Missouri Medicaid Program Lacks Proper Oversight, Audit Finds The Missouri Department of Social Services' Program Integrity Unit does not do enough to track and prevent wasteful spending by Medicaid providers and lacks the staff and necessary funding for prompt reviews, according to a state audit, the AP/St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comIn Treating Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms, Generics Less Effective/Safe Than Branded Medications Men taking generic drugs may be more likely to have less effective results and more adverse events than if they were using branded medications, according to new data from researchers in New York.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNew Theory Of Parkinson's Disease Gives Researchers Fresh Ideas For Treatments In a study that reveals the clearest picture to date of neuron death in Parkinson's disease, researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have found that a trio of culprits acting in concert is responsible for killing the brain cells.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comRoyal Pharmaceutical Society Responds To Concerns Over Human Swine Flu, UK The Royal Pharmaceutical Society responded to concerns about the human swine flu virus H1N1 and stressed the vital role pharmacists play in public health. The Society's Director of Policy and Communications David Pruce said: "At present, we are keeping a watching brief on the situation. Should the need arise, pharmacists will receive further information and guidance as part of the Department of Health's strategy to deal with an influenza pandemic.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comUK Advertising Standards Authority Concludes Pfizer's Hard Hitting Counterfeit Medicines Advert 'did Not Breach Code' The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled that Pfizer's groundbreaking cinema advertising in which a man is seen coughing-up a dead rat did not breach the industry advertising code. The advert, seen by cinema audiences across the UK, highlights the danger of obtaining medicines from unregulated sources (see http://www.realdanger.co.uk).
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