American Medical Student Association Commends PhRMA's Gift Restrictions; Calls For Further Government Regulation The American Medical Student Association (AMSA), the nation's largest independent medical student organization, supports changes made in the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) Code on Interactions with
Healthcare Professionals. The new code, to which pharmaceutical companies may voluntarily subscribe, acknowledges that gifts do not belong in the
health care system. "However, the updates are clearly inadequate," says Dr.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSenator Herb Kohl Reacts To Release Of PhRMA'S New Code Of Conduct U.S. Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI), Chairman of the U.S. Special Committee on Aging, reacted to the release of a new voluntary code of conduct by the Pharmaceuticals Research and Manufacturers Association (PhRMA), the drug industry's foremost trade association. Kohl is behind several initiatives to force greater transparency in the way drug companies interact with doctors, in an effort to curb spiraling
prescription drug costs.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comHDMA Commends U.S. Senate For Passing The Medicare Improvements For Patients And Providers Act (H.R.6331) HDMA applauds members of the U.S. Senate for passing essential legislation that will help ensure that thousands of retail pharmacies can continue to serve Medicaid beneficiaries nationwide. The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (H.R.6331), passed yesterday, will postpone the use of AMP data until October 1, 2009.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comObese Men Have Less Semen, More Sperm Abnormalities, And Should Lose Weight Before Trying For A Baby Obese men should consider losing weight if they want to have children, a scientist told the 24th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology. Dr. A Ghiyath Shayeb, from the University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK, said that his research had shown that men with a higher body mass index (BMI) had lower volumes of seminal fluid and a higher proportion of abnormal sperm. Dr.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNational Pharmacist Group Tackling Heparin Errors The recent medication errors affecting 17 infants in Texas serve as a tragic warning, according to the American Society of
Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP). "Our hearts go out to the families and pharmacists involved in this very sad accident," said Henri R. Manasse, Jr., Ph.D., Sc.D. "This regrettable incident is yet another example that these types of preventable medication errors will continue unless immediate and significant steps are taken in hospitals throughout the U.S.
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