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The Effect of Regulation on Pharmaceutical Revenues in Nineteen Countries — Jan. 20, 2009

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As developed countries have trended towards increased regulation of pharmaceuticals, manufacturer revenues have fallen - the size of the impact correlating with the degree of the change in regulation. This could mean a pharmaceutical revenue reduction by as much as 20.3 percent for a largely unregulated market like the U.S.

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Creating Unique Health ID Numbers Would Facilitate Improved Health Care Quality and Efficiency — Oct. 20, 2008

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Creating a unique patient identification number for every person in the United States would facilitate a reduction in medical errors, simplify the use of electronic medical records, increase overall efficiency and help protect patient privacy.

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Recommended Infrastructure Standards for Mass Antibiotic Dispensing — Oct. 10, 2008

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In order to ensure that the U.S. government is able to dispense antibiotics and other life-saving medical countermeasures to large populations under short timelines in the case of a large-scale public health emergency, this report recommends standards for points of dispensing that are designed to apply to widely divergent jurisdictions.

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Health of Chinese and Indian Citizens Improves but Still Lags Behind Rest of World — Jul. 1, 2008

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China and India's health systems have shown advances in boosting life expectancy and disease prevention in the past fifty years. However, those living in the two nations are still exposed to a high degree of financial risk, geographical inequities in health care access, and overall poorer health than in other countries.

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Assessing the Impact of Nutrition Label Revisions in the EU — Feb. 7, 2008

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The European Commission (EC) is currently considering a revision of its food nutrition labelling legislation. An assessment of the proposed policy alternatives addresses their potential economic, social and environmental impact.

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