MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'alabama'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:01:56 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4758752&cid=t_114524_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fkilled-by-tpn-a-never-ever-hospital-event%2F2011.04.27 Recently, nine patients died in Alabama when they received intravenous nutrition that was contaminated with deadly bacteria. This type of nutrition is called total parenteral nutrition, or TPN, and is used to nourish patients by vein when their digestive systems are not functioning properly. It is a milestone achievement in medicine and saves and maintains lives every day. What went wrong? How did an instrument of healing become death by lethal injection? What is the lesson that can emerge from this unimaginable horror? This tragedy represents that most feared ‘never event’ that can ever occur – death by friendly fire. No survivors. Contrast this with many other medical ‘never events’ as defined by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, such as post-operative infections,... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4758752 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 22:00:00 +0100 4758752 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4684787&cid=t_114524_177_f&fid=38133&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTubalReversalBlog%2F%7E3%2Fi-bDYxZAlac%2Ftubal-ligation-side-effects-undo-tubal-ligation.html Karen shares her personal story of post tubal ligation side effects, suffering from Post Tubal Ligation Syndrome symptoms and her quest to undo her tubal ligation procedure to rid herself of the symptoms she has experienced since having her tubes tied. (Source: Tubal Reversal Blog) Tubal Reversal Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4684787 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 17:09:50 +0100 4684787 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4658333&cid=t_114524_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2011%2F03%2Fserratia-marcescens-outbreak-kills-patients-source-infected-intravenous-fluid%2F Alabama medical officials are announcing that IV fluid infected with the bacteria Serratia marcescens is now responsible for nine deaths and has caused serious illness in ten others. Dr. Don Williamson of the Alabama Department of Public Health comments. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4658333 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 04:05:16 +0100 4658333 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4179519&cid=t_114524_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FuFNz5Akkn8M%2F Earlier this year, US Senator Chuck Grassley asked all 50 states to provide data on doctors who wrote huge numbers of prescriptions for specific drugs that are paid for by Medicaid programs. The move was prompted by reports indicating certain meds - notably, several widely used antipsychotics, as well as the OxyContin painkiller and Xanax anxiety pill - have been prescribed at particularly high rates. The purpose in launching this inquiry was to determine whether the drugs are overprescribed and, consequently, costing taxpayers unnecessarily. And so Grassley, who is the ranking Republican on the committee and has launched several probes into the pharmaceutical industry, recently followed up with the Department of Health and Human Services in hopes of learning how the agency oversees paymen... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4179519 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 22:19:22 +0100 4179519 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3920825&cid=t_114524_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FoD8Mopiu5RA%2F By Ilya ShapiroOfficials in Montgomery, Alabama, are bulldozing homes in their historic civil rights district — and billing the homeowners for the cost of demolition: Christina Walsh of the Institute for Justice writes about this injustice at the Daily Caller: Imagine you come home from work one day to a notice on your front door that you have 45 days to demolish your house, or the city will do it for you.  Oh, and you’re paying for it. This is happening right now in Montgomery, Ala., and here is how it works: The city decides it doesn’t like your property for one reason or another, so it declares it a “public nuisance.”  It mails you a notice that you have 45 days to demolish your property, at your expense, or the city will do it for you (and, of course, bill you). Yo... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3920825 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:10:33 +0100 3920825 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3907676&cid=t_114524_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fstrategic-management-studies-may-help-recs-help-providers While many healthcare providers are scrambling to apply the new Meaningful Use guidelines to their practices in order to qualify for HITECH incentives, RECs charged with assisting providers may want to look beyond financial incentives to other factors that support or inhibit organizational change. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3907676 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:38:12 +0100 3907676 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3710496&cid=t_114524_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F06%2Flouisiana-requesting-bp-aid-mental-health-services%2F The state of Louisiana has asked BP to provide $10 million for mental health services for those affected by the BP oil spill. This is following the recent suicide of an Alabama fisherman (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3710496 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:05:26 +0100 3710496 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3679723&cid=t_114524_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F06%2Fsinger-randy-owen-discloses-prostate-cancer%2F Randy Owen, lead singer of the music group Alabama, has announced he was diagnosed with prostate cancer earlier this year. