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New York Times: Health

• Business Briefing | Regulatory News: British Regulators Call for Removal of Avandia

  Posted: September 7th, 2010, 12:30am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Air Products raised its takeover offer for Airgas to $5.48 billion in cash.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• Business Briefing | Regulatory News: British Regulators Call for Removal of Avandia

  Posted: September 7th, 2010, 12:30am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Air Products raised its takeover offer for Airgas to $5.48 billion in cash.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• Birthrate Is Lowest in a Century

  Posted: August 28th, 2010, 12:50am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The birthrate dropped for the second year in a row since the recession began in 2007, as many people apparently decided they could not afford more mouths to feed.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• Birthrate Is Lowest in a Century

  Posted: August 28th, 2010, 12:50am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The birthrate dropped for the second year in a row since the recession began in 2007, as many people apparently decided they could not afford more mouths to feed.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• National Briefing | Plains: Nebraska: State Won’t Defend Abortion Law

  Posted: August 18th, 2010, 10:20pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Jon Bruning, the state attorney general, will not defend a new state law requiring health screenings for women seeking abortions because there is little chance the law will prevail in court, his spokeswoman said.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• National Briefing | Plains: Nebraska: State Won’t Defend Abortion Law

  Posted: August 18th, 2010, 10:20pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Jon Bruning, the state attorney general, will not defend a new state law requiring health screenings for women seeking abortions because there is little chance the law will prevail in court, his spokeswoman said.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• F.D.A. Approves 5-Day Emergency Contraceptive

  Posted: August 13th, 2010, 5:31pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A pill called “ella” works longer than the widely used Plan B pill, but has drawn criticism from anti-abortion groups.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• F.D.A. Approves 5-Day Emergency Contraceptive

  Posted: August 13th, 2010, 5:31pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A pill called “ella” works longer than the widely used Plan B pill, but has drawn criticism from anti-abortion groups.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• National Briefing | West: California: Tainted Beef Is Recalled

  Posted: August 7th, 2010, 12:40am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The Valley Meat Company of Modesto recalled about one million pounds of ground beef products after seven people were sickened by E. coli contamination.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• National Briefing | West: California: Tainted Beef Is Recalled

  Posted: August 7th, 2010, 12:40am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The Valley Meat Company of Modesto recalled about one million pounds of ground beef products after seven people were sickened by E. coli contamination.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• National Briefing | West: California: Oakland Votes to Allow Large-Scale Marijuana Farming

  Posted: July 27th, 2010, 11:19pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The Oakland City Council voted in favor of a plan to license four factories where marijuana would be grown and packaged for medical use.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• National Briefing | West: California: Oakland Votes to Allow Large-Scale Marijuana Farming

  Posted: July 27th, 2010, 11:19pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The Oakland City Council voted in favor of a plan to license four factories where marijuana would be grown and packaged for medical use.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• UnitedHealth Profits Soar 31% as Revenue Jumps 7%

  Posted: July 20th, 2010, 11:53pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The health insurer reported that enrollment and costs were better than Wall Street had expected.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• UnitedHealth Profits Soar 31% as Revenue Jumps 7%

  Posted: July 20th, 2010, 11:53pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The health insurer reported that enrollment and costs were better than Wall Street had expected.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• Dozens Arrested on Charges of Defrauding Medicare of $251 Million

  Posted: July 17th, 2010, 1:20am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Ninety-four suspects were indicted, and several doctors and nurses were among those arrested in Miami, New York, Detroit, Houston and Baton Rouge, La.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• Dozens Arrested on Charges of Defrauding Medicare of $251 Million

  Posted: July 17th, 2010, 1:20am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Ninety-four suspects were indicted, and several doctors and nurses were among those arrested in Miami, New York, Detroit, Houston and Baton Rouge, La.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• National Briefing | Plains: Nebraska: Judge Blocks Abortion Law

  Posted: July 14th, 2010, 11:29pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A federal judge on Wednesday blocked a state law requiring mental health screenings for women seeking abortions.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• National Briefing | Plains: Nebraska: Judge Blocks Abortion Law

  Posted: July 14th, 2010, 11:29pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A federal judge on Wednesday blocked a state law requiring mental health screenings for women seeking abortions.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• National Briefing | Midwest: Michigan: Cereal Is Recalled

  Posted: June 26th, 2010, 1:40am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The Kellogg Company is voluntarily recalling about 28 million boxes of cereal because an unusual smell and flavor from the packages’ liners could make people ill.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• National Briefing | Midwest: Michigan: Cereal Is Recalled

  Posted: June 26th, 2010, 1:40am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The Kellogg Company is voluntarily recalling about 28 million boxes of cereal because an unusual smell and flavor from the packages’ liners could make people ill.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• Court Allows New Trial in Hormone Therapy Case

  Posted: June 21st, 2010, 9:48am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The Supreme Court voted to allow a new trial in the case of a woman who got breast cancer after taking hormone replacement therapy and is seeking damages against Wyeth.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• Court Allows New Trial in Hormone Therapy Case

  Posted: June 21st, 2010, 9:48am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The Supreme Court voted to allow a new trial in the case of a woman who got breast cancer after taking hormone replacement therapy and is seeking damages against Wyeth.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• Caremark to Stop Reimbursing for Walgreen Prescriptions

  Posted: June 9th, 2010, 11:42am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Consumers whose drug benefits are handled by Caremark will no longer be able to be reimbursed for prescriptions filled at Walgreen.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• Caremark to Stop Reimbursing for Walgreen Prescriptions

  Posted: June 9th, 2010, 11:42am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Consumers whose drug benefits are handled by Caremark will no longer be able to be reimbursed for prescriptions filled at Walgreen.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• National Briefing | Health: Lax Practices Found at Same-Day Surgery Centers

  Posted: June 8th, 2010, 10:10pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A new federal study finds many same-day surgery centers have serious problems with infection control.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• National Briefing | Health: Lax Practices Found at Same-Day Surgery Centers

  Posted: June 8th, 2010, 10:10pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A new federal study finds many same-day surgery centers have serious problems with infection control.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• Home Health Provider Gentiva Buys Odyssey

  Posted: May 24th, 2010, 8:43am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The $912.3 million acquisition would create the largest U.S. provider of home health and hospice care.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• Home Health Provider Gentiva Buys Odyssey

  Posted: May 24th, 2010, 8:43am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The $912.3 million acquisition would create the largest U.S. provider of home health and hospice care.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• National Briefing | Midwest: Minnesota: Woman Paralyzed by E. Coli Settles With Agribusiness Company

  Posted: May 12th, 2010, 9:21pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The terms were confidential, but both sides said the settlement would provide for Stephanie Smith’s care throughout her life.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• National Briefing | Midwest: Minnesota: Woman Paralyzed by E. Coli Settles With Agribusiness Company

  Posted: May 12th, 2010, 9:21pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The terms were confidential, but both sides said the settlement would provide for Stephanie Smith’s care throughout her life.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• Teva Plans Appeal of Award in Hepatitis Case

  Posted: May 10th, 2010, 8:20am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The company was ordered to pay $356 million in a civil case in Las Vegas stemming from a hepatitis C outbreak two years ago.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• Teva Plans Appeal of Award in Hepatitis Case

  Posted: May 10th, 2010, 8:20am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The company was ordered to pay $356 million in a civil case in Las Vegas stemming from a hepatitis C outbreak two years ago.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• Johnson & Johnson Units to Pay $81 Million Fine

  Posted: April 29th, 2010, 7:27pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals and Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical were accused of promoting the epilepsy drug Topamax for psychiatric uses.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• Johnson & Johnson Units to Pay $81 Million Fine

  Posted: April 29th, 2010, 7:27pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals and Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical were accused of promoting the epilepsy drug Topamax for psychiatric uses.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• Court Denies Patient Access to Mental Hygiene Group

  Posted: April 4th, 2010, 9:55pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The Court of Appeals said nursing homes for psychiatric patients were outside the group’s jurisdiction.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• Court Denies Patient Access to Mental Hygiene Group

  Posted: April 4th, 2010, 9:55pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The Court of Appeals said nursing homes for psychiatric patients were outside the group’s jurisdiction.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• National Briefing | Health: Georgia Flu Cases Prompt Call for Vaccinations

  Posted: March 29th, 2010, 8:35pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Health officials are renewing their push for Americans to get swine flu vaccinations after a recent rise in hospital cases in Georgia.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• National Briefing | Health: Georgia Flu Cases Prompt Call for Vaccinations

  Posted: March 29th, 2010, 8:35pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Health officials are renewing their push for Americans to get swine flu vaccinations after a recent rise in hospital cases in Georgia.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• National Briefing | Midwest: Indiana: State Joins Fight Against Health Care Law

  Posted: March 29th, 2010, 8:30pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The state is joining 13 others in challenging the nearly $1 trillion health care overhaul signed into law last week by President Obama.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• National Briefing | Midwest: Indiana: State Joins Fight Against Health Care Law

  Posted: March 29th, 2010, 8:30pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The state is joining 13 others in challenging the nearly $1 trillion health care overhaul signed into law last week by President Obama.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• Two Charged in Scheme With Fake Weight-Loss Drugs

  Posted: March 25th, 2010, 10:15pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Prosecutors say a man manufactured counterfeit weight-loss drugs, including a fake version of Alli.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• Two Charged in Scheme With Fake Weight-Loss Drugs

