Ins and Outs

June 17th, 2009 Editors News

FDA Chief Eyes Device Group… [WSJ]

YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK: $2.5 billion spent, no alternative cures found…; Video… [AP]

Health insurers refuse to limit rescission of coverage… [LA Times]

The FDA as a Public Health Agency… [Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D., and Joshua M. Sharfstein, M.D. @ NEJM]

The Price of Life: When healthcare meets money… [New Scientist]

GOP focus is on public option and comparative effectiveness… [Dana Blankenhorn]

Indictment says Synthes Inc. tested cement on patients…; West Chester firm hit for unlawful clinical trials…[Philly.com]

Serotonin Gene’s Link With Depression Not Valid, Says Study… [WSJ]

AMA: the White Coats Are Going, the White Coats Are Gone… [WSJ]

Warnings on Three Zicam Intranasal Zinc Products… [FDA]

FDA Warns Web Sites against Marketing Fraudulent H1N1 Flu Virus Claims… [FDA]

Hunch: Web-based decision-making in medicine and genetics? [ScienceRoll]

Covidien Announces License Agreement with Nuvo Research Inc…. [Covidien]

Less invasive CT-scan based colorectal cancer screening method shows good accuracy… [JAMA]

Approaches to safe nanotechnology… [Nanowerk]

Test detects molecular marker of aging in humans… [UNC]

Researchers ‘All Aglow’ Over New Test of Toxin Strength… [NIST]

Plant Microbe Shares Features with Drug-Resistant Pathogen… [Brookhaven National Laboratory]

Alcohol’s Good for You? Some Scientists Doubt It… [NYT]

What Would We Do Without The Experts? Top 10 Most Creative People in Health Care… [FastCompany]

Do fathers spend more time with children who resemble them? [CNRS]

Premature babies’ posture points to IQ… [New Scientist]

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