Ins and Outs October 26th, 2009 Medgadget Editors News Senate on Verge Of Health Bill … [WSJ] RED TAPE & FRAUD: Healthcare system wastes up to $800 billion a year… [Reuters] Senator Compares AMA to a Prostitute… [WSJ Health Blog] WHO to Announce Cell Phone, Brain Tumor Link… [NYPost] Obama Declares H1N1 a National Emergency… [MedPageToday] Woo Suk Hwang convicted, but not of fraud… [Nature] Smallpox: An anniversary worth celebrating… [Bad Astronomy] Food Companies Make More Health Claims; FDA Pushes Back… [WSJ] Any malpractice reforms should put patients first… [Kevin Pho, MD] J&J wants deals with rivals to share risk… [FT] St. Jude Medical Announces European CE Mark Approval and First Implant of Industry’s First Quadripolar Pacing System… [St. Jude Medical] New Clinical Studies Demonstrate the Accuracy of Masimo Noninvasive and Continuous Hemoglobin Monitoring Technology … [Masimo] Elron nears sale for insulin pump co Medingo … [Globes] Medtronic Highlights Positive ONSET Pediatric Diabetes Trial Results… [Medtronic] Medical device co Mazor raises double planned sum … [Globes] Thermo Fisher closes B.R.A.H.M.S. buyout, launches first product… [MassDevice] FDA Authorizes Emergency Use of Intravenous Antiviral Peramivir for 2009 H1N1 Influenza for Certain Patients, Settings… [FDA] Latest analysis confirms suboptimal vitamin D levels in millions of U.S. children… [Children’s Hospital Boston] Starving Dengue Fever Virus of Critical Building Blocks… [HHMI] Groups Develop New Algorithm for Type 2 Diabetes… [MedPageToday] Impact of prematurity and co-morbidities on feeding milestones in neonates: a retrospective study… [Journal of Perinatology] Study Conclusively Ties Rare Disease Gene to Parkinson’s… [NIH] Low-dose radiation may cause heart disease and stroke… [EU Cordis] The Protein for quick decision-makers: Individual enzyme levels influence decision-making processes… [Max Planck Society] The Trouble with Wikipedia as a Source for Medical Information… [Laika’s MedLibLog] Why you are Cleverer Than you Think … [Times] Johns Hopkins Investigates: Physicians Have Less Respect for Obese Patients… [Johns Hopkins] Rush University Medical Center Investigates: Vast majority of physicians satisfied with hospital chaplain services… [Rush University Medical Center]