  Posted: March 25th, 2010, 10:15pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Prosecutors say a man manufactured counterfeit weight-loss drugs, including a fake version of Alli.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• Sir James Black, Pioneer in Heart Medicine, Dies at 85

  Posted: March 22nd, 2010, 9:23pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Sir James discovered beta-blocker drugs that have helped treat millions of heart patients and save thousands of lives.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• Sir James Black, Pioneer in Heart Medicine, Dies at 85

  Posted: March 22nd, 2010, 9:23pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Sir James discovered beta-blocker drugs that have helped treat millions of heart patients and save thousands of lives.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• National Briefing | Northwest: Idaho: Governor Signs Bill to Prevent Insurance Mandate

  Posted: March 17th, 2010, 10:30pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Gov. C. L. Otter became the first state chief executive to sign a measure requiring his attorney general to sue Congress if it passes health care legislation that requires residents to buy insurance.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• National Briefing | Northwest: Idaho: Governor Signs Bill to Prevent Insurance Mandate

  Posted: March 17th, 2010, 10:30pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Gov. C. L. Otter became the first state chief executive to sign a measure requiring his attorney general to sue Congress if it passes health care legislation that requires residents to buy insurance.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• World Briefing | Middle East: Israel: Giving Is Its Own Reward

  Posted: March 11th, 2010, 7:42pm CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Israel is starting an experiment in organ donation: sign a donor card, and you and your family move up in line for a transplant if one is needed.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• World Briefing | Middle East: Israel: Giving Is Its Own Reward

  Posted: March 11th, 2010, 7:42pm CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Israel is starting an experiment in organ donation: sign a donor card, and you and your family move up in line for a transplant if one is needed.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• National Briefing | South: Virginia: Opting to Refuse Health Overhaul

  Posted: March 11th, 2010, 1:07am CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The state legislature approved a measure that bucks any effort by President Obama and Congress to carry out a national health care overhaul in individual states.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• National Briefing | South: Virginia: Opting to Refuse Health Overhaul

  Posted: March 11th, 2010, 1:07am CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The state legislature approved a measure that bucks any effort by President Obama and Congress to carry out a national health care overhaul in individual states.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• Merck and Sanofi-Aventis Combine Animal Health Units

  Posted: March 9th, 2010, 11:00pm CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The combined business would jointly control about 29 percent of the $19 billion-a-year global market for medicines for pets and livestock.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• Merck and Sanofi-Aventis Combine Animal Health Units

  Posted: March 9th, 2010, 11:00pm CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The combined business would jointly control about 29 percent of the $19 billion-a-year global market for medicines for pets and livestock.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• Ban on Smoking for Top Tobacco State

  Posted: January 3rd, 2010, 12:03am CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  On Saturday, smoking in restaurants and bars was banned by law in North Carolina, the state that produces nearly half of the nation’s tobacco.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• Ban on Smoking for Top Tobacco State

  Posted: January 3rd, 2010, 12:03am CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  On Saturday, smoking in restaurants and bars was banned by law in North Carolina, the state that produces nearly half of the nation’s tobacco.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• Bonus Planned for Digital Medical Records

  Posted: December 30th, 2009, 9:59pm CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Medicare officials on Wednesday detailed plans to distribute billions of dollars in stimulus to upgrade the nation’s paper medical records to electronic files.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• Bonus Planned for Digital Medical Records

  Posted: December 30th, 2009, 9:59pm CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Medicare officials on Wednesday detailed plans to distribute billions of dollars in stimulus to upgrade the nation’s paper medical records to electronic files.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• National Briefing | Southwest: Texas: Samples to Be Destroyed

  Posted: December 22nd, 2009, 8:46pm CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  State health authorities will destroy as many as five million blood samples taken from babies without parental consent and stored indefinitely for scientific research.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• National Briefing | Southwest: Texas: Samples to Be Destroyed

  Posted: December 22nd, 2009, 8:46pm CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  State health authorities will destroy as many as five million blood samples taken from babies without parental consent and stored indefinitely for scientific research.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• 26 Arrested in Three States in Medicare Fraud Schemes

  Posted: December 15th, 2009, 10:06pm CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Federal agents arrested 26 suspects in three states on Tuesday, including a doctor and nurses, in a crackdown on Medicare fraud totaling $61 million.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• 26 Arrested in Three States in Medicare Fraud Schemes

  Posted: December 15th, 2009, 10:06pm CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Federal agents arrested 26 suspects in three states on Tuesday, including a doctor and nurses, in a crackdown on Medicare fraud totaling $61 million.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• Business Briefing | Health Care: F.D.A. Warns of Problems With Sterilization Device

  Posted: December 4th, 2009, 11:52pm CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Doctors and hospitals should stop using a device from the Steris Corporation to sterilize surgical tools after reports of malfunctions.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• Business Briefing | Health Care: F.D.A. Warns of Problems With Sterilization Device

  Posted: December 4th, 2009, 11:52pm CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Doctors and hospitals should stop using a device from the Steris Corporation to sterilize surgical tools after reports of malfunctions.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• World Briefing | Europe: Britain: Man Who Killed in His Sleep Is Not Guilty

  Posted: November 21st, 2009, 2:44am CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A British man who said he strangled his wife during a nightmare about fighting off an intruder has been found not guilty in her death.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• World Briefing | Europe: Britain: Man Who Killed in His Sleep Is Not Guilty

  Posted: November 21st, 2009, 2:44am CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A British man who said he strangled his wife during a nightmare about fighting off an intruder has been found not guilty in her death.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• National Briefing | Environment: Harmful Levels of Mercury Are Found

  Posted: November 11th, 2009, 1:53am CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  About half of American lakes and reservoirs contain fish with potentially harmful levels of the toxic metal mercury, a federal study said.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• National Briefing | Environment: Harmful Levels of Mercury Are Found

  Posted: November 11th, 2009, 1:53am CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  About half of American lakes and reservoirs contain fish with potentially harmful levels of the toxic metal mercury, a federal study said.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• National Briefing | Science and Health: A.M.A. Backs Gay-Rights Issues

  Posted: November 10th, 2009, 10:32pm CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The American Medical Association voted to oppose the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, and declared that same-sex marriage bans contribute to health disparities.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• National Briefing | Science and Health: A.M.A. Backs Gay-Rights Issues

  Posted: November 10th, 2009, 10:32pm CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The American Medical Association voted to oppose the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, and declared that same-sex marriage bans contribute to health disparities.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• National Briefing | Rockies: Montana: Campus Ban on Tobacco

  Posted: November 10th, 2009, 12:36am CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The University of Montana is proposing a campuswide ban on all forms of tobacco.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• National Briefing | Rockies: Montana: Campus Ban on Tobacco

  Posted: November 10th, 2009, 12:36am CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The University of Montana is proposing a campuswide ban on all forms of tobacco.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• National Briefing | West: California: Hospital Warns of Cataracts Risk in CT Scans

  Posted: November 10th, 2009, 12:34am CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A Los Angeles hospital where patients were exposed to X-ray radiation overdoses during CT scans said its investigation found the patients could be at higher risk of cataracts.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• National Briefing | West: California: Hospital Warns of Cataracts Risk in CT Scans

  Posted: November 10th, 2009, 12:34am CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A Los Angeles hospital where patients were exposed to X-ray radiation overdoses during CT scans said its investigation found the patients could be at higher risk of cataracts.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• World Briefing | United Nations: W.H.O. Assesses Women’s Health

  Posted: November 9th, 2009, 8:41pm CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  In its first study of women’s health around the globe, the World Health Organization said H.I.V. is the leading cause of death and disease among women between the ages of 15 and 44.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• World Briefing | United Nations: W.H.O. Assesses Women’s Health

  Posted: November 9th, 2009, 8:41pm CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  In its first study of women’s health around the globe, the World Health Organization said H.I.V. is the leading cause of death and disease among women between the ages of 15 and 44.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• Russia Is Urged to Switch Its Approach to Curbing Spread of H.I.V.

  Posted: October 29th, 2009, 1:22am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Experts at a regional AIDS conference in Moscow said the abstinence-based strategy should be replaced by programs like needle exchanges for addicts.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• Russia Is Urged to Switch Its Approach to Curbing Spread of H.I.V.

