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		<title>Ex-residents of Conn. city Pfizer is leaving say fight over waterfront land was unnecessary</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:34:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Tucker</dc:creator>
		
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Conn. residents: Pfizer land battle unnecessary

NEW LONDON, Conn. — After drug giant Pfizer Inc. announced that it was opening a new research center here, city officials aggressively moved to acquire surrounding land for an economic development project — triggering an epic fight over eminent domain that reached the U.S. Supreme Court and ended with residents [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Republicans jump on report from Medicare agency that says Democratic bill would boost spending</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:38:03 +0000</pubDate>
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GOP leaps on study of rising health care costs

WASHINGTON — Overall spending on health care would rise as a result of legislation approved a week ago by the House, and billions of dollars in projected savings contained in the measure will be difficult to maintain, according to a report by a top official at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>THE INFLUENCE GAME: Abortion rights groups fight to maintain influence in health care debate</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:13:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Hirschfeld Davis</dc:creator>
		
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THE INFLUENCE GAME: Abortion rights groups rebound
WASHINGTON — Abortion rights groups, outflanked and outnumbered in the health debate, are scrambling to regain lost ground after the House passed a health bill with strict abortion limits.
They&#8217;re blanketing Capitol Hill with lobbyists, petitions, letters and phone calls in efforts to defeat the restrictions in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Survivor says Oregon van crash like &#8216;dream&#8217; after 2 die, 2 critically injured</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:26:24 +0000</pubDate>
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Survivor says fatal Ore. van crash like &#8216;dream&#8217;

BAKER CITY, Ore. — Survivors of a van crash on an icy Oregon freeway that killed two young people from Colorado and left two others critically injured say they are trying to come to grips with their loss.
&#8220;I still keep waiting for this to be a dream,&#8221; Sarah [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA finds steel, rubber, other substances in Genzyme biotech drugs, dangerous for patients</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:58:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Perrone</dc:creator>
		
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FDA finds bits of steel, rubber in Genzyme drugs

WASHINGTON — Federal health regulators have found tiny particles of trash in drugs made by Genzyme, the second time this year the biotechnology company has been cited for contamination issues.
The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that bits of steel, rubber and fiber found in vials of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Documents: Medicare agency ignored scam warnings for 3 years, may have cost taxpayers millions</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:07:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelli Kennedy</dc:creator>
		
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Feds ignored Medicare scam warnings for years

MIAMI — For three years, the federal agency in charge of preventing Medicare fraud repeatedly ignored internal watchdog warnings about swindlers stealing millions of dollars by scamming several programs, documents show.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services received roughly 30 warnings from inspectors over three years — mostly under [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2 dead, 14 hurt after van carrying members of Colorado church group crashes in eastern Oregon</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Mccall</dc:creator>
		
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2 dead, 14 hurt in eastern Oregon van rollover

PORTLAND, Ore. — Two people were in critical condition Friday after two others were killed when a van carrying 16 Colorado church group members rolled several times on an icy Oregon freeway.
Joshua John Pischura, 20, of Geneva, Ohio, died shortly after the crash Thursday morning on Interstate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>1 dead, 15 hurt after van carrying members of Colorado church group crashes in eastern Oregon</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:13:24 +0000</pubDate>
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1 dead, 15 hurt in eastern Oregon van rollover

PORTLAND, Ore. — At least one person was killed and 15 others were injured, some critically, when a van carrying mostly college-age members of a Colorado church overturned on black ice early Thursday in eastern Oregon.
Most of the passengers were ejected when the van rolled several times [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An action plan for the newly jobless: 6 important things to do when the pink slip arrives</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:12:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Carpenter</dc:creator>
		
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Be ready for the worst: What to do when laid off

CHICAGO — The shock of being laid off barely had time to set in before Jim Wessel began looking for another job.
Released as purchasing director for a resort one Friday this fall, Wessel started phoning business contacts from his car on the way home. He [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:35:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Perrone</dc:creator>
		
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Google, Yahoo call for expanded online drug ads

WASHINGTON — Google, Yahoo and other Web companies joined the pharmaceutical industry Thursday in urging federal regulators to make it easier to pitch drugs in online advertisements.
The Food and Drug Administration is hearing from dozens of drug and advertising executives at a two-day meeting on Internet marketing of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rivals in abortion debate agree restrictions create tough choices for women about coverage</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:28:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Crary</dc:creator>
		
