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WellCare Shares Rise on Encouraging Medicare Data
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Shares of WellCare Health Plans Inc soared more than 20 percent on Monday after enrollment and contract developments with its Medicare plans encouraged investors that a pending government investigation may not cripple its business. Reuters Health Information
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Nigeria Grants Bail to Pfizer Staff in Drug Trial
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A Nigerian court granted bail on Friday to a defendant in a trial over a 1996 drug test conducted by Pfizer, which Nigeria says caused the death of 11 children and permanent disability to scores of others. Reuters Health Information
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Cigna Quarterly Profit Falls, Missing Wall St View
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Insurer Cigna Corp on Thursday reported a lower-than-expected quarterly profit on disappointing results in its main health-care segment, sending shares down nearly 4 percent. Reuters Health Information
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U.S. Senators Push for Passage of Global AIDS Money
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Members of the U.S. Senate sought on Thursday to pass bipartisan legislation to more than triple funds to fight AIDS in Africa and other countries, but some Republican foes vowed to block it because of its cost. Reuters Health Information
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