  Posted: October 29th, 2009, 1:22am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Experts at a regional AIDS conference in Moscow said the abstinence-based strategy should be replaced by programs like needle exchanges for addicts.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• Business Briefing | Legal and Regulatory Matters: Eli Lilly Settles Zyprexa Suit with South Carolina

  Posted: October 24th, 2009, 12:51am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  South Carolina’s attorney general, Henry McMaster, said the state had reached a $45 million settlement with the drug maker Eli Lilly & Company over the company’s marketing of an antipsychotic drug.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• Business Briefing | Legal and Regulatory Matters: Eli Lilly Settles Zyprexa Suit with South Carolina

  Posted: October 24th, 2009, 12:51am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  South Carolina’s attorney general, Henry McMaster, said the state had reached a $45 million settlement with the drug maker Eli Lilly & Company over the company’s marketing of an antipsychotic drug.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• Cost-Cutting Helps Pfizer Overcome Lower Sales

  Posted: October 21st, 2009, 12:30am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The company slashed costs in manufacturing, marketing, research and development and more to produce a profit of $2.88 billion.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• Cost-Cutting Helps Pfizer Overcome Lower Sales

  Posted: October 21st, 2009, 12:30am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The company slashed costs in manufacturing, marketing, research and development and more to produce a profit of $2.88 billion.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• AIDS Vaccine Seen as Modest Help

  Posted: October 20th, 2009, 3:48am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Fresh results from the world's first successful test of an experimental AIDS vaccine confirm that it is only marginally effective and suggest that its protection against HIV infection may wane over time.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• AIDS Vaccine Seen as Modest Help

  Posted: October 20th, 2009, 3:48am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Fresh results from the world's first successful test of an experimental AIDS vaccine confirm that it is only marginally effective and suggest that its protection against HIV infection may wane over time.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• Nurse Is Accused of Using Internet to Encourage Suicides

  Posted: October 17th, 2009, 8:06pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Investigators said the nurse feigned compassion for those he met in online chat rooms, while offering step-by-step instructions on how to take their lives.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• Nurse Is Accused of Using Internet to Encourage Suicides

  Posted: October 17th, 2009, 8:06pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Investigators said the nurse feigned compassion for those he met in online chat rooms, while offering step-by-step instructions on how to take their lives.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• Business Briefing | HEALTH: A Merck Vaccine, Gardasil, Is Approved for New Uses

  Posted: October 16th, 2009, 11:06pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Federal regulators cleared the vaccine to prevent genital warts in boys and younger men, a new use for a product already approved to prevent cervical cancer in women.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• Business Briefing | HEALTH: A Merck Vaccine, Gardasil, Is Approved for New Uses

  Posted: October 16th, 2009, 11:06pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Federal regulators cleared the vaccine to prevent genital warts in boys and younger men, a new use for a product already approved to prevent cervical cancer in women.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• Inquiry Looks at Overdoses of Radiation

  Posted: October 10th, 2009, 5:51pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  California public health officials are investigating medical errors at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles in which 206 patients were exposed to high doses of radiation during CT brain scans.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• Inquiry Looks at Overdoses of Radiation

  Posted: October 10th, 2009, 5:51pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  California public health officials are investigating medical errors at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles in which 206 patients were exposed to high doses of radiation during CT brain scans.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• Decline in Growth of Prescription Drug Revenue Is Forecast

  Posted: October 9th, 2009, 12:33am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A forecast released by IMS cited increased sales of generic drugs and the worldwide economic downturn.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• Decline in Growth of Prescription Drug Revenue Is Forecast

  Posted: October 9th, 2009, 12:33am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A forecast released by IMS cited increased sales of generic drugs and the worldwide economic downturn.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• Florida Nurse Could Face Charges

  Posted: October 7th, 2009, 10:29pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The police were looking into possible criminal charges against a nurse at a Florida hospital where officials say she may have exposed patients to H.I.V. and hepatitis by reusing medical supplies.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• Florida Nurse Could Face Charges

  Posted: October 7th, 2009, 10:29pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The police were looking into possible criminal charges against a nurse at a Florida hospital where officials say she may have exposed patients to H.I.V. and hepatitis by reusing medical supplies.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• National Briefing | Washington: Airlines Ordered to Test and Disinfect Onboard Water

  Posted: October 6th, 2009, 10:52pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Federal regulators issued final rules requiring airlines to test and treat the tap water served to passengers and used in plane lavatories.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• National Briefing | Washington: Airlines Ordered to Test and Disinfect Onboard Water

  Posted: October 6th, 2009, 10:52pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Federal regulators issued final rules requiring airlines to test and treat the tap water served to passengers and used in plane lavatories.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• Early Births Take a Toll, Group Says

  Posted: October 5th, 2009, 5:04am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The first attempt to measure premature births found the problem is concentrated in poor countries.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• Early Births Take a Toll, Group Says

  Posted: October 5th, 2009, 5:04am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The first attempt to measure premature births found the problem is concentrated in poor countries.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• Boston Scientific In Stent Settlement

  Posted: September 29th, 2009, 9:19pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Boston Scientific and a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary also agreed to dismiss several other lawsuits related to the use of stents.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• Boston Scientific In Stent Settlement

  Posted: September 29th, 2009, 9:19pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Boston Scientific and a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary also agreed to dismiss several other lawsuits related to the use of stents.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• House Votes to Block Increase in Medicare Part B Premiums

  Posted: September 25th, 2009, 1:19am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Millions of Medicare patients would not face increases in their monthly premiums next year under a bill passed by the House on Thursday.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• House Votes to Block Increase in Medicare Part B Premiums

  Posted: September 25th, 2009, 1:19am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Millions of Medicare patients would not face increases in their monthly premiums next year under a bill passed by the House on Thursday.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• Cornell Student, 20, Dies of Swine Flu

  Posted: September 11th, 2009, 9:19pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  About 520 students at the upstate New York campus have reported a flu-like illness, Cornell’s president said, but those cases were mild.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• Cornell Student, 20, Dies of Swine Flu

  Posted: September 11th, 2009, 9:19pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  About 520 students at the upstate New York campus have reported a flu-like illness, Cornell’s president said, but those cases were mild.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• National Briefing | Food Safety: Green Onions Recalled

  Posted: September 8th, 2009, 10:14pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Two California produce shippers have recalled thousands of cases of green onions supplied by an onion farm in Mexicali, Mexico, over fears the onions could be contaminated with salmonella.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• National Briefing | Food Safety: Green Onions Recalled

  Posted: September 8th, 2009, 10:14pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Two California produce shippers have recalled thousands of cases of green onions supplied by an onion farm in Mexicali, Mexico, over fears the onions could be contaminated with salmonella.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• National Briefing | Northwest: Washington: Swine Flu Outbreak Eases at University

  Posted: September 8th, 2009, 1:26am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A swine flu outbreak at Washington State University that is suspected of sickening at least 2,200 students may be tapering off.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• National Briefing | Northwest: Washington: Swine Flu Outbreak Eases at University

  Posted: September 8th, 2009, 1:26am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A swine flu outbreak at Washington State University that is suspected of sickening at least 2,200 students may be tapering off.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• Center Tries to Treat Web Addicts

  Posted: September 6th, 2009, 2:12am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A residential treatment center in Fall City, Wash., offers a 45-day program intended to help people wean themselves from pathological computer use.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• Center Tries to Treat Web Addicts

  Posted: September 6th, 2009, 2:12am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A residential treatment center in Fall City, Wash., offers a 45-day program intended to help people wean themselves from pathological computer use.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• Boston Scientific Device Seen to Cut Heart Failure

  Posted: September 2nd, 2009, 1:01am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A study of a heart device to correct both irregular beats and contraction patterns found that fewer patients who received it needed hospitalization.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• Boston Scientific Device Seen to Cut Heart Failure

  Posted: September 2nd, 2009, 1:01am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A study of a heart device to correct both irregular beats and contraction patterns found that fewer patients who received it needed hospitalization.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• National Briefing | Washington: Warning on Stolen Insulin

  Posted: August 26th, 2009, 10:06pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers to avoid certain vials of insulin made by Novo Nordisk that were stolen this year and may not be safe for use.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• National Briefing | Washington: Warning on Stolen Insulin

  Posted: August 26th, 2009, 10:06pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers to avoid certain vials of insulin made by Novo Nordisk that were stolen this year and may not be safe for use.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• F.D.A. Warns Johnson on Antibiotic Drug

  Posted: August 19th, 2009, 11:08pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The agency sends warning letters when it is concerned about violations that could threaten the value of data in a trial, or compromise the rights, safety or welfare of patients.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• F.D.A. Warns Johnson on Antibiotic Drug

  Posted: August 19th, 2009, 11:08pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The agency sends warning letters when it is concerned about violations that could threaten the value of data in a trial, or compromise the rights, safety or welfare of patients.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• Britain Responds to Criticism of Its Universal Health System

  Posted: August 14th, 2009, 9:22pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The British love to mock their National Health Service, but they have been incensed by its being used as a punching bag in the fight over President Obama’s proposed reforms.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• Britain Responds to Criticism of Its Universal Health System

  Posted: August 14th, 2009, 9:22pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The British love to mock their National Health Service, but they have been incensed by its being used as a punching bag in the fight over President Obama’s proposed reforms.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• Tony Huesman, Transplant Patient, Dies at 51

  Posted: August 12th, 2009, 12:16am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Mr. Huesman lived for 31 years with a single donated heart, setting a record.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• Tony Huesman, Transplant Patient, Dies at 51

  Posted: August 12th, 2009, 12:16am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Mr. Huesman lived for 31 years with a single donated heart, setting a record.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• 28 Illnesses Are Linked to Recalled Ground Beef

  Posted: August 10th, 2009, 8:06am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Health officials in California, Colorado and Wyoming said illnesses might have been caused by beef tainted with salmonella.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• 28 Illnesses Are Linked to Recalled Ground Beef

  Posted: August 10th, 2009, 8:06am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Health officials in California, Colorado and Wyoming said illnesses might have been caused by beef tainted with salmonella.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• Illnesses Are Linked to Recalled Beef

  Posted: August 9th, 2009, 2:04am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Health officials in California, Colorado and Wyoming said illnesses might have been caused by beef tainted with salmonella.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• Illnesses Are Linked to Recalled Beef

  Posted: August 9th, 2009, 2:04am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Health officials in California, Colorado and Wyoming said illnesses might have been caused by beef tainted with salmonella.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• Psychologists Reject Gay ‘Therapy’

  Posted: August 6th, 2009, 1:40am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  In a resolution, the American Psychological Association rejected reparative therapy, which says gay men and lesbians can change their sexual orientation.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• Psychologists Reject Gay ‘Therapy’

