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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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Embryonic Stem Cell Funding Stays Bottled Up
A federal judge ruled the government is wrong about a "parade of horribles" that a stay on funding of researcher involving human embryonic stem cells would have on the field. He refused to lift a preliminary injunction imposed last month. Read...
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Wed, Sep 08 2010 6:03 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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Support For Overhaul Inches Upward, But Foes More Likely To Vote
With Election Day looming, less than half of Americans have a favorable view of health overhaul, a new poll finds. Still, the sentiment has improved since August. Even so, opponents appear more likely to vote come November. Read More...
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Mon, Sep 27 2010 5:02 AM
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No Water In Calif. School Cafeterias? One Man Says There Should Be A Law
A survey of California schools found that 40 percent don't offer free drinking water in cafeterias. A bill on the governor's desk aims to change that. Read More...
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Fri, Sep 24 2010 9:42 AM
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Child Nutrition Food Fight Bumps Up Against Political Reality
There are a lot of reasons to pick apart the Senate bill that funds the school lunch program, but some say passing it now might be better than getting nothing later. Read More...
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Fri, Sep 24 2010 11:15 AM
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Republicans On Health: Is There An Echo In Here?
A Republican alternative to health overhaul sounds awfully familiar. Major portions have been floated before and haven't gone very far. Read More...
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Thu, Sep 23 2010 11:11 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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House Hearing On Salmonella-Tainted Eggs Turns Testy
Executives from two egg producers linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened 1,600 people answered questions publicly for the first time. Read More...
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Wed, Sep 22 2010 12:21 PM
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After 35 Years, Unlikely Navy Caregivers Receive Recognition
The USS Kirk's rescue of 20,000 to 30,000 Vietnamese refugees in the last days of the Vietnam War is now being heralded as one of the most important humanitarian missions in the history of the U.S. Navy. Read More...
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Wed, Sep 01 2010 2:42 PM
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Number Of Americans With Health Insurance Fell In 2009
The number of people in the United States with health insurance decreased for the first time since 1987. Read More...
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Thu, Sep 16 2010 9:28 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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C-Sections And The Profit Motive In California
An investigation of cesarean-section rates at hospitals in California finds they are higher at for-profit institutions. The differences are apparent even when the focus is low-risk pregnancies, California Watch reports. Read More...
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Mon, Sep 13 2010 6:19 AM
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Justice Department Appeals Stem Cell Funding Stay
The argument for lifting a stay on research funding is that even a temporary halt in the flow of money could set back work that has been years in the making. Read More...
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Wed, Sep 01 2010 6:17 AM
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Ticks, Bears And Swine Flu In The Rockies
On a trip to a national park in Colorado, we came across a poster warning about swine flu where we least expected it -- a rather primitive lavatory. Read More...
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Fri, Sep 03 2010 1:20 PM
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