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Drug Companies Raising Prices Ahead Of Reform

nytimes.com | DUFF WILSON | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Big Pharma, Pharmaceutical Industry, Merck, Health Care Costs, Prescription Drug Costs, Drug Companies, Prescription Drugs, Health Care Reform, Drug Prices, Healthcare, Consumer Price Index, Business News

Even as drug makers promise to support Washington's health care overhaul by shaving $8 billion a year off the nation's drug costs after the legislatio...

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Big Pharma Raises Prices 10% Even As It Promises To Cut Nation's Drug Costs

New York Times | DUFF WILSON | Posted 11.15.2009 | Business

Read More: Big Pharma, Health Care Bill, Merck, Public Option, Singulair, Senate Health Care Bill, Prescription Drugs, Reform, Pharmaceutical Makers, Drug Makers, Costs, House, Drug Prices, Drugmakers, Inflation, Consumer Price Index, Health Insurance, Health Care Reform, Aarp, Medicare, Health Care, Wall Street, Prices, House Health Care Bill, Wholesale Drug Prices, Business News

Even as drug makers promise to support Washington's health care overhaul by shaving $8 billion a year off the nation's drug costs after the legislatio...

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Anna Nicole: Killer Support

Lorraine Roe | Posted 10.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Support, Prescription Drugs, Alanon, Drug Addiction, Anna Nicole Smith, Addiction & Recovery, Living News
Lorraine Roe

We all need entourages in life. It's who we choose that makes the difference. Are we selecting people who nurture our egos or our souls? Are they people who are energy vampires or those who take responsibility for their words and deeds?

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Let Insiders Make Health Deals

Jim Jaffe | Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Plan, Hospitals, Prescription Drugs, Health Care Reform, Doctors, Max Baucus Health Care, Obama Health Care, Health Insurance Reform, Politics News
Jim Jaffe

Each time politicians seeking to make a deal try to move the ball forward, there's a vocal reaction from those who can't tell the difference between making a deal and selling out.

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Americans on Drugs

Francine Hardaway | Posted 10.06.2009 | Living

Read More: SLHI.Org, Prescription Drugs, Fda, HealthworksAZ.Org, Health Care Reform, Iguard, Medicine, Pharmaceuticals, Inside DC, Living News
Francine Hardaway

The number one problem doctors report about treating patients is failure to take prescription medications correctly, regardless of patient age.

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Real Healthcare Reform Starts With Prescription Drug Reform

David S. Kloth, M.D. | Posted 10.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Prescription Drugs, Health Care Reform, Health Care, Health, Living News
David S. Kloth, M.D.

The healthiest approach to our health care system is to begin by reducing its enormous waste and fixing its glaring inefficiencies. Only then can we truly have a reformed health care system.

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Drug Or Soccer Team? Take The Quiz!

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 10.02.2009 | Comedy

Read More: RX Names, Prescription Drug Names, Comedy Quiz, Soccer Teams, Soccer, Prescription Drugs, Comedy News

We've all gotten used to making fun of prescription drug names, which pretty much all sound like someone took the Latin word for youth or health or ...

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More Than Half Million Kids React Badly To Drugs

AP | LINDSEY TANNER | Posted 11.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Hospitalization, Kids, Children, Prevention, Health, Side Effects, Prescription Drugs, Antibiotics, Medical Treatment, Drugs, Medicine, Penicillin, Children's Health, Drug, Wellness, Living News

CHICAGO — More than half a million U.S. children yearly have bad reactions or side effects from widely used medicines that require medical treat...

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Who Owns Congress?

Sen. Bernie Sanders | Posted 11.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Prescription Drugs, Bernie Sanders, Big Oil, Health Care, Defense Budget, Lobbyists, Campaign Finance, Politics News
Sen. Bernie Sanders

How does it happen that Wall Street was able to convince Congress to deregulate their industry, to be in a position to bring the economy down?

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Health Care Reform: Drug Companies Are The Big Winners

usnews.com | Rick Newman | Posted 11.25.2009 | Business

Read More: Baucus Bill, Pharmaceutical Industry, Health Care Costs, Drug Companies, Health Care Reform, Prescription Drugs, Health Care, Healthcare, Business News

As Congress gets closer to final healthcare-reform legislation, the central question remains murky: Who will foot the bill? Figures contained in th...

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Congressman Elijah Cummings: It's Our Moral Responsibility

Kathleen Wells, J.D. | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Elijah Cummings, Medicare Prescription Drugs, President Obama, Cummings, Health, Congress, Obama Health Care, Democrats, Drug Companies, Congressman Cummings, Clinton, Health Care, Donut Hole, Congressional Democrats, Prescription Drugs, Health Care Reform, Senator Baucus, Medicare, Politics News
Kathleen Wells, J.D.

I talked extensively with Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) and what is apparent is the Congressman's passion to reform our nation's health care system.

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Michael Steele: Meet Amanda Duzak

Dave Zirin | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Howard University, Michael Steele, Townhall Meetings, Healthcare, RNC Chair Michael Steele, Chemotherapy, Towson University, Prescription Drugs, Cancer, Health Care, Michael Steele Howard University, Amanda Duzak, Politics News
Dave Zirin

At a student dialogue Tuesday, recent grad Amanda Duzak told Steele that her mother was unable to afford medication, and died recently of cancer. Steele turned his back on her, and the crowd applauded.

