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Warning didn't change for-profit dialysis drug use
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite a strong warning from U.S. regulators in 2007, for-profit dialysis centers still gave their kidney failure patients more of a certain anemia drug than non-profit centers in 2008, says a new study. The researchers write...Tags: Boston, Government Health Care, Renal Failure, Heart Disease, Food and Drug Administration
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Bill would regulate 'biosimilar' drugs
SACRAMENTO — Two of the nation's largest biotech companies — Amgen Inc. of Thousand Oaks and Genentech Inc. of South San Francisco — are fighting in Sacramento to keep a tight grip on some of their most lucrative drugs. At stake is a...
Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Viral Diseases and Infections, Chemical Industry, Jerry Hill, Genentech Inc.
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Restaurantes pequeños de EEUU se están excediendo en calorías y sal: estudios
ReutersPor Andrew M. Seaman NUEVA YORK (Reuters Health) - A pesar del avance en salud pública que generó reducir el consumo de calorías, y también la sal y la grasa de la comida rápida y los productos de supermercado, tres estudios sugieren que los...Tags: Internists, Internal Medicine, Havas, Medical Specialization, Barack Obama
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UConn Women's Recruit Gabby Williams Feeling Great, Happy To Be A Husky
Gabby Williams, one of the three guards who have offered UConn a verbal commitment to the Class of 2014, took some time during lunch today at Reed High in Sparks, Nev., to catch me up on how she is feeling. Williams, 5-feet-11, was averaging 28 points,...Tags: Connecticut Huskies, Sports, Physical Therapists, Basketball
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Letters to the editor: Kids and school sports, NRA and billboards
Kids and school sports I am concerned about school sports programs taking over and controlling values and family time. I write this letter out of love for my 16-year-old son and many others. He loves to play soccer and football. He wakes up at 5:...Tags: Altamonte Springs, Periodicals, Times Square, Internal Revenue Service, Joyce Brothers
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Senate confirms Tavenner to run health insurance programs with bigger budget than Pentagon
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — A former intensive care nurse with a businesslike approach to a politically divisive public policy area won Senate approval Wednesday to run Medicare and other major health insurance programs. By an overwhelming 91-7 vote, the...Tags: Washington, DC, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, National Government, Barack Obama
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Is grief a mental illness? Psychiatrists, critics face off over revised diagnostic guidebook
AP Medical WriterCHICAGO (AP) — In the new psychiatric manual of mental disorders, grief soon after a loved one's death can be considered major depression. Extreme childhood temper tantrums get a fancy name. And certain "senior moments" are called "mild...Tags: Research, Depression, Psychologists, Heart Disease, Autism
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US Senate confirms Tavenner as Medicare/Medicaid chief
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Marilyn Tavenner, a former nurse and hospital company executive, as the first full-fledged administrator for the Medicare and Medicaid healthcare programs since 2006. In a rare show of...Tags: Washington, DC, Kathleen Sebelius, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Barack Obama
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READER SUBMITTED: Bilingual Integrative Medical Practice Opens in Farmington
FarmingtonSald Primary Care & Integrative Medicine opened in May 1 with a treatment center in Farmington that offers patients access to a primary care physician, naturopathic physician, acupuncture and nutritional counseling. In addition, all support staff...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), Allergies, University of Bridgeport, Fibromyalgia
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LETTER: Hospitals Big Business
Regarding "Medical Costs Vary Widely" [May 9, Page 1]: Having a master's degree in health care management and 50 years' experience as an RN, I can speak to the evolution of hospitals as big business enterprises. I see the rising costs as a result of...Tags: Business Enterprises, Hospitals and Clinics
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Lehigh County 9th in U.S. in newborn deaths
When the international child welfare organization Save The Children began crunching the data for its latest report on mortality rates of newborn babies, it came up with a locally stunning finding: Of the largest counties in the United States, Lehigh...
Tags: Demographics, Obstetrics, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Nursing, Health Organizations
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Cosmetic surgeon accused waterboarding girlfriend over Facebook post
FloriDUHAnother Facebook Fool. This one is a 41-year-old Miami cosmetic surgeon. Cops say Dr. Orlando Llorente got mad at his girlfriend over one of her Facebook posts, reports WTVJ NBC News-6 in Miami. So her tortured her by forcing her head in the toilet,...Tags: Plastic Surgeons
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