| Casino worker with tuberculosis was contagious A Treasury Casino dealer in Brisbane has tested positive to tuberculosis. abc.net.au |
How Do You Measure Physician Quality? The measures typically used to measure physician performance often tell you more about the patient than the doctor, writes Dr. Pauline Chen. feeds.nytimes.com |
Boehringer Stops Work on a 'Female Viagra' Boehringer Ingelheim's announcement is the latest in a series of failures by drug companies to produce a "female Viagra." feeds.nytimes.com |
Compensation threat to plain cigarette packaging plan There is new evidence the Federal Government could face multi-billion-dollar compensation claims over its latest anti-smoking reforms. abc.net.au |
FDA reviews 2 new drugs to reduce prostate cancer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Health regulators said Monday that two drugs from GlaxoSmithKline and Merck reduce the risk of prostate cancer in men, though scientists questioned the drugs' overall benefit, since the tumors they prevent are usually not life-threatening.... hosted.ap.org |