The Asian Journal of Psychiatry is the official journal of the Asian Federation of Psychiatric Associations (AFPA), representing psychiatry in over 40 countries within Asian continent. It is to be the premier voice of psychiatric research and development in the Asian continent from Turkey to Kathmandu and the article regions to the southern most tip of Asia. The journal seeks to bridge a knowledge gap in the application and transfer of research findings and clinical practice throughout Asia to and from the rest of the world.
The journal will be officially launched on Tuesday, 23 September, during the XIV World Congress of Psychiatry, held in Prague (Czech Republic) from 20 - 25 September 2008 (http://www.wpa-prague2008.cz/) by Professor Mario Maj, Naples University, Italy - the incoming President of the World Psychiatric Association, followed by distinguished members of the international editorial team, presidents and board members of national societies.
The focus of this peer-reviewed journal will be on psychiatric research pertinent to Asia produced either within or outside the continent. Potential submissions may also include pre-clinical, clinical, service system and policy development research relevant to psychiatry. Manuscripts highlighting social-cultural diversity of the region pertaining mental health are also welcome. Authors are invited to submit their work to the Asian Journal of Psychiatry through the online submission and review system - http://ees.elsevier.com/ajp
The first issue includes an Asian perspective report on the psychosocial responses to disaster, outlining the psychosocial intervention efforts from nine Asian nations when confronted with large-scale natural catastrophic events, such as the Indian Ocean Tsunami, India, 2004. The article includes reports from situations where local services have some capacity to respond as well as those where services are destroyed or overwhelmed. The first issue is available for free online at http://www.sciencedirect.com/
Mental disorders are among the most disabling of health problems worldwide. While effective treatments are available for many of these disorders, much remains to be learnt, said the Editor-in-Chief, Professor Matcheri Keshavan, There is a strong need to accumulate and disseminate evidence based literature on psychiatric disorders, especially as it pertains to the Asian continent, where three fifth of the world population lives. There is currently a dearth for journals of high quality that address this need. The Asian Journal of Psychiatry, hopes to fill that important need, and will be a platform for new and clinically relevant research and education.
Dr. Russell DSouza Chair Managing Board of the Asian Federation of Psychiatric Associations explained the role of the new Journal, Mental health problems appear to be increasing in developing and developed nations of Asia. Resources are outstripped by magnitude of mental illness. What is critically needed are evidence based, cost effective diagnosis, treatment and preventive approaches to major mental disorders. Expanding the scientific knowledge about psychiatric disorders and new diagnostic and therapeutic modalities will improve global mental health.It gives us great pleasure to announce the launch of the Asian Journal of Psychiatry which will contribute to the development of mental health disorders in the Asian society. It fills a critical need in a continent where more than 450 million people are reported to suffer from mental and neurological disorders, noted Lisa M. Colson, Elsevier Publishing Editor for Psychiatry journals, The Journal has an excellent team of experts with great enthusiasm, passion and dedication to its success. The Asian Journal of Psychiatry is particularly unique in its unilateral approach to Asia and Asian researchers, enhancing psychiatric research and development on the Asian continent. Congratulations to the Editorial Team of the Asian Journal of Psychiatry, the Asian Federation of Psychiatric Associations and all those involved with this very first issue.
About the Asian Federation of Psychiatric Associations (AFPA)
The AFPA evolved from the aspirations of countless number of Asian psychiatrists for over a century who strived to create the meeting place of Asian psychiatrists. It was officially launched at the 13th WPA Congress held in Cairo in 2005. Although the AFPA is still a very young organization, it is already very active in supporting training programs in countries with limited resources, promoting collaborative research across countries and mobilizing resources at times of disasters.
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So why have drug companies started to trademark the appearance of their drugs? In the past several years, brand name drug companies have started to make the appearance of their pills part of their marketing campaigns. By making consumers associate a particular appearance of a pill with the medicine contained in the pill, the drug company builds what’s called a “brand identity.” This helps convince the consumer that the product is superior and builds what’s called “brand loyalty.”
