ARCHIVED NEWS AND ARTICLES

• New drugs could transform cancer treatment (06/23/09)
• Drug industry OKs $80 billion Medicare deal (06/20/09)
• Obama Proposes Big Cuts to Medicare, Medicaid (06/13/09)
• $2.5 billion spent, no alternative cures found (06/10/09)
• Slump pushes cost of drugs out of reach  (06/04/09)
• Medical bills tied to 60 percent of bankruptcies (06/04/09)
• Volunteering is Good for Your Health (06/01/09)
• Lewiston pharmacist opposes embryonic stem-cell research (06/01/09)
• Prescription Drug Use in U.S. Fell Last Year (05/13/09)
• Social Security, Medicare Hurting (05/12/09)
• FDA OKs drug that treats diabetes via the brain (05/06/09)
• Supervalu appoints Wal-Mart leader as its CEO (05/06/09)
• Steiner resigns from College of Pharmacy (05/02/09)
• FDA warns dieters: Stop Hydroxycut use now (05/01/09)
• FDA Orders New Warnings for OTC Pain Drugs (04/28/09)
• Prostate cancer risk slashed with new drug (04/27/09)

• Study confirms short list of heart-healthy foods (04/13/09)

• Private hospital shelved after St. Luke's steps in (04/08/09)
• Thyroid drug can hurt liver, kill kids, docs warn (04/08/09)

• Programs offer free, cheaper prescription meds (04/07/09)

• Statins can lower blood clot risk, study says  (03/29/09)
• Debate over drugs for ADHD reignites (03/26/09)
• Study:  Few Hospitals Use Electronic Medical Records (03/25/09)
• Pharmaceuticals found in fish across U.S. (03/25/09)
• Meridian man arrested for pharmacy robbery (03/23/09)
• Armed Man Robs Meridian Pharmacy  (03/21/09)
• More evidence links diabetes, Alzheimer’s (03/16/09)
• Washington Hospitals React to State's Death with Dignity Act (03/05/09)
• Supreme Court Rejects Limits on Drug Lawsuits (03/04/09)
• McKesson's Hospital Pharmacy Performance Index Provides New Benchmark (03/01/09)

• 2009 Conscious Clause Bill  

  • Read the actual bill here (amended 03/30). 
  • ISHP Member Al Frisk is Interviewed by Channel 2 (03/30/09)
  • House passes pharmacists choice bill  (03/30/09)
  • Judge Orders FDA to let 17-year-olds use Plan B  (03/23/09)
  • Conscience Clause bill passes House Committee (03/18/09)
  • Sam Hoagland's letter to the committee (03/16/09) 
  • Washington Hospitals React to State's Death with Dignity Act (03/05/09)
  • Rep. Loertscher introduces "Conscience Clause bill (03/04/08) 
  • Obama to Rescind Bush "Right to Refuse" Rule (03/01/09) 
  • Washington state to allow ‘dignity’ deaths: Terminal patients can request lethal drugs, but some docs may refuse (03/01/09)
  • Anti Abortion Group Wants Conscience Clause in Idaho Law (02/06/09)  
  • HHS Issues "Right to Refuse" Rule for Health Care Industry (12/18/08)

