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Six Teen Sexual Health Myths Spread By Web Identified In Packard ... - Medical News Today (press release) border=

Six Teen Sexual Health Myths Spread By Web Identified In Packard … - Medical News Today (press release)

Medical News Today (press release), UK
That's why Dr. Yen's research is so important. She has demonstrated that there is a tremendous amount of misinformation on the Web. It is the challenge of medical providers to help provide accurate and updated information." The Teen and Young Adult …

Medtronic:FDA Review Of Medical Devices Shouldn't Affect Sales - Wall Street Journal border=

Medtronic:FDA Review Of Medical Devices Shouldn't Affect Sales - Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal
By Jared A. Favole Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–Medtronic Inc. (MDT) said a decades-old review by the Food and Drug Administration of certain medical devices likely won't hurt the company's sales. The FDA on Wednesday asked companies …
Boston Globe
Kaiser network.org
TopNews United States
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Medical Providers Urge Obama to Save 'Conscience' Rule - FOXNews border=

Medical Providers Urge Obama to Save 'Conscience' Rule - FOXNews

FOXNews
By Shannon Bream Doctors from across the country have come to Washington to try to save a federal regulation that gives added protection to medical workers who choose not to perform certain procedures, like abortion, that they morally object to.
Washington Times
BP News
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FDA To Review Medical Devices Marketed Prior To 1976 - Wall Street Journal border=

FDA To Review Medical Devices Marketed Prior To 1976 - Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal
The agency's move represents its first step toward completing its review of devices marketed before 1976, when a law passed giving the FDA authority to review new medical devices. The Government Accountability Office, the nonpartisan government …
United Press International
TheHeart.Org
Imperial Valley News
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County to consider more medical pot regulations - San Mateo Daily Journal border=

County to consider more medical pot regulations - San Mateo Daily Journal

San Mateo Daily Journal, CA
The Housing, Health and Human Services Committee of the Board of Supervisors approved forwarding a draft medical marijuana ordinance to the full board at its Tuesday meeting and it will likely be heard by the board April 28, according to county …

Stanford Medical to post faculty consulting activities - Bizjournals.com border=

Stanford Medical to post faculty consulting activities - Bizjournals.com

Bizjournals.com, NC
“Industry collaborations are critical to furthering research efforts and innovative patient care, but at the same time, concerns over these activities are eroding the public trust,” said Dr. Philip Pizzo, dean of the medical school. …
Medical Marketing and Media
ModernHealthcare.com
Boston Globe

Stanford Medical Faculty Must Reveal Industry Income - Bloomberg border=

Stanford Medical Faculty Must Reveal Industry Income - Bloomberg

Bloomberg
Financial relationships between drug and medical device companies and academic researchers are being scrutinized by Congress and watchdog groups. Senator Charles Grassley, an Iowa Republican, has been investigating company payments to doctors and has …
Boston Globe
Bizjournals.com
Medical Marketing and Media

Colo. governor: No payment for medical errors - Forbes border=

Colo. governor: No payment for medical errors - Forbes

Forbes
AP , 04.01.09, 07:56 AM EDT Gov. Bill Ritter has issued an executive order requiring the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to come up with new safety guidelines for hospitals, including ways to deny payment for avoidable medical …
Bizjournals.com
The Coloradoan
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Medical Journal Criticizes Pope's Comments on AIDS - Voice of America border=

Medical Journal Criticizes Pope's Comments on AIDS - Voice of America

Voice of America
By Sabina Castelfranco The prestigious British medical journal, Lancet, has said Pope Benedict's recent comments against the use of condoms to combat AIDS problem were not only inaccurate but distorted science.
International Herald Tribune
The Associated Press
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More states move toward allowing medical marijuana use - USA Today border=

More states move toward allowing medical marijuana use - USA Today

USA Today
By Ken Williams, Concord Monitor By Donna Leinwand, USA TODAY Some states are moving to legalize the use of marijuana for medical purposes in response to the Obama administration's decision to limit prosecutions of sick people or caregivers who use or …
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Austin American-Statesman
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