FDA Recall: Products Containing Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein

Recall: Products Containing Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein
via Recall: Products Containing Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is actively investigating findings of Salmonella Tennessee in hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP) manufactured by Basic Food Flavors, Inc., in Las Vegas, NV. HVP is a flavor enhancer used in a wide variety of processed food [...]

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Earthquake in Haiti

From the US. State Department Website.
The State Department Operations Center has set up the following number for Americans seeking information about family members in Haiti: 1-888-407-4747 (due to heavy volume, some callers may receive a recording). Our embassy is still in the early stages of contacting American Citizens through our Warden Network. Communications are very [...]

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ACHD Alert – Shigella Infections

Allegheny County Health Department Alert

Shigella Infections

Over the past couple of months, the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) has identified slightly more than 20 county residents with Shigella infection. We usually see about one to two cases over this same time period. When coupled with reports of larger outbreaks in Philadelphia, PA, Berks County, PA and [...]

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AMA comments on Senate health reform legislation

The AMA wrote a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) Dec. 1 concerning the Senate’s proposed health system reform bill. The bill—in the form of a substitute amendment to H.R. 3590, the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act”—represents a melding of previous proposals reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and [...]

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Dear Doctor: Anesthetic drug must be monitored carefully

Dear Doctor: Anesthetic drug must be monitored carefully.
Question: Will I receive Diprivan (propofol), the same medication implicated in Michael Jackson’s death as part of my next anesthetic?
Answer: It is very likely that you will receive propofol during your next anesthetic, be it sedation, commonly called “twilight sleep,” for a minor procedure or general anesthesia for [...]

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Highmark pilots workplace medical clinics – Pittsburgh Business Times:

Highmark pilots workplace medical clinics – Pittsburgh Business Times:.
Health insurance giant Highmark Inc. is opening employee medical clinics and pharmacies at its headquarters Downtown and in Camp Hill, Pa., in a bid to shrink health care costs and increase productivity.
Complete article available at Pittsburgh Business Times

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In the news 11/05/2009

“House Democrats Set Deal on Government Option ” The Wall Street Journal (10/29/2009)
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125676119579814007.html

“IBM to Drop Co-Pay for Primary-Care Visits ” The Wall Street Journal (10/29/2009)
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704222704574501641374551868.html

“Public it is: Don’t play name games on health-care reform” The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (10/29/2009)
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09302/1009100-192.stm

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Red Flag Rule Delayed until June 1, 2010

The Federal Trade Commission has announced that implementation of the “Red
Flags Rule” has been delayed until June 1, 2010.
Medical Societies have been working to inform the FTC
and Congress that physicians are not “creditors” and should not be subject
to the rule.

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Affordable Health Care for America Act – Summary

Affordable Health Care for America Act

Please click here.
Posted by:
Joni Landy, Esq.
412-594-3945
See the Summary of House Health Care Reform Bill (Affordable Health Care for America Act) prepared by the House Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce and Education and Labor (October 29, 2009)
From Michael Cassidy’s Med Law Blog

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Judge dismisses West Penn suit against UPMC, Highmark

West Penn Allegheny Health System is weighing its options following the dismissal of its antitrust lawsuit against the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and health insurer Highmark Inc.
Complete story at Pittsburgh Business Times
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