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EU court finds Swiss assisted-suicide laws vague (Update)
An elderly Swiss woman who would rather end her life now than decline further in health found sympathy Tuesday from the European Court of Human Rights, which called on the Swiss to clarify their laws on so-called passive ...
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May 14, 2013 |
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Ireland publishes bill on life-saving abortions (Update)
Ireland unveiled a long-awaited bill Wednesday that lays down new rules governing when life-saving abortions can be performed, a point of potentially lethal confusion for women in a country that outlaws terminations.
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May 01, 2013 |
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Irish court: No 'right to die' for paralyzed woman (Update)
(AP)—A paralyzed Irish woman who wants to die cannot legally commit suicide with her partner's help, Ireland's Supreme Court ruled Monday in a case that moved some in the courtroom to tears.
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Apr 29, 2013 |
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US supreme court rejects challenge to new cigarette labeling
(HealthDay News) —The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a tobacco industry challenge to a controversial 2009 federal law that mandates graphic warning labels on cigarettes. The high court refused to ...
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Apr 22, 2013 |
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Patenting genes: Justices tackle big health issue (Update 2)
The Supreme Court seemed worried Monday about the idea of companies patenting human genes in a case that could profoundly reshape the multibillion-dollar biomedical industry and U.S. research in the fight ...
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Apr 15, 2013 |
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US top court to hear case on gene patents
The US Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday on whether to allow private entities to patent genes they have isolated and identified, a decision that could have far-reaching implications for genetic research.
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Apr 13, 2013 |
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US state moves forward on strictest abortion laws (Update)
North Dakota moved closer Friday to having the strictest abortion laws in the U.S., with its House of Representatives approving a measure that would outlaw the procedure after 20 weeks of pregnancy based on the disputed premise ...
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Apr 12, 2013 |
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Are human genes patentable?
(Medical Xpress)—On April 15, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, a case that could answer the question, "Under what conditions, if any, ...
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Apr 11, 2013 |
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High court weighs drug companies' generics policy
(AP)—The Supreme Court is struggling with whether it should stop pharmaceutical corporations from paying generic drug competitors to delay releasing their cheaper versions of brand-name drugs.
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Mar 25, 2013 |
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North Dakota lawmakers move to ban abortion
(AP)—North Dakota lawmakers moved Friday to outlaw abortion in the state by passing a bill defining life as starting at conception.
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Mar 22, 2013 |
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US to revise cigarette warning labels (Update)
The U.S. government is abandoning a legal battle to require that cigarette packs carry a set of large and often macabre warning labels depicting the dangers of smoking and encouraging smokers to quit.
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Mar 19, 2013 |
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Court: Can generic drug maker be sued over design?
The Supreme Court will soon decide whether generic drug manufacturers can be sued in state court for a drug's design defects after federal officials approved the brand-name version.
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Mar 19, 2013 |
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AMA files brief contesting insurer's payment practices
(HealthDay)—A landmark case examining the question of whether physicians can bring a class arbitration against a health insurer who has underpaid them is currently before the U.S. Supreme Court, in a brief ...
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Mar 13, 2013 |
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Judge strikes down NYC sugary-drinks size rule (Update)
(AP)—A judge struck down New York City's pioneering ban on big sugary drinks Monday just hours before it was supposed to take effect, handing a defeat to health-minded Mayor Michael Bloomberg and creating ...
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Mar 11, 2013 |
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Top US court allows Amgen class action suit
The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in favor of investors seeking to join a class-action lawsuit against pharmaceutical giant Amgen for downplaying safety concerns about two anemia drugs.
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Feb 28, 2013 |
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