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Health care overhaul leads to problems for Notre Dame
Religious institution or not? Notre Dame's president, Fr. John Jenkins, is asking the government for a better definition.
It all has to do with the federal healthcare overhaul, which requires colleges and universities to provide birth control for staff...Tags: Kathleen Sebelius, Health Treatments, Internal Revenue Service, Health and Safety at School, Family Planning
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More than 1 in 10 parents skip, delay kids' shots
CHICAGO (AP) — The government recommends that by age 6, children should be vaccinated against 14 diseases, in at least two doses. But a national survey finds more than 1 in 10 parents reject that advice. They're refusing some shots for their...Tags: Parenting, Diseases and Illnesses, Preventative Medicine, Vaccines
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16th case of measles confirmed in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana health officials say they've confirmed a 16th case of measles in central Indiana.
The Indiana State Department of Health issued a news release Friday confirming the latest case in Hamilton County north of Indianapolis....Tags: Measles, Diseases and Illnesses, Preventative Medicine, Vaccines, Mumps
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Probe: Drug abusers exploiting Medicare benefit
WASHINGTON (AP) — A report from Congressional investigators says tens of thousands of Medicare recipients received prescriptions from multiple doctors for 14 frequently abused medications in 2008.
A Medicare recipient in Georgia got prescriptions...Tags: Washington, DC, Government Health Care, Substance Abuse, Medicare, Behavioral Conditions
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FDA approves first diabetes-cholesterol combo pill
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has approved a Merck drug as the first combination pill for patients with diabetes who also have high cholesterol. Patients with both diabetes and high cholesterol are at increased risk for heart...Tags: Kidney Disease, Washington, DC, Food and Drug Administration, Merck & Company Incorporated, Heart Disease
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Michigan bills would allow donation of medicines
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A pair of Michigan lawmakers plans to introduce bills that would allow collection and redistribution of prescription medication.
The legislation detailed Monday would allow medical facilities to donate unused drugs for...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Laws, Chemical Industry
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Mishawaka woman charged with prescription fraud
SOUTH BEND — A Mishawaka woman has been charged with 10 counts of prescription fraud for allegedly obtaining drugs illegally while working at a local doctor’s office. Shannon Wiebold, 31, allegedly called in prescriptions for the painkiller...Tags: Prosecution, Vicodin (drug), Corporate Crime, Crimes, Fraud
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Alaskan pilot charged with flying drugs to S. Ind.
SELLERSBURG, Ind. (AP) — A 71-year-old pilot from Alaska has been charged with flying into a southern Indiana airport with 200 pounds of marijuana stashed inside the plane. Clark County prosecutors on Thursday charged Allen Richter of Ketchikan,...Tags: Prosecution, Lawyers, Justice System, Health
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Free drugs can help prevent repeat heart attacks
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A study finds that offering people free medicines after a heart attack can help cut the chances they will suffer another one. It also saves them about $500 for health care over the next year without raising costs for insurers....Tags: Heart Attack, Aetna Inc., Medical Research, American Heart Association, Health
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FDA says Pfizer's Prevnar vaccine works in adults
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health scientists say Pfizer's best-selling vaccine Prevnar is at least as effective as a competing vaccine from Merck at helping prevent potentially deadly infections in adults Prevnar 13 is designed to reduce the risk of...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Washington, DC, Immune System, Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Vaccines group plans to buy cervical cancer shots
LONDON (AP) — A global vaccines group says it is working to buy shots to protect up to 2 million women and young girls in poor countries from cervical cancer. After a meeting in Bangladesh this week, the GAVI alliance said women and young girls...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses, Health Organizations, UNICEF
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State: Measles outbreak spreads in NE Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — State health officials are urging people in northeastern Indiana to make sure their immunizations are up to date following a measles outbreak in the region.
The Indiana State Department of Health said Friday that 13 case of...Tags: Measles, Diseases and Illnesses, Preventative Medicine, Vaccines, Indiana
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