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Lawmakers Tout Legislation To Promote Breast Cancer Awareness Among Younger Women At High Risk
Legislation (H.R. 1740, S. 994) proposed in March would help make certain groups of women younger than age 40 aware of their elevated risk for breast cancer, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) said Tuesday in a news conference sponsored by United Jewish Communities/Jewish Federations of North America, CQ HealthBeat reports. Wasserman Schultz -- who proposed the House bill after announcing that she was diagnosed with breast cancer last year -- said that about one in 40 Jewish women of Ashkenazi descent carry the BRCA 1 and BRCA 2 gene mutations, which make them three to seven times more likely to develop breast cancer. The mutations also increase women"s risk for ovarian cancer, according to Wasserman Schultz. Few Jewish women are aware of the mutations, she said. The bill would direct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to create a national education campaign aimed at increasing awareness about breast cancer risk factors and promoting early detection of the disease among women younger than age 40. A second CDC campaign would seek to educate health care professionals about specific breast cancer risk factors and treatments. The bill also would develop medical counseling programs for young women diagnosed with breast cancer. Wasserman Schultz and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), who sponsored the Senate version of the bill, said they hope the legislation will be enacted by the end of the year (Attias, CQ HealthBeat, 6/16).
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Cyberonics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CYBX) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") has approved the company"s proposal to amend the protocol of its D-21 post-approval dosing study in depression patients treated with VNS Therapy(TM).
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Too Early To Say If Screening Cuts Colon Cancer Deaths, Say Researchers
With more than 500,000 deaths each year, colorectal cancer is the third most common cause of deaths from cancer worldwide. Yet, despite a lack of evidence from randomised trials, many countries have launched large-scale colonoscopy screening programmes for the general population.
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Regulations Seek To Crack Down On Medical ID Theft

New regulations seek to crack down on a little known form of identity theft -- medical identity theft, according to Kaiser Health News. "Armed with as little as a stolen name, Social Security number and date of birth, an imposter can walk into a doctor"s office or hospital and receive services billed to the victim or the insurance provider. Although few statistics are available, the Federal Trade Commission reports that medical identity theft accounts for 1.3 percent to 3 percent of all identity theft crime -- about 250,000 cases each year." A new FTC regulation, the "Red Flags Rule," is set to take effect on August 1 to address at least part of the problem. "The rule would require physicians" offices and hospitals, among other businesses, to create new protocols to spot the "red flags" of identity theft. These could include detecting fake or altered IDs, inconsistencies in a patient"s medical records or fraud alerts from consumer reporting agencies. Doctors are not only required to implement procedures ... that allow them to detect these warning signs effectively but also to spell out what they"ll do when they find something fishy. ... But medical provider groups, including the American Medical Association, insist the rule is misguided. Their reasoning, in part, comes down to the actual language of the law." The statute states that businesses that regularly extend or renew credit are required to implement the new protocols. This category includes auto dealers, lawyers, utility companies and any physician"s office or hospital that accepts insurance or allows a payment plan (Gold, 7/24). This information was reprinted from kaiserhealthnews.org with kind permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, search the archives and sign up for email delivery at kaiserhealthnews.org. © Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.


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