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Autism news raises question: When is an embargo not an embargo?
Are embargoes yet another quaint tradition that, like so many before it, has been pushed into obsolescence by the weight…
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Will pharmacists play a role in H1N1 vaccinations?
In some states, pharmacists can administer influenza vaccinations. However, laws do differ from state to state. Some states allow pharmacists…
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NIH updates stimulus grant info, releases database
We’ve been waiting for this one. The National Institutes of Health have followed through on their promise to release a…
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Tim Tebow’s head fuels concussion debate
The debate over sports-related concussions has resurfaced this week, thanks to the high-profile controversy over whether or not Florida quarterback…
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Pfizer to pay $75mil for unethical Nigeria drug trial
The Independent‘s Daniel Howden reports that, for about $75 million, Pfizer has settled cases related to a disastrous unlicensed medical…
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WaPo takes the pulse of a suburban street
When she set out to do a “man on the street” story about health care, The Washington Post‘s Brigid Schulte…
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AP finds contaminated water in schools
The Associated Press has analyzed a decade of Environmental Protection Agency data and found that tests at thousands of American…
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How extremists orchestrated health care hooliganism
Tim Dickinson, writing for Rolling Stone, amassed a neat little pile of documents that enable him to make a solid…
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Foundation lived by big pharma, now dies by big pharma
Kris Hundley of the St. Petersburg Times reports that the Ischemia Research and Education Foundation, which maintained a massive patient…
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Ivanhoe’s health reporting tips
Ivanhoe health correspondent Kirsten Houmann dispensed some advice recently on how best to report health news. She hands out tips…
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