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Apthera Receives Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) From FDA For Pivotal Phase III Trial Of NeuVax In Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Apthera, Inc. announced that it reached an agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under a Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) for its planned Phase III clinical trial of the Company"s lead drug, NeuVax. The SPA is a written agreement between the trial"s sponsor and the FDA regarding the design, endpoints, and planned statistical analysis of the Phase III trial to be used in support of a Biologics License Application (BLA).

Obama Says Health Reform Must Be Done This Year
The opportunity to enact health care reform legislation could be missed unless Congress passes it this year, President Obama on Thursday said to thousands of supporters in a phone call made from Air Force One, the AP/USA Today reports. In a call to members of his political organization, Organizing for America, Obama said, "If we don"t get it done this year, we"re not going to get it done," adding, "I think the status quo is unacceptable and that we"ve got to get it done this year." Obama also said that any action on overhaul legislation could be delayed unless volunteers pressure lawmakers to support the administration"s goals for health care reform (AP/USA Today, 5/28). Obama said, "Some of you are in states and districts where politicians are resistant to bringing about change, so we need you to get involved" (Zeleny, "The Caucus," New York Times, 5/28). Obama told volunteers that it was time to "remobilize" after their successful campaign to get him elected, adding that "we have gotten a lot of things done during our first four months. But health care, that"s a big push" (AP/USA Today, 5/28).David Plouffe, Obama"s presidential campaign manager and head of Organizing for America, during the call said, "If the country stands with the president and if the country is demanding health care reform, [then] we"ll get it done," adding, "Washington will not have any option but to follow us." He added, "You need to take ownership of this" ("The Caucus," New York Times, 5/28). Organizing for America Campaign
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First Confirmed Case Of H1N1 (Swine) Flu In Coconino County
Coconino County Health Department (CCHD) officials announced today the first case of H1N1 (swine) flu in Coconino County. The Arizona Department of Health Services Lab confirmed that a 24 year-old male from the Navajo Nation has tested positive for the illness. The man went to the Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation Emergency Department with flu-like symptoms and was tested. He is now recovering from the illness.
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Fremont Patients, Public Health Endangered By Kaiser Cutbacks In Urgent Services

TUESDAY: Dozens of Registered Nurses to March on Kaiser Permanente-Fremont to Protest Effort to Slash Urgent Care Citing grave risks to the care they are able to provide to their patients, dozens of RNs from Kaiser-Fremont will march on the facility this Tuesday July 14th to protest a new effort to cut urgent-care res at the facility. The nurses will demand Kaiser continue offering these services and cancel any proposed cutbacks. What: Nurses Picket Kaiser-Fremont Over Loss of Urgent Care Services Where: Kaiser Fremont, 39401 Civic Center Drive, Fremont When: Tuesday, July 14, 12 noon to 1:00 p.m. The nurses charge that Kaiser"s decision to slash the hours, access, and capacity of their urgent care center will negatively impact patients by shuffling them into an already-overcrowded emergency room, and will cause financial hardship through the higher schedule of co-pays for care in the ER. "Cutting back urgent care hours and services is the latest step by Kaiser to cut corners on patient care," said Robert Marth, an RN at Kaiser. "Kaiser is forcing people into the emergency room, despite the fact that they"ll pay more to receive care in what may not be the appropriate setting. Kaiser is a profitable and well-funded system and our patients deserve better than these ongoing reductions in patient care." "Urgent care services at Kaiser Fremont are important to our community and should not be cut," added Bob Weickowski, a member of the Fremont City Council. Kaiser recently announced that its profits from the first quarter of the 2009 fiscal year are up 72 percent over last year-jumping from $250 million to $432 million-making clear that they have the res to maintain urgent-care services. California Nurses Association


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