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UK Insurers Extend Freeze on Genetic Testing
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British insurers have agreed to extend a freeze on genetic tests to 2014, allowing consumers to continue taking out cover without disclosing the adverse results of tests to predict a predisposition to cancer or heart disease. Reuters Health Information
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Survey Suggests U.S. Research Misconduct Is Common
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Research misconduct at U.S. institutions may be more common than previously suspected, with 9 percent of scientists saying in a new survey that they personally had seen fabrication, falsification or plagiarism. Reuters Health Information
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WellPoint Profit Slumps, but Shares Rally
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WellPoint Inc reported a 25 percent decline in quarterly profit on Wednesday and cut its full-year forecast, but its shares rallied on hopes the health insurer can contain problems that have plagued it. Reuters Health Information
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Guideline Updates for Hospitalists
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Guidelines include perioperative cardiovascular evaluations, evaluation of a first seizure, and isolation precautions.
Society of Hospital Medicine
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