  Posted: August 6th, 2009, 1:40am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  In a resolution, the American Psychological Association rejected reparative therapy, which says gay men and lesbians can change their sexual orientation.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• Warning From F.D.A. on Arthritis Drugs for Young Patients

  Posted: August 4th, 2009, 9:05pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Patients who take drugs to treat some inflammatory diseases will find a warning on the box that the medicines may increase in the risk of cancer in young people.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• Warning From F.D.A. on Arthritis Drugs for Young Patients

  Posted: August 4th, 2009, 9:05pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Patients who take drugs to treat some inflammatory diseases will find a warning on the box that the medicines may increase in the risk of cancer in young people.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• World Briefing | Europe: Italy: Abortion Drug Ru-486 Receives Approval

  Posted: August 1st, 2009, 1:18am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Italy approved the use of the abortion drug RU-486 late Thursday, capping years of debate and defying opposition from the Vatican.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• World Briefing | Europe: Italy: Abortion Drug Ru-486 Receives Approval

  Posted: August 1st, 2009, 1:18am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Italy approved the use of the abortion drug RU-486 late Thursday, capping years of debate and defying opposition from the Vatican.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• World Briefing | Asia: India: Warrant Issued for Former Union Carbide Head

  Posted: August 1st, 2009, 1:17am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A court issued a warrant for the arrest of the former head of the American chemical company responsible for a gas leak that killed thousands and sickened more than half a million.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• World Briefing | Asia: India: Warrant Issued for Former Union Carbide Head

  Posted: August 1st, 2009, 1:17am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A court issued a warrant for the arrest of the former head of the American chemical company responsible for a gas leak that killed thousands and sickened more than half a million.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• F.D.A. Approves Onglyza, a New Drug for Type 2 Diabetes

  Posted: August 1st, 2009, 12:13am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The chemical makeup of Onglyza is similar to Januvia, a drug from Merck that had sales of $1.4 billion last year.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• F.D.A. Approves Onglyza, a New Drug for Type 2 Diabetes

  Posted: August 1st, 2009, 12:13am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The chemical makeup of Onglyza is similar to Januvia, a drug from Merck that had sales of $1.4 billion last year.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• National Briefing | Washington: Dozens Arrested in Health Care Scam Sweep

  Posted: July 30th, 2009, 1:35am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  More than 30 people, including doctors, are accused in a major health care fraud investigation in New York, Louisiana, Boston and Houston.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• National Briefing | Washington: Dozens Arrested in Health Care Scam Sweep

  Posted: July 29th, 2009, 10:26pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  More than 30 people, including doctors, are accused in a major health care fraud investigation in New York, Louisiana, Boston and Houston.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• Warning on Steroids in Supplements

  Posted: July 28th, 2009, 5:05pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The Food and Drug Administration warned consumers to stop using body-building products that are sold as nutritional supplements but could contain steroids.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• Warning on Steroids in Supplements

  Posted: July 28th, 2009, 5:05pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The Food and Drug Administration warned consumers to stop using body-building products that are sold as nutritional supplements but could contain steroids.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• National Briefing | Rockies: Colorado: Hepatitis Case Widens

  Posted: July 24th, 2009, 9:06pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A patient infected with hepatitis C has been found at a second Colorado hospital that employed a surgery technician accused of infecting others.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• National Briefing | Rockies: Colorado: Hepatitis Case Widens

  Posted: July 24th, 2009, 9:06pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A patient infected with hepatitis C has been found at a second Colorado hospital that employed a surgery technician accused of infecting others.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• National Briefing | Rockies: Colorado: Another Hepatitis Link to Jailed Technician

  Posted: July 18th, 2009, 1:34am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Another hepatitis C case has been linked to a Denver hospital where an infected surgery technician is accused of swapping her dirty syringes for ones filled with a powerful painkiller meant for patients.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• National Briefing | Rockies: Colorado: Another Hepatitis Link to Jailed Technician

  Posted: July 18th, 2009, 1:34am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Another hepatitis C case has been linked to a Denver hospital where an infected surgery technician is accused of swapping her dirty syringes for ones filled with a powerful painkiller meant for patients.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• Johnson & Johnson Profit Fell 3.5% in 2nd Quarter

  Posted: July 15th, 2009, 12:30am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Poor currency exchange rates and lower sales hurt the company’s bottom line, though the quarterly results beat Wall Street’s expectations.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• Johnson & Johnson Profit Fell 3.5% in 2nd Quarter

  Posted: July 15th, 2009, 12:30am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Poor currency exchange rates and lower sales hurt the company’s bottom line, though the quarterly results beat Wall Street’s expectations.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• F.D.A. Approves Eli Lilly Blood Thinner, With a Warning

  Posted: July 11th, 2009, 12:34am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Effient will become the first real competition to Plavix, a blood thinner made by Sanofi-Aventis and Bristol-Myers Squibb.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• F.D.A. Approves Eli Lilly Blood Thinner, With a Warning

  Posted: July 11th, 2009, 12:34am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Effient will become the first real competition to Plavix, a blood thinner made by Sanofi-Aventis and Bristol-Myers Squibb.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• National Briefing | Charities: Shriners to Accept Insurance

  Posted: July 9th, 2009, 10:36pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The Shriners say that they will keep a presence in all 22 cities where they provide care for children but that some facilities may be downgraded to outpatient surgical centers.
  
  

International Herald Tribune: Health and Science

• National Briefing | Charities: Shriners to Accept Insurance

  Posted: July 9th, 2009, 10:36pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The Shriners say that they will keep a presence in all 22 cities where they provide care for children but that some facilities may be downgraded to outpatient surgical centers.
  
  

New York Times: Health

• Cookie Dough at Nestlé Plant Yields Positive Test for E. Coli

  Posted: June 30th, 2009, 1:48am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Following a voluntary recall, raw cookie dough from a Nestlé plant in Virginia has tested positive for E. coli bacteria.
  
  

• Abbott Loses Drug Patent Suit

  Posted: June 30th, 2009, 12:44am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A unit of Johnson & Johnson said that a jury has ordered Abbott Laboratories to pay $1.67 billion in a patent infringement suit over rheumatoid arthritis drugs.
  
  

• National Briefing | New England: New Hampshire: Marijuana Law

  Posted: June 25th, 2009, 1:26am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The Legislature voted to make New Hampshire the 14th state to legalize marijuana for severely ill people, but Gov. John Lynch must decide whether to sign the measure.
  
  

• Database Takes Patients for Billions, Study Finds

  Posted: June 25th, 2009, 12:10am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A Congressional investigation found that insurers used a flawed database to underpay some doctors, driving up the cost to patients.
  
  

• National Briefing | Southwest: Arizona: Camps Canceled by Flu Fears

  Posted: June 24th, 2009, 1:07am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The Muscular Dystrophy Association, based in Tucson, said it was canceling the remainder of its summer camps because swine flu had been reported in them.
  
  

• Marijuana Smoke on California Cancer List

  Posted: June 20th, 2009, 11:21pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Marijuana smoke has joined tobacco smoke and hundreds of other chemicals on a list of substances that California regulators say cause cancer.
  
  

• World Briefing | Middle East: Wary of Swine Flu, Egypt May Quarantine Pilgrims

  Posted: May 21st, 2009, 1:16am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Egyptians who perform the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia risk being quarantined upon their return to Egypt, the health minister warned.
  
  

• U.S. Says Wyeth Cheated Medicaid

  Posted: May 19th, 2009, 12:18am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The Justice Department said the drug maker charged state Medicaid programs a higher price for a stomach acid drug than it charged hospitals.
  
  

• Pfizer Will Provide Prescriptions for Free to Jobless

  Posted: May 15th, 2009, 2:27am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Up to 70 different drugs will be available for up to a year to Americans who lost jobs since Jan. 1 and have been on the Pfizer drug for three months or more.
  
  

• Flu Deaths Outside Mexico Climb to 5

  Posted: May 11th, 2009, 1:25am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The United States reported its third fatality and Costa Rica its first, both involving men who also had underlying illnesses.
  
  

• Recipient of Face Transplant Shares Her Story and Results

  Posted: May 5th, 2009, 11:03pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Connie Culp stepped forward on Tuesday to show the results of the nation’s first face transplant.
  
  

• F.D.A. Allows New Remedy for Arthritis

  Posted: April 25th, 2009, 12:09am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The new drug is a follow-up to Remicade, which is marketed in the United States by Johnson & Johnson and in Europe and in other countries by the Schering-Plough Corporation.
  
  

• Quest to Pay $302 Million in Marketing Case

  Posted: April 16th, 2009, 2:14am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Quest Diagnostics will pay $302 million and one of its business units will plead guilty to misleading marketing practices as part of a settlement with the federal government.
  
  

• 7th Surgery Shows Face Transplants Gaining Ground

  Posted: April 10th, 2009, 5:20pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A Boston hospital has performed the nation’s second partial face transplant on a man who suffered traumatic facial injuries from a freak accident.
  
  

• Boston Hospital Performs Face Transplant

  Posted: April 10th, 2009, 3:51pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A Boston hospital has performed the nation’s second partial face transplant on a man who suffered traumatic facial injuries from a freak accident.
  
  

• Depression Tests Urged for Teenagers

  Posted: March 29th, 2009, 10:30pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  An influential government-appointed medical panel is urging doctors to routinely screen all American teenagers for depression.

• Pope, in Africa, Says Condoms Aren’t the Way to Fight H.I.V.

