s new stance is "a shift from its previous stance on health-care overhaul and follows years of tussles with organized labor." The Journal adds a caveat: Wal-Mart "isn"t changing its policies. The company says it supports the employer mandate because all businesses should share the burden of fixing the health-care system. ... Wal-Mart"s support for a broad mandate also appears to be aimed at beating back an alternative that may be less favorable to the company. The Senate Finance Committee is considering a measure expected to result in a more burdensome health-insurance requirement for companies that have lower-wage workers" (Adamy and Zimmerman, 7/10).
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Clinic Serving People Living With HIV In Northern Virginia Opens
A new clinic, called the INOVA Juniper Program, opened in Northern Virginia on Wednesday to meet increasing demand for HIV/AIDS medical services in the area, WUSA9.com reports. The clinic helps to fill a gap after the failing economy forced the Washington, D.C.-based Whitman-Walker Clinic to close a branch that served the area last year. Karen Berube, HIV care specialist and the new medical director for the Juniper program, said there is an immense need for HIV/AIDS services in Northern Virginia. The new clinic will serve about 200 clients (Vance, WUSA9.com, 6/17).
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Parents Are Drugging Kids For An Academic Edge!

According to a recent article in the New Yorker, college students are taking neurological drugs like Adderall and Ritalin to help them party hard -- while giving them an academic edge. What"s even worse is that this trend isn"t just occurring in colleges. Parents are giving their young kids Ritalin to help them gain a competitive advantage over their peers, even when they"re not suffering from ADD or ADHD. While it may come as a surprise to many of you, pediatrician Dr. Anatoly Belilovsky isn"t surprised at all: "This is a more common situation and tendency than many might realize," he says. "Asking for stimulants to beat other competitive school applicants is not a far step from yelling "Kill him!" at a hockey game. It is perhaps worth noting that ours is not a society that eats the runts of its litters, but enough families act as if it were. Giving children these drugs (when they are not medically necessary) can give them an edge over their "un-enhanced peers,"" says Belilovsky. "Imagine your thoughts jumping around inside your brain like middle-schoolers at recess," he explains. "Stimulants make them behave more like Marines on maneuvers." Given the list of side effects from these drugs, it"s surprising doctors are prescribing them at all in non-medically necessary cases: paranoia, sleep issues, being hyper-focused, dehydration, crash and burn, appetite loss, and nausea all add up to outweigh any academic benefits, yet many parents don"t seem to agree. momlogic


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