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House Democrats Push Their Health Reform Plan
House Democrats" health care bill draft released Friday is likely to survive relatively intact, "including a robust new Medicare-like public health plan that would compete with private companies in a national health insurance exchange," Roll Call reports.

Minimally Invasive Stent Treatment Aids Chronic Venous Insufficiency
During circulation, arteries carry oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the limbs (and other parts of the body) and veins return oxygen-poor blood to the heart. Disease of the limb arteries is commonly referred to as PAD (peripheral arterial disease). Venous return from the lower limbs may be affected when major veins are obstructed (stenosis or occlusion) or when venous valves malfunction allowing abnormal reverse flow (reflux). When this happens, chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) can occur.
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Actuaries Weigh In On Ways To Address Risk Exposures And Challenges With The U.S. Health Care System
Many interested parties and organizations have provided recommendations on U.S. health care reform, but there is much to be done in terms of mapping out its future. As leading health care professionals, actuaries are looked to for their points of view on this important topic. Providing new health insights, the Society of Actuaries" Health Section has published a collection of 29 essays from actuaries, health care professionals and academics titled, "Visions for the Future of the U.S. Health Care System." The essays cover a wide array of health care issues, but there are four underlying angles: general reform and restructuring of the health care system; risk pooling and risk-adjusted payments; evidence-based medicine and more efficient cost/care.
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33,902 Swine Flu A(H1N1) Cases Including 170 Deaths In USA

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) informed in its weekly update on Friday evening, 3rd July, 2009, that the total number of confirmed human cases of swine flu A(H1N1) infection stands at 33,902, including 170 deaths. In a Swine Flu conference held today in Cancun, Mexico, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that the virus" spread is now "unstoppable". The WHO added that swine flu infection cases are mostly mild, with the vast majority of people recovering unaided. Health authorities in the UK predict that British infection numbers should exceed 100,000 by the end of this summer. Total confirmed human cases of Swine Flu A(H1N1) infection, and total deaths, 3rd July, 2009 ( CDC) *Alabama - 330 cases, 0 deaths *Alaska - 60 cases - 0 deaths *Arkansas - 42 cases - 0 deaths *Arizona - 761 cases - 10 deaths *California - 1985 cases - 21 deaths *Colorado - 136 cases - 0 deaths *Connecticut - 1247 cases - 6 deaths *Delaware - 316 cases - 0 deaths *Florida - 1302 cases - 5 deaths *Georgia - 118 cases - 0 deaths *Hawaii - 616 cases - 0 deaths *Idaho - 92 cases - 0 deaths *Illinois - 3166 cases - 13 deaths *Indiana - 267 cases - 0 deaths *Iowa - 92 cases - 0 deaths *Kansas - 117 cases - 0 deaths *Kentucky - 130 cases - 0 deaths *Louisiana - 183 cases - 0 deaths *Maine - 82 cases - 0 deaths *Maryland - 591 cases - 1 death *Massachusetts - 1308 cases - 3 deaths *Michigan - 484 cases - 7 deaths *Minnesota - 576 - 1 death *Mississippi - 161 cases - 0 deaths *Missouri - 65 cases - 1 death *Montana - 67 cases - 0 deaths *Nebraska - 111 cases - 0 deaths *Nevada - 301 cases - 0 deaths *New Hampshire - 224 cases - 0 deaths *New Jersey - 1159 cases - 9 deaths *New Mexico - 232 cases - 0 deaths *New York - 2499 cases - 44 deaths *North Carolina - 255 cases - 2 deaths *North Dakota - 57 cases - 0 deaths *Ohio - 120 cases - 1 death *Oklahoma - 128 cases - 1 death *Oregon - 366 cases - 4 deaths *Pennsylvania - 1748 cases - 4 deaths *Rhode Island - 158 cases - 1 death *South Carolina - 160 cases - 0 deaths *South Dakota - 29 cases - 0 deaths *Tennessee - 174 cases - 0 deaths *Texas - 3991 cases - 17 deaths *Utah - 920 cases - 10 deaths *Vermont - 49 cases - 0 deaths *Virginia - 191 cases - 1 death *Washington - 588 cases - 4 deaths *Washington, D.C. - 33 cases - 0 deaths *West Virginia - 154 cases - 0 deaths *Wisconsin - 5861 cases - 4 death *Wyoming - 81 cases - 0 deaths Territories *Puerto Rico - 18 cases - 0 deaths *Virgin Islands - 1 case - 0 deaths TOTAL - 33,902 cases - 170 deaths Written by Christian Nordqvist Copyright: Medical News Today Not to be reproduced without permission of Medical News Today


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