Minnesota Senate Democratic Candidate Al Franken Advocates For Proposals To Lower Drug Prices For Seniors Minnesota U.S. Senate Democratic candidate Al Franken on Wednesday said the federal government should negotiate with drug companies to lower seniors' drug prices, permit re-importation of
prescription medications from other countries and ban mass-market drug advertising, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSelf-Repairing Cartilage? OHSU Research Reveals Important Clues A strain of mice with the natural ability to repair damaged cartilage may one day lead to significant improvements in treatment of human knee, shoulder and hip injuries. Researchers at Oregon
Health & Science University have discovered males from a strain of mice called MRL/MpJ have the innate ability to repair their own knee cartilage. "We think there is something special about these mice," said Jamie Fitzgerald, Ph.D.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comAverage Number Of Prescription Items Dispensed To Older People Nearly Doubles In A Decade, UK The average number of
prescription items dispensed to older people in 2007 was nearly double the number dispensed in 1997, a report from The NHS Information Centre reveals. On average, people aged 60 and over received 42.4 items per head in 2007, compared to 22.3 items in 1997.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comThe Minister For Health And Children, Mary Harney TD, Announces Publication Of The Report Of The Independent Body On Pharmacy Contract Pricing The Minister for
Health and Children, Mary Harney TD, announced the publication of the Report of the Independent Body on Pharmacy Contract Pricing. The Minister intends to bring the report to Government at the earliest possible opportunity in the autumn.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comFederal Agents Seize More Than $24 Million In Unapproved New Drugs Representatives of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Marshals Service today seized $24.2 million worth of unapproved new
drugs from KV Pharmaceutical Company of St. Louis, Mo. Agents acted after United States Attorney Catherine L. Hanaway filed a civil forfeiture suit and obtained a warrant to seize the unapproved new drug products being made by KV Pharmaceutical. "American consumers are entitled to have safe and effective
drugs," said Hanaway.
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