IN THE AFTERMATH of the December 26 tsunamis in South Asia, I read an article on Israel121c.org about how Israeli doctors, who were among the first on the scene in Sri Lanka, have the ideal training for dealing with a disaster of such proportions...

Pittsburgh-based CECity, which provides online CME and quality improvement tools, capped 2004 with two eHealthcare Leadership awards for its CE Medicus site: a Platinum Award for Best Health/Healthcare Content, and a Gold Award for Best Overall...

A group of board-certified PharmD's have formed a nonprofit organization to provide ”checks and balances” to drug rep detailing by conducting specific drug reviews and incorporating data from objective, unbiased sources. While additional...

Say what you will about the pharmaceutical industry, but when it comes to helping out in the tsunami-induced crisis in Asia, it's coming through. For example, Pfizer is donating $10 million to relief organizations, and another $25 million in...

First there was the whole Vioxx and Celebrex thing. And now there's a new twist on an old drug: The FDA is doing a pilot study on the use of Ecstasy (methylenedioxymethamphetamine), better known for showing up in dance clubs than hospices, to help...

According to this editorial in the Calcutta's The Telegraph, physicians in India join the general public in not knowing much about AIDS, despite it being a huge problem in that country. ...