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MuGard Data From UK Study Shows Prevention Of Oral Mucositis In Head And Neck Cancer Patients
ACCESS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (OTC Bulletin Board: ACCP), announced that its European partner, SpePharm, is collecting data from a post approval study of MuGard in head and neck cancer patients undergoing radiation treatment in the UK showing prevention of oral mucositis. In a multi-center study expected to enroll a total of 280 patients, patients are provided with seven weeks of MuGard therapy, and begin using MuGard one week prior to radiation treatment and then throughout the subsequent six weeks of planned therapy. The first 140 patients being treated in this assessment study have been enrolled and treated, and as of the time of the update, none of these patients have experienced any oral mucositis.
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Dysport(R) Cosmetic Injection - For Erasing Wrinkles - Receives U.S. FDA Approval
A new wrinkle-smoother will be arriving in doctors" offices in July: the U.S. FDA has approved the cosmetic injectable Dysport®. Dysport®, approved in the European Union, Brazil, Argentina and more than 26 countries worldwide is a form of botulinum type A, similar to the protein found in Botox® Cosmetic, approved for fighting wrinkles in the U.S. since 2004. Dysport® and Botox® are both cosmetic injections that temporarily relax the muscles in the face that create expressions, such as frown lines between the brows, that over time result in visible facial lines and deeper creases. "Although their action is similar, Dysport® and Botox® Cosmetic are two different drugs," said oculoplastic surgeon Dr. Brian Biesman, Coalition leader and Assistant Clinical Professor at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN. "Both temporarily modify the action of facial muscles, smoothing out undesirable lines between the brows, across the forehead or crow"s feet to restore a more youthful, less stressed appearance. But they are not interchangeable, they have distinct dosing differences."
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State Medicaid Coverage, Costs Grow In Maryland, Mississippi
"A year into a new effort to expand health coverage, recession-weary Marylanders are flocking to the state"s Medicaid program in numbers far greater than expected, costing the state $50 million more in the process," The Baltimore Sun reports. "As of this week, 44,255 additional state residents had enrolled in Maryland"s Medicaid system after income limits were significantly relaxed, outpacing projections that enrollment would increase by 26,605." Health advocates say "the state is doing the right thing by expanding publicly funded health care to adults who have children," but "increased enrollment has also enlarged the price tag." And "while the federal government picks up half the cost, the higher expenses come as Maryland is battling severe budget shortfalls. State health spending has been propped up this year by a major influx of stimulus dollars. Proponents had hoped to extend the public plan to adults without children this year, but the initiative was a victim of state budget constraints" (Fisher, 7/2).
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University Of Miami Receives Grant To Improve Maternal And Infant Health In Haiti

The University of Miami (UM) School of Nursing and Health Studies has received a $98,000 grant from the Pan American Health and Education Foundation (PAHEF) for an initiative designed to address issues of maternal and infant health in Haiti. Financed by PAHEF from a fund created through the generosity of the People of Taiwan, the program will assist the Haitian Ministry of Health in addressing one of its foremost national objectives: the reduction of maternal and infant morbidity through increased access to family planning, pregnancy care, and labor and post-partum health services. The grant supports the school"s priorities as a Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO-WHO) Collaborating Centre for Nursing Human Res Development and Patient Safety. One of only 11 such centers in the U.S., the WHO Collaborat-ing Centre at UM serves as a vital re for nurses and other health care leaders in the expansion of educational capacity, strengthening of health systems, and improvement of international partnerships that promote global public health. "The University of Miami and our school"s WHO Collaborating Centre are committed to supporting the nursing workforce by assisting neighboring countries with their educational needs," says Nilda P. Peragallo, DrPH, RN, FAAN, dean and professor at the UM School of Nursing and Health Studies. "Strengthening and expanding nursing education programs is key to improving health care throughout our hemisphere. We are deeply grateful to the Pan American Health and Education Foundation and the People of Taiwan for their generosity in supporting this project to improve the health of women and children in Haiti." "PAHEF recognizes the commitment to excellence and results of the University of Miami"s Centre for Nursing Human Res Development and Patient Safety," says PAHEF Executive Director, Mr. Edward L. Kadunc. "I am confident that the Centre will help train a top-rate cadre of nurse-midwives and as a result reduce maternal and infant morbidity and mortality in Haiti." The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office notes, "The people of Taiwan uphold the same guiding principle as that of the Pan American Health and Education Foundation--the highest possible level of health for all. In the spirit of this common vision and in our partnership, we pleased to help improve the health of mothers and infants in Haiti." Haiti has the highest maternal mortality rate in the Western hemisphere. This key indicator has worsened from 523/100,000 live births 5 years ago to approximately 633/100,000 today. Most Haitians live in rural areas without access to health care, causing many expectant women to perish from preventable health conditions. According to the Pan American Health Organization, Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization (Health in the Americas, 2007), there are 1.2 doctors and 1.3 nurses per 10,000 Haitians, mostly concentrated in the capital of Port-au-Prince. Since 80% of the population lives in rural areas, health infrastructure and services for the vast majority of Haitians remain sorely deficient. As a result, three-quarters of women in Haiti deliver at home. Fourteen percent of pregnant women have never had prenatal care and only half of pregnant women have had the minimum recommended number of prenatal visits. The program will focus on building educational capacity for midwifery education through an exchange of nursing faculty members and students from UM with nurses and nursing faculty from one of Haiti"s primary midwifery teaching institutions, the ç‰cole Nationale des Infirmiç¨res Sages-Femmes in Port-au-Prince. The eighteen-month initiative will expand the preparation given to nurses to become midwives in Haiti utilizing WHO guidelines. The immediate outcomes of the program will include up to 40 new midwives prepared with clinically-current knowledge to address the range of issues affecting maternal and perinatal health in Haiti today. The ultimate goal of the program is to promote quality maternal health through a model that may be tailored and replicated in other developing countries. Marie Guma-Diaz University of Miami


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