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Avandia Gets Tougher Label, As Glaxo Reportedly Settles Lawsuits
New instructions say Avandia, a diabetes drug, should only be used by patients already taking it or new patients who can't get their blood sugar under control with other medicines. Read More...
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Mon, Feb 07 2011 11:28 AM
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Prominent Calorie Counts Don't Budge Fast-Food Choices
The availability of calorie counts on the menu appears to make little difference in the food choices of people who frequent fast-food restaurants in New York City, a recent study suggests. Previous studies have suggested the calorie listings do influence...
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Tue, Feb 15 2011 11:53 AM
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Health Hardliners To GOP: Most Americans Are 'Over-Insured'
The conservative group FreedomWorks recommends a system of vouchers to replace Medicare, Medicaid and provisions of the new health law. Read More...
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Wed, Feb 16 2011 1:26 PM
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Health Hard-Liners To GOP: Most Americans Are 'Over-Insured'
The conservative group FreedomWorks recommends a system of vouchers to replace Medicare, Medicaid and provisions of the new health law. Read More...
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Wed, Feb 16 2011 1:26 PM
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In Funding Hunt, FDA Looks To Fees From Generic Drugmakers
In an environment of increasingly tough budgets, the Food and Drug Administration is stepping up calls for the drug, medical device, and food industry to kick in some money. Right now, the agency is focusing on generic drug makers. Read More...
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Fri, Feb 18 2011 10:31 AM
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Homeopathic Insomnia Remedy No Match For Antarctic Summer
More than 1,600 people in 28 countries and Antarctica deliberately overdosed on homeopathic remedies over the weekend. No injuries, illnesses or worse were reported. Read More...
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Tue, Feb 08 2011 2:40 PM
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GOP Counts The Ways To Defund Health Law
House Republicans have come up with more than half a dozen ways to throttle spending on overhaul. Democrats in the Senate can block them, and President Obama still wields the veto pen. Read More...
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Tue, Feb 22 2011 2:05 PM
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Pop Quiz: Has Health Overhaul Law Been Repealed?
A poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that about 1 in 5 Americans believes the federal law overhauling health care has been repealed. Barely more than half of those polled answered it was till the law. Read More...
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Thu, Feb 24 2011 5:47 AM
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Abortion Clinics In Va. Face Regulation Like Hospitals
Abortion rights opponents, who pushed for the law, say it will hold clinics to higher safety standards. But advocates for abortion rights in the state warn the law will place such heavy burdens on clinics that many may be forced to close. Read More.....
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Fri, Feb 25 2011 6:38 AM
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Pediatricians Caution Parents Against 'Fever Phobia'
A leading group of pediatricians is counseling doctors and parents against going overboard in treating mildly feverish kids with over-the-counter medicines. The pediatricians say keeping children comfortable should be the goal rather than reducing their...
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Mon, Feb 28 2011 6:57 AM
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Intellectual Backer Of Insurance Mandate Faults Alternatives
An MIT economist revs up his estimating machine to argue that the leading mandate replacements, such as penalties for people who delay buying insurance, wouldn't do nearly as much to address the twin problems of coverage and cost. Read More...
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Wed, Feb 09 2011 2:45 PM
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Breastfeeding Gets A Boost Amid The Health Policy Wars
The Internal Revenue Service decided breastfeeding supplies are medical equipment and therefore can be deducted from taxes. Lawmakers and moms rejoiced. Read More...
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Fri, Feb 11 2011 5:56 AM
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Alarming Findings About Hospital Monitors
Alarms on various monitors ring, beep, and do just about everything short of firing off a flare to get a nurse's attention. All that noise tends to wear nurses down, and often it masks the truly important warnings. Read More...
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Mon, Feb 14 2011 7:08 AM
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Pediatricians Say Teens Should Be Barred from Tanning Parlors
Artificial tanning beds greatly increase the risk of skin cancers and should be banned for teens, a leading group of pediatricians says. Most people get 25 percent of their lifetime sun exposure before age 18. Read More...
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Mon, Feb 28 2011 1:17 PM
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U.S. Late To The Party On School Lunch Makeovers
Scotland and Japan started revising their school lunch programs years ago to focus more on nutrition and health. The U.S. is just now getting around to making big changes. Read More...
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Tue, Feb 01 2011 11:25 AM
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