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Merkel Pledges to Offset Health Contribution Hikes
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday sought to deflect criticism of a planned increase in mandatory contributions to state healthcare providers by pledging to trim unemployment benefit levies. Reuters Health Information
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U.S. Democrats Object to Plan on Drug Label Changes
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Eight U.S. congressional Democrats urged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday to reconsider a plan that the lawmakers said would shield companies from liability rather than protect patients. Reuters Health Information
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FDA Approves Test for Hepatitis B Viral Load
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The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first nucleic acid test for hepatitis B virus that measures blood levels of viral DNA as an estimate of viral load. Medscape Medical News
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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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