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ALSO NOTED: FDA may require side-effects hotline number in DTC ads; Many uninsured could be eligible for gov't insurance; and m

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Created May 16 2008 - 6:59am

> An FDA panel is considering whether it should require direct-to-consumer advertisers to include a side-effects hotline in every commercial. FiercePharma [1]

> A new study suggests that if every patient who was eligible was enrolled in government insurance programs, uninsured rolls in the U.S. would be much lower. FierceHealthFinance [2]

> Novartis may be getting closer to a vaccine that could protect infants from meningococcal B infections. FierceVaccines [3]

> Chinese citizens are facing long waits for medical care after surviving the catastrophic earthquake which recently took place there. Article [4]

And Finally...  Boy, this chiropractor has a tough collections policy. Article [5]


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