• DEA to halt medical marijuana raids (02/28/09)
• Economic stress taking toll on heart health (02/23/09)
• Violence Against Pharmacists Under Study by NIOSH (02/23/09)
• Pharmacy Executive Needed at Complex Hospitals (02/23/09)
• Webinar Shows How Quality Improvement Initiatives Impact Your Practice (02/23/09)
• Former Idaho Board of Pharmacy Investigator Dies (02/17/09)
• Medical marijuana initiative struck down in Hailey  (02/11/09)
• FDA Warns of Drug-Laced "Dietary Supplements" (02/10/09)
• Health screening draws hundreds to EIRMC  (02/08/09)
• Law enforcement to review 1982 Tylenol murders (02/04/09)
• Insurers overcharged Medicare for prescriptions, report finds (02/01/09)
• WHO GETS WHAT: Billions for health care insurance  (02/01/09)
• Health Care Spending in 2007 Grew 6.1 Percent (02/01/09)
• Clinical Pharmacy Services Save $4.81 on the Dollar (02/01/09)
• Bush administration opened door to controversial off-label marketing of drugs (02/01/09)
• Doctors report 'alarming' rise of MRSA in kids (01/19/09)
• Otter's Select Committee on Health Care Considers Reforms (01/19/09)
• Twin Falls NP Charged in Oxycontin Fraud Ring (01/18/09)
• Lilly settles Zyprexa lawsuit for 1.4 Billion, but Idaho suit is still on the table (01/16/09)
• Saint Al's will lay off 66 workers (01/13/09)
• St. Luke's passes out $418,210 to help non-profits (01/13/09)
• Flu in U.S. found resistant to main antiviral drug (01/08/09)
• Reader's Opinion (WWAMI Reps):  To boost medical education, expand Idaho's access to the WWAMI partnership (01/03/09)
• Reader's Opinion (Jack Lemley): Idaho needs a medical program of its own to help the state's health and economy (01/03/09)
• Idaho settles dispute with drug maker (12/30/08)
• Idaho Doctor Says Prescription Drugs are Easily Obtained and Increasingly Abused (12/29/08)
• Top medical breakthroughs of 2008 (12/28/08)
• Bad debt triggers hospital closings around U.S. (12/28/08)
• Millions of seniors use risky drug combos (12/23/08)
• 7 Medical Myths Even Doctors Believe (12/20/08)
• Substance abuse sends Idaho doctors into treatment (12/20/08)
• HHS Issues "Right to Refuse" Rule for Health Care Industry (12/18/08)
• Boise doctor ditches paper prescription pad (12/16/08)
• Experts Propose Ban on Asthma Drugs (12/11/08)
• Unhappy primary care doctors could be bad news for Idaho (12/11/08)
• ISU seeks 'green light' on medical degree program (12/04/08)
• Idaho ranks as 8th healthiest state (12/03/08)
• World's oldest marijuana stash found in 2700 year old grave (12/03/08)
• FDA says glaucoma drug enhances eyelashes (12/03/08)
• Is Laughter the Best Medicine? (11/28/08)
• High Demand for Pharmacists in Idaho (11/27/08)
• Joint Commission Envisions Hospital of the Future (11/25/08)
• Millions unknowingly taking unapproved meds (11/23/08)
• Survey: Nearly 50% of doctors would leave medicine (11/18/08)
• Study finds C. Diff in 40 percent of grocery meats (11/18/08)
• FBI investigating pharmacy extortion attempt (11/18/08)
• Manasse to retire as ASHP CEO in 2011 (11/18/08)
• Vitamins C and E fail to prevent cancer (11/16/08)
• Idaho Ed Board to consider ISU med school proposal (11/13/08)
• Study Links Painkillers to Heart Risks (11/11/08)
• Hospital to Pilot Biometrics to Reduce Errors (11/09/08)
• Vitamins Do Not Prevent Cardiovascular Disease (11/09/08)
• FDA Leadership Expected to Focus on Oversight (11/06/08)
• Labeling Error Prompts Insulin Syringe Recall (11/05/08)
• Editorial: Drugmaker Immunity is a Question for Congress (11/03/08)
• As Drug Production Shifts to China, Safety Questions Follow (10/31/08)
• Drug Labeling Report Comes as Court Prepares for Pre-Emption Case (10/31/08)
• Drug Companies Ordered to Pay for Defrauding Medicaid (10/31/08)
• Purdue Study Reveals Barriers to MTM Practice by Pharmacists  (10/28/08)
• Group Reports Record Number of Serious Drug Reactions (10/23/08)
• Idaho Drug Czar mentions "Pharm Parties" by teens (10/21/08)
• Steiner Editorial Re: Pharmacist Shortage (10/04/08)
• Longtime Eagle Pharmacist Dies (09/17/08)
• Gov. Wants New System to Produce Idaho Doctors  (09/16/08)
• Related Story:  Idaho Has Resources for Medical School (09/16/08)
• ISHP supports College of Pharmacy funding request for Boise expansion: 
  Letter to Gov Otter (09/12/08)