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  • A.M. Vitals: Wal-Mart, Supervalu Pull Some Enfamil From Shelves

    Saturday, December 24th, 2011 at 01:03 | Comments Off

    Focus on Formula: Wal-Mart and Supervalu have removed certain containers of Mead Johnson Nutrition’s Enfamil infant formula from their store shelves following the death of a Missouri infant from a rare bacterial infection, the WSJ reports. The FDA is testing the formula for the presence of the Cronobacter sakazakii bacteria that killed the infant. Another infant in the state survived after being infected by the bacteria after consuming an undisclosed brand of formula, the paper says. A ..read more

  • For J&J and Boston Scientific, a Curious CEO Pick Marks a Ceasefire

    Thursday, September 15th, 2011 at 00:50 | Comments Off

    We confess our eyebrows went up here at Health Blog headquarters when news crossed the wires late yesterday that Johnson & Johnson’s top medical-device exec Michael Mahoney was named president and will eventually be CEO at beleaguered Boston Scientific.

    The word “rivalry” is hardly sufficient to describe the bare-knuckled hostility that has characterized relations between the two companies during the cardiac stent wars over the past decade and a half. The firms fought fiercely for supremacy in the cardiac cath lab, ..read more

  • A.M. Vitals: Medicare Overhaul Unlikely to Be Part of Budget Talks

    Friday, May 6th, 2011 at 22:37 | Comments Off

    Off the Table?: It doesn’t look like the House Republicans’ plan to cut Medicare spending — providing seniors with a fixed amount of money with which they could buy private insurance — is going to be a part of budget talks, the WSJ reports. Cuts to entitlement programs are unlikely to be part of the negotiations over raising the debt limit, Rep. Paul Ryan has said.

    Supplemental Knowledge: A new study finds that taking vitamin E, selenium and ..read more

  • A.M. Vitals: Pfizer’s Drug Capsule Unit Fetches $2.38 Billion

    Tuesday, April 5th, 2011 at 22:31 | Comments Off

    Capsugel Sale: Pfizer is selling its drug capsule-making unit, Capsugel, to private-equity firm KKR for $2.38 billion in cash, the WSJ reports. The drug maker is reviewing all its business units, and an analyst report released last month said the company might spin off enough businesses to reduce its annual revenue base to about $35 billion or $40 billion from about $67 billion.

    Health-Care Proposals: Under a budget proposal by House Republicans, Medicaid would be changed to a ..read more

  • Why Do Almost Half of Americans Think the Health Law Was Repealed?

    Friday, February 25th, 2011 at 01:46 | Comments Off

    Previous polls by the Kaiser Family Foundation have consistently demonstrated that the country is deeply divided on the health-care overhaul law. But according to the group’s latest poll, almost half of those surveyed either believed the health law had been outright repealed (22%) or didn’t know enough to answer one way or the other (26%).

    Fifty-two percent of the 1,001 adults who were asked about the current status of the health law answered (correctly) that it is still the law of ..read more

  • A.M. Vitals: Rare Larynx Transplant Gives Calif. Woman Her Voice Back

    Saturday, January 22nd, 2011 at 00:26 | Comments Off

    Also: pressure on drug prices in the U.K.; House Republicans mull health-care alternatives; hands off my Medicare; FDA panel votes on Lilly drug.

    More: A.M. Vitals: Rare Larynx Transplant Gives Calif. Woman Her Voice Back

  • AM Report: Republicans Put Spending in Cross Hairs

    Tuesday, January 4th, 2011 at 01:11 | Comments Off

    The new House Republican majority plans an ambitious drive to slash government spending by tens of billions of dollars. Janet Hook discusses. Also, Mark Hulbert says the outlook for stocks in 2011 is positive, in part because it is a 3rd year of a presidential election cycle, a year that has historically produced strong returns.

    Read more here: AM Report: Republicans Put Spending in Cross Hairs/a>

  • AM Report: GOP Aims to Erode Obama’s Agenda

    Monday, September 20th, 2010 at 23:03 | Comments Off

    Eyeing a win in November, House Republicans are planning to chip away at the White House’s legislative agenda by depriving the programs of cash. Neil King discusses. Also, as gold reaches new historic highs, Brett Arends attempts to dispel some of the myths about the yellow metal.

    See the original post: AM Report: GOP Aims to Erode Obama’s Agenda/a>

  • FDA Inspection Report Cited 20 Violations for J&J

    Thursday, May 27th, 2010 at 23:16 | Comments Off

    Today J&J faces scrutiny from the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

    View original post here: FDA Inspection Report Cited 20 Violations for J&J

  • Pathway, 23andMe, Navigenics Gene Tests to Face House Scrutiny

    Thursday, May 20th, 2010 at 22:58 | Comments Off

    A House panel wants to know how the tests are analyzed in a lab, how accurate they are and how the information is handled.

    Excerpt from:  Pathway, 23andMe, Navigenics Gene Tests to Face House Scrutiny

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