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FDA Approves Roche (Genentech) Skin Cancer Drug–Zelboraf

Cancer drugs certainly are not cheap and for a year, this one…

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Cigarette Makers Sue the FDA Over New Labeling Rules

This is getting interesting so say the least with this lawsuit.  The…

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Pharma Companies Closing Down Facebook Sites

The main reason of course here is for the chat and discussion…

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Florida Governor Rick Scott Pays $360 a Year for State Health Insurance

I would gather to say this news probably even makes people in…

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County Run Stroger Hospital Launches Advertising Campaign to Lure Patients From Other Hospitals

This is the first I have heard of a county hospital anywhere…

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California Medical Board Under Fire For Failure to Discipline Doctors

This is important as the information produced from medical boards is used…

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When Social Media Mining Gets It Wrong–Facebook Profile is Hardly a Reliable Source For Making Critical Decisions

This is an article from MIT and basically some high tech hackers…

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Mobile Medical Diabetes Pump Devices–Hacking Possible

I’m glad he made this demonstration as all along I have talked…

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Car Crashes Into Radiology Center At Massachusetts Hospital

Luckily nobody was hurt, and this is the nuclear medicine area of…

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