Medications
FDA chief defends approval of hydrocodone drug
The head of the Food and Drug Administration says the much-debated painkiller Zohydro fills an "important and unique niche" for treating pain.
Mar 13, 2014
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Overweight & Obesity
Surgeon General nominee pledges focus on obesity
The Obama administration's nominee for surgeon general says his top priorities will be fighting obesity and helping communities promote healthier living.
Feb 4, 2014
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Health
Bills for SGR repeal pass senate, house committees
(HealthDay)—The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee and the U.S. Senate Finance Committee have passed their versions of the bill to repeal Medicare's failed sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula, according to a report from ...
Dec 16, 2013
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Health
US health chief sees low early 'Obamacare' enrollment
US senators unloaded fresh attacks on the Obama administration's handling of the new health care law Wednesday, as the official overseeing the debut predicted "very low" early enrollment due to online sign-up troubles.
Nov 6, 2013
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Health
Feds seek to legalize marijuana industry banking
The Justice Department and federal banking regulators will help clear the way for financial institutions to transact business with the legitimate marijuana industry without fear of prosecution, Deputy Attorney General James ...
Sep 11, 2013
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Health
Groundbreaking study sheds light on child sex trafficking
A study from Portland State University (PSU) unveiled Monday by U.S. Attorney Amanda Marshall showed that than 469 children in the Portland metro area received social services for commercial sexual exploitation over the last ...
Aug 7, 2013
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Health
Internists respond to SFC with ideas on how to make improvements following repeal of SGR
The American College of Physicians (ACP) today provided 19 specific recommendations, supporting evidence and implementation details on how to improve the Medicare physician fee schedule and the fee-for-service (FFS) system ...
May 31, 2013
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Health
Warning issued on doctors' stakes in device firms
(AP)—Federal health officials have issued a rare warning about doctors' ownership of shares in medical device companies that allow them to profit from performing surgeries with those products.
Mar 26, 2013
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Health
Senate questions pharmacy boards after outbreak
(AP)—A Senate committee investigating a deadly outbreak of meningitis wants to know how regulators in all 50 states oversee specialty pharmacies like the one that triggered the illness.
Nov 19, 2012
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Health
Nurse practitioners: The right prescription to ease doctor shortage
Reports indicate that Michigan faces a physician shortage much larger than the national average, and it will grow as millions of Americans qualify for insurance under the Affordable Care Act.
Nov 12, 2012
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