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Stimulus bucks may not boost health IT; HFMA offers model charity care policy;
> Will the stimulus bucks get doctors to adopt more health IT tools? Maybe not. In a new survey, 50 percent said the stimulus money wouldn't have much of an effect. FierceHealthIT > In an... Read more...
More objections to Avandia suppressed by Glaxo
We haven't heard anything for a while about Avandia, GlaxoSmithKline's diabetes drug that has been linked to a higher risk of heart attacks, but that doesn't mean no one has been paying attention.... Read more...
Did Glaxo conceal Paxil users' risk of suicide?
Did drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline conceal suicide risks for users of its antidepressant Paxil within the mountains of data it submitted to the FDA? That's a question Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) would... Read more...
Studies show problems with four big-name drugs
It looks like yet another set of popular drugs are facing allegations that they pose safety risks. Drugs named this week in unfavorable studies include Fosamax, which may create heart problems for... Read more...
