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US Senate Investigates Pain Management Groups
US senators have launched an investigation examining ties between pain management specialist organizations and companies that make opioid drugs.
Medscape Medical News, May 18, 2012
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Noncommunicable Disease Burden Rising Worldwide
Worldwide, high blood pressure affects 1 in 3 adults and diabetes affects 1 in 10 adults, according to a World Health Organization report highlighting increases in noncommunicable risk factors.
Medscape Medical News, May 17, 2012
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US Asthma Rates at Record High, CDC Says
Asthma rates increased by nearly 15% from 2001 to 2010; annual costs skyrocketed.
Medscape Medical News, May 17, 2012
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Top 10 Cloud-Based EHRs
CureMD is tops among companies that sell EHRs as online software that physicians access solely through a Web browser, says research firm KLAS.
Medscape Medical News, May 15, 2012
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Skin Prick Test Predicts Course of Cow's Milk Allergy
Reuters Health Information, May 15, 2012
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Milk Challenge May Help Define GERD in Allergic Children
Reuters Health Information, May 14, 2012
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Prenatal Smoking Tied to Worse Asthma in Kids
Reuters Health Information, May 14, 2012
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Malpractice Trends: Good News and Bad News
Medscape Medical News, May 14, 2012
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NFID
Third MMR Dose Well-Tolerated During Mumps Outbreak
Medscape Medical News, May 14, 2012
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Data Gathering for Sunshine Act Delayed
Medscape Medical News, May 11, 2012
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Medicare Spotlights Hospitals With Especially Costly Patients
Kaiser Health News, May 10, 2012
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Pharma Companies, Publishers Agree on Publishing Guidelines
Medscape Medical News, May 10, 2012