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Apr 16 2010

Washington Times

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Justice Stephen G. Breyer predicted Thursday that the Supreme Court will one day be forced to pass judgment on the constitutionality of President Obama’s just-passed health care overhaul plan.

Apr 16 2010

AP News

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Opposition to President Barack Obama’s health care law jumped after he signed it – a warning to Democrats

Apr 16 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Asked how the new law will affect the growth in medical costs, 24 economists said it will accelerate growth, seven said it will slow growth somewhat and 15 said it will have little-to-no effect.

Apr 16 2010

Bloomberg

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The power of studies – Liver dialysis machines designed to carry out the organ’s function until a transplant, failed to prolong lives in two studies that may alter the way cirrhosis is treated

Apr 16 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The National Cancer Institute’s Clinical Trials Cooperative Group Program — which coordinates and facilitates trials of new cancer treatments — is “at a breaking point”

Apr 16 2010

Wall Street Journal

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If the new federal law equalizing coverage for mental conditions with that for medical-surgical care works as hoped, there may no longer be a need for a public system

Apr 15 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The managed-care industry is gearing up to go after one of the biggest new markets to be created by the new federal health-care law: the roughly 16 million new people eligible Medicaid

Apr 15 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Companies specializing in medical imaging are pushing to develop chemical agents to detect Alzheimer’s disease from brain scans

Apr 15 2010

ageinplacetech.com

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Two new initiatives formed that added to the list of aging-related tech consortia and industry trade groups.  GOAL launched in early April and AgeTek in March, adding to the existing CAST consortium.

Apr 15 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Under the weight of a weak technology market, exits for venture-backed companies in Europe remained dismal following a year of bad news.

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