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3679723 Sun, 20 Jun 2010 23:09:58 +0100 3679723 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3678506&cid=t_114524_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F06%2Fmental-health-experts-warn-psychological-problems-bp-oil-spill%2F University South Alabama Sociology professor J. Steven Picou and Arch Diocese of New Orleans Catholic Charities medical director Elmore Rigamer highlight the likely psychological and emotional effects of the BP oil spill. Related Posts Oklahoma Toxicologists Warn of Decades Long Risk in BP Oil Spill (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3678506 Sat, 19 Jun 2010 14:55:36 +0100 3678506 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3662604&cid=t_114524_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F06%2Falabama-department-conservation-natural-resources-posts-links-health-warnings-bp-oil-spill-gulf%2F The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has a terrific compendium of links to the webpages of all the important agencies acting to contain the environmental and health disaster emerging from the BP oil spill in the Gulf. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3662604 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 03:18:02 +0100 3662604 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3644690&cid=t_114524_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F06%2Falabama-department-public-health-issues-swimming-advisory-beaches%2F The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) has issued a swimming advisory for Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, and Fort Morgan because of the contamination of oil from the BP spill. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3644690 Wed, 09 Jun 2010 06:07:40 +0100 3644690 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3633588&cid=t_114524_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F06%2F06%2Fto-kill-a-mockingbird-turns-50-but-where-is-harper-lee%2F My new post on Politics Daily / Woman Up. ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Turns 50, but Where Is Harper Lee? This summer America celebrates the 50th anniversary of the publication of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” but don’t count on an appearance by the reclusive author, 84-year-old Harper Lee of Monroeville, Ala. She hasn’t granted an interview since 1964. She never gives speeches. She’s rarely seen outside of her hometown. And she’s apparently made her peace with her status as a one-book author. Harper Lee set the bar so high that subsequent books could never really leave its shadow. In point of fact she once told her cousin, “When you have a hit like that, you can’t go anywhere but down.” But you could say the same for anyone who touch... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3633588 Sun, 06 Jun 2010 14:12:21 +0100 3633588 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3599362&cid=t_114524_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F-KTiUZ4RHcw%2F By Sallie JamesHouse Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson (D, MN) is conducting a series of hearings in rural America to tout his support for big Ag listen to the people. In the third paragraph of page 14 of an unofficial transcript of the recent hearings in Troy, Alabama, Mr. Peterson makes an excellent point about the fundamental inability of lawmakers or Washington bureaucrats to decide which farm size is best. “We are not going to get into the business of deciding how big a farm should be because that’s way beyond our expertise.” Mr Peterson has made cutesy, self-deprecating remarks before about how Washington isn’t smart enough to make farm management decisions. I guess even incredibly powerful incumbents feel some pressure from tea partiers to make cynic... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3599362 Tue, 25 May 2010 16:18:53 +0100 3599362 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3440747&cid=t_114524_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2Fwho-am-i-anyway-adoption-dna-testing-and-figuring-myself-out%2F This article by Elizabeth Spiers originally appeared on our sister site, TheGloss.com. The earliest available photos of me were taken when I was five months old, just after I was adopted. I have dark hair and freakishly large eyes that seem far too big for my face, like a Japanese anime character. In fact, they’re so big and dark that the rest of my facial features seem almost invisible. All you see are eyes. “Alien baby!” shrieks my friend Clare, spotting one of the photos on the wall of my grandmother’s house. “Look at your eyes!” She puffs out her cheeks and opens her eyes as wide as possible, and laughs. It’s 2003, and Clare has decided that my native Alabama would be more anthropologically interesting than her native U.K. for the Christmas hol... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3440747 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 16:54:47 +0100 3440747 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3200631&cid=t_114524_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F01%2F22%2Fvox-populi-how-do-your-define-tragedy%2F How do you define tragedy? … The loss of Archibald “Moonlight” Graham and Sue-Louise Newmann is certainly tragic, however, their lives exemplify hope and inspiration. Alabama Crimson Tide 37 — Texas Longhorns 21.  