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Feds Win Round In Stem-Cell Funding Fight
A federal appeals court lifted a temporary ban on federal funding of research with human embryonic stem cells. The Justice Department argued a lower court judge had misinterpreted the law and that even a temporary stay on funding would be harmful. Read...
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Thu, Sep 09 2010 10:25 AM
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Yale Cardiologist Taps Data To Shape Health Decisions
Dr. Harlan Krumholz has helped make the careful measurement of how patients do after treatment into a belatedly hot field. Read More...
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Fri, Sep 10 2010 11:57 AM
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Feds To Insurers: Watch Your Backs! No Wait, Work With Us!
Dr. Donald Berwick, federal chief of Medicare and Medicaid, asked insurers for their help in making health overhaul a success and to achieve common goals. Cheaper, better health care is in everyone's interest, he said. Read More...
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Mon, Sep 13 2010 2:21 PM
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Trial Looks Likely In States' Challenge To Health Overhaul
A federal judge in Florida indicated that he would let a case challenging the new federal health law proceed. States opposed to the law argue the federal government is overstepping its authority to require people have insurance coverage. Read More...
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Tue, Sep 14 2010 12:18 PM
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Diet Pill Drama Continues, As FDA Weighs Old And New Drugs
A panel of experts looks at lorcaserin, an experimental diet pill, the day after splitting on whether to leave the controversial weight-loss medicine Meridia on the market despite heart risks. Read More...
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Thu, Sep 16 2010 6:17 AM
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Allergan Settles Charges It Went Too Far Marketing Botox
The selling of Botox has gone far beyond cosmetics. Now, Allergan, the drug's maker, has agreed to settle federal charges of misbehavior and pay the government $600 million in fines. Read More...
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Wed, Sep 01 2010 8:55 AM
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Bosses Put Higher Insurance Tab On Workers' Shoulders
Employers keep shifting a larger share of health costs to their employees. Higher premiums, deductibles and copayments are making health insurance less affordable for people who get coverage at work. Read More...
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Thu, Sep 02 2010 8:49 AM
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A Portrait Of Health: Prescription Drugs In America
Kids tend to take medicines for asthma and ADHD. For older folks, drugs to treat blood pressure and cholesterol are most common. The proportion of Americans taking at least one drug has risen to 48 percent, the CDC says. Read More...
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Fri, Sep 03 2010 8:54 AM
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When Hospice Patients Also Get Treatment, Payment Can Be A Problem
Forced to choose between treatment and palliative care, many people forgo hospice services. Less than 40 percent of people are in hospice when they die. Read More...
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Tue, Sep 07 2010 9:18 AM
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No Cure For Morning Sickness Just Yet
A scientific review of the evidence for treatments ranging from ginger to acupuncture finds nothing so far has been proved safe and effective in relieving the nausea that strikes most women early in their pregnancies. Read More...
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Wed, Sep 08 2010 10:56 AM
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Calif. Teens Get More Obesity Surgery With Gastric Bands
Even without Food and Drug Administration approval for use in kids, gastric bands are becoming a popular choice for teens undergoing weight-loss surgery. Read More...
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Mon, Sep 20 2010 6:07 AM
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Logjams In Doctors' Offices Drive Patients Elsewhere
With primary care doctors busier than ever, some people are turning to emergency rooms and retail clinics for routine care. Read More...
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Tue, Sep 21 2010 8:53 AM
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Novartis Pill For Multiple Sclerosis Wins Approval, But At What Cost?
The first pill that can slow the progression of multiple sclerosis goes on the market next month. It won't be cheap, though. Analysts figure it will cost around $30,000 a year. Read More...
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Wed, Sep 22 2010 10:24 AM
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Experimental Heart Valve, Without Surgery, Show Promise For The Elderly
A heart valve that doctors can implant with a catheter may help patients too frail to undergo open-heart surgery to repair a defective aortic valve. Read More...
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Thu, Sep 23 2010 6:34 AM
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Does Avandia Decision Signal New FDA? Or Same Old Agency?
The different paths taken by European and American regulators on diabetes drug Avandia raise questions about where the Food and Drug Administration is headed. Read More...
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Thu, Sep 23 2010 1:05 PM
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