Drug companies use this strategy to stand out from their competitors. They also use it to try to convince patients to keep paying for the more expensive brand-name version of the medicine when a generic version becomes available. They hope that the patient will equate the look of the pill with its effectiveness. A generic pill can look “drab” in comparison, to, say a colorful Nexium pill, with its bright purple and its yellow stripes. It is a testament to how effective drug company marketing has become that consumers even notice the color of their pills!
Unfortunately, this serves to confuse patients. For patients that take many medications, the shape and color of the pill can help them remember what it is and what it’s used for. If drug companies didn’t trademark the appearance of their pills, then generic drug companies could make their pills look the same as the brand-name. This would help patients remember what each of their medications is, and avoid potentially dangerous errors (such as taking a drug at the wrong time, taking too much of the drug, missing a dose, etc).
The main thing to remember is that the appearance of a drug has nothing to do with its effectiveness. By using the color and shape of a drug as a marketing tool, brand-name drug companies are trying to fool you into thinking that these things matter, and to trick you into using an expensive brand-name drug when a less expensive one (generic or a different brand-name drug in the same category) would work just as well.
One last thing to keep in mind: The same generic drug can be made by many different generic drug companies, and each of their pills may look different not just from the brand-name pill, but from each other. If your pharmacy changes which generic drug company it buys your medication from, or if you switch pharmacies, your pills might suddenly look different than they did the last time you filled your prescription. Dont panic! This doesnt mean that you got the wrong pills. But, if you are at all uncertain or concerned, talk to your pharmacist. Better safe than sorry.
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Amgen has had plenty of headaches as sales of its flagship anemia medicines, Epogen and Aranesp, have fallen in recent quarters amid safety concerns and tougher payment policies from Medicare and other insurers. Denosumab, aka D-mab, is the first significant candidate to emerge from an Amgen RD overhaul that began early this decade, the WSJ explains this morning.
Growing enthusiasm about D-mab has helped drive Amgens shares up above $60 after sinking to less than $40 early this year because of the anemia drug issues. D-mab could be an alternative to osteoporosis drugs called bisphosphonates, which include Reclast from Novartis, Boniva from Roche and GlaxoSmithKline and Fosamax from Merck. Those drugs can be tough for patients to take, and denosumab would be an alternative thats a twice-yearly injection.
The drug got its start when Amgen scientists noticed that some mice with an inactivated gene had big bones.
But even after more data on the drug emerge this week, there will likely still be questions about denosumabs long-term safety, whether patients will prefer the injections, and also whether theyll pay for Amgens drug when Fosamax is now available in cheap generic form.
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Most of the health insurance quotes that youll receive will be grouped into one of three categories:
Health Insurance Quotes: Indemnity of Fee-For-Service Plans
The plans that our parents used to use were probably indemnity plans; these health insurance quotes allow you to visit any doctor of your choosing. Highly desirable by many people, these types of health insurance quote are in great demand, however, they are becoming harder and harder to come by, and seem to be creeping up in price. But many consumers are willing to pay this price, because of the convenience and flexibility these plans offer.
Health Insurance Quotes: Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs)
HMOs are becoming more and more common lately; most health insurance quotes are for this type of plan nowadays. HMOs are, essentially, a group of health service providers who bundle their services together in a fixed price option. If your doctor doesnt refer you to certain care, then you wont be eligible to receive payment for it under your health insurance quote. These types of plans are good for people who know they wont need any specialized services, and if your budget is a factor, this is one of the lower, and more predictable options.
Health Insurance Quotes: Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs)
PPOs are a health insurance quote that combines aspects the two aforementioned plans. PPOs offer the same type of managed group services as HMOs, but also allow users to go outside of their network without a referral. It only makes sense, though, that using this option will cost you more out-of-pocket expenses, but it is covered partially. PPOs are a good middle ground health insurance quote option; you get the flexibility of using your group of health care providers or ones outside of the network, and the costs for this type of plan are in the middle range of the three (although costs can be a bit less predictable).
