NIH Suspends Grant to Emory University

jerry submitted, created time 1 month 6 days (sciencenow.sciencemag.org)

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has suspended a $9 million grant for a depression study led by psychiatrist Charles Nemeroff at Emory University in Atlanta. The punishment, imposed in August but only made public today, is apparently the most severe reaction by NIH so far to a Senate investigation of NIH-funded researchers who may have failed to report all of their income from drug companies.

Recipients of NIH grants are required to report income from industry consulting activities

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Study shows cost savings behind bariatric surgery

jerry submitted, created time 2 months 1 week (money.cnn.com)

Insurance companies do usually cover the costs of bariatric surgery, they would start now: A new study shows that, among morbidly obese patients, having a stomach stapling or an intestinal modification causes them to shed insurance claims as well as pounds.

The study looked at the insurance claims of 7200 morbidly obese patients, half of whom had had the surgery and half of whom had not

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Does medical research need a sunshine law?

Darkfrog submitted, created time 5 months 2 days (www.nature.com)

A U.S. supreme court justice once said, "Sunshine is the best disinfectant." The sunshine here, is a metaphor for disclosure. The idea is that once the information is out in the open, corruption will disappear

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