That was the final score of the Citi BCS National Championship football game, which was played in the Rose Bowl on January 7, [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3200631 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:58:05 +0100 3200631 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3092929&cid=t_114524_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F66RnfIw4kzM%2F Once again, New Jersey has made the unflattering list of places where judges “systematically apply laws and court procedures in an inequitable manner, generally against defendants in civil lawsuits,” according to the American Tort Reform Association, which compiles the annual ranking. And Alabama has landed on the watch list for the second consecutive year. Why? The Superior Court of Atlantic County, which is located in the shadow of Atlantic City’s hulking casinos, remains what ATRA calls “a center for mass tort actions, often directed at one of the state’s own economic generators, pharmaceutical manufacturers.” The group calculates 93 percent of plaintiffs in New Jersey’s pharmaceutical mass torts come from outside the state and the court houses ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3092929 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:21:58 +0100 3092929 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2901833&cid=t_114524_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FEKTTOoi0TdQ%2F The Alabama Supreme Court has thrown out jury decisions awarding the state more than $274 million from three pharmaceutical companies - AstraZeneca, Novartis and GlaxoSmithKline - that had been accused of manipulating prices and causing Alabama’s Medicaid program to pay too much for prescription drugs for Medicaid recipients, the Associated Press writes. The court ruled 8-1 that the state did not have to rely on the info provided by the drugmakers in deciding what prices to pay pharmacists for drugs for Medicaid recipients. The justices said state officials could have done their own research and determined the correct price and ruled that Alabama continues to rely on the same formulas established by drugmakers to set prices, according to the AP. “The state has never altered its... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2901833 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:36:54 +0100 2901833 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2766229&cid=t_114524_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FTq7m661fDYE%2F Studies suggesting that older men are more likely to father autistic children have seriously overstated the risk, concludes a new analysis. The reported risk varies widely, with one study finding children born to fathers over 40 years at six-fold greater risk of autism compared to those with younger fathers. Recently, however,  researchers looked at the records for all children born in California between 1992 and 2000, nearly 5 million in total, with 18,731 diagnosed with autism. Over the course of the study, the average age of both mothers and fathers rose, while the percentage of moms and dads over 40 years also increased. Both both mothers and fathers over 40 years had an increased risk of having a child with autism, but the risk varied by birth year. For older mothers, it ranged from... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2766229 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:40:20 +0100 2766229 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1907880&cid=t_114524_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F431089121%2F Kansas Attorney General Steve Six sued 13 drugmakers today, alleging they unlawfully inflated drug costs paid by taxpayers through the state’s Medicaid program. The suit claims the drugmakers deliberately misreported pricing info in order to hike reimbursement. “We believe Kansas has lost millions of dollars as a result of these drug companies’ fraudulent pricing schemes,” Six says in a statement. “We allege that the drug manufacturers deliberately inflated the reported average wholesale prices and other wholesale prices for their drugs in order to increase market share for their products. This is a disturbing abuse of the Medicaid reimbursement system.” “Because of the drug companies’ inaccurate pricing, the Kansas’s Medicaid program ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1907880 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:10:31 +0100 1907880 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1871102&cid=t_114524_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F417432488%2F Hello, everyone. We apologize for leaving so abruptly this afternoon, but a personal matter required that we be elsewhere. And for once, it was impossible to use the laptop. Nonetheless, we are now catching up and thought it would be worth noting a few developments. Coincidentally, they all involve a legal ruling. In any event, we hope your weekend goes well. Splendid time to pick a few apples, yes? Alabama settled Medicaid drug pricing lawsuits against Bristol-Myers Squibb and four other companies, according to Jere Beasley, a lawyer representing the state. Bristol-Myers is one of more than 70 companies the state has sued for allegedly overcharging the state’s Medicaid program, and Beasley says undisclosed settlements were reached with four other companies that were not named. A tri... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1871102 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:59:37 +0100 1871102 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1726338&cid=t_114524_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F08%2F22%2Ftipping-the-scales-you-may-be-paying-up%2F Bad news if you’re overweight and are employed by the state of Alabama. If you don’t ease up on your Southern-fried favorites and hit the gym a bit more, you’ll end up paying $25 a month for insurance that is otherwise free to the un-fat folk. That’s right, in an unprecedented move to encourage state workers to slim down, Alabama will be the first state in the nation to charge overweight workers who don’t make the effort to lighten up. This $25 insurance fee will join the already-in-place $24/month fee that ‘Bama employees are charged for smoking. The state says it’s seen some success in getting their workers to quit lighting up, so they reason this new fee will encourage thicker employees to skinny up. Alabama is, after all, ranked second in the ... