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(Ivanhoe Newswire) — Before you take your next cigarette puff, beware! If you are one of the majority of people with a common genetic defect, you are likely to suffer from an early heart attack.

“We’ve all heard the stories: Someone’s great-uncle has smoked three packs of cigarettes since he was 14, and now, at the age of 88, he’s living a fine, healthy life,” Arthur Moss, M.D., director of the Heart Research Follow-up Program at the University of Rochester Medical Center, was quoted as saying. Now, scientists say they have figured out why some smokers are luckier than others: they lack a defect of the gene CETP (cholesteryl ester transfer protein) found in 50 percent to 70 percent of the population.

Two hospital agreements to share with physicians some of the cost savings derived from quality-of-care measures are not likely to violate federal fraud and anti-kickback statutes, according to a pair of Jan. 14 advisory opinions by the Dept. of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General.

Gainsharing agreements let hospitals pass to doctors some of the savings facilities reap due to, in part, the physicians’ efforts to increase quality and efficiency. Experts said the OIG letters not only offer added insight into what the government sees as acceptable collaboration but also may signal a recognition that gainsharing arrangements — if done right — can be a viable way to improve quality.

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Facing a projected $14 billion budget shortfall, California lawmakers are right to consider how the landmark health care reform bill, ABX1-1, will affect the deficit. But ABX1-1 brings in new money for health care that could not be used to plug the gap in the general fund, as well as limiting health care costs moving forward. And as the past shows, if it is not passed, short-term cuts without an eye towards systemic reform are likely to increase costs down the road, effectively mortgaging California’s health care budget with no end in sight. As a result, Senate passage and voter approval of ABX1-1 are the responsible way to put our health care system on a secure footing.

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(Ivanhoe Newswire) — A well-publicized report suggesting iPods may interfere with cardiac pacemakers is being debunked by a new study.

The report stemmed from the case of one man who became dizzy after listening to his iPod. When cardiologists tested the iPod during the man’s examination, they found it did interfere with his pacemaker. The report was published, and calls for warning labels on portable music and video devices ensued.

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Allergies: Christmas Trees and Indoor Allergies
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By Meghan Yost
Ivanhoe Health Correspondent

ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) — Good news for men: a new prostate cancer vaccine proven powerful in mice may also prevent the disease in humans.

Researchers at the University of Southern California have created a vaccine that prevented prostate cancer in 90 percent of mice genetically predisposed to developing it. After one year, only two of the 20 mice given the vaccine had developed prostate cancer while all of the mice who did not receive it died.

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Since the mold symptoms are so common to everyday cold and flu symptoms alot of people with allergies are having a hard time distinguishing if they have health effects from mold or

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has begun its review of GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK) investigational antibacterial retapamulin. GSK submitted a new drug application (NDA) for retapamulin in November last year and expects to receive approval later this year.

Retapamulin was developed as a treatment for skin and skin structure infections due to susceptible strains of Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes. A GSK spokesman explained the importance of the new antibiotic.
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