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Drug shortage forces hospitals to revert to older meds

Shortages of drugs used in cancer care and surgery are forcing hospitals to take desperate measures. Some hospitals revert to older medicines. While they can be as effective, because medical Read more...

South Florida stands out as leader in Medicare fraud

Time after time, the evidence shows up that South Florida is among the fraud capitals of the U.S. A recent report from the HHS Office of the Inspector General only adds to the litany of complaints, Read more...

Just say no: More doctors and medical centers banning drug samples

The drug samples that pharmaceutical reps give out seem like a great idea to some--particularly when it comes to helping poor patients get their drugs. But more and more doctors' offices and medical Read more...

Freud's 'Talking cure' may actually work

With powerful drugs available, and a range of counseling techniques now in place, few therapists use Sigmund Freud's original approach, typically known as intensive psychoanalytic therapy. Today, Read more...

Study: Drugs may do as well as an angioplasty

In many cases, people with chronic chest pain who aren't at great risk for a heart attack may do much better with drug treatment than an angioplasty, according to a new study. Angioplasty is still Read more...

SPOTLIGHT: Revised study still finds that FDA approval rush may cause harm

Harvard University professor Daniel Carpenter has come out with a revised version of a study concluding that drugs moving too quickly through the FDA approval process are more likely to be linked to Read more...

NY Medicaid will stop paying for 'never events'

New York's Medicaid program has decided to stop reimbursing for avoidable hospital complications and medical errors it considers to be "never events." Starting in October, it won't pay for care Read more...

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> The FDA has begun investigating whether autoimmune drugs like Remicade and Humira are linked to childhood cancers. Read more...

Study: Hospitalized kids suffer too many infections

A new study released this week concludes that hospitalized children suffer a high rate of infections and other preventable complications that lead to longer stays and cost millions of dollars. The Read more...

FTC: Pharmas cut 14 deals to delay generic sales in '07

Makers of brand-name prescription drugs reached 14 agreements with makers of generic drugs to delay the generic drug makers entry into the market, according to a new report released by the Federal Read more...

Press Releases

NewCardio Publishes Letter to Shareholders

SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 30, 2011/PRNewswire/ -- NewCardio, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: NWCI) a cardiovascular diagnostic solutions developer, announced today that the Company has published a letter Read more >>

Rx-webmasters.com is Your Number One Choice for Affordable Medications

Lelamed.org is proud to offer best services to its clients all over the world. With qualitative drugs of high efficiency we also provide fast delivery so that our customers didn't have to worry when Read more >>

RxMedCoding: Drug Coding and Reimbursement Online Resource

WETHERSFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Just released RxMedCoding.com ----a web based tool from RJ Health Systems provides a listing of all established HCPCS and CPT drug related codes with Read more >>

New Online Pharmacy Rx-webmasters.com Allows Customers to Pay Less for High-Quality Drugs

Rx-webmasters.com is a recently-launched drugstore that makes it possible for customers to shop for safe and efficient drugs. The company's goal is to make sure every customer spends less time and Read more >>