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UnitedHealth Profit Up; Commercial Trends Weigh
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Insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc said on Tuesday fourth-quarter earnings rose slightly, in line with Wall Street forecasts, but its shares slumped 5% on disappointing trends for its commercial plans serving employers. Reuters Health Information
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U.S. Watchdog Critical of FDA Foreign Drug Oversight
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U.S. authorities increased inspections of foreign drug plants last year but still checked only a fraction of sites that supply medicine ingredients to the U.S. market, a government watchdog is set to tell Congress on Tuesday. Reuters Health Information
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FDA Advisers Back Stronger Flu Drug Warnings
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U.S health advisers recommended on Tuesday stronger warnings on the labels of flu drugs made by Roche Holding AG and GlaxoSmithKline Plc, amid reports of abnormal and, in the case of the Roche drug, sometimes fatal psychiatric behavior. Reuters Health Information
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