Tougher House Rules In Corby’s New Jail
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Health News

Owner’s Manual
2007-12-18 06:01 - A tour of the human body from morning to night.

Diagnosis: Gut Problem
2007-12-18 04:50 - A young girl with a stomach so upset that she was starving.

Desperately Seeking a Kidney
2007-12-18 04:50 - What you learn about people ? and yourself ? when you need them to donate an organ.

For Recipients of Medicare, the Hard Sell
2007-12-18 04:50 - Federal officials are trying to cut down on aggressive or deceptive sales pitches for Medicare Advantage plans.

Ground Zero Health Program Hits a Setback in Washington
2007-12-16 04:50 - An abrupt move by the federal government has clouded the future of a national treatment program for ground zero workers outside the metropolitan area.

Advertising: Campaign on Childhood Mental Illness Succeeds at Being Pr...
2007-12-15 06:01 - A provocative public service campaign on children’s psychiatric disorders has raised hackles as much as awareness.

Lawmakers Seek Inquiry on F.D.A. Rejection of Cancer Drug
2007-12-15 06:01 - Lawmakers called for hearings to investigate the rejection of the Dendreon Corporation’s experimental prostate cancer drug.

F.D.A. Panel Rejects Over-the-Counter Cholesterol Drug
2007-12-15 06:01 - Government advisers rejected Merck’s bid for over-the-counter sales of a cholesterol-lowering drug, saying that too many people would mistakenly use the drug if it no longer required a prescription.

National Briefing | West: California: Ruling Against Marijuana Clubs
2007-12-15 06:01 - A federal appeals court in San Francisco upheld an 2002 injunction barring three California marijuana clubs from giving the drug to medical patients with a prescription. The ruling by judges on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit sided with the Justice Department, which first sued the dispensaries in 1998 to stop sales of medical marijuana to patients with a doctor’s approval, as allowed under a California law approved by voters in 1996. The law has been at the heart of a series of legal battles over state and federal drug laws, which categorize marijuana as illegal. The ruling was likely the last legal recourse for the clubs. In 2001, the United States Supreme Court heard the case and ruled against the California cooperatives.

Clinics That Offered Antifat Injections Close
2007-12-15 04:50 - A national chain of cosmetic medical clinics that popularized antifat injections denounced by medical groups shut its doors in the wake of dozens of complaints from consumers asking for their money back.


 
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