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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Illinois officials are alerting the public to an e-mail scam involving the H1N1 virus. The Illinois Department of Public Health said Thursday fraudulent e-mails claim to be from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Unflinching on a critical first test, Senate Democrats closed ranks Thursday behind $460 billion in politically risky Medicare cuts at the heart of health care legislation, thwarting a Republican attempt to doom President Barack Obama's sweeping overhaul.
Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca PLC said Friday it has won U.S. approval for use of its schizophrenia drug Seroquel XR as an add-on treament for major depressive disorder.
Biotech reporter Adam Feuerstein answers reader email about Hemispherx Biopharma, Cel-Sci and other stocks.
MILWAUKEE----Dohmen, a 151-year-old, family-held health care services company, has named Kelli Kovak, Chief Development Officer and Michael Italiano, Senior Director, Corporate Development.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top managed care companies are down at 10 a.m.: Aetna fell $.31 or 1.0 percent, to $29.51. CIGNA fell $.21 or .6 percent, to $32.87. Coventry Healthcare fell $.16 or .7 percent, to $22.67. Humana fell $.19 or .4 percent, to $42.27. UnitedHealth fell $.35 or 1.2 percent, to $28.35. WellPoint fell $.19 or .3 percent, to $54.60.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned Longview-based Cloud's Food Service for public health violations its inspectors found this summer.
Breastfeeding was shown to significantly lower a woman’s risk for developing metabolic syndrome in a study reported today by researchers with Kaiser Permanente.
Health officials are warning the public about fake e-mails inviting people to sign up for swine flu vaccine registrations.
Stung by the continuing struggle to make a vaccine against the swine flu pandemic, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said on Tuesday her department would review its approach to disaster preparedness.
ATLANTA – Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome is a rare but deadly disease caused by a bacterial infection, most commonly meningococcal disease, said Dr. Henry Wu, a medical epidemiologist for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The disease is also associated with staph infections, among others, Wu said. Meningococcal disease, which affects between 800 to 1,500 people in the U.S. per ...
SAVOY – Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Brady said Thursday that all parts of state government, including education, should be cut by 10 percent, along with reforms in Medicaid, to help balance the deficit-ridden state budget. Brady made his remarks at a news conference at Willard Airport, where he reiterated the support he has from 14 of the 70 Republican members of the Legislature ...
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- White House Budget Director Peter Orszag says the medical-system overhaul now being debated in the Senate puts in place “crucial steps” to help slow the growth of U.S. health-care spending.
Senate Republicans lost their first major challenge to a Democratic plan to overhaul the health-care system, as the chamber voted Thursday to reject a GOP proposal to strip the package of nearly $500 billion in Medicare cuts, its most important source of financing.
Gov.-elect Chris Christie has named four of his top advisers, including three with legal backgrounds. Richard Bagger, 49, a Pfizer executive and former state legislator, was chosen as chief of staff _ considered the most powerful position in the governor's... Chief of staff - New Jersey - United States - Rich Bagger - Government
