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Dutch docs often help terminal patients die
• Public Health • Aug 04 04

In face-to-face interviews with 410 physicians in the Netherlands, 52 percent said that in the previous two years they had administered sedating medications while… Dutch docs often help terminal patients die   

 
 

Senate leader raises doubts on asbestos plan
• Public Health • Aug 04 04

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist has raised doubts about a Democratic proposal that would leave some asbestos claims in court while setting up… Senate leader raises doubts on asbestos plan   

 
 

Report says 195,000 deaths due to hospital error
• Public Health • Jul 29 04

As many as 195,000 people a year could be dying in U.S. hospitals because of easily prevented errors, a company said on Tuesday in… Report says 195,000 deaths due to hospital error   

 
 

States cut health insurance for 145,000 kids
• Public Health • Jul 26 04

Some 145,000 poor children were dropped from a U.S. federal-state health insurance plan in the second half of 2003, with more than half… States cut health insurance for 145,000 kids   

 
 

Report warns against overregulating health care
• Public Health • Jul 23 04

Lawmakers should resist piling too many regulations on the U.S. health care industry and try instead to foster more competition, antitrust authorities said on… Report warns against overregulating health care   

 
 

Bush signs law to develop drugs against bioterror
• Public Health • Jul 21 04

President Bush signed legislation on Wednesday aimed at encouraging the development of drugs and vaccines to negate the impact of attacks using biological and… Bush signs law to develop drugs against bioterror   

 
 

FDA to revise drug review letters
• Public Health • Jul 20 04

A new U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposal aims to provide clearer explanations for companies whose medicines do not win immediate approval, the agency… FDA to revise drug review letters   

 
 

FDA lawyer collaborated with drug firms - lawmaker
• Public Health • Jul 14 04

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s top lawyer has inappropriately intervened in a number of civil lawsuits on behalf of drug and medical device… FDA lawyer collaborated with drug firms - lawmaker   

 
 

FDA: Glaxo Vaccine Information Wrong
• Public Health • Jul 13 04

Product materials for several GlaxoSmithKline Plc hepatitis vaccines contain false information about flu vaccines that could lead to public health problems, U.S. regulators said… FDA: Glaxo Vaccine Information Wrong   

 
 

No Law Broken In Rx Cost Row
• Public Health • Jul 08 04

Bush administration officials broke no laws in withholding from Congress estimates of the cost of the new Medicare law, says an internal investigation made… No Law Broken In Rx Cost Row   

 
 

Long nursing shifts raise error risk
• Public Health • Jul 07 04

Nurses in U.S. hospitals about 40 percent of the time are working long shifts that raise the risk of medical mistakes such as… Long nursing shifts raise error risk   

 
 

Spa-goers beware: inspections often find problems
• Public Health • Jul 01 04

More than half of public spa inspections performed at various sites in the US uncovered some type of violation that could potentially affect users’… Spa-goers beware: inspections often find problems   

 
 

Families struggle with medical debt
• Public Health • Jun 30 04

One in seven families in the U.S. are struggling with debt from medical expenses, despite being covered by health insurance in most cases, a… Families struggle with medical debt   

 
 

Doctors, nurses told to get flu vaccination
• Public Health • Jun 25 04

People shouldn’t risk catching influenza from their nurse or doctor, experts agreed on Thursday in giving their sternest advice yet to healthcare workers to… Doctors, nurses told to get flu vaccination   

 
 

Medicare to pay for some cancer, other drugs
• Public Health • Jun 25 04

The U.S. government will pay for some cancer, multiple sclerosis and other medicines for 50,000 Medicare patients who otherwise would not have coverage until… Medicare to pay for some cancer, other drugs   

 
 

Waxman: U.S. imposes new limits on scientists
• Public Health • Jun 25 04

The U.S. government is making it harder for scientists to speak to their global colleagues and restricting who can attend an upcoming major AIDS… Waxman: U.S. imposes new limits on scientists   

 
 

High court limits patient suits against HMOs
• Public Health • Jun 21 04

A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that patients cannot sue health insurance companies under state law for refusing to pay for doctor-recommended… High court limits patient suits against HMOs   

 
 

Death penalty poses ethics quandary for doctors
• Public Health • Jun 18 04

Some death penalty abolitionists in the United States have a new target - the doctors who help with lethal injections at executions, a complex… Death penalty poses ethics quandary for doctors   

 
 

Joint effort announced to prevent 4 big diseases
• Public Health • Jun 15 04

The American Cancer Society, American Diabetes Association, and the American Heart Association today announced a unified set of health recommendations for the public -… Joint effort announced to prevent 4 big diseases   

 
 

Does Medicare drug card reduce other benefits?
• Public Health • Jun 10 04

Against the express wishes of the U.S. Congress in writing last year’s sweeping new Medicare law, it appears that low-income beneficiaries who sign up… Does Medicare drug card reduce other benefits?   

 
 

Critics want supplement risks reported to FDA
• Public Health • Jun 09 04

Congress should change the 10-year-old law that governs sales of vitamins and other dietary supplements to require makers to report potential safety risks to… Critics want supplement risks reported to FDA   

 
 

U.S. 2003 health cost rises slowed, but still high
• Public Health • Jun 09 04

The pace of growth in medical costs eased significantly in 2003, but still bounded well ahead of economic expansion, making it among the biggest… U.S. 2003 health cost rises slowed, but still high   

 
 

Senators argue about Medicare drug cards
• Public Health • Jun 08 04

At a U.S. Senate committee hearing Wednesday, key authors of the sweeping 2003 law to overhaul the federal Medicare program accused opponents of trying… Senators argue about Medicare drug cards   

 
 

For-profit hospitals cost more - Canadian study
• Public Health • Jun 08 04

U.S. hospitals owned by investors with the aim of making money are less cost-efficient than nonprofits, Canadian researchers said on Monday.

The report, published… For-profit hospitals cost more - Canadian study   

 
 

U.S. employers, insurers target pricey tests
• Public Health • May 27 04

U.S. employers and health insurers, strangled by double-digit medical care cost hikes, are increasingly putting controls on the big-ticket procedures and medications, according to… U.S. employers, insurers target pricey tests   

 
 
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