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Warning Issued Over Proposed Drug Company Promotion Of Medicines To Public, UK
Drug companies may exploit new rules to promote their products to the public but present it as mere provision of information, according to an editorial published this week in the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB).
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Republicans Test Public Plan Supporters' Will
Congressional Republicans are pushing an idea unlikely to garner much traction that would force members of Congress who vote for a government-run public plan for health insurance coverage to enroll in it, Politico reports. "Rep. John Fleming (R-La.), a family physician, kicked off the quixotic bid last week, urging House members to give up their right to participate in the much-revered Federal Employees Health Benefits Program if they support a government-run program as part of the health care reform package. Sens. John McCain of Arizona and Tom Coburn of Oklahoma are pushing the same concept in the Senate, preparing separate amendments that would require members - and maybe even their staffs - to sign up for the public option."
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Study Sees Transient Heart Dysfunction In Some Long-Distance Runners
A new study using advanced cardiac imaging technology indicates that cardiac abnormalities experienced by some marathon runners following competition are temporary, and do not result in damage to the heart muscle. The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Manitoba, marked the first use of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, or CMR, in a post-marathon setting.
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Legislation To Overhaul U.S. Foreign Aid Introduced

Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and ranking member, Senator Richard Lugar (R-Ind.), on Tuesday "introduced a bill to overhaul the U.S. system for providing global development aid," the Boston Globe reports (Smith, 7/29). The legislation was also introduced by Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), according to a release from Menendez"s office (7/28). The bill proposes "numerous changes in the way aid is allocated" and would strengthen USAID, "which has withered in recent years as aid programs were shifted to other departments, including the Pentagon," according to the Boston Globe. "The bill would require increased coordination and transparency in U.S. aid programs, reestablish a bureau for strategic planning within USAID, and give more authority to USAID staffers in the field," writes the newspaper (7/29). According to the press release, the Foreign Assistance Revitalization and Accountability Act of 2009, S.1524, would also establish "an independent council in the executive branch - the Council on Research and Evaluation of Foreign Assistance (CORE) - to objectively evaluate the impact and results of all development and foreign aid programs undertaken by the U.S. Government" (7/28). The Boston Globe reports that "[m]any development groups have pushed the Obama administration to address the fragmented foreign-aid process." Raymond Offenheiser, Oxfam America"s president, said that "[a]long with rebuilding USAID, the U.S. must shift its focus from development projects that meet short-term political and security goals back to long-term development goals that not only help more people escape poverty, but in the long run, create greater stability and good will for the U.S." (7/29). In the press release, Kerry said, "We need cutting edge programs that will push the envelope on ending chronic poverty, combating global climate change, reducing hunger, supporting democracies, and offering alternatives to extremism." Lugar said that although the U.S. "has increased development funding and elevated its priority," USAID has been "allowed to atrophy. Many new programs are located outside USAID in roughly two dozen departments and agencies. We don"t really know whether these programs are complementary or working at cross-purposes." Menendez said that foreign assistance has been "pulled in too many directions" over the years and that the "reform initiative is a way to help focus our programs in a smarter and more effective way." Corker said, "This bill begins to reinvigorate USAID to improve the coordination, execution and efficiency of U.S. assistance so we can make each dollar go farther" (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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