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Cost of Medical Malpractice Tops $55 Billion a Year in US – U.S. News & World Report
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Post Chronicle Cost of Medical Malpractice Tops $55 Billion a Year in US U.S. News & World Report TUESDAY, Sept. 7 (HealthDay News) — The cost of medical malpractice in the United States is $55.6 billion a year, which is 2.4 percent of annual health-care spending, a new study shows
Full StoryMagic mushrooms may ease anxiety of cancer: study – msnbc.com
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Health Jackal Magic mushrooms may ease anxiety of cancer: study msnbc.com CHICAGO — The hallucinogen psilocybin — known by the street name magic mushrooms — may help ease the anxiety that often accompanies late-stage cancer, US researchers said on Monday.
Full StoryMalaria Drug Candidate Holds Promise – Wall Street Journal
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Daily Mail Malaria Drug Candidate Holds Promise Wall Street Journal An international team of scientists has identified a promising drug candidate that represents an entirely new class of medicines to treat malaria, one of the biggest killers in the developing world. The new drug was shown to be effective ..
Full StoryWorkers Paying 14% More For Family Health Coverage This Year, USA – Medical News Today
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New York Daily News Workers Paying 14% More For Family Health Coverage This Year, USA Medical News Today The US worker is paying an average of $482 extra this year for family health coverage, 14% more than last year, even though total premiums – including what employers contribute – only rose 3% to an average of $13770 in 2010, according to a survey … Employees Pay More and Get Less from Medical Coverage MedPage Today Companies pile bigger share of health-care costs onto workers Washington Post Workers are paying more for health insurance NorthJersey.com Wall Street Journal
Full StoryEgg farmers: Good managing can help control salmonella – USA Today
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Boston Globe Egg farmers: Good managing can help control salmonella USA Today By Anne Ryan, USA TODAY By Anne Ryan, USA TODAY By Anne Ryan, USA TODAY By Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY PEARL CITY, Ill. — There is nothing small scale about Pearl Valley Eggs, deep in the heart of Illinois farm country
Full StoryEmployees’ insurance burden up more than rates – Columbus Dispatch
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New York Daily News Employees' insurance burden up more than rates Columbus Dispatch While health insurers passed a 3 percent increase in premiums along to employers this year, workers at those companies faced a 14 percent increase on average, according to a national survey.
Full Story‘Major advance’ in tackling aggressive breast cancer – Telegraph.co.uk
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Reuters 'Major advance' in tackling aggressive breast cancer Telegraph.co.uk A breakthrough in understanding how a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer develops could lead to the creation of new drugs which would stop tumours ever developing, scientists hope. By Stephen Adams The first targeted treatment for 'triple ..
Full StoryHealth insurance is taking a bigger bite from workers’ wallets – Kansas City Star
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Health Jackal Health insurance is taking a bigger bite from workers' wallets Kansas City Star Workers are paying a larger share of their health insurance as companies shift more costs to their employees to survive the recession.
Full StoryPrescription Drug Use on the Rise in US – WebMD
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TopNews Singapore (press release) Prescription Drug Use on the Rise in US WebMD Sept. 2, 2010 — Prescription drug use in the US has been rising steadily in the past decade and the trend shows no signs of slowing, the CDC says in a new report.
Full StoryExperimental Novartis drug shows malaria promise – Reuters
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Kansas City Star Experimental Novartis drug shows malaria promise Reuters Zambian villagers display a mosquito net in Matongo village, about 60 km (37 miles) from Livingstone, April 23, 2008. By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – An experimental Novartis drug can clear malaria infection in mice with a single dose and scientists … New Malaria Drug Candidate Holds Promise Wall Street Journal Promising new one-dose malaria drug discovered AFP Some donated malaria drugs being stolen in Africa The Associated Press Financial Times
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