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Global Confirmed Swine Flu Cases Exceed 21,000, Including 125 Deaths
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and some local more up-to-date reports, the total number of confirmed human cases of swine flu A(H1N1) infection has exceeded 21,000, including 125 deaths in Mexico, USA, Canada, Chile and Costa Rica. If these figures are accurate, that would be 1 death per 168 cases.
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Lawmakers Seek Price Tag They Can Agree On
"Lawmakers working to overhaul the U.S. health-care system face a pressure-filled July after leaving town this week without resolving the biggest questions dividing Democrats and Republicans," Bloomberg reports. Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee - which observers deem most likely to come up with a passable, bipartisan bill - have been working to reduce the cost of the overhaul to gain Republican support, but had not yet released a proposal. Bloomberg adds: "While the Congressional Budget Office said options under consideration by the committee can keep the cost within Baucus"s goal of $1 trillion over 10 years, how to pay for the plan remains unsettled. So is structuring some kind of government-run competition for insurers. ... "Nothing has been set," Montana Democrat [Max] Baucus told reporters in the Capitol on June 25. The recess offers a chance for "taking stock," he said" (Jensen and Livkin, 6/29).
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Questioning The Use Of Muscle Rubs
There is not enough evidence to support using gels and creams containing rubefacients for chronic and acute pain, according to a systematic review by Cochrane Researchers. Rubefacients cause irritation and reddening of the skin, due to increased blood flow. The review focused on formulations containing salicylates, which are widely prescribed or sold over the counter as topical treatments for sports injuries and muscle pain.
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Texas Medical Association Agrees: Texas Children Need Access To Health Care

Statement from Texas Medical Association President William H. Fleming III, MD, in response to today"s press conference by Sen. Eliot Shapleigh (D-El Paso) and Rep. Garnet Coleman (D-Houston). Senator Shapleigh and Representative Coleman called on Governor Rick Perry to add legislation that would expand the Children"s Health Insurance Program in the special session. "Texas physicians applaud Sen. Eliot Shapleigh (D-El Paso) and Rep. Garnet Coleman (D-Houston) for standing up for Texas" uninsured children. We agree that Governor Perry should add legislation allowing working families to buy into the Children"s Health Insurance Program to the items eligible for consideration during this special session. The measure would insure more than 80,000 children from working families who cannot afford to buy health insurance coverage. TMA believes that providing children with a regular physician who can deliver essential health care services in an appropriate setting is not only good medicine but also smart business." TMA is the largest state medical society in the nation, representing nearly 44,000 physician and medical student members. It is located in Austin and has 120 component county medical societies around the state. TMA"s key objective since 1853 is to improve the health of all Texans. Texas Medical Association


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