  Posted: March 17th, 2009, 11:57pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Pope Benedict XVI said a responsible and moral attitude toward sex would help fight the disease.
  
  

• Report: U.S. on Short End of Health Care ‘Value Gap’

  Posted: March 13th, 2009, 2:24am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A report from the Business Roundtable, which represents C.E.O.s of major companies, says America’s health care system has become a liability in a global economy.
  
  

• Report: US on Short End of Health Care 'Value Gap'

  Posted: March 12th, 2009, 6:50pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A report from the Business Roundtable, which represents CEOs of major companies, says America’s health care system has become a liability in a global economy.
  
  

• More Evidence Prostate Tests Overdiagnose Cancer

  Posted: March 10th, 2009, 3:37pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  As many as two of every five men whose prostate cancer was caught through a PSA screening test have tumors too slow-growing to ever be a threat, a new study suggests.
  
  

• Bill Would Restore Right to Sue Over Medical Devices

  Posted: March 5th, 2009, 9:06pm CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The measure follows a Supreme Court ruling allowing lawsuits against drug makers in state courts.
  
  

• Some Prenatal Vitamins Lack Iodine, Study Finds

  Posted: February 26th, 2009, 10:53am CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Many brands of multivitamins for pregnant women may not contain all the iodine they claim, potentially putting babies at risk of poor brain development, a new study suggests.
  
  

• $8 Million Award in First Solo Tobacco Trial

  Posted: February 18th, 2009, 11:49pm CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A jury ordered Philip Morris to pay $8 million in damages to the widow of a smoker who died of lung cancer in a case that could set a standard for roughly 8,000 similar lawsuits in Florida.
  
  

• National Briefing | West: California: Inquiry in Fertility Case

  Posted: February 11th, 2009, 10:11am CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The American Society for Reproductive Medicine says it is investigating whether fertility treatment guidelines were broken in the case of a Southern California woman who gave birth to octuplets last month. The society said in a statement that it had asked the woman, Nadya Suleman, and the doctor for more details about her latest pregnancy. Ms. Suleman’s six other children were also conceived through in vitro procedures. The voluntary, nonprofit group has guidelines for the number of embryos that should be implanted to prevent multiple births, but it cannot stop doctors from practicing.
  
  

• A.M.A. Joins Several States in Suing Aetna and Cigna

  Posted: February 10th, 2009, 11:23pm CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The American Medical Association and others say two health insurers for more than a decade rigged a database to underpay doctors on out-of-network claims.
  
  

• A.M.A. Joins Suits Against Aetna and Cigna Over Payments Database

  Posted: February 10th, 2009, 7:24pm CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The American Medical Association is joining a suit over a database they say was rigged to underpay doctors on out-of-network claims for more than a decade.
  
  

• Aetna Agrees to Pay $5 Million to Reimburse Students

  Posted: February 2nd, 2009, 10:52pm CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The health insurer Aetna will pay thousands of college students across the country who were shortchanged on health care reimbursements.
  
  

• Surgeons Remove Kidney Through Vagina

  Posted: February 2nd, 2009, 8:40pm CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  In an unusual operation, surgeons removed a woman’s kidney through her vagina so she could give it to her ailing niece.
  
  

• National Briefing | West: California: And Babies Make 14

  Posted: January 30th, 2009, 10:31pm CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The woman from Whittier who gave birth to octuplets this week already had six children but refused the option of reducing the number of embryos she was carrying, her mother said.
  
  

• More Recalls of Peanut Butter Products Announced

  Posted: January 19th, 2009, 11:00pm CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Kellogg Co. said Monday federal authorities have confirmed that salmonella was found in a single package of its peanut butter crackers, as two grocers and General Mills Corp. recalled some of their products because of the scare.
  
  

• Little Debbie Crackers Join List of Peanut Butter Recalls

  Posted: January 19th, 2009, 12:17am CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The company that sells Little Debbie snacks announced a recall on Sunday of peanut butter crackers because of a potential link to a deadly salmonella outbreak.
  
  

• Warning Is Issued on Foods Having Peanut Butter

  Posted: January 18th, 2009, 1:11am CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Health officials urged consumers to avoid eating cookies, cakes, ice cream and other foods that contain peanut butter until they can learn more about an outbreak of salmonella contamination.
  
  

• National Briefing | Science and Health: Federal Inquiry Into Salmonella Outbreak Widens

  Posted: January 16th, 2009, 8:11pm CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Federal officials have confirmed salmonella contamination at a Georgia facility that ships peanut products to 85 food companies.
  
  

• National Briefing | Health: Nationwide Recall For Peanut Butter

  Posted: January 15th, 2009, 1:05am CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A peanut butter maker issued a nationwide recall as two more deaths associated with a salmonella outbreak were reported.
  
  

• Pfizer Plans to Lay Off Researchers

  Posted: January 13th, 2009, 12:30pm CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The drug company plans to reduce its global research staff by 5 percent to 8 percent in an effort to refocus disappointing research efforts and cut its overhead.
  
  

• Abbott Labs Buys Rival

  Posted: January 12th, 2009, 11:54pm CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Abbott will pay about $1.36 billion plus debt for Advanced Medical Optics in an effort to expand its eye care offerings.
  
  

• Director of Disease Control Centers Resigns

  Posted: January 10th, 2009, 6:04pm CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Dr. Julie L. Gerberding has resigned as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and will be replaced on an interim basis by a deputy as of Jan. 20.
  
  

• Study: Alzheimer’s Drugs May Raise Death Risk in Elderly

  Posted: January 9th, 2009, 4:38pm CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Long-term use of anti-psychotic drugs may greatly increase the risk of death in Alzheimer’s patients, researchers found.
  
  

• Alzheimer's Drugs Double Death Risk in Elderly

  Posted: January 8th, 2009, 8:00pm CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  LONDON (AP) -- Anti-psychotic drugs commonly used to treat Alzheimer's disease may double a patient's chance of dying within a few years, suggests a new study that adds to concerns already known about such medications.
  
  

• Salmonella Outbreak Sickens Hundreds

  Posted: January 8th, 2009, 11:40am CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Georgia and Ohio are among the states that are part of a national salmonella outbreak that has sickened nearly 400 people, officials said Thursday.
  
  

• Family Response Key to Health of Gay Youth

  Posted: December 29th, 2008, 4:13pm CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Even modest attempts by family members to accept a teen’s sexual orientation helped improve health, researchers found.
  
  

• Weight Loss Surgery Reverses Diabetes in Obese Teens

  Posted: December 29th, 2008, 4:09pm CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  In a few extremely obese teenagers, diabetes disappeared after a weight loss operation usually reserved for adults, researchers said.
  
  

• Nursing Home Industry Worries About New Ratings

  Posted: December 18th, 2008, 4:40pm CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  WASHINGTON (AP) -- About 22 percent of the nation's nearly 16,000 nursing homes received the federal government's lowest rating in a new five-star system unveiled Thursday, while 12 percent received the highest ranking possible.
  
  

• F.D.A. Approves 2 New Sweeteners

  Posted: December 18th, 2008, 12:12am CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Regulators have approved two versions of a new zero-calorie sweetener developed by the Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo.
  
  

• Merck Restructuring Puts a Focus on Generic Drugs

  Posted: December 9th, 2008, 3:47pm CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A drug maker tries to reassure investors that new strategies like diversifying research through partnerships will help the company rebound.
  
  

• Montana Judge Endorses Right to Assisted Suicide

  Posted: December 7th, 2008, 12:55am CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The ruling, issued by Judge Dorothy McCarter of District Court, makes Montana the third state where doctor-assisted suicide is legal.
  
  

• Measles Deaths Drop Worldwide, Report Estimates

  Posted: December 4th, 2008, 2:45pm CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Measles deaths worldwide declined dramatically to about 200,000 a year, continuing a successful trend, global health authorities reported Thursday.
  
  

• J.&J. to Buy Manufacturer of Cosmetic Surgery Gear

  Posted: December 1st, 2008, 10:15pm CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Johnson & Johnson said it would buy Mentor, a maker of cosmetic products and breast implants, for $1.07 billion.
  
  

• 1 in 5 Young Adults Has Personality Disorder

  Posted: December 1st, 2008, 9:20pm CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Almost one in five young American adults has a personality disorder that interferes with everyday life, researchers reported in the most extensive study of its kind.
  
  

• Government Reverses Itself on Cigarette Testing

  Posted: November 27th, 2008, 3:47am CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The Federal Trade Commission rescinded guidance it issued 42 years ago that has allowed tobacco companies to make claims about tar and nicotine levels based on testing by a machine.
  
  

• National Briefing | New England: New Hampshire: Ruling on Prescriptions

  Posted: November 19th, 2008, 2:29am CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A federal appeals court upheld the constitutionality of the state’s first-in-the-nation law that restricts drug company access to some information about doctors’ prescription-writing habits.
  
  

• H.P.V. Vaccine May Prevent Genital Warts in Males

  Posted: November 14th, 2008, 2:25am CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A vaccine aimed at preventing cervical cancer in women can prevent genital warts in men, according to a study released Thursday by the vaccine’s maker.
  
  

• Good Survival Rates Found in Heart Surgery for Aged

  Posted: November 11th, 2008, 2:41am CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Not every older person can undergo open-heart surgery, but the results seen in two new studies show that doctors have become good at figuring out who can.
  
  

• F.D.A. Warns Bayer on Marketing of 2 Aspirins

  Posted: October 29th, 2008, 2:42am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Aspirin medicines from Bayer intended to promote healthy hearts are being illegally marketed with unproven health claims, federal regulators said.
  
