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  GlaxoSmithKline Ends Payments to Doctors

  By Steve Mencher, December 17, 2013 05:24 PM

  Pharmaceutical companies make lots of money and spend lots of money, including lavish payments to doctors for consulting; expenses-paid conferences, cruises and other events for doctors; and bonuses for sales reps who exceed sales targets, even if that means pitching a drug for uses the Food and…
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  The New 'Gone Girl'? You Decide

  By Christina Ianzito, December 17, 2013 03:41 PM

  Everybody's looking for the next Gone Girl - publishers, who want to mimic the success of Gillian Flynn's summer 2012 thriller that sold more than six million copies, and readers, who gobbled up every word (weak ending and all). No surprise, then, that publishers and industry-watchers have hyped…
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  Medicare Lists Best, Worst Hospitals for Hip and Knee Replacements

  By Kaiser Health News, December 17, 2013 02:16 PM

  By Jordan Rau, Senior Correspondent, Kaiser Health News
• ¿Cómo calificas a tu paí­s en materia de derechos humanos?

  By Álvaro Valderrama, December 17, 2013 11:41 AM

  La Organización de las Naciones Unidas celebró los 20 años de la Declaración Universal de los Derechos Humanos, destacando los 20 logros más importantes que se alcanzaron desde 1993 en un ámbito que sigue teniendo enormes desafíos.
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  How to Be a Charitable Cheapskate

  By Jeff Yeager, December 17, 2013 11:27 AM

  It's the kind of news story that makes national headlines every year or two: A person of seemingly modest means secretly amasses a small (or not so small) fortune while leading a frugal lifestyle, only to reveal that wealth by giving it all away to charity.
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  Are Antibacterial Soaps Safe? FDA (Finally) May Decide

  By Candy Sagon, December 17, 2013 10:00 AM

  It's taken more than 40 years and the pressure of a lawsuit, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is finally getting serious about the controversial use of chemicals in antibacterial soaps and body washes.
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  The Best Roles of Peter O'Toole, Dead at 81

  By Patrick Kiger, December 16, 2013 09:50 AM

  Long considered to be one of the most talented film stars ever, Peter O'Toole held what must have been a frustrating distinction. O'Toole, who died on Dec. 14 at age 81 in London, is the performer nominated most often for a best actor Oscar - eight times - without winning.
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  Holiday Music Specials, Buble to...Charles Barkley?

  By Stacy Jenel Smith, December 15, 2013 12:01 AM

  Question: What has Michael Buble, Celine Dion, Miley Cyrus, Hugh Jackman, Cookie Monster, Charles Barkley, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama? Answer: This week's lineup of holiday music specials! If you enjoy seeing top names warbling about Santa, snow and sleigh rides, this is…
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  Congress Moves to Overhaul How Medicare Pays Doctors

  By Tamara Lytle, December 13, 2013 05:20 PM

  Capitol Hill lawmakers are showing signs that they could finally revamp how Medicare pays doctors.
• Movies for Grownups Weekend Preview: Dec. 13

  By Bill Newcott, December 13, 2013 08:53 AM

  Just wait 'til next week, when Santa drops a sackfull of blockbusters on your local multiplex. In the meantime, the wonderful Inside Llewyn Davis (reviewed last week) moves from just a handful of theaters to a whole bunch of them...and one gritty new family/crime drama showcases some of the year's…