Gynaecological Cancer Screening Gets Education Boost, Australia The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has launched a new online learning activity designed to support GPs in boosting their knowledge in assessing female patients for symptoms of important gynaecological cancers. This new learning module is a Cancer Australia - National Centre for Gynaecological Cancers initiative, which is available through the RACGP's online education portal gplearning at
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comWhere Will The Growth Be For Drug Delivery Methods? The
Healthcare group at Frost & Sullivan (http://www.
healthcare.frost.com/) is pleased to announce that it will be hosting an interactive analyst briefing on the European Drug Delivery Market on 31 July 2008 at 3pm BST (2pm GMT). Drug delivery is a fast growing and highly dynamic segment of the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comLawmakers Criticize Pharmaceutical Companies For Large Price Increases For Brand-Name Medications For Rare Diseases Lawmakers on Thursday during a hearing of the Joint Economic Committee criticized pharmaceutical companies for large price increases for brand-name medications for rare diseases, CQ
HealthBeat reports. According to recent analyses conducted by AARP and the
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comPoll Finds 48% Support For, 39% Opposition To California Parental Notification Ballot Initiative About 48% of likely California voters said they support an initiative on the state's Nov. 4 ballot that would require parental notification before minors could receive abortions, while 39% of likely voters said they oppose it, according to a Field Poll released earlier this week, the Contra Costa Times reports.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comPharma Sales Executives Meet At Annual Summit, Moscow, To Exchange Sales Force Effectiveness Best-Practice, Network The Russian-CIS pharmaceutical market is exploding. PriceWaterhouseCooper records suggest that the Russian Pharmaceutical market is growing by over 1/3 every year. This growth creates new challenges. How do you make your Sales Force more effective and not just larger to ensure long-term success? The Sales Force Effectiveness Summit, October 7-8, Moscow, addresses these issues head-on and presents best practices in meeting these challenges.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comThe Way Ahead For Chlamydia Screening, UK The report (BBC 24 July 2008) that the national chlamydia screening programme has only reached a third of the people it should have is frustrating news for community pharmacists - who are able and willing to contribute to improving sexual
healthcare and who can provide a particularly convenient point of access. Pharmacies have long provided sexual
healthcare.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comHouse Approves Global AIDS Bill, Measure Sent To President Bush The House on Thursday voted 303-115 to approve a measure (HR 5501) that would reauthorize the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief at $48 billion through 2013 and sent the bill to President Bush, who is expected to sign it next week, CQ Today reports.
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