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Undetected Cases Hinder Tuberculosis Control in India
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Although India has made considerable progress in tuberculosis (TB) control, more than a third of TB cases there still go undetected, resulting in delays in disease control, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) Report on Global Tuberculosis Control 2008 released on March 19. Reuters Health Information
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Medicare Coverage Decisions Often Based on Trials in Irrelevant Populations
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The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) often make national coverage determinations based on clinical trials among subjects whose demographics differ substantially from those of Medicare beneficiaries, according to researchers at the University of California at San Francisco School of Medicine. Reuters Health Information
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Aetna Profit Down on Investments, but Meets Views
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Aetna Inc posted a 44 percent drop in third-quarter profit on Wednesday, hurt by investment losses stemming from the credit crisis, and the No. 3 U.S. health insurer lowered its full-year forecast slightly. Reuters Health Information
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