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Obama announces FDA officials, food safety plan
In his weekly address, President Barack Obama announced new FDA leadership and a new Food Safety Working Group in which…
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Vegetables, healthy food on Obama agenda
In yet another break with the Bush family legacy, the Obamas, led by matriarch Michelle, have embraced broccoli and other…
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More M.D.s asking for deductible up front
Spurred by higher co-pays and the ability to estimate billing amounts faster, more doctors are requiring patients to pay their…
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Fla. Medicare fraud flourished under lax oversight
Jay Weaver of the Miami Herald followed up on the Herald‘s investigations into widespread Medicare fraud in South Florida. Weaver…
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Top HHS positions remain vacant
Dave Helling of The Kansas City Star found vacant positions at the highest levels of many government agencies, including the…
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15 areas get a share of NIH’s stimulus funding
The NIH has designated $200 million of its stimulus money for 200 or more “Challenge Grants” in specific areas where…
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Tattoo parlor inspection records yield insight
Jennifer L. Boen of The News-Sentinel reviewed five years of tattoo parlor inspections in Fort Wayne, Ind., and found that,…
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Mont. Democrat leads Senate health charge
The Boston Globe‘s Lisa Wangsness reports that Montana Democrat and Senate Finance Committee chair Max Baucus has become a leader…
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Private food auditors didn’t stop outbreaks
Michael Moss and Andrew Martin of The New York Times reviewed several major recent outbreaks of foodborne illness and discovered…
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Politics trumped FDA scientists’ objections
The Wall Street Journal‘s Alicia Mundy chronicles how political lobbying can overcome scientists’ objections and influence the FDA approval process.…