German lawmakers voted on Friday to ease restrictions on stem cell research although the approved changes did not go as far as many scientists had hoped. Reuters Health Information
Can physician-investigators reconcile their therapeutic obligation to provide medical care for their patients with their research-based obligation to engage in sound scientific practice? The Hastings Center Report
Chinese police have detained up to eight HIV/AIDS-affected people who tried to complain to Premier Wen Jiabao about a hospital they claimed spread HIV, lawyers for two of the families said on Monday. Reuters Health Information
Drug makers CV Therapeutics and Astellas Pharma Inc said on Friday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved their heart-imaging agent regadenoson, also called Lexiscan. Reuters Health Information
Health insurer WellPoint Inc said on Tuesday it is developing a system that will use its 35 million-member database to monitor and help to more quickly identify potential safety problems of approved medicines. Reuters Health Information
U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain will outline economic proposals on Tuesday that would increase drug costs for wealthy seniors and freeze billions in government spending for a year. Reuters Health Information
The US Food and Drug Administration has market-approved regadenoson (Lexiscan), a selective A2A adenosine-receptor agonist, for resting stress-myocardial perfusion scans. Heartwire
Recommendations include an increase in basic competence standards for all healthcare workers who care for older persons, an increase in the number of geriatric specialists, and a change in the way that geriatric care is organized and delivered. Medscape Medical News