  

• Atlantic City Suspends Casino Smoking Ban

  Posted: October 28th, 2008, 1:07am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Smoking will be permitted again in the city’s 11 casinos for at least the next year, as the City Council voted to overturn a temporary smoking ban.
  
  

• Rise Seen in Food Allergies in Children

  Posted: October 22nd, 2008, 11:20pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Food allergies now affect about 3 million American children, according to the first federal study of the problem.
  
  

• Panel Calls for Vaccine for Adult Smokers

  Posted: October 22nd, 2008, 5:06pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Adult smokers should be vaccinated against infections caused by common respiratory bacteria, according to a scientific committee at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  
  

• Doubling of Vitamin D for Children Is Urged

  Posted: October 13th, 2008, 1:32am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  To meet the new recommendation of 400 units daily, millions of children will need to take vitamin D supplements each day.
  
  

• Oklahoma Is Sued Over Required Ultrasounds for Abortions

  Posted: October 11th, 2008, 1:48am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  An advocacy group is suing over an Oklahoma law that prohibits a woman from having an abortion unless she first has an ultrasound and the doctor describes to her what the fetus looks like.
  
  

• National Briefing | Midwest: Ohio: Obesity Fails to Stay an Execution

  Posted: October 10th, 2008, 2:05am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A federal appeals court and the Ohio Supreme Court have rejected arguments that a death row inmate is too obese to die by lethal injection.
  
  

• Cancer Vaccine Used by 25% of Girls 13 to 17

  Posted: October 10th, 2008, 1:59am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The figures represent the government’s first substantial study of vaccination rates for Gardasil, a vaccine against a virus responsible for about 70 percent of cervical cancers.
  
  

• One in Four Teen Girls Received HPV Vaccination, Federal Officials Say

  Posted: October 9th, 2008, 3:58pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Immunization could lower rates of cervical cancer, according to experts, but many parents remain skeptical.
  
  

• Pfizer Plans Shift in Research Focus

  Posted: October 1st, 2008, 4:12am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The pharmaceutical company said that it was shifting its research focus to diseases that have high potential for treatment improvements, like cancer and Alzheimer’s disease.
  
  

• Colon X-Ray Seen as Effective at Spotting Cancer

  Posted: September 18th, 2008, 11:01am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A federal study of an X-ray alternative to the dreaded colonoscopy confirms its effectiveness at spotting most cancers, although it was far from perfect.
  
  

• National Briefing | Science and Health: X-Ray Spots Colon Cancer, Report Says

  Posted: September 18th, 2008, 12:09am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A federal study of an X-ray alternative to colonoscopies confirms its effectiveness at spotting most cancers.
  
  

• Imports From Indian Drug Maker Halted

  Posted: September 17th, 2008, 4:10am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The government blocked the importation of more than 30 generic drugs made by India’s biggest pharmaceutical company, citing poor quality in two of its factories.
  
  

• Agency Affirms Plastics’ Safety, as Study Raises Questions

  Posted: September 16th, 2008, 7:39pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Federal regulators defended their assessment that bisphenol A is safe even as a preliminary study reported increased health risks.
  
  

• Arthritis Drugs Linked to Risks From Infection

  Posted: September 5th, 2008, 1:35am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Federal officials ordered stronger warnings on four medications widely used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other serious illnesses, saying they can raise the risk of possibly fatal fungal infections.
  
  

• Researchers See Promise in New Test for Tumors

  Posted: September 4th, 2008, 2:18am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A radioactive tracer that “lights up” cancer hiding inside dense breasts showed promise in its first big test against mammograms.
  
  

• Questions About Safety of Plastic in Baby Bottles Remain

  Posted: September 3rd, 2008, 6:47pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Government toxicologists have reiterated safety concerns about bisphenol A, just weeks after the Food and Drug Administration declared the substance safe.
  
  

• Teen Suicides Dip, but Rate Remains High

  Posted: September 3rd, 2008, 10:38am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The rate of teen suicide remains disturbingly high, researchers said, possibly fueled by drug warnings that have scared many from using antidepressants.
  
  

• Drug to Help Blood Clot Is Approved

  Posted: August 23rd, 2008, 2:49am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The Food and Drug Administration approved Nplate for patients with a disorder that causes the body to attack its own platelets, tiny components of blood that help with clotting.
  
  

• Company Ordered to Give Test Drug to Teenager

  Posted: August 20th, 2008, 12:31pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A federal judge has ordered a research company to supply an experimental drug to a 16-year-old Minnesota boy who is terminally ill with muscular dystrophy.
  
  

• Clinical Trial Touches Off Drug Access Fight

  Posted: August 20th, 2008, 2:01am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A family says a drug company led them to believe that their 16-year-old son could participate in a clinical trial for an experimental muscular dystrophy drug, but then went back on its word.
  
  

• Stronger Label Sought for Diabetes Drug Byetta

  Posted: August 18th, 2008, 11:46pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Federal regulators are working on a stronger label for a widely used diabetes drug, Byetta, after deaths continue to be reported despite earlier government warnings.
  
  

• Chemical Used in Plastic Bottles Is Safe, F.D.A. Says

  Posted: August 16th, 2008, 12:10am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Despite safety concerns from parents, consumer groups and politicians, a chemical used in baby bottles and canned food is not dangerous, according to the F.D.A.
  
  

• National Briefing | Science and Health: Transplant Study Revives Questions Over When to Declare Donors Dead

  Posted: August 14th, 2008, 3:26am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Three heart transplants involving babies have provoked an ethical debate over the circumstances under which organs should be removed.
  
  

• Two Widely Used Infertility Treatments Fail in Study

  Posted: August 8th, 2008, 10:42am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  For couples with unexplained infertility, artificial insemination and a drug stimulating ovulation are no better than simple counseling, scientists said.
  
  

• Companies Stand by MS Drug After Illnesses

  Posted: August 1st, 2008, 3:43pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Biogen Idec Inc. and Elan Corporation defended Tysabri on Friday, saying the treatment is still worth the risk to patients.
  
  

• Drug Makers Report Cases of Brain Disease

  Posted: August 1st, 2008, 1:34pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Shares of Biogen Idec and Elan Corporation plunged in after-hours trading after the companies reported two cases of a rare brain disease in patients treated with their multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri.
  
  

• National Briefing | West: California: Girl’s Death Prompts Fine

  Posted: July 25th, 2008, 1:50am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A company that hired a pregnant teenager who died of heat stroke this spring after laboring in a Central Valley vineyard received the highest fine ever issued to a California farming operation.
  
  

• Profits Up, Drug Makers Pledge to Cut More Jobs

  Posted: July 25th, 2008, 1:17am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  On a day when the major stock indexes were down significantly, the drug makers’ shares got little traction despite their fairly strong reports.
  
  

• UnitedHealth Beats Wall St. Expectations

  Posted: July 22nd, 2008, 11:45pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The UnitedHealth Group beat Wall Street expectations on Tuesday, and its shares rose despite a sharp drop in second-quarter profit.
  
  

• Dr. Michael DeBakey Is Dead at 99

  Posted: July 12th, 2008, 4:20am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Dr. DeBakey, a world-famous cardiovascular surgeon, pioneered such now-common procedures as bypass surgery and invented devices to help heart patients.
  
  

• Group Apologizes for Its Racial Bias

  Posted: July 11th, 2008, 12:36am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The American Medical Association formally apologized on Thursday for more than a century of policies that excluded blacks from the group, long considered to be the voice of American doctors.
  
  

• German Health Care Company Buying Intravenous Drug Firm

  Posted: July 8th, 2008, 1:38am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The German health care company Fresenius said it had agreed to buy the American generic drug maker APP Pharmaceuticals for $3.7 billion.
  
  

• F.D.A. Panel Urges More Testing for Diabetes Drugs

  Posted: July 3rd, 2008, 2:19am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Diabetes drugs would be subject to more stringent safety standards under recommendations made Wednesday by a government panel.
  
  

• Salmonella Probe Adds Foods Served With Tomatoes

  Posted: July 2nd, 2008, 2:55pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The government is about to start testing numerous other types of fresh produce in the hunt for the source of the nation’s record salmonella outbreak.
  
  

• Advisory Panel Approves 2 New Combination Vaccines

  Posted: June 27th, 2008, 10:36am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A federal advisory panel has endorsed two new vaccines designed to reduce the number of needle sticks that young children must endure to get the recommended immunizations.
  
  

• National Briefing | Science and Health: Clues in Salmonella Outbreak

  Posted: June 21st, 2008, 12:28am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Food and Drug Administration inspectors headed for farms in Florida and Mexico as new clues emerged to the possible source of salmonella-tainted tomatoes that have now sickened 552 people.
  
  

• New Treatment Saves Man With Deadly Skin Cancer

  Posted: June 19th, 2008, 11:23am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  An experimental treatment that boosted a 52-year-old patient’s immune system to fight advanced skin cancer was successful, his doctors report.
  
  

• National Briefing | Science and Health: Antipsychotics and the Elderly

  Posted: June 17th, 2008, 2:41am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The Food and Drug Administration warned doctors that prescribing a group of antipsychotic drugs to older people suffering from dementia could increase their risk of death.
  
  

• Bernanke Says Rising Health Care Costs a Strain

  Posted: June 17th, 2008, 12:44am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Bolstering the performance of the health care system is one of the biggest challenges facing the country, the Federal Reserve chairman said Monday.
  