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Women face tough choices on abortion coverage
NEW YORK — Millions of American women will face tough choices about abortion coverage if restrictions in the House health care bill become law, both sides in the abortion debate agree.
Divisions over abortion are a major obstacle in President Barack Obama&#8217;s push for health care overhaul, with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Span-America Medical Systems&#8217; board of directors raises quarterly dividend 11 percent</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:53:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Span-America board raises quarterly dividend

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Medical supplies company Span-America Medical Systems Inc. said Wednesday its board of directors approved an 11 percent increase in the company&#8217;s quarterly dividend to 10 cents.
The dividend is payable Dec. 4 to shareholders of record as of Nov. 20.
Shares of Span-America fell 8 cents to $16.16 in midday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mo. Senate candidate Carnahan gives mixed review to health care bill; Blunt opposed it</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:06:36 +0000</pubDate>
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Carnahan excited, concerned about health care bill

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Robin Carnahan said she is both excited and concerned about legislation passed by the House that would overhaul the nation&#8217;s health care system.
Carnahan, Missouri&#8217;s secretary of state, has previously expressed general support for a health insurance overhaul but has shied away [...]]]></description>
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		<title>THE INFLUENCE GAME: In parishes and in the Capitol, Catholic bishops shape health care bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON — The call came in from Rome, just as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her top lieutenants were scrambling to round up scarce votes to pass their sweeping health overhaul.
Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, the former archbishop of Washington, was on the line for Pelosi, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sanofi-Aventis, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals extend development deal through 2017</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:14:33 +0000</pubDate>
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Sanofi-Aventis, Regeneron extend development deal

NEW YORK — Sanofi-Aventis and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Tuesday they expanded an existing development partnership to run through 2017.
Initially, the partnership signed in 2007 was set to end in 2012.
Under the expanded deal, the companies plan on advancing up to five antibodies into clinical development each year, with Sanofi-Aventis funding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cumberland Pharmaceuticals 3rd-quarter profit up 6 percent, shares rally on earnings beat</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:19:48 +0000</pubDate>
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Cumberland 3Q profit rose on Caldolor sales

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Tuesday its profit rose 6 percent in the third quarter, as sales of its recently approved fever and pain treatment Caldolor were partly offset by costs to launch the drug.
Caldolor is an injectable form of ibuprofen that is intended for patients who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Supreme Court considers what inventions are too abstract to be eligible for patent protection</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:02:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joelle Tessler</dc:creator>
		
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High court considers what can qualify for a patent

WASHINGTON — Should techniques for training horses be eligible for a patent? What about a system for choosing a jury or fail-proof method for speed dating?
Supreme Court justices raised the questions Monday as they struggled to decide what types of inventions should qualify for patent protection.
In a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Acadia Pharmaceuticals&#8217; 3rd-quarter loss narrows on revenue from drug development partners</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
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Acadia 3Q loss narrows on revenue boost
SAN DIEGO — Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Monday its third-quarter loss narrowed on lower costs and a boost in revenue from its drug development partners.

The development-stage biopharmaceutical company lost $8.7 million, or 23 cents per share, compared with a loss of $15.6 million, or 42 cents per share, during [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Supreme Court won&#8217;t review case in which lawyer served as judge&#8217;s re-election co-chairman</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:10:19 +0000</pubDate>
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Court won&#8217;t hear case with conflict question

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will not review an $18 million verdict won by a lawyer who served as a co-chairman of the trial judge&#8217;s re-election committee.
The court on Monday turned down a hospital&#8217;s appeal in a case involving an infant who was seriously injured when a nurse hit [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:33:38 +0000</pubDate>
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A look at key issues in the health care debate:
THE ISSUE: What taxes will increase if Congress overhauls health care?
THE POLITICS: All of the health care packages are expensive — the House bill is projected to cost $1.2 trillion over 10 years and the Senate Finance Committee [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:24:40 +0000</pubDate>
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House votes strict ban on abortion subsidies

