China is shutting down about 200 Web sites for carrying illegal sex-drug advertisements, state media said on Wednesday, the latest in a string of measures to clean up the Internet. Reuters Health Information
Creating a bank to store induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells), generated from fibroblasts, could help reduce time and money for treating patients with regenerative medicine in the future, a Japanese researcher said on Wednesday. Reuters Health Information
A Palestinian doctor, who says he was tortured to confess he deliberately infected hundreds of Libyan children with HIV, has filed a complaint against Libya with a U.N. human rights panel, his lawyer said on Thursday. Reuters Health Information
Before you prepare that dose of vaccine, know how to answer the tough questions about vaccines, learn what to do if a vaccine reaction occurs, and identify how a patient or family can receive compensation for an injury caused by a vaccine. Medscape Nurses
The FDA has granted orphan drug designation to A-001 for the prevention of acute chest syndrome in patients with sickle cell disease, JZP-8 for the treatment of recurrent acute repetitive seizures in patients with epilepsy, and AST-120 for the treatment of pouchitis. Medscape Medical News
A Nigerian court granted bail on Friday to a defendant in a trial over a 1996 drug test conducted by Pfizer, which Nigeria says caused the death of 11 children and permanent disability to scores of others. Reuters Health Information
The World Bank said on Friday it had uncovered "serious incidents" of fraud and corruption in a review of five health projects in India and Bank President Robert Zoellick pledged he and the government would get to the bottom of it. Reuters Health Information
Open public comment for the proposed national coverage determination ends this weekend. Imaging societies are urging their members to voice their concerns, but acknowledge it may be too little, too late. Heartwire