  

• Bernanke: Rising Health Costs a Strain

  Posted: June 16th, 2008, 2:47pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Bolstering the performance of the health care system is one of the biggest challenges facing the country, the Federal Reserve chairman said Monday.
  
  

• U.S. Life Expectancy Reaches Record

  Posted: June 12th, 2008, 2:43am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The average American is living past age 78, though life spans are still shorter than in other developed countries, according to new data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  
  

• U.S. Life Expectancy Reaches New Record

  Posted: June 11th, 2008, 12:49pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The average American is living past age 78, though lifespans are still shorter than in other developed countries, according to new data from the federal Centers for Disease Control.
  
  

• Tomatoes Pulled From Stores Amid Salmonella Scare

  Posted: June 10th, 2008, 12:53pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Raw tomatoes have sickened people in 17 states and federal officials are seeking the source of contamination.
  
  

• Contaminated Tomatoes Suspected in Salmonella Outbreak

  Posted: June 4th, 2008, 12:04pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Raw tomatoes may have sickened scores of people in nine states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday.
  
  

• National Briefing | South: Florida: Phys Ed Is Mandated

  Posted: June 3rd, 2008, 1:12am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Gov. Charlie Crist has signed a bill requiring the state’s elementary schools to provide 30 minutes of continuous exercise daily for their students.
  
  

• Diagnosed Earlier, Alzheimer’s Patients Demand Better Support

  Posted: June 2nd, 2008, 3:56pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Patients in the earliest stages of the disease are lobbying for more research and increased resources.
  
  

• Lorenzo Odone, 30, Subject of Film About His Disease, Is Dead

  Posted: May 31st, 2008, 3:15am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The movie “Lorenzo’s Oil” told the story of Mr. Odone’s parents’ battle to save him from a nerve disease.
  
  

• Pentagon Totals Rise for Stress Disorder

  Posted: May 28th, 2008, 1:42am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Nearly 40,000 military personnel have been given diagnoses of post-traumatic stress disorder since 2003, Pentagon records show.
  
  

• Common Virus Blamed for 5 Infant Deaths, CDC Says

  Posted: May 22nd, 2008, 4:01pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The Coxsackievirus caused two deaths in California and one each in Illinois, Colorado and New Mexico, health officials said.
  
  

• Merck Agrees to Settlement Over Vioxx Ads

  Posted: May 21st, 2008, 1:14am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The drug maker has agreed to pay $58 million as part of a multistate settlement concerning advertising for the now-withdrawn painkiller.
  
  

• Vitamin D May Help Curb Breast Cancer, Study Finds

  Posted: May 16th, 2008, 4:35pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Breast cancer patients with low levels of vitamin D were much more likely to die of the disease than patients getting enough of the nutrient, a study found.
  
  

• Blood Loss Drug Again Found to Increase Death Rates in Surgery Patients

  Posted: May 16th, 2008, 2:08am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Experts say the anti-bleeding drug, now off the market, likely will never return.
  
  

• Older Americans Urged to Get Shingles Shots

  Posted: May 16th, 2008, 2:06am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The one-time vaccination can prevent painful rashes, scarring and nerve damage, said federal officials.
  
  

• Exercise May Protect Girls From Future Breast Cancer

  Posted: May 14th, 2008, 12:47pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  New research shows exercise during the teen years — starting as young as age 12 — can help protect girls from breast cancer when they’re grown.
  
  

• Americans Taking Prescription Drugs in Greater Numbers

  Posted: May 14th, 2008, 12:06pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  For the first time, more than half of insured adults regularly rely on prescription drugs, according to new data.
  
  

• Disclosing Drug Makers Payments to Doctors Gets Boost

  Posted: May 14th, 2008, 11:49am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Eli Lilly and Co. broke ranks with the industry and endorsed a bill that would require prescription drug makers to disclose payments to doctors.
  
  

• National Briefing | Health: Study Says Research Shows Exercise in Youth Can Help Protect Girls From Breast Cancer

  Posted: May 14th, 2008, 1:23am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  New research shows exercise in the teenage years, starting as young as age 12, can help protect girls from breast cancer when they are grown.
  
  

• Scores of Hepatitis Cases Traced to Las Vegas Clinic

  Posted: May 10th, 2008, 4:32am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  More than 80 patients may have contracted hepatitis C from two outpatient facilities, officials said.
  
  

• Group Urges F.D.A. to Take Contraceptive Off Market

  Posted: May 9th, 2008, 1:39am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Public Citizen, a consumer advocacy group, petitioned the government to pull the birth control patch off the market, calling it far riskier than the pill.
  
  

• Group Asks Government to End Use of Birth Control Patch

  Posted: May 8th, 2008, 1:12pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A consumer advocacy group petitioned the government Thursday to pull the birth-control patch off the market, calling it far riskier than the pill.
  
  

• Irregular Sleep Tied to Obesity, Other Health Problems

  Posted: May 7th, 2008, 4:00pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Getting too little sleep, or too much, is linked to poor health in a new federal study.
  
  

• Wal-Mart Expands Program Providing Drug Discounts

  Posted: May 5th, 2008, 11:50pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Wal-Mart announced it would expand its discounted prescription drug program to offer 90-day supplies for $10 and add several women’s medications at a discount.
  
  

• Firings at Mental Hospitals Over Abuse

  Posted: May 4th, 2008, 11:10pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  More than 70 employees at state mental hospitals in Texas have been fired since 2005 over accusations of brutal beatings and other physical abuse, according to a newspaper report on Sunday.

• Business Briefing | Deals: Bristol-Myers Sells a Unit for $4.1. Billion

  Posted: May 3rd, 2008, 12:30am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The drug developer Bristol-Myers Squibb said it would sell ConvaTec, its wound therapy and surgical care unit, for $4.1 billion to two private equity firms.

• F.D.A. Warns Merck About Plant

  Posted: April 30th, 2008, 11:50pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Inspectors said the West Point, Pa., plant, which recalled two vaccines in December over sterility problems, had determined that manufacturing rules were not being followed.

• Merck Cholesterol Drug Rejected by F.D.A.

  Posted: April 29th, 2008, 12:52am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  An experimental cholesterol drug being developed by Merck & Company was rejected by the Food and Drug Administration, the company said on Monday.

• F.D.A. Takes Closer Look at Lasik Complaints

  Posted: April 26th, 2008, 7:32am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The F.D.A. is taking a new look at whether warnings about the risks of Lasik surgery are appropriate.

• F.D.A. Takes Closer Look at Lasik Complaints

  Posted: April 26th, 2008, 7:32am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The F.D.A. is taking a new look at whether warnings about the risks of Lasik surgery are appropriate.

• Senate Passes Genetic Discrimination Bill

  Posted: April 25th, 2008, 1:05am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The 95-0 Senate vote sends the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act back to the House, which could approve it early next week.

• House Panel Criticizes F.D.A. Role in Drug Cases

  Posted: April 23rd, 2008, 2:42pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The Food and Drug Administration was criticized for not doing more checks of foreign drug manufacturers in the wake of problems with the blood thinner heparin and other products.

• House Panel Criticizes F.D.A. Role in Drug Cases

  Posted: April 23rd, 2008, 2:42pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The Food and Drug Administration was criticized for not doing more checks of foreign drug manufacturers in the wake of problems with the blood thinner heparin and other products.

• House Panel Criticizes F.D.A. Role in Drug Cases

  Posted: April 23rd, 2008, 2:42pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The Food and Drug Administration was criticized for not doing more checks of foreign drug manufacturers in the wake of problems with the blood thinner heparin and other products.

• Panel Finds Link Between Smog and Premature Death

  Posted: April 23rd, 2008, 12:41am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Mortality due to air pollution should be taken into account when measuring the benefits of proposed clean-air legislation, according to a new report.

• House Panel Criticizes F.D.A. Role in Drug Cases

  Posted: April 23rd, 2008, 12:20am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The Food and Drug Administration was criticized for not doing more checks of foreign drug manufacturers in the wake of important problems with the blood thinner heparin and other products.

• Federal Judge Upholds NYC’s Calorie Posting Law

  Posted: April 17th, 2008, 12:16am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  New York City health officials won a victory Wednesday when a federal judge upheld a regulation requiring some chain restaurants to post calories on menus.

• Federal Judge Upholds NYC’s Calorie Posting Law

  Posted: April 16th, 2008, 6:30pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  New York City health officials won a victory Wednesday when a federal judge upheld a regulation requiring some chain restaurants to post calories on menus.

• AstraZeneca in Pact With Rival to Delay a Generic Drug

  Posted: April 15th, 2008, 9:00pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Shares in the drugmaker soared on news that it reached a deal with an Indian company, delaying the release of a generic competitor to its heartburn drug Nexium.

• AstraZeneca in Pact With Rival to Delay a Generic Drug

  Posted: April 15th, 2008, 9:00pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Shares in the drugmaker soared on news that it reached a deal with an Indian company, delaying the release of a generic competitor to its heartburn drug Nexium.

• AstraZeneca in Pact With Rival to Delay a Generic Drug

  Posted: April 15th, 2008, 9:00pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Shares in the drugmaker soared on news that it reached a deal with an Indian company, delaying the release of a generic competitor to its heartburn drug Nexium.

• AstraZeneca in Pact With Rival to Delay a Generic Drug

  Posted: April 15th, 2008, 9:00pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Shares in the drugmaker soared on news that it reached a deal with an Indian company, delaying the release of a generic competitor to its heartburn drug Nexium.

