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Soldiers trade guns for sketch books
The world of America's soldiers come sharply into focus without the need for film clips, old newsreel footage or graphic photographs at the National Constitution Center's new exhibition, "Art of the American Soldier."
Soldiers swapped their guns for...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Painting, Politics, CBS Corp., Louisiana
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Diet drugs face tough test
Tribune NewspapersThere has never been a magic prescription to help millions of obese Americans lose weight. Whether one is any closer to reality is now under scrutiny. A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel will decide Wednesday whether the diet drug Meridia...Tags: Northwestern University, Internists, Diseases and Illnesses, Diabetes, Vivus Inc.
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Federal report on stent procedures finds potential fraud
While Dr. Mark Midei was allegedly implanting unnecessary cardiac stents in hundreds of patients at a Towson hospital, stent manufacturer Abbott Laboratories was paying for crab and barbecue feasts at his Monkton home and building a business strategy...Tags: Companies and Corporations, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Government, Social Issues, Politics
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Physician pay, medical disclosure rules criticized
The payments and "VIP trips" given to a Maryland cardiologist by Abbott Laboratories for parties and consulting work — disclosed in a federal report released Monday — are just what new legislation and industry guidelines are supposed to...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Hospitals and Clinics, Tennessee, Values, Mark G. Midei
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Timeline: Mark Midei and the stents case
January 2008: Dr. Mark Midei leaves MidAtlantic Cardiovascular Associates to become a full-time employee of St. Joseph Medical Center, leading a former colleague to vow revenge against him. April 27, 2009: A MidAtlantic cardiologist informs one of Midei'...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Maryland, Health and Medical Professionals, Mark G. Midei, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
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Stent sellers were allowed inside lab despite hospital ban
Salespeople for stent maker Abbott Laboratories were often allowed inside a cardiac treatment room at St. Joseph Medical Center while patient procedures were being performed, despite hospital rules against it, according to sworn testimony from Dr. Mark G....Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Companies and Corporations, Mark G. Midei, Medical Services, Plastic Surgeons
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359 Million Diabetes Test Strips Recalled
Associated PressWASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration says Abbott Laboratories is recalling up to 359 million testing strips used by diabetics because they can give falsely low blood sugar readings. The testing strips are used to help diabetes patients check...Tags: Product Recalls, Diseases and Illnesses, Diabetes, Health
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Co-pays becoming a thing of the past for preventive services
If you've been holding off getting screened for high cholesterol, diabetes or hypertension because of a co-payment, you soon won't have a reason to put it off.
That's because co-payments, which typically cost at least $20, for a host of preventive...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Companies and Corporations, Kraft Foods Group, Inc., Physical Therapists, Insulin
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Parents Frustrated Over Similac Recall Crash Company's Website
Web ReporterThousands of moms are scrambling to find formula to feed their babies after a massive recall of Similac powdered formula. Drugmaker Abbott Laboratories said Wednesday it is recalling millions of containers of its best-selling Similac infant formula...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Puerto Rico, Washington (U.S. state), Product Recalls, Chicago
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Similac Infant Formula Recalled Due to Bug Contamination
Associated PressWASHINGTON -- Drugmaker Abbott Laboratories said Wednesday it is recalling millions of containers of its best-selling Similac infant formula that may be contaminated with insect parts. The voluntary action affects up to 5 million Similac-brand powder...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Puerto Rico, Product Recalls, KTLA, Chicago
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Kids and career: Walking that line
It's a tough balancing act: finding child care while working full time. Can you leave early to relieve the sitter, or maybe to see your son's soccer game? Parents are constantly trying to be everywhere at once. How can we be proactive parents without...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Breastfeeding, Travel, Employees, Commuting
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FDA urged to pull diet drug from market
Tribune NewspapersThe prescription diet drug sibutramine, sold under the brand name Meridia, should be taken off the market because it raises the risk of heart attacks and strokes in some patients, the editor of the New England Journal of Medicine said Wednesday. Those...Tags: Physical Therapists, Plastic Surgeons, Internists, Diseases and Illnesses, Diabetes
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