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AACCA
Announces Initial Information on First Annual Conference
 The
AACCA has announced that they will be holding their first annual
conference in Kansas City, MO in March of 2004. Detailed
conference information will be forthcoming as it becomes available.
In
the meantime, we have put together a number of informational and
tourist links on the Kansas City area for your convenience.
Check out our annual conference
page and see what fun Kansas City has to offer.
Medicare
Test Will Tie Dollars to Quality of Care
 Medicare
is currently running an experiment to see if the promise of money
will equate to increased quality in hospital patient care.
Hospitals
that do the best job at meeting Medicare's 5 main criteria over the
next three years will be paid extra; any failing to meet
established standards under the experiment will lose money.
To
learn more about the Medicare test, click
here to read USA Today's coverage.
Peanut
Allergy Vaccine in Development
 An
estimated 1.5 million Americans have peanut allergies, with 10,000
reactions each year.
In
a new study at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, bacteria were
genetically engineered to produce the three peanut proteins
associated with the allergy. The bacteria were killed and
given to mice with peanut allergy. After three doses, the
mice did not react when feed peanuts.
Scientists
are confident that the vaccine can be adapted for human use.
Read
more about this exciting discovery in MSNBC's
Health section and on the CNN
site.
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FDA
Acts to Provide Better Labeling Information on Trans Fats
 On
July 9, 2003, the FDA issued a regulation requiring manufacturers to
list trans fatty acids, or trans fat, on the Nutrition Facts panel
of foods and some dietary supplements. With this rule, consumers
have more information to make healthier food choices that could
lower their consumption of trans fat as part of a heart-healthy
diet. Scientific reports have confirmed the relationship between
trans fat and an increased risk of coronary heart disease.
Food
manufacturers have until Jan. 1, 2006, to list trans fat on the
nutrition label. FDA estimates that by three years after that date,
trans fat labeling will have prevented from 600 to 1,200 cases of
coronary heart disease and 250 to 500 deaths each year.
Click
on the links below to learn more about this announcement.
2003
Cancer Conference to be Held in Atlanta, Georgia
The
annual conference will be held September 15 -18, at the Marriott
Marquis hotel in Atlanta, GA. Check out the CDC's
web site for agenda and participant information.
Sponsors
include:
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