Posted Friday July 11, 2008, 12:49 am, Over one day old
The American Medical Association formally apologized on Thursday for more than a century of policies that excluded blacks from the group, long considered to be the voice of American doctors.
Read Group Apologizes for Its Racial Bias (Links)
Posted Thursday July 10, 2008, 3:35 am, Over one day old
States are taking various approaches to help businesses unable to provide health insurance for their employees.
Read Small Business Is Latest Focus in Health Fight (Links)
Posted Thursday July 10, 2008, 3:35 am, Over one day old
It?s now easier than ever for cancer patients (and their relatives who come bearing presents) to find skin-care lines made specially for them.
Read Skin Deep: Cancer-Specific Products: An Unnecessary Balm? (Links)
Posted Thursday July 10, 2008, 3:35 am, Over one day old
Some food safety experts tied problems in tracing the source of the salmonella outbreak to what they say are shortcomings in the Bioterrorism Act of 2002.
Read As Outbreak Affects 1,000, Experts See Flaws in Law (Links)
Posted Thursday July 10, 2008, 3:35 am, Over one day old
Zumba, the exercise class defined by its Latin rhythms, is a cardio-dance workout with a party atmosphere.
Read Fitness: Samba Lines at the Gym (Links)
Posted Thursday July 10, 2008, 3:35 am, Over one day old
The pens, pads, mugs and other gifts that drug makers have long showered on doctors will be banned from their marketing campaigns under a guideline that the industry is expected to announce Thursday.
Read Drug Industry to Announce Revised Code on Marketing (Links)
Posted Thursday July 10, 2008, 3:35 am, Over one day old
Drug makers whose products are not ready for approval in the U.S. will soon get the word from regulators in a new format intended partly to avoid scaring investors.
Read F.D.A. Revises Its Letter for Nonapproval of Drugs (Links)
Posted Wednesday July 9, 2008, 12:48 am, Over one day old
Senator John McCain?s plan to expand federal support for state high-risk pools could run into his pledge to balance the budget.
Read McCain Plan to Aid States on Health Could Be Costly (Links)
Posted Thursday July 10, 2008, 3:35 am, Over one day old
Açaí, pronounced ah-sigh-EE, is the basis of VeeV, a new 60-proof liqueur that is an infusion of the berries and some other tropical fruits.
Read Food Stuff: Yet a New Way to Say ?To Your Health? (Links)
Posted Wednesday July 9, 2008, 12:49 am, Over one day old
A majority of Internet sites that advertise or sell controlled medications are offering to supply the drugs without a proper prescription, according to a new study.
Read Abuses Are Found in Online Sales of Medication (Links)