U.S. President George W. Bush will seek support from the European Union to help combat treatable diseases in Africa and provide additional health care workers there, a White House official said Monday. Reuters Health Information
The chief executive of Aetna Inc, one of the biggest U.S. health insurers, on Tuesday told lawmakers the escalating cost of insurance is driven by factors other than excess profits at insurers. Reuters Health Information
What factors facilitated or obstructed the WHO Performance Assessment Tool for quality improvement in Hospitals (PATH) pilot implementation? How were users involved at the hospital level? International Journal for Quality in Health Care
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday that he was taking legal action against the CVS and Rite Aiddrug store chains for selling expired over-the-counter medicines and food products. Reuters Health Information
U.S. health insurers are targeted for billions in cuts in must-pass legislation that lawmakers will begin debating this week, though other health companies may see benefits. Reuters Health Information
GlaxoSmithKline Plc has received formal European marketing authorisation for its new breast cancer pill Tyverb, the drugmaker said on Thursday. Reuters Health Information
British insurers have agreed to extend a freeze on genetic tests to 2014, allowing consumers to continue taking out cover without disclosing the adverse results of tests to predict a predisposition to cancer or heart disease. Reuters Health Information
An experimental psoriasis drug from Johnson & Johnson was effective in clinical trials, but long-term use may increase the risk of cancer, U.S. drug reviewers said in documents released on Friday. Reuters Health Information