• Medical Care System Not Ready for Aging Baby Boomers, Study Says

  Posted: April 14th, 2008, 5:04pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Millions of baby boomers are about to enter a health care system for seniors that not only isn't ready for them, but may even discourage them from getting quality care.

• Vaccine Safety Panel to Include the Public in Setting Priorities

  Posted: April 13th, 2008, 2:20am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Amid new controversy about vaccines and autism, the government will give vaccine critics a say in shaping how the nation researches immunization safety questions.

• Vaccine Safety Panel to Include the Public in Setting Priorities

  Posted: April 12th, 2008, 5:27pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Amid new controversy about vaccines and autism, the government will give vaccine critics a say in shaping how the nation researches immunization safety questions.

• Congressmen Question Notes From Expert Panel’s Meeting on Drug

  Posted: April 12th, 2008, 1:35am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  House Democrats are questioning whether Merck and Schering-Plough made up information about a meeting of medical specialists to discuss Vytorin, after lawmakers began investigating a failed study of the drug.

• Congressmen Question Notes From Expert Panel’s Meeting on Drug

  Posted: April 12th, 2008, 1:35am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  House Democrats are questioning whether Merck and Schering-Plough made up information about a meeting of medical specialists to discuss Vytorin, after lawmakers began investigating a failed study of the drug.

• Congressmen Question Notes From Expert Panel’s Meeting on Drug

  Posted: April 12th, 2008, 1:35am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  House Democrats are questioning whether Merck and Schering-Plough made up information about a meeting of medical specialists to discuss Vytorin, after lawmakers began investigating a failed study of the drug.

• Congressmen Question Notes From Expert Panel’s Meeting on Drug

  Posted: April 12th, 2008, 1:35am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  House Democrats are questioning whether Merck and Schering-Plough made up information about a meeting of medical specialists to discuss Vytorin, after lawmakers began investigating a failed study of the drug.

• Congressmen Question Notes From Expert Panel’s Meeting on Drug

  Posted: April 12th, 2008, 1:35am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  House Democrats are questioning whether Merck and Schering-Plough made up information about a meeting of medical specialists to discuss Vytorin, after lawmakers began investigating a failed study of the drug.

• Congressmen Question Notes From Expert Panel’s Meeting on Drug

  Posted: April 12th, 2008, 1:35am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  House Democrats are questioning whether Merck and Schering-Plough made up information about a meeting of medical specialists to discuss Vytorin, after lawmakers began investigating a failed study of the drug.

• Congressmen Question Notes From Expert Panel’s Meeting on Drug

  Posted: April 12th, 2008, 1:35am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  House Democrats are questioning whether Merck and Schering-Plough made up information about a meeting of medical specialists to discuss Vytorin, after lawmakers began investigating a failed study of the drug.

• Congressmen Question Notes From Expert Panel’s Meeting on Drug

  Posted: April 12th, 2008, 1:35am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  House Democrats are questioning whether Merck and Schering-Plough made up information about a meeting of medical specialists to discuss Vytorin, after lawmakers began investigating a failed study of the drug.

• National Briefing | Mid-Atlantic: Six Kidney Transplants Performed at Once in Maryland

  Posted: April 9th, 2008, 12:55pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Surgeons at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore transplanted a half-dozen kidneys simultaneously, an operation believed to be the first of its kind, hospital officials announced.

• New Jersey Lawmakers Approve Paid Leave for Workers

  Posted: April 8th, 2008, 1:17am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The State Senate voted 21 to 15 to approve a bill that would offer such employees up to six weeks’ paid leave.

• New Jersey Lawmakers Approve Paid Leave for Workers

  Posted: April 8th, 2008, 1:17am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The State Senate voted 21 to 15 to approve a bill that would offer such employees up to six weeks’ paid leave.

• New Jersey Lawmakers Approve Paid Leave for Workers

  Posted: April 8th, 2008, 1:17am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The State Senate voted 21 to 15 to approve a bill that would offer such employees up to six weeks’ paid leave.

• Children Harmed by Drug Errors in Hospitals

  Posted: April 7th, 2008, 4:32pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Mix-ups, overdoses and adverse reactions are far more common among hospitalized children than has been reported, according to a new study.

• Studies Find Genetic Link to Smoking

  Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 12:58am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Scientists say they have pinpointed a genetic link that makes people more likely to become hooked on tobacco.

• Studies Find Genetic Link to Smoking

  Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 12:58am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Scientists say they have pinpointed a genetic link that makes people more likely to become hooked on tobacco.

• Studies Find Genetic Link to Smoking

  Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 12:58am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Scientists say they have pinpointed a genetic link that makes people more likely to become hooked on tobacco.

• Studies Find Genetic Link to Smoking

  Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 12:58am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Scientists say they have pinpointed a genetic link that makes people more likely to become hooked on tobacco.

• City Postpones Calorie-Posting Rule

  Posted: March 29th, 2008, 1:49am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Chain restaurants in New York City will have until April 15 to post nutritional information for consumers.

• F.D.A. Reviewing H.I.V. Drugs for Heart Risk

  Posted: March 28th, 2008, 2:09am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The Food and Drug Administration said that recent data show patients taking H.I.V. drugs from GlaxoSmithKline and Bristol-Myers Squibb may have increased risk of heart attack.

• U.S. to Study Drug for Suicide Links

  Posted: March 28th, 2008, 12:58am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that it was investigating a possible link between Merck’s best-selling drug Singulair and suicide.

• F.D.A. to Seek More Safety Data on Stents

  Posted: March 27th, 2008, 3:46am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  New federal guidelines recommend that manufacturers track patients receiving stents for up to five years.

• F.D.A. to Seek More Safety Data on Stents

  Posted: March 26th, 2008, 6:50pm CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  New federal guidelines recommend that manufacturers track patients receiving stents for up to five years.

• 5 Guilty of Fraud in Health Care Finance

  Posted: March 14th, 2008, 1:43am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A federal jury convicted five former executives of a health care finance company on Thursday in a $1.9 billion scheme to defraud investors.

• 5 Guilty of Fraud in Health Care Finance

  Posted: March 14th, 2008, 1:43am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A federal jury convicted five former executives of a health care finance company on Thursday in a $1.9 billion scheme to defraud investors.

• 5 Guilty of Fraud in Health Care Finance

  Posted: March 14th, 2008, 1:43am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A federal jury convicted five former executives of a health care finance company on Thursday in a $1.9 billion scheme to defraud investors.

• 5 Guilty of Fraud in Health Care Finance

  Posted: March 14th, 2008, 1:43am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A federal jury convicted five former executives of a health care finance company on Thursday in a $1.9 billion scheme to defraud investors.

• 5 Guilty of Fraud in Health Care Finance

  Posted: March 14th, 2008, 1:43am CDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A federal jury convicted five former executives of a health care finance company on Thursday in a $1.9 billion scheme to defraud investors.

• F.D.A. Expands Warnings on Anemia Drugs

  Posted: March 8th, 2008, 7:11am CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Three anemia drugs increase cancer risks to patients, federal regulators said.

• F.D.A. Expands Warnings on Anemia Drugs

  Posted: March 8th, 2008, 7:11am CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Three anemia drugs increase cancer risks to patients, federal regulators said.

• F.D.A. Expands Warnings on Anemia Drugs

  Posted: March 7th, 2008, 11:10pm CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Three anemia drugs increase cancer risks to patients, federal regulators said.

• Unsafe Procedures Found at Additional Outpatient Clinics in Las Vegas, Investigators Say

  Posted: March 7th, 2008, 12:28pm CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  After unsafe procedures spread hepatitis C at a Las Vegas clinic, inspections uncovered violations at 13 other facilities, health officials testified.

• New York Subpoenas Several Health Insurers

  Posted: March 7th, 2008, 12:36am CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The subpoenas were given in a broadening investigation of a practice that was said to be unfairly costing consumers hundreds of millions of dollars.

• New York Subpoenas Several Health Insurers

  Posted: March 7th, 2008, 12:36am CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The subpoenas were given in a broadening investigation of a practice that was said to be unfairly costing consumers hundreds of millions of dollars.

• New York Subpoenas Several Health Insurers

  Posted: March 6th, 2008, 11:45pm CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The subpoenas were given in a broadening investigation of a practice that was said to be unfairly costing consumers hundreds of millions of dollars.

• New York Subpoenas Several Health Insurers

  Posted: March 6th, 2008, 11:36pm CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The subpoenas were given in a broadening investigation of a practice that was said to be unfairly costing consumers hundreds of millions of dollars.

• New York Subpoenas Several Health Insurers

  Posted: March 6th, 2008, 11:36pm CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The subpoenas were given in a broadening investigation of a practice that was said to be unfairly costing consumers hundreds of millions of dollars.

• New York Subpoenas Several Health Insurers

  Posted: March 6th, 2008, 11:36pm CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The subpoenas were given in a broadening investigation of a practice that was said to be unfairly costing consumers hundreds of millions of dollars.

• New York Subpoenas Several Health Insurers

  Posted: March 6th, 2008, 11:36pm CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The subpoenas were given in a broadening investigation of a practice that was said to be unfairly costing consumers hundreds of millions of dollars.

• World Briefing | Asia: Turkmenistan: Looking for a Baby-Boom

  Posted: March 6th, 2008, 12:47am CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The government hopes to start a baby boom by rewarding women who give birth to eight or more children a one-time bonus of $25 as well as free utilities.

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