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Prescription Drug Bulk Purchasing Finally a Reality...In LA

Jamie Court | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Prescription Drugs, President Obama, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Prescription Drug Bulk Purchasing, Politics News
Jamie Court

If the City of Los Angeles can put a prescription drug bulk purchasing card in the hands of every resident, why can't the United States of America?

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LA Rx: Making Medicine Affordable for LA

Antonio Villaraigosa | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Prescription Drugs, Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles, Health Reform, Health Care, Politics News
Antonio Villaraigosa

Starting today, every major pharmacy in Los Angeles will give a 5 to 40 percent discount on the prescription medication people need to live a healthy life.

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MJ's Story Highlights Ease of Getting Prescriptions

Brad Lamm | Posted 09.25.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Prescription Drug Addiction, Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson Death, Prescription Drugs, Michael-Jackson-Prescription-Drugs, Prescription Painkillers, Drug Overdose, Entertainment News
Brad Lamm

These prescriptions have enormous medical value for a variety of ailments, but without proper screening of patients they are as deadly as cyanide and as disruptive as a loaded gun on a playground.

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David Vitter Had a Lousy Week

Senate Guru | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: 2010 Senate, Louisiana, La-Sen, Prescription Drugs, Health Care Reform, Canada, David Vitter, Ethics Violation, Politics News
Senate Guru

David Vitter does seem to have a recurring problem resisting temptations that cross ethical and legal boundaries, doesn't he?

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Health Care Reform Begins in the Kitchen

Barry Sears | Posted 09.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Prescription Drugs, Health Care, Anti-Inflammatory, Diet, Inflammation, The Zone Diet, Living News
Barry Sears

For health care reform to be meaningful, it has to start in the kitchen. If that happens, then you can have basic insurance for everyone without breaking the bank.

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Healthcare Reformers: Dance With The Ones Who Brung Ya

Christine Pelosi | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tom Delay, Too Big to Fail, Universal Healthcare, Democrats, Legislation, Wellness, Universal Health Coverage, Insurance, Prevention, Prescription Drugs, Transformers, Universal Health Care, Dance, Medicare, Health Coverage, Dancing With the Stars, Healthcare Reform, Pre-Existing-Condition, Health Care, Politics News
Christine Pelosi

While the dance of legislation can be painful to watch, I still like the Democrats' chances for healthcare reform better than Tom DeLay's on Dancing with the Stars.

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"Is Dirt the New Prozac?"

Dr. Larry Dossey | Posted 09.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Depression, Antidepressants, Prescription Drugs, Prozac, Prescription Pills, Anxiety, Outdoor Exercise, Living News
Dr. Larry Dossey

If your doctor advises you to get dirty instead of taking a pill to perk up your mood, don't look at her strangely. Pride yourself on having a physician who is on the cutting edge.

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A Call to Action: Rabbis for Health Care Reform

Ira Forman | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Rabbis, National Jewish Democratic Council, Health Insurance, Health Care, Barack Obama, Health Insurance Reform, Obama Healthcare, Healthcare System, Universal Healthcare, Pharmaceutical Industry, Prescription Drugs, Employee Health Care, Healthcare Reform, American Jews, Politics News
Ira Forman

The National Jewish Democratic Council is bringing together rabbis from across the country to stand up for comprehensive health insurance reform and we need your help and your voice.

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PhRMA Walks Back Claim Of White House Deal

Posted 09.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Transparency, Big Pharma, Ken Johson, Phrma, Huffington Post Reporting, Prescription Drugs, White House Phrma, Robert Gibbs, Drug Prices, White House Deal, Politics News

In yet another in a series of evolving statements and backtracks, an official with the country's major pharmaceutical lobby said on Monday that it nev...

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Small Good News: Doctor, I Keep Seeing Direct-To-Consumer Spots Before My Eyes

Karen Stabiner | Posted 09.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Pharmaceutical Advertising, Prescription Drugs, Medical Costs, Health Care, Affordable Health Care, Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, Health, Living News
Karen Stabiner

So I was on a coast-to-coast flight {deep vein thrombosis?}, feeling a crick in my neck {fibromyalgia?} and a bit of the blues that sometimes set in a...

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New York Times: Drug Prescription Information A "Commodity Bought And Sold In A Murky Marketplace"

nytimes.com | MILT FREUDENHEIM | Posted 09.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Health Care Reform Health Care Bill, Drug Prescriptions, Prescription Drugs, Doctors, Medicine, Health Care, Prescriptions, Business News

MORE than 10 years after she tried without success to have a baby, Marcy Campbell Krinsk is still receiving painful reminders in her mail. The ads and...

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The Horrifying Hidden Story Behind Drug Company Profits

Johann Hari | Posted 09.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Big Pharma, Pharmaceutical Companies, Pharmaceutical Industry, Swine Flu, Prescription Drugs, Malaria, Tamiflu, H1n1, Health Care, Business News
Johann Hari

Far from being a font of innovation, the drug market has become stagnant. Companies squander a fortune developing "me-too" drugs so they can take out a new patent and receive another avalanche of profits.

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The Impossible Dream: Can We Get Better Health Care for Less?

James Heffernan | Posted 08.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: President Obama, Senator Judd Gregg, Prescription Drugs, Mayo Clinic, Medicare, Team Medicine, Health Care, Putting Patients First, Amy Klochubar, Politics News
James Heffernan

Much of your waning support on health care can be blamed on -- or credited to -- right-wing Republicans, but I have to say, Mr. President, that part of the blame lies with you.

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