House lawmakers rip into FDA, Johnson & Johnson for 'misleading' Congress, public on Motrin recall

The Hill

Top House lawmakers on Thursday accused Government Regulators and a major drug company of misleading Congress and the Public over last year's Recall of a defective pain medication. Johnson & Johnson executives…

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John Horton: When Drug Companies Choose Profits Over People

The Huffington Post

For medication Safety, we rely on our doctors to prescribe and our pharmacists to dispense the right Drugs. But on whom do doctors and pharmacists rely? Increasingly, the answer is drug companies. This is not…

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A $95 Million Effort to Study Drugs Already Being Prescribed to Kids

The Wall Street Journal

By Katherine Hobson Kids take Prescription Drugs, too. But only a minority of those Drugs have actually been studied in Children to establish that they’re safe and effective and to figure out the correct…

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God and Country

Military Christian News and Commentary

Interestingly, the release cited Weinstein’s own website to support the Academy response, which highlightedthe contradiction between Weinstein’s published goals and his actions to date: The Academy…

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What makes the US health care system so expensive - Introduction

The Incidental Economist

Recent Publications: "Beneficiary Price Sensitivity in the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Market" (Health Economics 19(1), 2010). [ summary ] "Uninsured Adults with Chronic Conditions or Disabilities: Gaps in…

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Officials: Financial woes led to lies

Detroit Free Press

Schnuphase, 47, was supposed to turn herself in Friday to face three felony charges -- two false-pretense charges and one Child Abuse charge. Instead, police arrested her Thursday night after a tip that she was…

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What makes the US health care system so expensive " Conclusion

The Incidental Economist

Recent Publications: "Beneficiary Price Sensitivity in the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Market" (Health Economics 19(1), 2010). [ summary ] "Uninsured Adults with Chronic Conditions or Disabilities: Gaps in…

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Recaps of New Teachers Union Contracts

Mackinac Center

Many school boards around the state are attempting to renegotiate contracts with their local Teachers Unions to contain costs. Here's a brief recap of some of the new contracts agreed to this last month. Grand…

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