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> Pfizer said an internal review found "no evidence" that its impotence drug Viagra causes blindness. Story

> The first Vioxx lawsuit goes to trial in Texas. Story

> The Melinda and William Gates Foundation awarded $437 million in grants to researchers working on global health issues. Story

> A review concludes that more oversight is needed at the University of Washington Medical School after a million-dollar billing scandal. Story

> Dr. Howard Markel looks back at the history of Walter Reed Medical Center. Story

> PatientKeeper, which provides a mobile IT platform integrating information from different legacy systems for providers, will integrate Isabel Health Care's Diagnosis Reminder System into its PatientKeeper Reference Library. Release

> Due West Health Care in Madison, Tennessee, said it will deploy PainCare's EDX Direct program. Release

> An influential right-wing legal foundation, which helped paved the way for DTC commercials on TV in the US, is unhappy with the warning letters the FDA is sending to drug companies over questionable ads. Story

> Boston Globe columnist Judy Foreman wonders why hospitals for humans can't be more like those for pets. Story

> Patient information software company Subimo has a new client in Allied Benefit Systems. Release

And Finally... Doctors in Bangladesh encounter a rare medical phenomenon -- a dead fetus in a teenage boy's stomach. Story