ARCHIVED NEWS AND ARTICLES

• Idaho Senate passes 'conscience' bill (02/26/10)
• NYT: Avantia needlessly harms heart, internal FDA report concludes  (02/19/10)
• Drug could prolong men’s sexual staying power (02/18/10)
• ED drugs used to treat a dozen other diseases (02/18/10)
• Placebos may have biological effect on body (02/18/10)
• 1 in 5 prescriptions never filled, study shows (02/17/10)
• Aspirin cuts death risk after breast cancer (02/16/10)
• Paxil interferes with cancer drug, study shows (02/08/10)
• Simpson wins $1 million for Idaho Meth Project (12/10/09)
• Vote nears on importing lower-cost drugs  (12/10/09)
• Experts Predict "Sticker Shock" for Health Reforms (12/09/09)
• Drugmakers, FDA move to curb painkiller abuse (12/04/09)
• Consumer advocate asks FDA to ban weight loss pill (12/03/09)
• Idaho nurse charged with stealing jail drugs (11/20/09)
• No hospital savings seen with electronic records (11/20/09)
• Idaho settles price charges with French drug maker (11/20/09)
• FDA says Prilosec can block benefits of Plavix  (FDA Press Release) (11/17/09)
• New study raises fresh concerns about Zetia and Vytorin  (11/15/09)
• Some Unused Narcotics Should Go Down the Drain, FDA Says (11/13/09)
• Bits of steel, rubber found in Genzyme drugs (11/13/09)
• FDA OKs new drug for heavy periods (11/13/09)
• Pharmacist-Friendly MTM, Workforce Provisions Included in House Reform Bill (11/09/09)
• Placebo effect behind many natural cures (11/10/09)
• FDA Warns Consumers on Sexual Enhancement Products (11/05/09)
• Officials Promote Meridian as Health-Care Hub (11/02/09)
• Hospitals going high-tech (10/25/09)
  
• 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)