A senior Democratic lawmaker said on Tuesday he supported holding a Bush Cabinet member in contempt because the administration failed to turn over documents subpoenaed in the probe of an antibiotic sold by Sanofi-Aventis SA. Reuters Health Information
U.S. government labs will start moving to non-animal methods such as cells and computer models to test chemicals, drugs and toxins for safety, officials said on Thursday. Reuters Health Information
The ADVANCE study has not shown an increase in mortality with intensive glucose reduction vs standard treatment, the data safety and monitoring board has revealed. Heartwire
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday he is conducting an industry-wide probe of health insurers into an alleged scheme to defraud consumers by manipulating reimbursement rates. Reuters Health Information
Frank Baldino, the chief executive of Cephalon Inc , says he is not concerned about a suit filed against the company by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. Reuters Health Information
In advance of its formal April report, an advisory committee is calling for closing gaps in oversight of clinical validity through a Web-based registry of genetic and other laboratory tests, among other strategies. Medscape Medical News
Frustrated by endless call lights? Think there is nothing you can do about them? Well, there are things you can do to decrease dependence on call lights on your unit. Medscape Nurses
Bayer HealthCare, a U.S. based unit of Bayer AG, said it stopped a late-stage trial of Nexavar in patients with non-small cell lung cancer, after an independent data monitoring committee concluded that the study would not meet its main goal of improved overall survival. Reuters Health Information
