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Rx News | April 25, 2014
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National CooperativeRx Annual Meeting
May 1-2, 2014
The Chula Vista
Wisconsin Dells, WI

The Alliance Annual Seminar
May 6, 2014
The Monona Terrace
Madison, WI

 

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Coalition News
 
World Meningitis Day: April 23

  

Every year more than 1.2M people suffer from meningitis.

 

On Thursday, the Confederation of Meningitis Organisations (CoMO) united with 43 member organisations in 28 countries worldwide to celebrate the sixth World Meningitis Day (WMD).

  

Meningitis is a disease that can affect anyone, anywhere and at any time. This year, together with their members, CoMO shared information about meningitis and promoted the important role of vaccinations in preventing the most deadly and most devastating forms of the disease. 

  

For more information, click here.

 

 

 

 
News You Can Use
Fox News.  A newly released study has found that at least 1 in 20 adults is misdiagnosed in outpatient clinics in the US every year.  This means 12M people are misdiagnosed on a yearly basis.  (Woerner, 4/17)   Full Story  
 
CNN.  Earlier reports that childhood obesity is on the decline may have been wrong.  A new study has shown that earlier studies didn't include a long enough timeline to be entirely accurate.  While there was a spike and then decline in childhood obesity a decade ago, if you look further out childhood obesity is still on the rise.  Click into the article to see the longer chart.  (4/7)  Full Story

Industry News
Bloomberg.  Diabetes cases tripled from 1990 to 2010, and diabetes drug sales may surpass $50B by 2017.  While serious complications from the disease are on the decline (such as heart attack and stroke), the number of people in the US being diagnosed continues to rise.  (Ostrow, 4/16)  Full Story    
 
HealthDay.  A new drug for cancer patients is being referred to as a "vaccine."  The drug is in the first of 3 stages of research.  The hope is that it can be developed to help the immune system fight off cancer cells.  (Dotinga, 4/16)  Full Story

Health Policy Matters
Reuters.  In an effort to help families afford expensive treatment, California has passed rules to make it harder for insurance agencies to delay treatment for children with autism.  More specifically, the rules "make it clear that insurers must cover behavioral interventions for children with autism at the same level that they cover visits to a medical doctor."  (Bernstein, 4/16)    Full Story 

Kaiser Health News.  The University of Utah Health Care now allows patients to rate their doctors on the hospital's official web page.  While all doctors currently have a 4 or 5 out of 5 rating, not all of the comments are positive.  (Galewitz, 4/17)   Full Story