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ALSO NOTED: Bush launches Medicare Part D drive; Sanofi-Aventis Lovenox patent questioned; and much more...

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Created Jun 16 2005 - 8:00pm

> President Bush launched the drive to publicize Medicare Part D in 2006 with a two-day mini campaign to promote awareness of the initiative. Story [1]

> Following the news about NitroMed's new drug Bidil, some doctors are worried about the prospect of "racialized" medicine. Story [2]

> How Doctors use Google. Story [3]

> The "Brain-Attack Coalition," a group of doctors specializing in stroke treatment, wants a national network of facilities equipped to respond to cases. Website [4]

> Shares in Sanofi-Aventis fell 5 percent after a US court invalidated the patent for its blood thinner Lovenox. Story [5]

> California considers giving the non-profit NCQA the job of overseeing the state's HMOs. Story [6]

> A new report asks if Ohio's non-profit hospitals are taking advantage of their tax-exempt status. Story [7]

> A tax spat over temp docs in California. Story [8]

>  With nursing schools nearing capacity in the US, a new international school opens in the Caribbean. Story [9]

And Finally... A pair of physicians from Brazil think they have uncovered a secret anatomy lesson in Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel. Story [10]


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