AHF Advocacy Spurs GSK To Suspend Fear-Mongering AIDS Drug Ads

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest non-profit AIDS healthcare provider in the United States and operator of free AIDS treatment clinics in the US, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean and Asia, acknowledged British multi-national drug giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) for wisely suspending publication of its recent series of direct-to-consumer print advertisements that, under the guise of patient education, [...]

Frost & Sullivan Recognizes ProSolv CardioVascular For Product Quality Leadership In Cardiovascular Image Management Systems

Based on its recent analysis of the cardiovascular image management systems market, Frost & Sullivan presents ProSolv CardioVascular, a FUJIFILM Company, with the 2008 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Quality Leadership, in recognition of the quality of the products and services the company brings to the market.

Introduction Of The Quality FIRST Act, Response By Premier Healthcare Alliance, USA

Statement by Blair Childs, senior vice president of public affairs, Premier healthcare alliance
The Premier healthcare alliance commends Representative Jason Altmire (D-PA) for introducing the Quality FIRST Act, a bill that would implement hospital value-based purchasing on a national scale in Medicare. Representative Altmire’s expertise in hospitals and healthcare has clearly come into play in crafting [...]

Harley Medical Group Reveal Patients Working Overtime To Fund Surgery

Harley Medical Group, the UK’s largest cosmetic surgery provider, has found that a growing number of patients are funding their cosmetic surgery procedures by working a second job or putting in extra hours due to the current poor economic climate.

FDA Classifies Medtronic’s Notification Related To Improper Connection Of Sutureless Intrathecal Catheters As A Class I Recall

Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has classified its safety alert about the proper connection of sutureless catheters used with implantable drug infusion systems as a Class I recall. The notification relates to the improper connection of its sutureless connector intrathecal catheters (referred to [...]