Medscape Business of Medicine Headlines

FDA: Don't Eat Jalapeno Peppers

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:48:00 EDT

The FDA issues a warning after finding salmonella on jalapeno peppers.
WebMD Health News

FDA Approvals: KINRIX and Metvixia

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:00:00 EDT

The FDA has approved diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis adsorbed and inactivated poliovirus vaccine and a revised indication for methyl aminolevulinate 16.8% cream.
Medscape Medical News

U.S. Lawmakers Probe FDA Approval of Ranbaxy Drugs

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:42:40 EDT

Two leading U.S. Democrats said on Tuesday they are investigating whether Food and Drug Administration knowingly allowed the sale of Ranbaxy drugs that may have been backed by fraudulent data.
Reuters Health Information

UK Doctors to Face Regular Tests of Competence

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:45:50 EDT

Britain's 150,000 doctors will have to show they are fit to practice once every five years in the nation's biggest change to medical regulation for 150 years.
Reuters Health Information

WellPoint Profit Beats Estimates, Shares Rise

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:49:35 EDT

Health insurer WellPoint Inc said on Wednesday profit fell 10 percent, as medical costs ate further into premiums, but its shares rose more than 6 percent as results beat projections, helped by strength in its pharmacy and behavioral health businesses.
Reuters Health Information

A Reader Responds to "Retirement May Be Hazardous to Your Health"

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:55:30 EDT

A reader stresses the need for balance in life before and after retirement.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine

Cameos of Terror -- Four US Presidents and a Senator

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:45:09 EDT

"War Surgery -- a partnership of heroes," a section is devoted to terrorist warfare and its relevance to the attempted assassination of 10 US presidents and the senator brother of one of them.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine

Interviewing the Experts at the 2008 CME Congress

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:31:39 EDT

Destry Sulkes, MD, Vice President, Medscape LLC, and Cyndi Grimes, CME Director at Medscape LLC, conduct a series of interviews with experts in the field of continuing medical education.
Medscape Business of Medicine

U.S. FDA, CDC Say Merck's Gardasil Shot Remains Safe

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:57:38 EDT

A review of health problems reported after women and girls received Merck & Co's Gardasil vaccine shows it remains safe and effective for protecting against a virus that causes cervical cancer, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.
Reuters Health Information

UnitedHealth Profit Drops, but Beats Expectations

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:58:51 EDT

UnitedHealth Group Inc on Tuesday reported a 72 percent drop in quarterly profit on a big charge from a legal settlement and challenges in its businesses serving seniors and employers, although its results surpassed previously lowered expectations.
Reuters Health Information

WellCare Trims 2004-2007 Profit to Reflect Refunds

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:59:54 EDT

WellCare Health Plans Inc said on Monday it would lower earnings by as much as 14 percent in each year from 2004 through first-half 2007 because it recorded inadequate liabilities for certain premium refunds.
Reuters Health Information

Physicians for Sale: How Medical Professional Organizations Exploit Their Members

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:50:07 EDT

To improve the state of US healthcare, physicians need to rethink what their profession is and identify what they need to do to regain their professional integrity.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine

From AGS 2008: Ethics and Quality of Life in the Elderly: Recent Advances

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:20:49 EDT

A report on framing informed consent decisions in individuals with early dementia and the impact of depressive symptoms on quality of life.
Medscape Internal Medicine

Building Physician Connectivity for e-Prescribing

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:53:10 EDT

Kevin Hutchinson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Prematics, Inc., in Vienna, Virginia, tells us how to move e-prescribing forward.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine

Guidelines Issued to Prevent Misuse of Research in Human Genetic Variation

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:02:00 EDT

Ten guiding principles from a multidisciplinary expert panel include a statement that there is no scientific basis for hierarchically ordered categories of race or ethnicity.
Medscape Medical News

Early-Life Origins of the Race Gap in Men's Mortality: Commentary from F1000

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:34:23 EDT

Commentary on a seminal paper identifying potential links between access to socioeconomic opportunities and its relationship to racial gaps in men's mortality.
Faculty of 1000 Medicine

HIV Vaccine Trial Cancelled

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:51:03 EDT

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has decided not to move forward with the PAVE 100 HIV vaccine trial because it says the vaccine regimen does not warrant a large trial at this time.
Medscape Medical News

How Emergency Physicians Think

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:22:14 EDT

"The ED is a natural laboratory for the study of error," Dr. Patrick Croskerry announces during the Fourth Annual Mediterranean EM Conference. Read the full review of his compelling research.
Medscape Emergency Medicine

Tomatoes Cleared, Hot Peppers Still Being Investigated for Salmonella

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:29:00 EDT

The FDA and CDC have eliminated tomatoes as a source for the ongoing Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak, but serrano and jalapeno peppers are still being investigated.
Medscape Medical News

FDA Shifts Stance on Mercury in Dental Amalgam

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:09:00 EDT

The FDA has reopened the period of public comment on proposed rule changes that would tighten controls on dental amalgam, a mercury-containing material used in dental fillings.
Medscape Medical News