More than money and lawsuits drive overtesting: study
By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite reports that financial incentives and fear of lawsuits lead doctors to order...
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Mandela responding better to treatment: South Africa's Zuma
By Wendell Roelf CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela was responding better to treatment in hospital on Wednesda...
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Forest Labs to add Icahn rep to board, avert proxy fight
(Reuters) - Forest Laboratories Inc said on Tuesday it will add a representative of Carl Icahn as an independent member to its board...
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South Koreans, Argentines most satisfied with healthcare, poll finds
By Patricia Reaney NEW YORK (Reuters) - Healthcare has improved in many countries in the last five years, but patients in South Kore...
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Roche gets Swiss approval for skin cancer drug
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG has received Swiss approval for Erivedge, the first medicine for people with adv...
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Obama administration to drop limits on morning-after pill
By Caroline Humer and Jessica Dye NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Obama administration will scrap age restrictions on the sale of emergency...
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CardioNet monitoring systems get insurance coverage, shares jump
(Reuters) - CardioNet Inc said its heart-monitoring solutions will receive insurance coverage from UnitedHealthcare Insurance Co fro...
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Research needed on child abuse prevention: panel
By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - There still isn't enough evidence to say whether office- or home-based programs orde...
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Medicare prescribes more brand name drugs than VA
By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Medicare Part D beneficiaries are two to three times more likely than those covered b...
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Vegetable fats tied to less prostate cancer spread
By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - After being diagnosed with prostate cancer, men who eat a diet high in vegetable fats...
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