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Anthrax Attack Requires Early Detection & Quick Response
A large attack on a major metropolitan area with airborne anthrax could affect more than a million people, necessitating their treatment with powerful antibiotics. A new study finds that in order for a response to be effective, quick detection and treatment are essential, and any delay beyond three days would overwhelm hospitals with critically ill people.

New EPI Healthcare Study By June O'Neill Shows Uninsured 'Crisis' Wildly Overestimated
The Employment Policies Institute (EPI) released a new study which shows that the widely employed estimate of 47 million uninsured Americans is a misleading representation of the problem. The study, authored by Drs. June and David O"Neill of Baruch College and City University of New York, shows that more than 43 percent, or 18 million, of uninsured Americans ages 18-64 could likely afford health coverage and are actually "voluntarily uninsured." June O"Neill served as Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) from 1995-1999.
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Cerebral Palsy Improves After Bone Marrow Stem Cell Procedure
Dr. David Steenblock of Mission Viejo, California, a pioneer in clinical applications of stem cells, is pleased to report the results of a 16 year old girl who suffered from cerebral palsy. The patient had right side paralysis and spasticity since birth. The procedure consisted of removing 300 milliliters of bone marrow from her hip and giving it back to her intravenously. Five hours after the raw bone marrow infusion, E.H. was able to move her right toe for the first time in her life. That evening, she was able to walk, stepping heel to toe on her right foot. By the next day, she was able to straighten out and use her right arm and wrist for the first time. Within three weeks, she was also able to move her fingers on her right hand and hold a cup for the first time.
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APhA Publishes The Practitioner's Quick Reference To Nonprescription Drugs

The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) recently published a concise reference on 25 common self-treatable conditions. The Practitioner"s Quick Reference to Nonprescription Drugs contains information from the new, comprehensive 16th edition of the Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs: An Interactive Approach to Self-Care, but it includes only the content that practitioners are most likely to need during self-care consultations with patients. Each chapter begins with an algorithm that presents treatment and follow-up recommendations as well as exclusions for self-treatment. The accompanying text expands on the algorithm"s recommendations and includes essential additional information (e.g., cautions and contraindications, drug interactions) plus limited background information on the condition. Among the conditions covered are headache, fever, musculoskeletal injuries and disorders, common cold, allergic rhinitis, cough, heartburn, constipation, herpes simplex, acne, pediculosis, and warts. With appendices covering administration guidelines, pregnancy risk categories, and recommended intakes for vitamins and minerals, the reference is intended to help busy health practitioners. The editor is Cynthia Knapp Dlugosz, BPharm, President of CKD Associates, LLC, a health care communications and education consulting firm in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dlugosz has more than 20 years of experience in pharmacy publishing and continuing education program development. The softbound reference (ISBN 978-1-58212-140-6; 374 pages) may be purchased for $29.95 ($27 for APhA members) through APhA"s toll-free order department at (800) 878-0729 or online at http://www.pharmacist.com. American Pharmacists Association (APhA)


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