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Greater Risks For Patients With Heart Attacks Posed By Crowded Emergency Departments
Patients with heart attacks and other forms of chest pain are three to five times more likely to experience serious complications after hospital admission when they are treated in a crowded emergency department (ED), according to a new study published in the journal Academic Emergency Medicine. The authors say that this dramatic difference in rates of serious complications underscores the need for action on the part of hospital administrators, policymakers and emergency physicians to find solutions to what has been termed "a national public health problem." More than six million patients per year come to U.S. emergency departments with chest pain.
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Frank, Dodd, Grassley Speak Their Minds
News outlets are searching out interesting quotes from players in the health reform debate.
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Battles Over Insurance Reform Afflict House Dems
"House liberals are offended that Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) mocked their threats to oppose a Democratic healthcare bill, saying leaders are underestimating their frustration over a deal cut with centrist Blue Dogs," The Hill reports. "Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif.), co-chairwoman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, on Monday expressed outrage at the comments and said her group is being "laughed at." Woolsey is the author of a letter signed by 60 fellow House liberals vowing to vote against a deal cut with the Blue Dogs ... Woolsey said the signers of the letter plan to "remind leadership" of the group"s support for a "robust public option." "Robust" to liberals generally means similar to Medicare. Liberals are irritated leaders granted Blue Dogs" concessions that prevent the public option from using Medicare rates for reimbursement. They believe that will make care too expensive for many people" (Soraghan and Allen, 8/3).
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Inconclusive Research Links Glargine Insulin (Lantus) With Cancer

Diabetes UK has today cautioned that research claiming there is a link between certain insulins and some cancers is "inconclusive". Results of four studies looking at the risk of cancer largely in people with Type 2 diabetes treated with insulin, particularly glargine insulin (Lantus), were published in Diabetologia - the Journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes - last week. The studies were based in Germany, Sweden, Scotland and the UK. The data of around 300,000 people treated with insulin was reviewed in the studies, of which 34,392 were taking glargine insulin (Lantus) alone. The German study suggested there may be a small increased risk of cancer in those taking glargine as their only insulin; with the strongest link seeming to be with breast cancer in older people. This small increase in risk appeared in two of the other three studies and seemed to be more so in people on high doses. Sir Professor George Alberti, Chairman of Diabetes UK, said: "It should be stated firmly that the evidence in these studies is not conclusive and that there are limitations with the research. "People with diabetes who are using glargine insulin should continue to take their medication as prescribed. You will become very ill if you stop taking your insulin. If you are concerned about these findings then you should speak to your healthcare team about your anxieties before discontinuing any treatment." Diabetes UK


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