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Mar 15 2010

Washington Times

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The House’s chief Democratic head-counter said Sunday he hadn’t rounded up enough votes to pass President Obama’s health care overhaul as negotiations head into a make-or-break week

Mar 15 2010

Washington Post

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The White House is backing down from trying to get senators to remove some special deals from the health care bill

Mar 15 2010

Washington Post

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Rather than tackle the drivers of health inflation, the health care legislation chases the ever-increasing premiums with huge new subsidies

Mar 15 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Survey released today by the Polling Company on behalf of Independent Women’s Voice indicates voters in key congressional districts are clear in their opposition to health-care reform

Mar 15 2010

Wall Street Journal

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A Food and Drug Administration panel Friday narrowly backed the use of Medtronic Inc.’s “deep-brain stimulation” device in certain epilepsy patients.

Mar 15 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Third-party outsourcing programs have come under fire at the FDA – the agency is weighing whether to end it given questions the quality of the reviews

Mar 15 2010

New York Times

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Three aggressive treatment strategies doctors had expected would prevent heart attacks among people with Type 2 diabetes have proved to be ineffective or even harmful

Mar 15 2010

Bloomberg

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Students who regularly eat lunch provided by their schools are more likely to be overweight and have higher levels of cholesterol

Mar 12 2010

Wall Street Journal

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A growing focus on managing diseases more effectively to control long-term health care costs has boosted the prospects for diabetes-treatment companies

Mar 12 2010

New York Times

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Recent reports and guideline changes suggest some medical tests should be delayed, avoided, or done less often

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