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1726338 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 01:37:35 +0100 1726338 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1649305&cid=t_114524_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F343898179%2F An Alabama judge has scheduled a trial for October in the state’s drug pricing lawsuit against Bristol-Myers Squibb, which is one of more than 70 drugmakers being sued for allegedly overcharging the state’s Medicaid program, the Associated Press reports. So far, Alabama has won all three cases. Earlier this month, a jury decided Glaxo and Novartis defrauded the state and ordered them to pay more than $114 million in damages. In the first trial in February, AstraZeneca was ordered to pay the state $215 million, although that was later reduced to $160 million. After the latest victory, Jere Beasley, an attorney representing Alabama, told the remaining drugmakers they had 30 days to reach a settlement. The AP reports the state is currently talking to about 20 drugmakers about a se... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1649305 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:29:12 +0100 1649305 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1577465&cid=t_114524_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F326715605%2F The state is offering 69 drugmakers sued over alleged Medicaid price fixing 30 days to reach a settlement before taking further legal action, Reuters reports. In other words, pay up or else! “The defendants will have a 30-day window in which to make an acceptable settlement offer. After that time, there will be no further settlement negotiations by the state,” Jere Beasley, a lawyer for the state, told a news conference. Alabama wants $1 billion in compensatory damages and $3 billion in punitive damages. Alabama Attorney General Troy King said he had sent letters to the drugmakers telling them that settling the case now would minimize the expense of litigation, according to documents given to journalists by his office. Alabama first sued more than 70 drugmakers in 2005, claimin... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1577465 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:37:10 +0100 1577465 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1561294&cid=t_114524_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F324368954%2F A state court jury decided the two drugmakers defrauded Alabama in a long-running Medicaid drug pricing scheme and ordered them to pay more than $114 million in damages, the Associated Press reports. The jury found that Glaxo should pay the state $80.8 million in compensatory damages and Novartis should pay about $33.7 million in similar damages. No punitive damages were awarded. The state sought $800 million in total damages in what its attorneys claimed was a scheme to overcharge Medicaid from 1991 to 2005, the AP writes. The drugmakers denied any fraud, contending they followed proper procedures in setting drug prices. It was the second trial of the state’s lawsuits accusing more than 70 drugmakers of Medicaid fraud. In the first trial in February, a jury awarded the state $215 m... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1561294 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:47:14 +0100 1561294 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1556504&cid=t_114524_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F323702651%2F An attorney for Alabama asked a jury to award the state up to $800 million from Glaxo and Novartis for overcharging for Medicaid drugs, the Associated Press report. The state claims the drugmakers engaged in fraud from 1991 to 2005, depriving the state Medicaid program of needed resources. Alabama’s attorney, Jere Beasley, told jurors in closing arguments that big awards would send a message to drugmakers. “You can say we won’t tolerate a reimbursement shell game,” Beasley said, according to the AP. The state claims the drugmakers charged the Medicaid program one price for drugs while offering discounts and special prices to other companies. But Novartis attorney Harlan Prater told jurors the drugmaker followed federal rules requiring companies to report list price... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1556504 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:27:01 +0100 1556504 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1556288&cid=t_114524_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F06%2F30%2Fcreative-funding-solutions-for-mental-health-care%2F As we read our way through the detailed, insightful articles of The American Prospect’s special issue on the politics of mental health, we’ll share interesting tidbits from them. Taxpayers historically hate having to pay for public services through increased taxes of any kind. Many of us believe we are taxed enough as it is, and so finding funding for things that should be available in most states — like affordable mental health care — can be challenging. In the Pete Earley article about this topic, he reviews some creative strategies for funding mental health treatment these days, and recounts this amusing story of how difficult funding for public health concerns can be: Historically, mental-health funding has been a low political priority. In Wyatt v. Stickney... