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In China, Controversial Brain Surgery for Mental Illness
Nov 03, 07
In China, doctors are operating on mentally ill patients using surgical techniques that are “all but blacklisted for mental illness in the developed world,” the WSJ reports. The surgeries are emblematic of problems in the Chinese health system, where doctors and hospitals are looking for new sources of revenue as public...
read moreHealth Blog Q&A: NY Marathon’s Medical Director
Nov 03, 07
Lewis Maharam only ran one marathon, and that was to get a free turkey for Thanksgiving (more on that later). But he’s been the medical director of the New York City Marathon for a dozen years now, and on race day this Sunday he’ll be responsible for the work of 2,500 medical volunteers and the health of 38,000 runners....
read moreWyeth Brags Next CEO Found Without ‘Public Horse Race’
Oct 18, 07
“Perhaps the timing caught some of you by surprise because we didn’t engage in the drama of a public horse race for succession that some of our competitors have been involved in,” Wyeth CEO and short-timer Robert Essner told analysts this morning during an earnings call. He was comparing his company’s...
read moreMerck Diabetes Drug Gets New Uses, Warnings
Oct 18, 07
Merck’s diabetes drug Januvia has been approved by the FDA for use in combination with older diabetes medicines, but stiffer warnings have also been added to the Januvia’s label. The instructions now say allergic reactions and cases of a rare skin called Stevens-Johnson syndrome have been reported in some patients taking...
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