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Massive Transfusion At Major Trauma Centers To Be Studied By UT Researchers
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston a $9.2 million grant to conduct a multi-center clinical trial that could lead to an improved survival rate for trauma patients - both soldiers and civilians -- who require massive blood transfusions. The university's Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS) is contracting with the U. Bayer Agrees To Stop Running Ads For Oral Contraceptive YAZ That FDA Says Are 'Misleading'
Earlier this week, the pharmaceutical company Bayer agreed to stop airing commercials for the oral contraceptive YAZ in response to an Oct. 3 warning letter from FDA telling the company that the advertisements overstate the benefits of the drug. Employers Look To Raise Out-Of-Pocket Costs For Employee Health Plans, Rather Than Increase Premiums
With the open enrollment period for health insurance beginning and employee wages remaining static, many employers are hesitant to significantly increase health care premiums and instead are opting to increase the amount employees pay for out-of-pocket items such as deductibles and copayments, the Wall Street Journal reports. | 
