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A Bold New Attack on the Alzheimer's Scourge

Michael Hodin | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Alzheimer's Disease, Baby Boomers, Alzheimers, Aging and Health, Michael Hodin, Peter Piot, Public Health, Ageing Poplulation, Alzheimer's, Fda, Federal Drug Administration, Fiscal Nightmare, Alzheimer's Research, Aging and Independence, Aging Baby Boomers, Fiscal Responsibility, Alzheimer's Care, Alzheimer's Dementia, Healthy Living News
Michael Hodin

What if a preeminent global health authority declared there's a public health "time bomb" among us? What if he were the person most responsible for leading the coalition that turned HIV/AIDS from a certain death sentence into a manageable illness?

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Hip Implants Were Sold Overseas After Being Rejected By FDA

The New York Times | BARRY MEIER | Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Hip Implants, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, Johnson & Johnson, Asr, Morgan Liscinsky, Fda, Federal Drug Administration, Mindy Tinsley, Depuy, William Vodra, Healthy Living News

The health care products giant Johnson & Johnson continued to market an artificial hip in Europe and elsewhere overseas after the Food and Drug Admini...

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10 States Spending The Most On Health Care

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 12.08.2011

Read More: Health Care Spending, Morning After Pill, Medicare's Office of the Actuary, Health Insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, Federal Drug Administration, Health Care, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Business News

How much Americans spend on health care can vary widely across the country, and it's those states with wealthier populations that tend to spend the mo...

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UPDATE: Girls Under Age 17 Still Need Prescription For Morning After Pill

The Huffington Post | Melissa Jeltsen | Posted 12.23.2011

Read More: Healthy Living Health News, Plan B One Step, Plan B, Plan B FDA, Federal Drug Administration, Healthy Living News

UPDATED: FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, M.D., has released a statement, saying that she believes that Plan B One-Step should be allowed for all fe...

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When Is A Drug Too Risky To Stay On The Market?

AP | MARILYNN MARCHIONE | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Safe Drugs, Prescription Drug Safety, Drug Safety, Federal-Drug-Administration, Safe Prescription Drugs, Fda, Health, Medication Safety, Prescription Drugs, Healthy Living News

The arthritis pill Vioxx was withdrawn but menopause hormones were not, even though both were tied to heart risks. A multiple sclerosis medicine was p...

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Amphastar Pharmaceuticals SPIED On FDA Directors To Help Win Approval For Drug

politico.com | EAMON JAVERS | | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kroll, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Blod Clots, Pharmaceutical Industry, Janet Woodcock, Federal-Drug-Administration, Fda, FDY Spying, Business News

For more than two months in late 2008, private investigators working for a drug company gathered information on a high-ranking official at the Food an...

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Senate Passes Historic Anti-Smoking Bill

AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Senate, Anti-Smoking, Tobacco, Anti-Tobacco, Cigarettes, Fda, Federal Drug Administration, Congress, Philip Morris, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The Senate struck a historic blow against smoking in America Thursday, voting overwhelmingly to give regulators new power to limit ...

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