Friday, March 7, 2008

Health Blog WSJ : Bill Curbing Drug Makers' Gifts to Docs Stalls in Conn.

Health Blog WSJ : Bill Curbing Drug Makers' Gifts to Docs Stalls in Conn.: "Connecticut’s Attorney General has been pushing bills that would put tighter rules on financial ties between doctors and the drug industry. But the idea isn’t making much headway in the state legislature, irking the editorial page of the Hartford Courant. The paper called on lawmakers to get cracking and “pass legislation to force disclosure and limitations on drug company gratuities to physicians,” saying that state “residents’ health might depend on it.”"