Archive: 09/01/2015
US fines Japanese pharma co $39 mn for doctor kickbacks
Daiichi Sankyo, the large Japanese pharmaceutical company, is being fined $39 million over kickbacks it paid doctors in the United States to prescribe its drugs, the US Justice Department said Friday.
Jan 9, 2015
Agent Orange-contaminated airplanes could have affected health of air force reservists
Air Force reservists based in the U.S. who worked after the Vietnam War in C-123 aircraft that sprayed Agent Orange during the war could have experienced adverse health effects from exposure to the herbicide, says a new report ...
Jan 9, 2015
After eight years, similar outcomes with surgical or non-surgical treatment for spinal stenosis
For patients with spinal stenosis, long-term outcomes are comparable with surgery or conservative treatment, reports a study in the January 15 issue of Spine.
Jan 9, 2015
Dolutegravir/abacavir/lamivudine: Considerable added benefit for some adults with HIV
Since September 2014, the fixed-dose combination of dolutegravir/abacavir/lamivudine (trade name Triumeq) has been approved for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected adults and adolescents above 12 years of age. The ...
Jan 9, 2015
Karyomapping offers new way of detecting genetic conditions in IVF embryos
New research at the University of Kent has identified karyomapping as a viable and cost-effective method of detecting a wide range of genetic diseases in IVF embryos.
Jan 9, 2015