Bristol-Myers Squibb Agrees To Pay Over $9M To Massachusetts Medicaid Program To Settle Allegations Of Improper Marketing And Business Practices Attorney General Martha Coakley's Office has entered into an agreement with international pharmaceutical manufacturer Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMS) to settle a variety of allegations of improper sales, marketing and price reporting practices. Under the terms of the settlement, BMS will pay $9,214,659.43 to the Massachusetts Medicaid Program.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comResearchers Discover Link Between Organ Transplantation And Increased Cancer Risk Researchers have determined a novel mechanism through which organ transplantation often leads to cancer, and their findings suggest that targeted therapies may reduce or prevent that risk.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comfpa Reacts To STI Data Released By The Health Protection Agency, UK Commenting on the STI data released by the
Health Protection Agency Julie Bentley, Chief Executive, fpa said: "Driving home the safer sex message is as relevant as ever. Education, information, accessible services and widespread STI testing are imperative in improving the sexual
health of the population and especially the 16-24 year old age group.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comHomecare Industry Urges Congress To Overturn Veto Of Medicare Bill, Which Preserves Access To Home Medical Equipment And Saves Taxpayers Billions Statement by Tyler Wilson, President and CEO American Association for Homecare, July 15, 2008. It is unfortunate that President Bush has chosen to veto H.R. 6331, "The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comThe Prime Minister And The Health Minister Show Their Support For Nhs Funding For Fertility Treatment, UK The biggest issue in infertility treatment today is the postcode lottery, and recent figures issued by the Department of
Health confirms that many Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) are still failing to provide patients with access to NHS treatment.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com44th Annual Meeting Is Largest Event In Drug Information Association History The Drug Information Association has announced that the 44th Annual Meeting, held from June 22-26 in Boston, Massachusetts, was the largest event in the association's more than 40-year history. "This year we received the largest ever number of abstracts for the Annual Meeting," notes Annual Meeting Program Chair Jeffrey Sherman, MD, FACP.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comAlzheimer's Australia Vic Announces Dementia Awareness Week 2008 Alzheimer's Australia's major annual awareness campaign, Dementia Awareness Week, will kick off this year on Friday 19 September and conclude on Friday 26 September. The theme this year is 'Mind your Mind, and reduce the risk of dementia'.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comStand Up To Cancer: AACR Issues A Call For Ideas To The Cancer Research Community As the scientific partner to Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), an unprecedented collaboration uniting the major television networks, entertainment industry executives, celebrities and prominent leaders in cancer research and patient advocacy, the American Association for Cancer Research issues to the can
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comEyegate Pharma Initiates Landmark Clinical Study Employing The Eyegate(R) Ii Non-Invasive Ocular Delivery System In Acute Anterior Uveitis EyeGate Pharma, a privately held specialty pharmaceutical company using iontophoresis technology to safely and non-invasively deliver therapeutics into the front and back of the eye to treat serious ocular diseases, today announced the initiation of patient dosing in a prospective, multi-center, randomized, double-masked U.S.
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