A new report by doctors and health-policy experts calls for restrictions on the amount of gifts given to physicians from pharmaceuticals and medical-equipment companies.

The group recommends that doctors at medical schools are banned from accepting free lunches, drug sample, paid travel and continuing education classes, reports MarketWatch

The French woman suspected of having bird flu after returning from Turkey has tested negative for the pandemic in a southern French hospital. Two rounds of tests were carried out Sunday to rule out the presence of the deadly H5N1 virus.

According to a health ministry spokesman, the woman had spent two weeks in Turkey, but in a region where the virus was not known to have been active

France is investigating a possible case of bird flu in a woman who has returned from Turkey, the French health ministry said on Sunday. The woman was hospitalized in Montpellier following a two-week stay in Turkey in a region that "in principle" has not been affected by the disease, he said.

This case was being treated as potential bird flu because of the "symptoms and because the woman saw dead birds while traveling in a country affected by the epidemic," the ministry said in a statement. She showed symptoms of flu and breathing difficulties and has been placed in an isolation ward, where she is receiving antiviral treatment, the ministry said

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning that drugs sold abroad may have the same brand name or similar sounding names as domestic drugs, but have completely different ingredients.

The agency said taking the wrong medication can have serious consequences, reports Health Day News

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning that drugs sold abroad may have the same brand name or similar sounding names as domestic drugs, but have completely different ingredients.

The agency said taking the wrong medication can have serious consequences, reports Health Day News