Health Insurance Quotes: Where to Go?
Many consumers get their health insurance quotes from their workplace, which may or may not be partially paid for through the company. If your company doesnt offer this benefit, perhaps talk to professional organizations, unions, banks, club or other group that you belong to they may have an option that is attractive to you. If you cannot find group coverage this way, you can always opt for individual coverage but this is by far the most expensive health insurance quote option out there. Talking to an insurance agent who can assist you with the quote process is a good idea, if this is your only avenue.
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This ineffectiveness of state regulation has been well documented and the subject of dozens of hearings by Congress but putting this kind of a number on it emphasizes the need for a federal office of insurance that will help develop a standards based industry. Each state has different rules, even different definitions of the same word. Some states have, supposedly as an unintended consequence, all but eliminated the insurance marketplace while continuing to convert insurance companies into all kinds of businesses that they are ill suited for. This causes a backlash of policy holders and insurance reform advocates when focus is shifted to insurers that cant meet demand or provide services that they have no control over.
As an example, insurance companies, with a few exceptions, dont provide medical services. A few hospital based health plans exist, like Kaiser Permanente, a regional HMO that operates in several states and bordering areas. Providence Health Plans, a PPO based plan (Preferred Provider Organization), is a spin-off of Providence Health Services which operates in a handful of Western states. Serious complaints keep rising about what appears to be part of the Kaiser culture which is to under-diagnose, and seemingly systematically fail to communicate vital information to their clients as a cost saving measure. Since this is an example of how a single payer system would work in the US, this seems like a poor example to try to spread especially since they have had such a hard time controlling costs and competing with insurers that don't own the kind of infrastructure that Kaiser does. Kaiser does have an electronic health record system that should be the standard that systems being developed for everyone else should be compared to but probably won't become a standard because our health industry is far more competitive than it is collaborative.
The vast bulk of people that have insurance are covered by insurance companies that have contracts with facilities they dont own and try to negotiate low prices with providers. These companies appear to be more profitable and a more successful business model. In some states these companies operate as non-profits but similar companies in another state may operate as a for profit stock company. An example of this phenomenon are the BlueCross BlueShield Association companies. The most expensive part of the insurer-provider relationship is the administrative cost of collection of and payment of claims since the same service and billing code may have dozens of different prices depending on who the beneficiary is, who their insurer is, and other factors. Estimates say that our total health care expenditure could be cut by 25-50% if we just went to a standardized pricing schedule for each billing code with some regional adjustments. However, it will be difficult to move to a model like this because private health insurance and policy holders have been subsidizing Medicare Medicaid patients for decades now. Medicare pays about 20% of the local average rate so other costs are raised to subsidize that amount. A survey of doctors in our area revealed that if offered cash most providers would be willing to accept 50% of their normal rate so the mean price would be somewhere between the two, raising what is paid for Medicare patients and lowering it for everyone else. This would leave providers in roughly the same financial position while leveling the playing field for access for everyone and lowering operating costs at the same time.
This is the kind of mandate and change that we need, but as long as 50 state commissioners get to play with their own little political footballs you shouldnt expect to see anything like that soon. We need to create a more efficient health system but we also need to look at the whole business model and not try to keep tweaking one side to fix the other, especially when the other controls the costs. It doesnt matter how many times you change the oil if you dont have gas in the tank. It seems doubtful that we can expect to see any sensible policy come out of the NAIC soon as the size of their catalog of failures shows.
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Our first visit ended up taking most of our day, which I believe is a bit atypical. We had a sonogram. The lady who did the sonogram was very warm an friendly. We saw a healthy baby and we were happy. I was wondering if we might see twins in there, but only one kid. She also found a sist. She didnt know if that was serious or not so she scheduled us to meet with a higher level sonogram tech that afternoon to check it out. She went on to plan out our doctor visits with us.
