Doctors not to accept gifts from drug companies
...l value," the policy says. The AMA on Monday began mailing informational material to doctors, which includes a list of the drug-company sponsors. The campaign also includes a new Web site about the guidelines....Man Arrested For Sending Hundreds Of Anthrax Hoax Letters
Derek Brodie, a 42-year-old man was arrested for mailing thousands of anthrax hoax letters. One of these letters was even mailed to US President George W Bush. He was arrested two days after he allegedly threatened to use a weapon of mass destruction.// The FBI said that the letters were mailed to govern...Walkers Crisps Advertisements make Misleading Claims about Salt Content
... According to the industry watchdog a promotional mailing saying Walkers had decreased the salt in its crisps to "7% of your guideline daily amount" was misleading considering the fact that the reduction did not apply to all Walkers crisps. They have instructed Walkers to ensure that future similar mailings...Mailing Pamphlets can Reduce Alcohol Consumption
...s designed to fill this gap. We showed that simply mailing brief self-help materials to interested adults in the general public can be an effective way to expand the reach and impact of brief alcohol interventions.” The study, which was jointly conducted with the University of Toronto, the Centre for Addic......th and Mental Hygiene has stated that they will be mailing letters to all at risk patients, describing the situation and urging them to get tested for hepatitis C. "Transmission of hepatitis in a medical setting is rare, but as a precaution we are reaching out to anyone who could have potentially been expo...