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FDA Approves Samsca For The Treatment Of Hyponatremia
The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has approved Samsca (tolvaptan), in tablet form, for the treatment of hyponatremia. Hyponatremia is when levels of sodium in the blood are abnormally low - it is associated with dehydration.

Pharmacists Have Solution To Address White House's Economic Case For Health Care Reform
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) applauds the report by The White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) which provides a comprehensive analysis of the economic impact of health care reform.
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Why Some Severely Obese Patients Overeat Could Be Due To Physiological Response
Don"t feel like you are getting full when eating a large meal? New research from The Miriam Hospital suggests that a physiological response may partially explain why severely obese individuals may not feel satisfied after eating and often have difficulty controlling the amount of food they consume during a meal.
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Possible Government Rethink On NHS Private Finance Initiative Welcomed By UNITE, UK

A possible government rethink into the "flawed and expensive" private financing of NHS hospitals has been welcomed by Unite, the largest union in the country. Unite, which is campaigning strongly against the privatisation of the NHS, was commenting on an interview by health minister, Lord Darzi in which he said the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) "needs to be looked at." Lord Darzi told BMA News: "That model of funding may have been the right model but I have no doubt that the Department (of Health) will be appraising whether that it is still the model for the future or whether there are other, better models." "Quality is a moving target and PFIs have been very successful and might be in the future but it needs to be looked at." Unite National Officer for Health, Karen Reay said: "At long last, the government is beginning to realise that PFI is a flawed and expensive exercise that continues to consume billions of pounds in costly contracts for the enormous profit of private companies. This is money that could be better spent on frontline services for patients and clients." "Lord Darzi comments are to be welcomed - there is a chink of light at the end of the tunnel. However, when he talks about "better models for the future", we hope he means that the PFI experiment is abandoned, and not that the whole sorry process should be accelerated. We shall be seeking clarification from government on this point." Karen Reay welcomed the results of a BMA News survey which revealed that more than 90% of doctors were worried about the future of their local health services if they were left to market forces. She said: "This shows that right across the health service from GPs to health visitors to ambulance staff there is a broad coalition of health professionals opposed to the creeping tide of marketisation of the NHS." The Patchwork Privatisation of Our Health Service - a special report can be downloaded from http://www.unitetheunion.com/health and then clicking on Unite Health Sector web page: http://www.unitetheunion.com/health. Unite The Union


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