In between visits my wife cried. She was worried about the sist. I was so glad we were able to get the follow up exam that day. The higher level sonogram tech was not very friendly and rather cold, but she did assure us that the sist wasn’t a big deal and that our baby should be fine. My wife missed her first visit with the actual doctor. We were assigned a doctor that deals with the tougher cases because of our “sist issue”. My wife hasn’t been remembering things quite as well since she got pregnant, and when we met with our doctor he was very understanding. He was friendly, understanding and helpful. Beyond that, he had an English accent. Very cool! He assured us more that everything was progressing fine. Tomorrow, we go back to the doctor and find out if we’re having a boy or a girl. Personally, I’m hoping for a girl.
Posted: September 4th, 2008 under California.
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It's a relief to see cost growth trending down, even slightly, Blaine Bos, a senior Mercer health and benefits consultant based in Minneapolis, said in a statement released by the company. But this is not an unqualified success story. While some employers are holding down cost growth with innovative methods of improving health care quality and efficiency, more typically employers struggling with increases they can't handle resort to the tried and true method of shifting cost to employees.
That means higher deductibles, copayments, coinsurance and out-of-pocket spending for workers. From 2003 to 2007, the median family deductible for in-network services in a PPO (the type of plan offered by the most employers) rose from $1,000 to $1,500.
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As you may know by now, the New Jersey Stem Cell Research Bond Act lost: 53% to 47%.
First, let no one trash-talk the campaign director. In an unequal battle, working very nearly without a budget, Russ Oster gave it everything he had. He is a good man, and I would be proud to work beside him again, any time.
But the Religious Right out-moneyed us, out GOTV’ed us, and definitely out-lied us.
We cannot stop their lies. They cannot ever beat us on the facts, so they are forced to make up stuff, and they do.
But the other two factors, the money and the Get Out The Vote (GOTV) effort—there we can and must do better.
In visible dollars, the opposition spent about a million on the campaign, about twice what we had—but that was only the tip of the iceberg.
The opposition ran their campaign quite literally inside the Catholic Church, as well as receiving support from other Religious Right groups and some anti-tax organizations.
The Catholic Church has been attacking embryonic stem cell research non-stop for the past six years…and that means in every church they own across the land.
They fought us with TV commercials, pulpit homilies, radio and print ads, glossy fliers and handouts, paid lobbyists and lawn signs.
We went unarmed against the largest single property owner in the world.
How can we do better?
Two things leap to mind.
First, it was a major mistake to try for the act in an election “off year”.
It would have been better to try for the act in a Presidential election year, when we know folks are going to the polls. Voter turnout would have been at least double and perhaps triple the miserable twenty-something (don’t know exactly yet) it was.
That would have allowed New Jersey to mount a two-year campaign: the first year for raising funds—an effort of this magnitude must have a serious budget.
Money is the second problem.
Consider: California’s great Prop 71 effort was backed by a budget of $30 million. Missouri’s epic battle to pass Amendment 2 was funded by a similar amount.
Where will this money come from?
I urge every stem cell activist to contact their friends in the biomedical industry.
Now we all know the good work in teaching groups like BIO is doing.
But as an industry, in my opinion, the biomedical industry has been short-sighted and stingy in the extreme. It is not good enough to occasionally say a few nice words about the industry which will revolutionize the world of medicine—it will require a financial commitment.
America needs to spend billions on research. That means the campaigns must be backed.
If government billions are wanted, industry millions must be raised—so get on the ball, big BIO! The opposition always says you guys are behind the regenerative medicine effort—maybe it is time they were right!
In Proposition 71, the decision was made not to seek or even accept money from biomedical groups.
In my opinion, that was a mistake.
California was able to win anyway, but we had Bob Klein on our side, giving up his savings, the profits his company had made for years. He gives way too much, and cannot give more.