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1556288 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:10:17 +0100 1556288 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1526779&cid=t_114524_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F314556188%2F Nice to see you again. ‘Tis the middle of the week and that can mean only one thing - meetings, projects and deadlines coming at you. And the Blackberry keeps buzzing, too. Never fear, Pharmalot is here…with a few items to help you cope. So grab your morning cup of whatever and dig in… UK Health Service To Get 5 Percent Discount (The Financial Times) Roche Pays Up To $774M For Experimental Cancer Med (Bloomberg News) FDA Panel Approves J&J Psoriasis Drug (Yahoo/Reuters) Alabama Says Drugmakers Cheated Medicaid (Associated Press) (Source: Pharmalot) Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1526779 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:40:43 +0100 1526779 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1385460&cid=t_114524_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F273470711%2F The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that Glaxo and Novartis won’t get separate trials in a lawsuit claiming they inflated prices paid by the state Medicaid program. The state’s lawsuit says the drugmakers overstated the average wholesale price used to calculate state Medicaid reimbursement rates to pharmacies. Alabama has sued 70 companies over similar allegations, and in February, won a $215 million jury award against AstraZeneca. The drugmakers argued for separate trials because they face different claims and will employ different defenses. The trial is now slated for June 16 in Montgomery County Circuit Court. Alabama Attorney General Troy King called the Supreme Court ruling “good news for the people who depend on Medicaid to provide important medical services. Now w... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1385460 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:45:28 +0100 1385460 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1335362&cid=t_114524_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F259916046%2F And so another week comes to a close. We hope you enjoy yourself, but do check back to keep up with the American College of Cardiology conference. We would also like to note that Pharmalot was awarded Third Place in the Online/Trade category by the Association of Health Care Journalists for its May 2007 series entitled “Improper Marketing As An Infectious Disease,” which detailed allegations about inappropriate practices used to boost sales of a Pfizer AIDS drug. A hearty thanks to our loyal readers (viewers?) who make this a fun space to work. Trial Against Novartis And Glaxo Is Delayed (The Associated Press) BioMimetic Disputes FDA Report On Cancer Link To Gel (The Associated Press) Is The Dollar Depressing Drugmakers? (The Motley Fool) (Source: Pharmalot) Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1335362 Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:58:02 +0100 1335362 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1111954&cid=t_114524_140_f&fid=35465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychlaws.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F12%2Fonly-place-that-cant-refuse-to-take-you.html “Prior to 2000, the Alabama Department of Corrections didn’t consider mental-health treatment part of our mission,” [said Corrections Commissioner Richard] Allen Yet now that is a primary responsibility. The results have been pretty horrible.Allen noted something stunning in his presentation to a legislative committee. Of the 25,000 people in Alabama's state prisons, 20% (5,000 people) need treatment. Yet"4,400 of those people would be considered outpatients were they not alsoconvicted of crimes."So if Alabama were using outpatient treatment to intervene BEFORE these people committed crimes, the number of people needing treatment behind bars would be reduced dramatically … to less than 3% of the prison population instead of 20%.That would save not only lives, but money.Allen said t... Treatment Advocacy Center blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1111954 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 21:43:00 +0100 1111954 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1049073&cid=t_114524_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F190426236%2F Well duh… This is one of those, “I could have guessed that” pieces of info. Sometimes I wonder why I didn’t go into research, haha. Tobacco smoke-filled air is bad for cardiovascular health, and drinking alcohol at the same time only makes it worse, according to researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). There was a 4.7 fold increase in artery lesions when the mice were exposed to smoky air in a laboratory enclosure and fed a liquid diet containing ethanol, the intoxicating ingredient in alcohol. We need to curb our habits now… via Science Daily Share This (Source: A Hearty Life) A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1049073 Sun, 25 Nov 2007 23:24:42 +0100 1049073 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=964662&cid=t_114524_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F172313114%2F So, I am posing a question to you. You know how garlic is supposed to help with high blood pressure and aid in the fight against heart disease? And you know how there is research every single day that examines the same ol’ same old? Yes, this is true of the garlic myth as well. Eating garlic is one of the best ways to lower high blood pressure and protect yourself from cardiovascular disease. A new study from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) shows this protective effect is closely linked to how much hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is produced from garlic compounds interacting with red blood cells I hear everybody loud and clear and love me some stinky garlic but… is it whole garlic, fresh garlic, minced garlic, garlic powder or does it matter if the garlic is heated to a c... