Insidermedicine in 60 - August 13 2007

Description: August 13, 2007 (Insidermedicine) From London - Drug manufacturers and the Alzheimer's Society are claiming victory over the NHS. A judge has ruled that NICE's recommendation that doctors use language-based tests to assess the severity of Alzheimer's disease discriminates against those with learning disabilities and those whose first language isn't English. The judge, however, didn't go against the recommendation to offer the medicines only to those with advanced disease. From Cambridge - A ...