But is regenerative medicine to become big as the Defense Department (and why not, when millions of our citizens are needlessly dying, in a losing war with chronic illness?) then we must think and act like the Defense industry does. Big Bucks, not pennies.
I can sum up what we need in two words.
CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.
Let every biotech company contribute to the campaigns advancing stem cell research.
To the best of my knowledge the entire donation of biotech dollars to the New Jersey effort was $10,000—that is pathetic. It should have been at least ten million—with half a billion in research money at stake.
We can and must do better.
Or we will have to get used to losing.
Don Reed
www.stemcellbattles.
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These poor debilitated people didnt need acute medical attention, but without getting too graphic, they were bedridden, no bowel or bladder control, couldnt feed themselves, Ill stop there. When people get to that point they need whats called custodial care. Medicare doesnt cover it, MediCal (Californias version of Medicaid) will, but only after you deplete the persons assets. It can get ugly and destroy what they worked hard to save for all those years.
You dont need to be elderly to need custodial or nursing home level of care, and thats another reason that long term care insurance can be important at any age. Instead of just getting old, younger people have motor vehicle accidents that leave them a mess, the unusual illness at a younger age could leave you needing help, anything can happen at any age. Does that mean you need to get it at age 25 or 30? Theres a lot of debate about that in the industry. Get it at a younger age, your rates are lower, you are still insurable, those could be good reasons. It used to be that you would start looking into it in your late 60s/early 70s, but it gets more expensive and theres a greater chance that someone can be uninsurable. 50s are good, even late 40ss when I did mine.
Personally, I had tried to talk my mom into doing this for yearsshe lives in another state and Im not licensed there, so its not like I was looking for a sale. I just knew the cost of care versus the cost of long term care insurance, her overall financial situation and it made sense. She said shed get to it, blah, blah, but never did. My mom was and still is very active, so I can understand. We lost my dad when he was only 62, it could have been useful during his cancer care, but in 1991 things were different in insurance.
But she called me one morning, in tears, because her husband (she remarried a good guy) had a TIA, or mini stroke. Well that knocked him out of the running and thats what I told her. THAT got her attention, and within a few months she bought long term care insurance from an agent she had a long standing relationship.
Back to the professional side, when I speak to clients and prospective clients, they tell me they dont need it, their children will take care of them. Well, back to the old ER scenario. Wed see debilitated people in their 80s and 90s, and their poor kids were in their 60s or 70s. Even before then, the children could have their own health issues that would preclude them from doing the heavy physical care that is often needed.
SO, when you look at $2000-$3000 per year for this coverage, where you are buying a large of money that can potentially grow over time, compare that to the $60,000-$80,000 per year that in home, assisted living or nursing home care can cost. All things to look at, so if you have an agent you trust, talk to them. If you dont, and youre in California, Id appreciate the opportunity to talk to you. Be well.
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The triumph of this bill reflects months of intense negotiations between major environmental groups, the building industry, affordable housing advocates, and state and local governments. Senator Steinberg has been lauded for bringing these groups, often at war with each other in the past, together for this bill. SB 375 marks the first time major environmental organizations, local governments, major homebuilders and affordable housing advocates have agreed on a plan to account for California’s population growth and achieve AB 32 greenhouse gas emission reduction goals at the same time. In return for a quicker process to approve housing under California’s Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), new development will have to consider transportation in planning.
After passage, Steinberg said, “If California is to fully implement AB 32, we must address how our communities grow. SB 375 will reduce greenhouse gas emissions from cars and light trucks and improve Californians’ quality of life through smart, coordinated regional planning. I urge the Governor to sign SB 375.”
The bill was sponsored by the California League of Conservation Voters (CLCV) and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) who were elated over passage and now turn their attention to Governor Schwarzenegger to sign this bill.
Tom Adams, CLCV Board President, said “SB 375 is not just another example of California’s national environmental leadership. That the cradle of car culture is the first to tackle the global warming problem of long commutes is a watershed moment.”
