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Study Examines Cost, Benefits Of Extending Medicare Drug Use
"A new large-scale study of medical records found that the extra cost of extending prescription coverage to Medicare enrollees was substantially offset by lower spending on other medical care for people who previously had limited or no prescription-drug coverage," The Wall Street Journal reports.

New Gene Discovery Links Obesity To The Brain
A variation in a gene that is active in the central nervous system is associated with increased risk for obesity, according to an international study in which Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University played a major role. The research adds to evidence that genes influence appetite and that the brain plays a key role in obesity.
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Emergency Physician Judgment On Chest Pain Patients Syncs With Their Outcomes
Emergency physicians should trust their judgment when evaluating patients who report with chest pain symptoms, said a group of researchers led by Abhinav Chandra, M.D., at Duke University Medical Center.
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South Africa Launches HIV/AIDS Research Initiative

South Africa"s Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor on Tuesday announced a government-sponsored research initiative that "aims to combat HIV and AIDS through scientific and technological research, the development of new drugs, diagnostic tests and vaccines," SAPA/IOL reports (7/28). "[K]ey focus areas" of the South Africa HIV/AIDS Research and Innovation Platform (SHARP) will be prevention and therapeutics, according to BuaNews (7/28). SHARP has received a $5.8 million pledge from the Department of Science and Technology over the next three years to fund nine research proposals, the AP/Google.com reports (7/28). Pandor said SHARP will "give opportunities to young researchers who might not yet be established in the field, but who have bright ideas that deserve support," reports the Times. "Deputy Minister of Science and Technology, Derek Hanekom said that there was an "opportunity to leverage finances and mobilise more funds" should the projects deliver on their objectives," according to the Times. The article includes information on some of the projects funded under the new initiative (McLea, 7/28). This information was reprinted from globalhealth.kff.org with kind permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, search the archives and sign up for email delivery at globalhealth.kff.org. © Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.


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