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View Article  Possible Conflicts for Doctors Are Seen on Medical Devices
By REED ABELSON
The close relationships between doctors and device makers are an issue in the upward cost spiral of implantable devices.

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NYTimes.com
View Article  Report blasts ‘hype’ over personalised medicines
21/09/2005 - According to a recent report, pharmacogenetics is unlikely to become a reality within the next 15-20 years having been ‘hyped’ by the media, who are unaware of the many gaps in current understanding of how genetics relates to the causes of disease.

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In-PharmaTechnologist.com
View Article  Fear of Neighborhood Crime Can Worsen Glucose Levels of Caregivers
 

Fear of Neighborhood Crime Can Worsen Glucose Levels of Caregivers

 

Durham, N.C. – People who care for elderly family members and who believe their neighborhood is unsafe due to burglaries, muggings or the presence of drugs, may be at increased risk for poor blood glucose control and ultimately to related health issues, according to researchers from Duke University Medical Center.

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Healthorbit.ca
View Article  Drug firms reveal trial data in new Web site
The global pharmaceutical industry launched a new Web site giving details of clinical trials on new medicines, in a bid to allay patient fears over drug safety.

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MSNBC.com
View Article  The Lucrative Elution
Boston Scientific's blockbuster medical device--and the novel way it was developed. By Jim Kling

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technologyreview.com
View Article  Drug-resistant germ kills 3 children in Chicago
Three Chicago-area children have died of a toxic shock syndrome-like illness caused by a superbug they caught in the community and not in the hospital, where the germ is usually found.

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MSNBC.com