The World Health Organisation has rejected another bid for membership from Taiwan, an application that was seen as a final jab at China by outgoing President Chen Shui-bian, officials said on Tuesday. Reuters Health Information
The device can map the location of coronary plaques that contain a lipid core and may be vulnerable to rupture; it can, in theory, be used to guide preventive interventions. Heartwire
New research suggests aggressive medical malpractice environments do not influence where neurosurgeons practice but may cause them to limit their practice, which may result in a critical erosion of care in some of the most seriously ill neurological patients. Medscape Medical News
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration aims to hire more than 1,300 biologists, chemists, pharmacologists and other staff members by October as part of a major expansion, the agency said on Wednesday. Reuters Health Information
The Major League Baseball Players Association was outrageous in its refusal to cooperate in the course of the Mitchell investigation. Medscape Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
A landmark bill to forbid discrimination against people whose genetic information shows a predisposition to certain illnesses won final U.S. congressional approval on Thursday. Reuters Health Information
High-deductible health plans, touted by some health insurers as a way to contain runaway medical costs, are attracting wealthier individuals than typical plans, a government report on Wednesday found. Reuters Health Information
The sharply contrasting health care visions of Republican John McCain and his Democratic presidential rivals offer the promise of a grand campaign debate -- if the candidates find room on a crowded agenda. Reuters Health Information
