September 3rd, 2010 | Categories: Wall Street Journal

One of every five kids and 9 of 10 older Americans took at least one prescription drug in the previous month, says a survey taken in 2008.

Excerpt from: Almost Half of Americans Took a Prescription Drug in Past Month

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September 3rd, 2010 | Categories: Wall Street Journal, insurance

One new study estimates the percentage of workers at firms with 50 or fewer employees offered health insurance will rise to 86% from 60% after health-care overhaul is implemented.

Read the original post:  A Whole Lotta Studies on Small Business and Health Insurance

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September 2nd, 2010 | Categories: Wall Street Journal

Did you know “Grade A” on an egg carton doesn’t indicate whether the eggs inside are safe to eat?

Read the original here: Thurs. Egg Recall Roundup: Wider Federal Investigation Underway

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September 2nd, 2010 | Categories: Wall Street Journal

Also: NEJM editors say Meridia should be yanked; stem cell plaintiffs explain themselves to the WSJ; are hospital profits the driver of health-care costs?

See the rest here: A.M. Vitals: Allergan Will Settle Off-Label Botox Allegations

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September 2nd, 2010 | Categories: Wall Street Journal

DeAngelis will return to Johns Hopkins University when she leaves JAMA next June.

View post: JAMA Editor Catherine DeAngelis to Leave Post Next Summer

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September 2nd, 2010 | Categories: Wall Street Journal

Investors were pleased that a CMS announcement didn’t suggest the question of whether or not Provenge should be covered is on the agenda.

Read more here: Dendreon Shares Up on Provenge Medicare Coverage Meeting Scheduling

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September 1st, 2010 | Categories: Wall Street Journal

The latest on the egg recall: Companies are pointing fingers, the FDA has come back to the farms — and will customers forgive and forget?

Read the original post:  More Egg Recall News: Companies Point Fingers on Salmonella Contamination

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September 1st, 2010 | Categories: Wall Street Journal, insurance

Also: Price hike for last-resort insurance in California; potential warfarin replacements line up; dialysis deal reached in Atlanta; U.S. asks judge to allow embryonic stem cell research to proceed.

The rest is here:  A.M. Vitals: Genzyme Says Sanofi Needs to Cough Up More Cash

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September 1st, 2010 | Categories: Wall Street Journal

Mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes raise the lifetime risk of breast cancer to as much as 84% and of ovarian cancer to as much as 63%.

Excerpt from:  Study Suggests Importance of Screening For BRCA Gene Mutations

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September 1st, 2010 | Categories: Wall Street Journal

Some 16 people are expected to enroll in Medicaid due to health-care overhaul legislation.

Read the rest here: New Medicaid Enrollees Likely to Be Healthier Than Current Ones: Study

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