Health Officials In Scotland Uphold Ban On Blood Donations From MSM Scottish
health officials Tuesday rejected calls to allow men who have sex with men to donate blood, citing concerns about the number of HIV cases in the population, The Scotsman reports. National Director of the
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comEditorials Address Supreme Court Case On Pre-Emption Three newspapers on Friday published editorials on Wyeth v. Levine, a case on which the U.S. Supreme Court heard opening arguments on Monday that could determine whether patients have the ability to file product liability lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies in state courts. Summaries appear below.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comKMR Group Assesses Discovery Research In Biopharma Industry KMR GROUP, a firm analyzing biopharmaceutical R&D performance, announces the launch of a Discovery study to assess research performance and identify trends that promise to shape the most successful Discovery organizations of the future. The study is part of the Pharmaceutical Benchmarking Forum's initiatives for 2009 and already has a number of major company participants.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comVitamins E And C Supplements Do Not Prevention Of Cardiovascular Disease In Men Neither vitamin E nor vitamin C supplements reduced the risk of major cardiovascular events in a large, long-term study of male physicians, according to a study in the November 12 issue of JAMA. The article is being released early online November 9 to coincide with the scientific presentation of the study findings at the American Heart Association meeting.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comData Shed New Light On Asthma Drug's Unexpected Impact On Bones An analysis of large population databases has recently yielded important findings about chronic corticosteroid use. According to experts at the annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) in Seattle, there is some unexpected impact on bones. "For many diseases corticosteroids have been 'miracle
drugs,' effectively controlling symptoms where no other medications had succeeded before," said Rebecca Green, M.D., Ph.D.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNew Book Explains Why Correct Answers In Medical Research Are So Hard To Achieve The truth is, few people know the first thing about clinical research. The public reads about a medical research project that announces unbelievable results for a miraculous drug. Some years later, another investigation completely wipes out those initial favorable findings.
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