Ann Notthoff, NRDC California Advocacy Director, joined in and looked towards our state’s future, saying, “We need to get Californians beyond being stuck in our cars, sitting in traffic. SB 375 will help get us moving again and cut global warming pollution at the same time. We look forward to working with the broad coalition that came together to support this bill to make sure it is implemented effectively.”
Ray Becker, the Chair of California Building Industry Association heaped strong words of praise, "California homebuilders are pleased to join with Senator Steinberg on the occasion of this important compromise agreement. SB 375 is a measure that truly serves the public interest – improving the quality of life of all Californians by ensuring a healthy environment, affordable places to live and the mobility necessary to keep the state’s economy strong and prosperous. CBIA commends Senator Steinberg for his leadership.
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Many Health insurance policy experts support the new law understand that the Cover Florida Health Access Act, is a step in the right direction. Yes, many individuals in Florida will have access to affordable health insurance coverage, but will it be comprehensive enough to make residents happy? Other liberal states in the United States have great healthcare systems, I.E. Massachusetts, Maine, and the state of Washington.
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New unemployment statistics released today -- showing the state's jobless rate reaching its worst level in more than a decade -- depict an ailing California economy which will only become sicker if proposed health care cuts are enacted.
Health Access' research shows $2 Billion in lost business activity and 16,500 jobs lost as a result of budget cuts -- three times the economic impact of an upper-income tax increase -- and families facing a $290 increase in private insurance premiums to make up for the lost revenue in the health care system.
If policymakers are concerned about California's economy, the worst thing they can do is to approve these health care cuts. These cuts force us to lose hundreds of millions of dollars in federal matching funds-which then has ripple effects throughout the economy, impacting jobs, wages, and even health insurance costs.
Key findings of the report include:
• More Than a $2.1 Billion Economic Loss Statewide in the First Year, including 16,500 Lost Jobs: By cutting nearly over $800 million billion in health care spending, California will lose its dollar-to dollar federal matching funds. The loss of these dollars in circulation had additional economic consequences of more than $2 billion, in lost commerce, lost wages and lost jobs.
• Severe Reverberations in Both Urban Rural Counties: Fifteen counties in California are expected to see losses in economic activity in excess of $30 million. Areas severely impacted by the proposed cuts include the Central Valley, with Kern, Fresno, and San Joaquin counties losing an estimated total of $183 million in business activity and $64.8 million in wages.
• Increased Health insurance Premiums Rise by $290: The budget cuts propose to deny coverage to around one million more Californians, leading to a cost shift from medical providers will end up treating more patients who cannot pay for services. A separate report quantifies the amount of that estimated premium increase.
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Imagine you have a sore knee. You go to see an orthopedist. The orthopedist asks you how the injury happened, how severe the pain is, in what way does it hurt (burning, sharp pain, aching etc.). The orthopedist pushes and pulls your knee into positions you never thought possible. The orthopedist may order x-rays and/or an MRI of your knee. Only after all information from these diagnostic steps has been assembled does the doctor fully understand the problem. Only then can he or she make a diagnosis and prescribe a treatment plan.
Health Care Problems is dedicated to gathering information for the same purpose the orthopedic surgeon gathers information: to make possible diagnosis and treatment of a problem. Unlike the doctor, however, HealthCareProblems.org does not attempt diagnosis or prescription. That's left to the reader. Health Care Problems does the first part of the surgeon's job. It collects information and assembles it for study.
You can participate in two ways. First, you can share your experiences of shortcomings with the current health care system. Your writing will be identified only by your state and your occupation. No other identifying information will be displayed. Second, you can use the information collected on the site to explore how and where the existing health care system fails. Armed with that knowledge, you can more accurately determine ways to fix or rebuild the current system (remember, in a democracy we are all responsible for diagnosing and fixing systems that don't work).
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