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Simple Interventions Help Decrease Narcotic-Related Pediatric Adverse Drug Events

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EDT

A study shows that implementation of various simple interventions decreases narcotic-related adverse drug events in hospitalized children.
Medscape Medical News

Precious Last Moments: Family Presence During Resuscitation

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 13:29:52 EDT

Tammie Quest, MD, Director of EPEC -- Emergency Medicine Project -- discusses whether families should observe CPR.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine

Obama's Healthcare Plan Insures More People Than McCain's, Study Says

Sun, 5 Oct 2008 00:32:26 EDT

Twice as many uninsured people in the United States will have health insurance in 10 years under Sen. Barack Obama's healthcare plan than under Sen. John McCain's plan, according to a report by the Commonwealth Fund, but a critic challenges the group's projections.
WebMD Health News

Merck Stops Taranabant Development: Will Not Seek FDA Approval

Fri, 3 Oct 2008 15:03:00 EDT

Prospects for the drug were dim, with late-stage studies showing a significant increase in psychiatric and gastrointestinal side effects with the cannabinoid-receptor blocker.
Heartwire

U.S. Congress Passes Mental Health Coverage Boost

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 11:08:04 EDT

A measure boosting insurance coverage for mental illness and treatment of drug and alcohol addiction secured final U.S. congressional passage on Friday as part of financial industry bailout legislation.
Reuters Health Information

Pfizer to Drop Development of Drugs for Hyperlipidemia, Atherosclerosis, and Heart Failure

Fri, 3 Oct 2008 14:12:00 EDT

Forbes reported the news online after obtaining an internal Pfizer memo.
Heartwire

Doing Better for Less: The Case for Organized Group Practices

Fri, 3 Oct 2008 08:49:58 EDT

Shannon Brownlee, MS, Visiting Scholar, National Institutes of Health, Washington, DC, explains how to both cut healthcare costs and improve quality.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine

FDA Mulls Limits on Kids' Cough Medicine

Fri, 3 Oct 2008 11:46:00 EDT

Some experts want to end sales of over-the-counter cough and cold medicine for children.
WebMD Health News

Work Absences for Major Illness Linked to Mortality

Fri, 3 Oct 2008 18:16:00 EDT

Employees who take off work for major illnesses are at increased risk for death, new research suggests. The exception, however, is absences due to musculoskeletal disease, which show no association with mortality.
Reuters Health Information

Make Mine Paper

Thu, 2 Oct 2008 10:04:31 EDT

Popular physician blogger, #1 Dinosaur, prefers paper charts to EMRs.
Medscape Business of Medicine

FDA Finds No Link Between Statin Use and ALS

Thu, 2 Oct 2008 12:52:00 EDT

The meta-analysis, which included 41 clinical trials, revealed similar rates of ALS in the statin-treated and placebo-treated patients. The agency said further monitoring is still needed, however, because of the expansive use of the drugs and the dire consequences of this neurodegenerative disorder.
Medscape Medical News

Playing the Healthcare Market--No Longer a Game

Thu, 2 Oct 2008 15:09:54 EDT

Will commercial health care survive the debacle of the investment houses?
Medscape Family Medicine

FDA Approvals: ProAir HFA and Nasacort AQ

Thu, 2 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EDT

The FDA has approved expanded indications for an albuterol sulfate inhalation aerosol (ProAir HFA) and triamcinolone acetonide nasal spray (Nasacort AQ).
Medscape Medical News

NHS Given Financial Clean Bill of Health

Thu, 2 Oct 2008 18:20:25 EDT

The National Health Service was given a relatively clean bill of financial health on Thursday as the Audit Commission said only three percent of NHS trusts and primary care trusts (PCT) had failed to balance their books.
Reuters Health Information

Readers Respond to "Responding to the American Siege Against Continuing Medical Education"

Fri, 3 Oct 2008 08:44:47 EDT

Two readers examine CME and its various sponsors.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine

Number of U.S. Uninsured Falls to 45.7 Million, Census Shows: More People in Government Health Programs

Thu, 2 Oct 2008 15:38:04 EDT

US uninsurance rate in 2007 was 15.3 percent, down from 15.8 percent in 2006, according to the US Census Bureau. Learn about other findings from the bureau's annual report and what this news will mean
The Nation's Health

New Food Labels Show Country of Origin

Wed, 1 Oct 2008 12:04:00 EDT

Food retailers are required to show country of origin for beef, chicken, pork, fruits, vegetables, and other items.
WebMD Health News

News Media Often Omit Potential Sources of Bias in Medical Research

Wed, 1 Oct 2008 12:39:00 EDT

News media often do not report sources of funding for medical research; they also often refer to drugs by brand name and lack formal policies regarding reporting on these potential sources of bias.
Medscape Medical News

Delivery of Care in Resource-Limited Countries

Wed, 1 Oct 2008 16:11:51 EDT

New data on the delivery of care in resource-limited countries were presented at the AIDS 2008: XVII International AIDS Conference held August 3-8, 2008, in Mexico City, Mexico.
Medscape HIV/AIDS

AIDS 2008: Care in the Developing World

Wed, 1 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EDT

New data on the delivery of care in resource-limited countries were presented at the AIDS 2008: XVII International AIDS Conference held August 3-8, 2008, in Mexico City, Mexico.
Medscape HIV/AIDS