U.S. lawmakers will examine advertising campaigns for the cholesterol drugs Lipitor and Vytorin plus anemia drug Procrit at a hearing on Thursday, a U.S. House of Representatives committee said. Reuters Health Information
A new Medicare rule going into effect late in 2008 will make the assessment, staging, and prevention of pressure ulcers more important than ever -- how will this affect you? Medscape Nurses
Companies that sell Medicare Advantage plans would have to modify sales commissions to stop salesmen from switching beneficiaries to a new plan each year to earn the highest possible fee, a U.S. government agency proposed on Thursday. Reuters Health Information
The government promised on Friday that its planned reform of the National Health Service (NHS), which would see the creation of large health centres, would benefit patients and be driven by clinical needs not cash concerns. Reuters Health Information
The World Health Organisation called on Friday for more collaborative research into the bird flu virus, which it said could help reduce death and illness in a human influenza pandemic. Reuters Health Information
The $30 million, NIH Phase 3 Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy (TACT) exposes subjects to a risky method that is known to be ineffective. The TACT should be abandoned and its origins investigated. The Medscape Journal of Medicine
Patients are not the only critical piece of the equation. A Web site that examines hot business topics in medicine offers an unusual perspective on this and other issues. Medscape Med Students
A group representing health plans and hospitals proposed health insurance reforms that would revise payment systems on Tuesday, clashing with a respected private foundation that proposed much more extensive reforms. Reuters Health Information
