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More objections to Avandia suppressed by Glaxo

November 19, 2008 — 11:10am ET | By Anne Zieger
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...

New study questions benefits of $10 billion angioplasty industry

November 18, 2008 — 11:16am ET | By Anne Zieger
Over recent months we've seen several studies that questioned the benefit of angioplasty in many of the cases in which it is used; with the number of angioplasties performed per year having increased... Read more...

Vitamins E, C ineffective in preventing heart disease

November 10, 2008 — 3:24pm ET | By Dan Bowman
Two commonly used vitamins--E and C--apparently do nothing to stop heart disease in men, and may in fact, have negative affects according to a study by Drs. Howard Sesso and J. Michael Gaziano of... Read more...

Trend: Moving stroke victims to best, not closest hospital

August 12, 2008 — 2:05pm ET | By Anne Zieger
Increasingly, paramedics are bypassing closer hospitals and taking potential stroke victims to the closest hospital with specialized expertise in stroke management. This approach is also becoming... Read more...

CMS awards $7M to top performers in P4P program

June 18, 2008 — 9:11am ET | By Anne Zieger
CMS has announced that it will award a collective $7 million this year to the 112 top performing hospitals in its ongoing pay-for-performance project with Premier. The best performer, Sacred Heart... Read more...

SPOTLIGHT: Genetic researchers may redefine diseases

May 7, 2008 — 6:59am ET
Historically, doctors have diagnosed and classified diseases by their symptoms. In the future, however, medical professionals may classify diseases by their genetic underpinnings. For example, boys... Read more...

ALSO NOTED: TN Medicaid to test e-prescribing program; NIH alerts patients of stolen personal information; and much more...

March 25, 2008 — 7:59am ET
> Tennessee's Medicaid program and one of its Medicaid managed care providers have announced that they plan to kick off an e-prescribing pilot program in 13 of the state's rural counties. Read more...

PA puts hospital quality data online

March 19, 2008 — 7:59am ET
A Pennsylvania group has launched a new website offering quality reports that compare hospital performance and outcomes for the state. On the site, which includes data from all 162 primary acute... Read more...

GAO to study FDA's post-approval review process

March 5, 2008 — 7:59am ET
Prompted by calls from Sen. Charles Grassley, the Government Accountability office has set plans to review the current method by which the FDA approves some drugs, including challenged medications... Read more...

More heart risks identified for Avandia

December 12, 2007 — 7:59am ET
A new analysis of care for older diabetics has concluded that those treated with diabetes drug Avandia had a significantly raised risk of heart attack and death.This study follows the widely-read... Read more...
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