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan House coalition voted Saturday to prohibit coverage of abortions in a new government-run health care plan that Democrats would establish to compete with private insurers.
The 240-194 vote on an amendment by Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., was a blow to liberals, who would have allowed the [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:49:03 +0000</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON — A comparison of the health care bills before Congress.
The Democratic-controlled House passed its legislation on a 220-215 vote Saturday night. Republican opposition was nearly unanimous.
In the Senate, Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is finalizing legislation merging the work of two committees and [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:31:23 +0000</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON — Democrats maneuvered a massive overhaul of the nation&#8217;s health care system toward a make-or-break vote in the House on Saturday, getting a last-minute appeal from President Barack Obama to pass his top domestic priority.
&#8220;This is our moment to deliver,&#8221; Obama said.
Emerging from a closed-door [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama health care plan moves toward decisive debate in House; GOP united in opposition</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:21:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Werner</dc:creator>
		
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama&#8217;s landmark health care overhaul moved toward a vote in the House Saturday after anti-abortion lawmakers won a chance to knock out language that would let people who get federal subsidies buy insurance plans that include abortion coverage.
Democratic leaders were hopeful they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GOP candidates for Ill. governor would opt out of national health care plan; Dems wouldn&#8217;t</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deanna Bellandi</dc:creator>
		
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Ill. governor candidates split on health care

CHICAGO — Candidates for Illinois governor are split over a national health care plan with all but one Republican saying the state should opt out if it can, a position rejected by Democrats Pat Quinn and Dan Hynes.
Democrats in Washington are considering whether to include a public option — [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fla. cops: Wife, lover faked abduction to scam hubby _ and the sex and lies are on audiotape</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:07:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara Lush</dc:creator>
		
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Fla. cops: Wife faked own abduction to scam hubby

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Police say they have an audiotape that disproves a 37-year-old housewife&#8217;s claims that she was abducted from her posh Florida beach community by a 25-year-old mechanic.
Investigators say the audiotape proves Quinn Gray plotted the kidnapping with Jasmin Osmanovic, who police say was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No long lines, no cries of injustice; Europe has more orderly approach to swine flu shots</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:33:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Cheng</dc:creator>
		
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In Europe, most swine flu shots by invitation only

LONDON — In Britain, there are no long lines of people seeking swine flu vaccine. Doctor&#8217;s offices aren&#8217;t swamped with desperate calls. And there are no cries of injustice that the vaccine is going to wealthy corporations or healthy people who don&#8217;t really need it.
Here, and across [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Threshold Pharmaceuticals&#8217; 3rd-quarter loss widens on boost in costs, expenses</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:47:36 +0000</pubDate>
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Threshold Pharmaceuticals 3Q loss widens on costs

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — Threshold Pharmaceuticals Inc., a development-stage biotechnology company, said late Thursday its third-quarter loss widened on higher research, development, and interest expenses.
The company lost $6.2 million, or 40 cents per share, compared with a loss of $4.6 million, or 49 cents per share, during the year-ago [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alkermes reports loss, and expects lower Risperdal Consta and Vivitrol revenue in fiscal 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:52:40 +0000</pubDate>
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Alkermes takes 2Q loss, cuts full-year estimates

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Biotech drug developer Alkermes Inc. said relocation charges and stock-based compensation costs pushed it to a loss in the fiscal second quarter.
Alkermes said it lost $8.7 million, or 9 cents per share, in the quarter ended Sept. 30. A year earlier, Alkermes posted a profit of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health insurers weather flu, enrollment, reform storms heading into 4th quarter, 2010</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/health-insurers-weather-flu-enrollment-reform-storms-heading-into-4th-quarter-2010-219749/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:35:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Murphy</dc:creator>
		
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Health insurers weather storms heading into 2010

INDIANAPOLIS — Rising unemployment, swine flu and the threat of health care reform all ganged up on managed care companies in the third quarter and could hurt their performance heading into 2010. But most of the large publicly traded health insurers reported better-than-expected profit growth for the latest period, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CareFusion reports smaller benefit from discontinued business, but raises fiscal year forecast</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:45:17 +0000</pubDate>
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CareFusion profit down, but company lifts outlook

SAN DIEGO — Medical technology company CareFusion Corp. said its profit slid 28 percent in the fiscal first quarter compared with a year ago because of businesses that were not included in its spinoff from Cardinal Health.
The company&#8217;s profit fell to $81 million, or 37 cents per share, from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cardinal Health takes loss on CareFusion spinoff costs, but adjusted results beat estimates</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
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Cardinal Health posts 1Q loss on spinoff expenses

