If an expert panel recommends less aggressive treatment of anemia, that could hurt sales for Amgen and Johnson & Johnson, which market anemia drugs that are among the world’s best-selling prescription medicines.

- Harmful effects put anemia treatment in question

The Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), today challenged psychiatrists to learn more about the importance of substance abuse as a factor in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses. At the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, Dr. [click link for full article]

- NIDA Offers Psychiatrists A Look At State-of-the-Science On Addiction And Mental Illnesses

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee is tipped to put up interest rates to 5.75%.

- Bank expected to raise UK rates