Pfizer stops funding for-profit CME classes; FDA panel votes to require cardiovascular safety proof for diabetes drugs;

> Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has decided to stop funding CME classes taught by for-profit third-party companies. FiercePharma

> An FDA panel has voted to recommended that developers of diabetes drugs specifically prove that their experimental therapies don't increase cardiovascular risks, a decision that could cost pharmaceutical companies big bucks. FierceBiotech

> A federal advisory panel has recommended that children get combination vaccines, including a four-in-one shot protecting against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and polio. FierceVaccines

> The DEA has finally released e-prescribing regulations for controlled drugs, a move that may stand to make e-prescribing far more popular with doctors. FierceHealthIT

And Finally... When the Declaration of Independence was signed, five doctors added their John Hancock to the list. Blog