DUBLIN, Ohio — Drug distributor Cardinal Health Inc. said Thursday it took a loss in its fiscal first quarter due to expenses from the spinoff of a former business, medical technology company CareFusion Corp.
For the three months ended Sept. 30, Cardinal Health said it lost $38.2 million, or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>King Pharmaceuticals&#8217; 3rd-quarter profit falls on Alpharma buyout, but tops forecast</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:47:20 +0000</pubDate>
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King 3Q profit falls on charges, but tops forecast

BRISTOL, Tenn. — Drug developer King Pharmaceuticals said Thursday its third-quarter profit was cut in half by charges for related to its $1.6 billion buyout of rival Alpharma Inc.
Still, the company topped Wall Street forecasts, with revenue gaining ground from the addition of Alpharma&#8217;s animal health unit.
King [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CVS 3rd-qtr profit jumps 39 pct, stock tumbles on lost Caremark contracts, unit chief retires</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:27:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marley Seaman</dc:creator>
		
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CVS Caremark 3Q profit up but loses big contracts

NEW YORK — CVS Caremark disclosed more multibillion dollar contract losses in its pharmacy benefits management business and said the head of the unit will depart.
CEO Tom Ryan said CVS, which also runs the nation&#8217;s second-biggest drug store chain, won&#8217;t reach its goals in 2010 because of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CVS Caremark 3rd-quarter profit jumps 39 percent on retail, pharmacy benefits revenue</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:25:58 +0000</pubDate>
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CVS Caremark 3Q profit jumps 39 percent
NEW YORK — CVS Caremark Corp. said Thursday its third-quarter profit jumped 39 percent, but shares plunged after the company said its struggling Caremark pharmacy benefits management unit lost $2 billion in business over the last few months.

As a result, CEO Tom Ryan said CVS won&#8217;t reach its own [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:15:01 +0000</pubDate>
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Insurer Cigna&#8217;s 3Q profit grows 92 percent

INDIANAPOLIS — Managed care company Cigna Corp.&#8217;s third-quarter profit soared 92 percent, as improving equity markets spurred a big turnaround in a discontinued business that hurt the insurer last year.
Philadelphia-based Cigna said Thursday it generated $16 million in income during the quarter from variable annuity products in a segment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pulte Homes, Merck, Garmin, Kraft, Ambac Financial are among big market movers Wednesday</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:40:39 +0000</pubDate>
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Pulte Homes, Merck, Garmin are big movers
NEW YORK — The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange:

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Pulte Homes Inc., up 32 cents at $9.55
Pulte lost $361.4 million in the third quarter, but with the acquisition of Centex Corp., new orders increased by more than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>With Merck acquisition of Schering-Plough complete, Fitch downgrades Merck; upgrades Schering</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:31:53 +0000</pubDate>
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Fitch lowers Merck ratings after Schering purchase

NEW YORK — A day after drugmaker Merck &#038; Co. completed its $41.1 billion purchase of rival Schering-Plough Corp., Fitch Ratings Service on Wednesday cut its ratings on Merck and upgraded Schering-Plough.
Fitch downgraded Merck&#8217;s issue default rating by one notch, to A+ from AA-, and also lowered its senior [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AP Sources: House Democratic health bill to get seniors&#8217; lobby endorsement</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON — In a coup for House Democrats, AARP will endorse sweeping health care overhaul legislation headed for a history-making floor vote, officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
An endorsement from the seniors&#8217; lobby was critical when then-President George W. Bush pushed the Medicare [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks bounce around but hold most gains as Fed holds rates at low for &#8216;ended period&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:36:42 +0000</pubDate>
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Stocks zigzag as Fed holds rates low
NEW YORK — Stocks are holding on to most of their gains after the Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged and said the pace of economic activity has improved.

