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Federal report on stent procedures finds potential fraud
While Dr. Mark Midei was allegedly implanting unnecessary cardiac stents in hundreds of patients at a Towson hospital, stent manufacturer Abbott Laboratories was paying for crab and barbecue feasts at his Monkton home and building a business strategy...Tags: Justice System, Vermont, Insurance, Max Baucus, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
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Physician pay, medical disclosure rules criticized
The payments and "VIP trips" given to a Maryland cardiologist by Abbott Laboratories for parties and consulting work — disclosed in a federal report released Monday — are just what new legislation and industry guidelines are supposed to...Tags: Harvard Medical School, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Companies and Corporations, Health Care Reform (2009)
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Timeline: Mark Midei and the stents case
January 2008: Dr. Mark Midei leaves MidAtlantic Cardiovascular Associates to become a full-time employee of St. Joseph Medical Center, leading a former colleague to vow revenge against him. April 27, 2009: A MidAtlantic cardiologist informs one of Midei'...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Internists, Mark G. Midei, St. Joseph Medical Center, Maryland
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Stent sellers were allowed inside lab despite hospital ban
Salespeople for stent maker Abbott Laboratories were often allowed inside a cardiac treatment room at St. Joseph Medical Center while patient procedures were being performed, despite hospital rules against it, according to sworn testimony from Dr. Mark G....Tags: Companies and Corporations, Justice System, Event Planning, Judges, Corporate Crime
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359 Million Diabetes Test Strips Recalled
Associated PressWASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration says Abbott Laboratories is recalling up to 359 million testing strips used by diabetics because they can give falsely low blood sugar readings. The testing strips are used to help diabetes patients check...Tags: Product Recalls, Diabetes, Diseases and Illnesses, Health
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Co-pays becoming a thing of the past for preventive services
If you've been holding off getting screened for high cholesterol, diabetes or hypertension because of a co-payment, you soon won't have a reason to put it off.
That's because co-payments, which typically cost at least $20, for a host of preventive...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Employers, Insurance, Physical Therapists, Diseases and Illnesses
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Parents Frustrated Over Similac Recall Crash Company's Website
Web ReporterThousands of moms are scrambling to find formula to feed their babies after a massive recall of Similac powdered formula. Drugmaker Abbott Laboratories said Wednesday it is recalling millions of containers of its best-selling Similac infant formula...Tags: Family, Washington (U.S. state), Companies and Corporations, Chicago, Product Recalls
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Similac Infant Formula Recalled Due to Bug Contamination
Associated PressWASHINGTON -- Drugmaker Abbott Laboratories said Wednesday it is recalling millions of containers of its best-selling Similac infant formula that may be contaminated with insect parts. The voluntary action affects up to 5 million Similac-brand powder...Tags: Companies and Corporations, KTLA, Chicago, Product Recalls, Puerto Rico
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Kids and career: Walking that line
It's a tough balancing act: finding child care while working full time. Can you leave early to relieve the sitter, or maybe to see your son's soccer game? Parents are constantly trying to be everywhere at once. How can we be proactive parents without...Tags: Family, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Travel, Employees
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FDA urged to pull diet drug from market
Tribune NewspapersThe prescription diet drug sibutramine, sold under the brand name Meridia, should be taken off the market because it raises the risk of heart attacks and strokes in some patients, the editor of the New England Journal of Medicine said Wednesday. Those...Tags: Brain, Physical Therapists, Diseases and Illnesses, Physical Conditions, Arts and Culture
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Tylenol Could Soon Require a Prescription
KTLA NewsWASHINGTON -- Government experts called for sweeping safety restrictions Tuesday on the most widely used painkiller, including reducing the maximum dose of Tylenol and eliminating prescription drugs such as Vicodin and Percocet. The Food and Drug...Tags: Coughing, KTLA, Duke University, Prescription Drugs, IMS Health Incorporated
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New Gadget Fixes Heart-Valve Back-Up
Special to the TribuneWhen Mary Ann Bernal's fatigue and shortness of breath were diagnosed as a leaky mitral valve in her heart, the Niles, Illinois, woman volunteered for a trial at NorthShore Evanston Hospital of a new, less invasive way to treat the debilitating and...Tags: Surgery, Fatigue, Niles, Shortness of Breath, Medical Procedures and Tests
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