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Rx News | January 17, 2014
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HCAA's Executive Forum 2014
February 5 - 7, 2014
Las Vegas, NV

 

 

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National Drug Facts Week
Jan. 27 - Feb. 2 

With National Drug Facts Week beginning January 27, there is a new game that teachers and parents can use to teach teens about prescription drug abuse.  

 

The online game "Trauma" targets students from middle school to college and allows them to learn by doing. By conducting medical exams and working with the emergency room physician and pharmacist to discover what kind of trauma occurred, students will learn how the abuse of prescription medications played a role in a car accident involving two high school students.

  

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News You Can Use
Fox News.  A major study may put to rest the controversial thought that there is an advantage to being overweight if a person is diagnosed with diabetes.  The study has revealed that "there's no survival advantage to being large, and a disadvantage to being very large."   (1/16)    Full Story       
 
Industry News
Reuters.  The e-cigarette market is growing in China, the country in which it was invented 10 years ago.  Vaping, as it's called, is becoming more popular as smoking restrictions become tighter.  In the US, sales grew at 115%/year from 2009 to 2012.  (Jourdan, 1/15)    Full Story   

Time.  Researchers have found that a natural hormone can block the high that people receive from marijuana.  The hormone, pregnenolone, is already marketed as an anti-aging supplement.  While the discovery may lead to new studies, it may not be helpful for medical uses because the hormone also blocks THC's pain relieving activities.  (Szalavitz, 1/3)    Full Story

Health Policy Matters
Bloomberg.  Researchers at the University of California at San Francisco have found "the cost of giving birth at a hospital can vary by tens of thousands of dollars, a price range that is largely random and unexplainable by market factors."  To see the range of prices, click into the article. (Chen, 1/15)  Full Story

 


Kaiser Health News.  Anti-poverty agencies across the US remain fearful that for some Americans, health insurance may still be too costly even under the Affordable Care Act.  Available for people who earn too much to qualify for Medicaid and too little to afford insurance on the state exchanges is the Basic Health Program, but the agencies fear that even that program may not be enough.  (Ollove, 1/14)  Full Story


The White House Blog.  Magic Johnson is using his fame as an athlete to help promote the Affordable Care Act.  Click into the link to read about his message and view his video.  (1/15)  Full Story