Health Inc. What Do Big Pharma's Deep Pockets Buy? July 23, 2009 • The cost of influencing the health care debate? $40 million and counting, according to the drug industry.
Health Inc. Morning Rounds: Slashing Fat, And More, On Both Coasts July 21, 2009 • Good news on fat trims in NYC, but deep slashes in California's new budget worry those who provide health care for the poor and disabled.
Health Inc. What Can Wii Do For You? July 16, 2009 • Nintendo's Wii can teach CPR and hone seniors' bowling skills. What else is it good for?
Health Inc. Morning Rounds: Biz Bashes Wal-Mart, Drug Coverage Saves Money, Argentina Adjusts To Flu July 2, 2009 • Wal-Mart takes a beating on health care stance, Medicare drug coverage study shows some savings, Argentina wrestles with swine flu
Health Inc. Patient Advocates: Tips From You June 25, 2009 • Listener tips for cutting through health insurance nightmares and getting better care in the hospital.
Health Inc. Morning Rounds: Pills and Politics June 25, 2009 • Morning Rounds: Cancer, contraception and fraud in the news.
Health Inc. Rx Drug Money And Med Schools Don't Mix June 18, 2009 • Most med schools nationwide are doing better at resisting drug industry influence, say watchdogs who are keeping track.
Health Inc. Hamburg And Her Full Plate June 17, 2009 • FDA's New Commissioner Margaret Hamburg tells Robert Siegel today she wants to move the agency into the 21st century and she's "delighted" to take on tobacco
Health Inc. Insurance Battles: More Reports From The Trenches June 17, 2009 • NPR's Richard Knox reports back about his medical misadventure — and the slew of readers' letters it unleashed.
Health Inc. Health Insurers Have Billions in Tobacco Stocks June 3, 2009 • Doctors gripe about the investments of Big Insurance in Big Tobacco
Health Inc. AdBusters: Consumer Reports vs. Sally Field June 1, 2009 • Consumer Reports most recent ad-busting video takes on Boniva, the bone-building bisphosphonate from Roche that only has to be taken once a month
Health Inc. Getting Off The Drug Money Train May 27, 2009 • At least one physician's group is getting off the drug money train by phasing out pharmaceutical industry-sponsored education. Is this a trend?
Health Inc. Toxicologists Weigh In On Chemical Risks May 27, 2009 • Tobacco's the big health risk, according to toxicologists in a new poll. Plastics not so much.
Health Inc. Morning Rounds: Drug Ad Advice, Health Hurdle, Perils Of Texting May 27, 2009 • Morning Rounds: The role of distracting music in drug ads, antitrust law concerns over a health care overhaul deal, and the questionable health effects of texting from a cellphone.
Health Inc. Shopping For California Surgery Prices Online May 22, 2009 • The data may be a small step toward making price comparisons easier, but don't read too much into them just yet.
