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Editorial: Slow down on prescription power
Illinois psychologists aren't doctors, but they're seeking one of medicine's most potent tools: the power to prescribe drugs for their patients. The psychologists scored a victory in April, when the state Senate approved a bill that would make...
Tags: Psychiatrists, Health and Medical Professionals, Psychologists, Mental Health, Diabetes
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Boogaards file wrongful death suit
ReutersThe Sports Xchange Boogaards file wrongful death suit Derek Boogaard's family filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the NHL, according to multiple reports. The family claims the league is responsible for the brain damage that Boogaard sustained during...Tags: Trials, Cook County Government, National Hockey League, Ice Hockey, Justice System
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Biotech crops and Europe: A losing battle against progress
Last year, too dry. This year, too wet. Spring planting is never perfect in America's agricultural heartland. The past few growing seasons have been especially challenging. Yet crop yields have held up. One reason: bioengineered seeds, a big improvement...
Tags: Biotechnology, Genetic Engineering, European Union, Biotechnology Industry, Science and Technology
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UPDATE 1-USDA says more review needed for new Monsanto, Dow GMO crops
Reuters* Dow's Enlist corn delayed likely until 2015 * Monsanto, Dow say cooperating with USDA * Critics applaud USDA move May 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Friday it will extend its scrutiny of controversial proposed biotech crops...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture, Monsanto Company, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Litigation and Regulation
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U.S. Supreme Court rules for Monsanto in patent fight
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a ruling that drew sighs of relief from the biotechnology industry, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that an Indiana farmer violated agribusiness company Monsanto Co.'s patent for a type of soybean. The court agreed...Tags: Monsanto Company, U.S. Supreme Court, Technology, Politics, Elena Kagan
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Actavis in talks to acquire Warner Chilcott -report
ReutersMay 10 (Reuters) - Generic drugmaker Actavis Inc, formerly Watson Pharmaceuticals, is in early talks to acquire specialty pharmaceutical company Warner Chilcott Plc, according to a report from Bloomberg News. The discussions follow unsuccessful merger...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Watson Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, Drugs and Medicines
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ADM boosts South American soy crushing with new Paraguay plant
ReutersCHICAGO, May 10 (Reuters) - Agribusiness Archer Daniels Midland said on Friday it opened a soybean crushing complex in Villeta, Paraguay, that will boost its South American oilseed crushing capacity by more than 20 percent. The plant, constructed over...Tags: Fertilizer, Glencore International AG, Paraguay, Water Supply
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Don't mandate labeling for gene-altered foods
Should the government require companies to label food that contains genetically modified organisms? Last November, California voters rejected a ballot initiative that would require such labeling, but bills that would do so were recently introduced in...Tags: Health Organizations, Technology, Health, Biotechnology Industry, Genetic Engineering
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Work with your doctor to weigh pros, cons of treatment options for hyperthyroidism
Tribune Media ServicesDEAR MAYO CLINIC: I've had hyperthyroidism for just over one year, and medication does not seem to keep it in check. I don't want to have my thyroid removed. But I'm nervous about radioactive iodine treatment, which is what was recommended. Is it safe?...Tags: Iodine (dietary supplement), Hospitals and Clinics, Diseases and Illnesses, Mayo Clinic, Dietary Supplements
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State Crime Lab Facing Backlog of DNA Cases
Channel 2 NewsThe state's new crime lab in Anchorage is working to catch up on a backlog of cases awaiting DNA testing, with hundreds of cases at various stages of analysis. Orin Dym, the facility's forensic lab manager, says there are about 130 cases waiting to go...Tags: Lawyers, Sexual Assault, Prosecution, Sex Crimes, Justice System
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Call a truce with garden insects
Some of a gardener's best friends are bugs. Yes, bugs. Many of the insects and other creepy-crawlies in our flower beds and vegetable patches and on trees are doing good work. Most are harmless, though there are a few that might do our plants...
Tags: Inorganic Chemical Industry, Morton Arboretum
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Felon seeks dismissal of new sex charges from 1970s Boca Raton cold case
As a younger man, John Arthur MacLean told secrets of being a successful South Florida home burglar in a book declaring himself a "Superthief." Now 66 and locked in Palm Beach County Jail, the Deerfield Beach felon needs his attorney's help to get out...
Tags: Trials, People (magazine), Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale
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