Monthly Archives: February 2008

NHS updates: Patients starve; not allowed to pay for extra care

Posted on February 27, 2008 by admin

Recent news from the UK: 1. Statistics obtained by Conservatives show that the number of patients released from British National Health Service (NHS) hospitals with malnutrition has doubled in the decade since Labour came to power, increasing from 74,431 in … Continue reading →

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Patients and doctors reject protocol medicine

Posted on February 23, 2008 by admin

While pressure mounts to get doctors to follow “best practices,” getting patients to follow them will be even more difficult. A 2007 Harris Interactive poll found that 43% of Americans say they are concerned about overly aggressive treatment. And 44% … Continue reading →

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Study touches off cholesterol debate

Posted on February 12, 2008 by admin

Merck and Schering-Plough are running full page ads, as in the Wall Street Journal, in an attempt to control the damage from a study questioning the benefits of ezetimibe (Zetia) or Vytorin (ezetimibe/simvastatin). “All of us at Merck and Schering-Plough … Continue reading →

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REAL ID, electronic tracking spark civil liberties concerns

Posted on February 5, 2008 by admin

Children are getting their fingerprints scanned every day at school—to make the lunch line move faster. It’s more efficient than debit cards, ID cards, or cash. State Senator Karen Johnson of Arizona is trying to do something about this, as … Continue reading →

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