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Study: Benefit To Women Not Enough To Sway Men To Get HPV Vaccine
Informing men that a new vaccine to prevent human papillomavirus (HPV) would also help protect their female partners against developing cervical cancer from the sexually transmitted infection did not increase their interest in getting the vaccine, according to a new Florida State University study.
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Federal Program Cracks Down On Medicare Fraud In Houston
A federal program targets Medicare fraud in the Houston area as news of three cases representing at least $35 million in false claims emerged within the past week. The Houston Chronicle reports on the three cases, noting: "These Houston-area scams alleged in two FBI complaints and one Montgomery County indictment were among six reported nationally in a single week - representing at least $285 million in false billings, records showed. "This is an astounding amount," said Houston"s FBI spokeswoman Pat Villafranca. The $285 million is more than four times the amount stolen during robberies of U.S. banks during all of 2008, she said. This month, Houston became the fourth metropolitan area - joining Miami, Los Angeles and Detroit - to create a ramped-up fraud strike force. It goes by the acronym "HEAT," Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Action Team."
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Diagnostics Waiting Times & Activity Data: Month Ending March 2009

This data shows the NHS" progress in tackling the waiting times for diagnostic tests like scans. The monthly data published today gives the waiting times for 15 key diagnostic tests carried out in the NHS. This data will help the NHS in delivering the 18 week maximum wait from GP to treatment, including all diagnostic tests, by end 2008. More information, including a diagnostic data Q&A, is available via the 18 week website. Main findings this month - The number of patients, for whom English commissioners are responsible, waiting over 6 weeks for one of the 15 key diagnostics tests at the end of March 2009 was 2,800, a decrease of 600 (18.2%) from February 2009, and a fall of 10,100 (78.0%) from March 2008. - The number of patients, for whom English commissioners are responsible, waiting over 13 weeks for one of the 15 key diagnostics tests at the end of March 2009 was 300, a decrease of around 470 (61.2%) from February 2009, and a fall of 3,200 (91.5%) from March 2008. - Waits for audiology assessments make up the highest proportion of long waits. Between February 2009 and March 2009, over 6 week waits decreased by 130 (16.7%) to 650. Click here for diagnostic data Click here for 18 week website Department of Health, UK


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