Pfizer Inc tried to suppress medical studies that did not support the use of its drug Neurontin, internal Pfizer documents submitted in a U.S. lawsuit against the company showed. Reuters Health Information
An international effort to eliminate elephantiasis is on track and has protected millions of children against the disease, proving to be one of the "best buys" in public health, researchers said on Wednesday. Reuters Health Information
Laboratory Corp of America is violating the law by selling an ovarian cancer screening test without regulatory approval, U.S. health officials said Wednesday. Reuters Health Information
Targeted cancer therapeutics have become best-selling products and are driving overall growth in the oncology pharmaceutical market. Medscape Medical News
Although the current financial crisis has overshadowed healthcare reform, cancer care remains on the radar of both presidential candidates. Medscape Medical News
Documentation of the care of patients in a nationwide health plan suggests that less than half of patients with atrial fibrillation are prescribed an anticoagulant. Medscape Medical News
An analysis of substitute decision making in patients who have never been competent using a modified objective reasonable person standard. The Medscape Journal of Medicine
Continuing its coverage of how the impending US election might affect cancer care, Medscape Oncology reports that many experts believe that the proposals for healthcare reform laid out by the Democrats will be kinder to cancer patients. Medscape Medical News
Nearly 60 million women will give birth without any medical assistance this year, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday in a report calling for an overhaul of how health care is financed and managed globally. Reuters Health Information
