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Christie's surgery highlights weight-loss optionsMay 9th, 2013Graphic shows a stomach- reduction surgery called Lap-Band Adjustable Gastric Banding Graphic shows a stomach- reduction surgery called Lap-Band Adjustable Gastric Banding FILE - This April 30, 2013 file photo shows New Jersey Gov.... |
IMS: US medicine spending shows rare dip in 2012
Hospital Bills Vary Widely Throughout U.S.
AP Exclusive: Calif. exchange granted secrecy
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Baxter drug fails to slow Alzheimer's in big studyMay 8th, 2013DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Baxter International Inc. says that a blood product it was testing failed to slow mental decline or to preserve physical function in a major study of 390 patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's... |
Baxter drug fails to slow Alzheimer's in big studyMay 8th, 2013DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Baxter International Inc. says that a blood product it was testing failed to slow mental decline or to preserve physical function in a major study of 390 patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's... |
Baxter drug fails to slow Alzheimer's in big studyMay 8th, 2013DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Baxter International Inc. says that a blood product it was testing failed to slow mental decline or to preserve physical function in a major study of 390 patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's... |
Baxter drug fails to slow Alzheimer's in big studyMay 8th, 2013DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Baxter International Inc. says that a blood product it was testing failed to slow mental decline or to preserve physical function in a major study of 390 patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's... |
High hospital bills go public, but will it help?May 8th, 2013FILE - In this Dec. 20, 2011 file photo medical bills are spread out on the kitchen table of a cancer patient in Salem, Va. Hospitals across the country, and even within the same city, sometimes charge tens of thousands of dollars more for... |
High hospital bills go public, but will it help?May 8th, 2013FILE - In this Dec. 20, 2011 file photo medical bills are spread out on the kitchen table of a cancer patient in Salem, Va. Hospitals across the country, and even within the same city, sometimes charge tens of thousands of dollars more for... |
APNewsBreak: Wrigley halts caffeinated gumMay 8th, 2013This product image provided by the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company shows packaging for Alert Energy Caffeine Gum. (AP Photo/Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company) This product image provided by the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company shows packaging for Alert Energy... |
APNewsBreak: Wrigley halts caffeinated gumMay 8th, 2013This product image provided by the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company shows packaging for Alert Energy Caffeine Gum. (AP Photo/Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company) This product image provided by the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company shows packaging for Alert Energy... |
Study: Fish oil doesn't help prevent heart attacksMay 8th, 2013FILE - This Friday, May 18, 2012 file photo shows fliets of Copper River Salmon from Alaska in Seattle. Eating fish is good for your heart but taking fish oil capsules does not help people at high risk of heart problems who are already taking... |
Study: Fish oil doesn't help prevent heart attacksMay 8th, 2013FILE - This Friday, May 18, 2012 file photo shows fliets of Copper River Salmon from Alaska in Seattle. Eating fish is good for your heart but taking fish oil capsules does not help people at high risk of heart problems who are already taking... |
Some hospitals charge vastly more for same careMay 8th, 2013WASHINGTON (AP) — Hospitals within the same city sometimes charge tens of thousands of dollars more for the same procedures, according to figures the government released for the first time Wednesday. The federal list sheds new... |
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