Medications

Walmart generic drug discounts often offer more patient savings

(HealthDay)—Walmart's Generic Drug Discount Program (GDDP), which sells many commonly used generic medications for $4 per 30-day supply, offers savings over Medicare for some generic cardiovascular medications, according ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Packing plant linked to tainted beef ordered shut

(AP)—The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Friday that it has temporarily shut a meatpacking plant linked to contaminated beef products that have been distributed across Canada and the United States.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

2nd bacterial infection reported in Missouri baby

(AP) -- Authorities investigating a possible link between the death of a Missouri newborn and the formula powder he was fed say another baby in the state may have contracted a rare bacterial infection after consuming prepared ...

Health

Wal-Mart pulls formula after baby dies in Missouri

(AP) -- Wal-Mart has pulled a batch of powdered infant formula from more than 3,000 of its stores nationwide after a newborn Missouri boy who was fed the formula died from what preliminary tests indicate was a rare bacterial ...

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