Drug makers revamp selling techniques
New industry guidelines cut physician meetings at sports venues and theaters. Firms shift to education focused programs offering continuing medical education credits, while government reviews warn against excessive physician payments and sponsored conferences.
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Researchers map genes of malaria parasite and mosquito
Scientists in a 10 nation effort mapped the genes of Plasmodium falciparum and Anopheles gambiae, the deadliest malaria parasite and its mosquito. The studies, published in Nature and Science, aim to fuel new vaccines, drugs, and insecticides amid continuing malaria deaths.
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California quitlines prove effective in smoking cessation
A study in the New England Journal of Medicine shows California's quitline counseling doubles quit rates. Among 3,282 callers, 21 percent quit after counseling versus 10 percent with minimal contact. after a year rates fell to 8 percent and 4 percent. Researchers urge broader adoption of telephone coaching funded by tobacco settlement money.
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