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=964662 Sat, 20 Oct 2007 00:31:06 +0100 964662 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=814289&cid=t_114524_140_f&fid=35465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychlaws.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F08%2Fsad-day.html Believing microwaves were aimed at his brain and that aliens were using wires and television to tap into his brain wasn’t enough to get Farron Barksdale treatment. But when he shot police officers he thought were aliens, it was enough to get him a prison sentence of life without parole. It turns out it was a short sentence; Farron Barksdale died today.Today is a sad day for the family of Farron Barksdale. It’s also a sorry reflection on our mental healthcare system and treatment laws. How long will we keep neglecting those who need treatment?The Treatment Advocacy Center (www.treatmentadvocacycenter.org) is a national nonprofit dedicated to eliminating barriers to the timely and effective treatment of severe mental illnesses. TAC promotes laws, policies, and practices for the delivery ... Treatment Advocacy Center blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=814289 Tue, 21 Aug 2007 21:12:00 +0100 814289 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=797153&cid=t_114524_140_f&fid=35465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychlaws.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F08%2Fdeath-sentence-in-alabama.html "Farron Barksdale will die in an Alabama prison," said the prosecutor when Barksdale was last week sentenced to life without parole.Doubtful he knew how soon those words might come true.Today Farron Barksdale is on life support.Prison is a notoriously terrible place for those with severe mental illnesses - and whether something happened to Barksdale during intake, as some reports indicate, or whether he succumbed to record-breaking heat in a facility with no air conditioning, the fact remains that Barksdale walked through the door of Kilby Correctional Facility and will come out in a hearse, whether it is this week or 50 years from now.Barksdale, who has schizophrenia, had called 911 for help - when two officers pulled up in his mother's driveway, he shot them with a high-powered rifle, th... Treatment Advocacy Center blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=797153 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 15:16:00 +0100 797153 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=785952&cid=t_114524_140_f&fid=35465&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychlaws.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F08%2Fthin-blue-line-isnt-safety-net.html Anyone who doubts that law enforcement are increasingly the ones responding to people with mental illnesses who are in crisis needs only to read the news.Two stories today show examples, from different angles, how the safety of both law enforcement and citizens is compromised when the mental health community abdicates their responsibility to care for people with the severest mental illnesses.In a courtroom in Athens, Alabama jurors listened to police radio transmissions from the day Farron Barksdale killed two officers. Barksdale had called police asking to be directed to the FBI. When police arrived at his home Barksdale shot ten rounds from an assault rifle at the police cars.Barksdale, who suffers from paranoid schizophrenia, was sentenced to life in prison without parole. In Texas, pol... Treatment Advocacy Center blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=785952 Tue, 07 Aug 2007 18:11:00 +0100 785952 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=763028&cid=t_114524_135_f&fid=35263&url=http%3A%2F%2Fronhudson.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F07%2Fcampaign-2-end-aids-c2ea-action-in.html The following notice was posted on the Positive Artist's Portfolio Archive Yahoo group this week. I have omitted the name of the poster for privacy purposes. This note show just how far we have to go to end the stigma associated with HIV/AIDS.In the third decade of the worldwide HIV/AIDS epidemic, our collectiveefforts to treat, prevent, and deal with this human crisis remain slowedby fear, ignorance, stigma, discrimination and irrational hatred ofpeople living with HIV.Those of us working and struggling to respond positively to the HIV/AIDSepidemic – particularly people living with HIV and AIDS – have aresponsibility to stand up and speak out against these evils when theybecome public.Earlier this month in Silver Hill, Alabama, Caleb Glover was deniedaccess to a recreational pool, sho... 2sides2ron blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=763028 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 14:10:00 +0100 763028 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=563573&cid=t_114524_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F04%2F23%2Fcongresswoman-millender-mcdonald-dies-of-cancer%2F Filed under: Politics, Hospice, Daily newsCalifornia Democratic Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald, subject of an April 20 post, died of cancer early Sunday. She was 68. if(window.yzq_d==null)window.yzq_d=new Object(); window.yzq_d['YlkINtGDJGY-']='&U=13bf48if4%2fN%3dYlkINtGDJGY-%2fC%3d571921.10592332.11211305.1442997%2fD%3dLREC%2fB%3d4495406'; <img width=1 height=1 alt="" src="http://us.bc.yahoo.com/b?P=b4WTcUWTVvr8OjckQD.BAxE.GKrAiEYsAl4ACPHo&T=1dor6uhuu%2fX%3d1177289310%2fE%3d8903239%2fR%3dnews%2fK%3d5%2fV%3d2.1%2fW%3dH%2fY%3dYAHOO%2fF%3d1313552715%2fH%3dY2FjaGVoaW50PSJuZXdzIiBjb250ZW50PSJjYW5jZXI7aG9tZTtIb3VzZTtEZW1vY3JhdGljO0JlYWNoO2l0O1JlcHVibGljYW47bHVuZztlbWVyZ2VuY3k7ZWxlY3Rpb247dGF4ZXM7Y2hpbGRyZW47V2FzaGluZ3RvbjtyZWZ1cmxfdXNfZjUyNl9tYWlsX3lhaG9vX2NvbSIgcmVmdXJsPSJ... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=563573 Mon, 23 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 563573