April 29th, 2008 at 7:41 pm (Frauds and Swindling, Kidneys, Philippines, Transplants)
The government says it is cracking on a growing but illicit trade in human organs bought from the poor.
Zrodlo (oryginalny wpis) na http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/30/world/asia/30phils.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss,By CARLOS H. CONDE
March 22nd, 2008 at 2:08 am (Bribery, Exactech Incorporated|EXAC|NASDAQ, Frauds and Swindling, Justice Department, Medicare, Stryker Corp|SYK|NYSE, Surgery and Surgeons, Wright Medical Group Incorporated|WMGI|NASDAQ)
A long-running federal investigation into the orthopedic device industry’s suspected kickback payments to hip and knee surgeons now has the doctors in the spotlight.
Zrodlo (oryginalny wpis) na http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/22/business/22device.html?ex=1363924800&en=24f2504761918e2d&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss,By BARNABY J. FEDER
March 14th, 2008 at 10:57 pm (China, Counterfeit Merchandise, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Food and Drug Administration, Frauds and Swindling, Germany, Heparin (Drug))
The FDA said last week it found evidence of a contaminant in an ingredient of a blood-thinning drug, heparin, at a Chinese plant that supplied it to much of the U.S. market.
Zrodlo (oryginalny wpis) na http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/15/health/policy/15fda.html?ex=1363320000&en=3626d730258ec0de&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss,By WALT BOGDANICH
March 14th, 2008 at 6:52 pm (China, Counterfeit Merchandise, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Food and Drug Administration, Frauds and Swindling, Germany, Heparin (Drug))
The agency said last week it found evidence of a contaminant in an ingredient of a blood-thinning drug, heparin, at a Chinese plant that supplied it to much of the U.S. market.
Zrodlo (oryginalny wpis) na http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/15/health/policy/15fda.html?ex=1363320000&en=3626d730258ec0de&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss,By WALT BOGDANICH
March 13th, 2008 at 6:58 pm (Decisions and Verdicts, Frauds and Swindling, Medicine and Health, Ohio)
A federal jury convicted five former executives of a health care finance company on Thursday in a $1.9 billion scheme to defraud investors.
Zrodlo (oryginalny wpis) na http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/14/business/14fraud.html?ex=1363233600&en=e155c2a2ba47c35c&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss,By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS