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Following this month's meeting of the G-8 in Japan, Marco Vicenzino takes a look at the body's role, relevance and need to adapt to new realities.

Is the AMA's apology for racism a pre-emptive political move?  Despite the fact that health care comprises 16% of the nation's gross domestic product, the U.S. ranks 44th in life expectancy.  The AMA has historically fought publicly-funded healthcare and needs to increase...

     Mark Twain's famous quote may serve as an effective guide for assessing Iran's sincerity with regard to their offer for a comprehensive negociation. As the July 5th New York Times article pointed out, Iran expressed a willingness to participate in comprehensive negociations...

The important questions is :Is  there clinical evidence in support  of safety and efficacy of  the drug for the treatment of  a given condition? Whether it is a  "new" or an "old" drug is irrelevant.  Besides, we may know more about an old drug. 

Drug safety is understandably critical.  Having said that,  I wonder what is done to critically analyze  benefit:risk assessment. 

1-     Key assumption for the oil market: the nuclear standoff will continue 2-     Iran will continue to enrich uranium regardless of whether a Republican or a Democrat is US president. 3-     At the same time, the US will oppose any Iranian...

When many educational institutions are struggling to acquire students due to tight funding for student loans, Apollo Group, Inc., the parent company of University of Phoenix is thriving based on its managers foresight in developing culture of performance and a branding strategy...

In 2003-2008, the Kremlin, under Vladimir Putin's leadership, has consolidated control over domestic and foreign hydrocarbon assets. The strategic goal is to make Russia's state-owned "national leaders", such as Gazprom, into global supermajors.  The crackdown started with YUKOS (2003-2004) and...

Foreign investment in Russia will probably continue to decline.  Russia has adopted a stringent new law on foreign investment reserving the really important sectors to the state and there is no sign that the state will  either move to a true rule of law, despite Medvedev's statements on the...

There any many imponderables in the CBO estimates, including the period of marketing exclusivity (if any) granted by not-yet-passed legislation and the extent to which the FDA requires new clinical trials for follow-on biologics.  I would argue, therefore, that their predictions are prema...