The Fed was expected to keep interest rates at a record low of essentially zero. The central bank&#8217;s statement [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Earnings roundup: Comcast earnings grow, Vonage loss widens due to charge from rise in stock</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:29:29 +0000</pubDate>
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Earnings roundup: Comcast, Vonage
Among the earnings stories for Wednesday, Nov. 4, from AP Financial News:

Comcast Corp. reported a 22 percent increase in third-quarter earnings, buoyed by an investment gain and lower tax rate as it stepped up promotions on its bundled video, phone and Internet plans.
Vonage Holdings Inc. posted a much wider loss for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks jump as service industries grow for 2nd month and as private sector job losses slow</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:09:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Paradis</dc:creator>
		
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Stocks jump on more growth at service companies

NEW YORK — Investors rushed into stocks after stronger reports on service industries and employment eased two of the biggest worries about the economy.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose more than 100 points after the Institute for Supply Management said service industry activity grew for a second straight [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Company that operates 2 NH hospitals, office gets $136.4M fed loan for expansion, renovation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:01:40 +0000</pubDate>
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NH company gets $136M financing plan for hospitals

CONCORD, N.H. — A company that operates two hospitals and a medical office in New Hampshire is getting a $136.4 million federal loan for expansion and renovation projects.
The mortgage loan was issued to LRGHealthcare in Laconia, a not-for-profit corporation that owns Lakes Region General Hospital in Laconia, Franklin [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:32:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Stocks jump as services sectors grow for 2nd month

NEW YORK — Investors rushed into stocks after stronger reports on service industries and employment eased two of the biggest worries about the economy.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose more than 115 points after the Institute for Supply Management said service industry activity grew for a second [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Affymax&#8217;s 3rd-quarter loss narrows on larger payment from anemia drug partnership</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:20:51 +0000</pubDate>
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Affymax 3Q loss narrows partnership payments

PALO ALTO, Calif. — Biotechnology company Affymax Inc. said Wednesday its third-quarter loss narrowed on a boost in payments from its partner Takeda Pharmaceutical on the anemia drug candidate Hematide.
The company lost $18.4 million, or 97 cents per share, compared with a loss of $26.2 million, or $1.72 per share, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Watson Pharmaceuticals&#8217; 3rd-quarter profit falls 11 percent on higher taxes, charges</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:55:36 +0000</pubDate>
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Watson 3Q profit falls 11 percent on taxes, costs

MORRISTOWN, N.J. — Drug developer Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Wednesday its profit fell 11 percent in the third quarter as higher taxes and charges offset a revenue boost.
Watson said profit declined to $63 million, or 55 cents per share, from $71.1 million, or 62 cents per share, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Merck, now the world&#8217;s No. 2 drugmaker with Schering-Plough purchase, set for future deals</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:42:29 +0000</pubDate>
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Merck, now No. 2 drugmaker, set for future buys

TRENTON, N.J. — The new Merck &#038; Co. has become the world&#8217;s second-biggest drugmaker overnight, with a fat wallet to fund future deals.
That&#8217;s after the maker of vaccines and cholesterol and diabetes drugs on Tuesday closed its acquisition of New Jersey neighbor Schering-Plough Corp. for $41.1 billion.
With [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drug dispensing service Omnicare will pay $98M to settle federal investigation into kickbacks</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:32:58 +0000</pubDate>
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Omnicare will settle kickback cases for $98M

NEW YORK — Omnicare Inc., which dispenses drugs to nursing homes and long-term care facilities, will pay $98 million to settle allegations it paid kickbacks to nursing homes to gain their business, and also received kickbacks for buying and recommending drugs.
The U.S. Department of Justice said the Covington, Ky., [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Managed care provider Cigna to report 3rd-quarter results Thursday</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:50:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Earnings Preview: Cigna to report 3Q earnings

INDIANAPOLIS — Managed care provider Cigna Corp. reports results for the third quarter on Thursday. Here are some key developments and analyst opinions related to that period.
OVERVIEW: Philadelphia-based Cigna&#8217;s main national competitors have managed to top Wall Street expectations for the most part during the third quarter. But they&#8217;ve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Handwashing by Md. doctors, nurses to be monitored in program at hospitals around state</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
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Program will monitor Md. doctors&#8217; hand-washing

CLARKSVILLE, Md. — Be sure to wash up, Maryland doctors and nurses. You&#8217;re being watched.
State officials said Tuesday they&#8217;re creating teams of staff members at hospitals around the state to secretly monitor their colleagues&#8217; hand-washing habits as part of a first-of-its-kind program. The monitors will contribute to a systemwide report [...]]]></description>
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