Articles filed under Health
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UK officials boost health measures before OlympicsApr 08, 2012 7:00 am - LONDON — U.K. health officials are increasing their surveillance for any potential disease outbreaks that could disrupt the London Olympics this summer. An estimated 3 m...
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FDA committee recommends approval of Astellas drugApr 06, 2012 10:17 am - The Reproductive Health Drugs Advisory Committee of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration voted recommend approval of Astellas Pharma’s bladder control drug mirabegron, ...
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Moody’s downgrades Northwest Community Hospital’s bondsApr 05, 2012 3:14 pm - Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded its rating on Northwest Community Healthcare’s $230.2 million in bonds from A1 to A2, but that is still considered investment gr...
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FDA rejects call to ban BPAMar 30, 2012 4:05 pm - WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration has rejected a petition from environmentalists that would have banned the plastic-hardening chemical bisphenol-A from all f...
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FDA: Tobacco companies must report ingredientsMar 30, 2012 1:38 pm - WASHINGTON — Tobacco companies will be required to report the levels of dangerous chemicals found in cigarettes, chew and other products under the latest rules designed ...
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Horizon Pharma files Duexis patent lawsuit against ParMar 29, 2012 10:21 am - DEERFIELD — Horizon Pharma filed a lawsuit against Par Pharmaceutical, claiming Par’s intention to market a generic version of Horizon’s arthritis drug Duexis violates H...
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Lawmakers of both parties see signs they’ll win health rulingMar 27, 2012 9:50 pm - Republicans and Democrats in Congress said they saw signs of eventual victory as the U.S. Supreme Court finished the second of three days of arguments on the 2010 health...
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Health-care law fact checkMar 27, 2012 9:46 pm - The health care law “is going to come with a price tag pretty hefty, of $1.76 trillion. That’s twice as much as originally thought.” — Voice-over in new National Republ...
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Court case won’t end GOP attacks on ‘Obamacare’Mar 27, 2012 9:37 pm - The Supreme Court is much on Mitch McConnell’s mind these days. The Senate minority leader, a Kentucky Republican, just finished reading Jean Edward Smith’s biography of...
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Controversial health care law originally a Republican ideaMar 27, 2012 12:00 am - As the Supreme Court hears arguments on President Obama's signature health care law this week, there is a curious twist: The case largely rests on the constitutionality ...