Doctors admit to ‘defensive medicine’ (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

More than 90 percent of the Pennsylvania doctors surveyed on the impact of rising malpractice insurance premiums profess to engage in “defensive medicine” — a catch-all term that includes everything from ordering unnecessary tests to passing off complicated patients.

Health Tip: Dealing With Post-Traumatic Stress (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)

(HealthDay News) — Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a very real illness. People may get it after living through a terrible and scary experience such as rape or sexual abuse; assault by a family member; an airplane or car crash; a natural disaster such as hurricane, tornado, or fire; a war; or any event that may have put them in danger of being killed or seriously injured.

Third Hong Kong fatality announced after clinic handed out wrong medicine (Channel NewsAsia)

HONG KONG – A third Hong Kong person died after being handed the wrong medicine by a private clinic, health officials said on Wednesday. The 69-year-old woman was in January given a diabetes drug instead of tablets for stomach ache. She died on March 13, a health authority statement said.

Win Medicare inks marketing deal with Orion Pharma for Divigel (PharmaBiz)

The third of its kind in the recent times, the New Delhi-based Win Medicare (P) Ltd has signed another marketing tie-up with a foreign drug manufacturer. The latest agreement is with Orion Pharma for marketing Divigel, its medication for the treatment of menopausal and pre-menopausal symptoms.

Win Medicare inks marketing deal with Orion Pharma for Divigel (PharmaBiz)

The third of its kind in the recent times, the New Delhi-based Win Medicare (P) Ltd has signed another marketing tie-up with a foreign drug manufacturer. The latest agreement is with Orion Pharma for marketing Divigel, its medication for the treatment of menopausal and pre-menopausal symptoms.