> Jewish Hospital and the University of Louisville have opened the Cardiovascular Innovation Institute in downtown Louisville, Ky., a $28 million facility to research new treatments for congestive heart failure. Report [1]
> The "advertising police" are cracking down on OTC marketing from Johnson & Johnson, Abbott Laboratories and Pfizer. Article [2]
> In honor of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, health insurer Cigna has donated $1 million to the foundation building a King memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Release [3] | Website [4]
And Finally... Pharmacists in Canada aren't the only ones calling for government action. The Ontario Medical Association wants that province to ban ultrasounds for "entertainment" purposes. According to Canadian Healthcare Technology, we can thank TomKat for the impetus. Article [5]
Links:
[1] http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070113/ap_on_he_me/heart_research
[2] http://www.brandweek.com/bw/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003532441
[3] http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.asp?n=1&neID=200701141680.2_0e740037e528d494
[4] http://www.mlkmemorial.org/
[5] http://www.canhealth.com/News515.html