Washington's Push For Evidence-Based Medicine

Evidence-based medicine has been gaining momentum among the medical community, but there are things happening in our nation's capital that could impact this coming trend. Dr. Les Paul, vice president of clinical and scientific affairs for the National Pharmaceutical Council, tells host Bruce Japsen about the economic stimulus, bills in Congress and other initiatives that could move evidenced-based medicine further into the physician's office. But he also warns of potential pitfalls from the pharmaceutical industry's perspective.