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Obama backs restrictions on morning-after pill

Obama backs restrictions on morning-after pill

President Obama said Thursday that he supported the Department of Health and Human Services overruling an FDA decision to allow an emergency morning-after contraceptive pill to be sold to girls younger than 17 without a prescription

Obama orders FDA to help reduce drug shortages

Obama orders FDA to help reduce drug shortages

President Obama is directing the Food and Drug Administration to take steps to reduce drug shortages to reduce risks to patients and price gouging opportunities

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Appeals court strikes Obamacare health insurance requirement

Appeals court strikes Obamacare health insurance requirement

A federal appeals panel struck down the centerpiece of President Barack Obama’s sweeping health care overhaul on Friday

Recall alert: Allergens in Winn-Dixie items

Recall alert: Allergens in Winn-Dixie items

Winn Dixie Stores, Inc., has issued a voluntary recall for several bakery items that may have been mislabeled and contain undeclared egg and/or wheat

Turkey recall affects Kroger customers

Turkey recall affects Kroger customers

Supermarket customers should return their ground turkey in order to avoid any danger of salmonella poisoning

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Government lifts sanctions against Health Net Medicare plans

Government lifts sanctions against Health Net Medicare plans

The federal government has lifted its sanctions against Health Net Inc. (HNT) for its Medicare programs

Acute-care hospitals to see higher Medicare payments

Acute-care hospitals to see higher Medicare payments

The government will increase in reimbursement rates to acute-care hospitals for 2012, a sharp contrast to its cuts it has set for skilled nursing facilities

Heat wave grips Midwest, South, moves on to East Coast

Heat wave grips Midwest, South, moves on to East Coast

The deadly heat dome gripping the southern and midwestern U.S. from Texas to Minnesota and the Dakotas is now spreading to the East Coast

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Anti-smoking drugs may up heart attack risk by 72%

Anti-smoking drugs may up heart attack risk by 72%

People who take help of anti-smoking drugs to kick the butt are 72 percent more prone to serious heart attacks than those who take sham medications

Diabetes cases double to 347 million

Diabetes cases double to 347 million

The number of adults with diabetes has doubled worldwide over the last three decades to nearly 350 million and increased nearly threefold in the U.S.

 

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