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Summer 2008

	NATIONAL	STATEWIDE	RESEARCH
	The U.S. health care system is not ready for 65 million aging baby boomers, according to a report from The Institute of Medicine.	When enrollment in the Oregon Health Plan standard plan was cut in 1993, emergency room visits increased by 23 percent.	Trans fat is a contributing factor for breast cancer, according to a study in The American Journal of Epidemiology.
	Review the health care proposals of Barack Obama, John McCain, Ralph Nader and the Libertarian and Greenpeace parties.	Forest Grove School District has approved a health clinic at Forest Grove High School.	People whose diet is nearest the DASH Diet are less likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke, according to The Archives of Internal Medicine.

 

Winter 2008

	NATIONAL	STATEWIDE	RESEARCH
	Poorer, Less Educated Americans in Worse Health Than Canadian Counterparts (Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research)	Health care costs consuming more of Oregonians’ budgets. (The Register-Guard) Click here to Download Families USA Report	Practicing healthy habits—eating right, exercising, etc.—can mean 14 extra years. (Associated Press)
	No raise for Medicare-paid home-care firms (AP)		Timing may improve effectiveness of hypertension medicine. (Federal News Radio)

 

Fall 2007

	NATIONAL	STATEWIDE	RESEARCH
	FDA delays October 1 tamper-resistant prescription pad requirement for six months. (Oregon Medical Association)	Failing marks in health care is one reason why Children First for Oregon gives the state an overall "D" grade for child welfare. (The Statesman Journal)	Gestational diabetes is associated with a higher risk of childhood obesity. (Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research)
	Preventive care could save $1 trillion in cost of chronic disease. (Los Angeles Times)	Report card: Oregon uninsured include 12.6 percent of children under the age of 18. (Children First for Oregon)	Biological factor contributes to higher rate of breast cancer deaths among black women. (University of Michigan)

 

Summer 2007

	NATIONAL	STATEWIDE	RESEARCH
	House, Senate Pass SCHIP Reauthorization Packages. (Association of American Medical Colleges)	Nonsmokers absorb potent carcinogen in secondhand smoke. (Oregon DHS)	New insights on how mental health is influenced by culture, immigration status (NIMH)
		Oregon joins national project to improve addiction treatment outcomes. (Oregon DHS)

 

Spring 2007

	NATIONAL	STATEWIDE	RESEARCH
	All low-income newborns receive equal access to Medicaid. (CMS)	WIC works, according to comprehensive study. (Oregon DHS)	Study identifies gene that might help some people to stop smoking. (NIH)
		Efforts to keep kids from getting cavities get a boost. (Oregon DHS)	Racial disparities in depression risk, treatment. (NIMH)