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Less Medicare Pain Seen for U.S. Nursing Homes
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Nursing home stocks could get a bounce next week if feared cuts worth billions of dollars to their reimbursement rates under the U.S. Medicare insurance program for the elderly are softened. Reuters Health Information
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NY to Sue CVS, Rite Aid Over Expired Product Sales
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New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday that he was taking legal action against the CVS and Rite Aiddrug store chains for selling expired over-the-counter medicines and food products. Reuters Health Information
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Bayer Stops Late-Stage Nexavar Trial
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Bayer HealthCare, a U.S. based unit of Bayer AG, said it stopped a late-stage trial of Nexavar in patients with non-small cell lung cancer, after an independent data monitoring committee concluded that the study would not meet its main goal of improved overall survival. Reuters Health Information
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FDA OKs Concerta for Attention Deficit in Adults
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Johnson & Johnson said on Friday U.S. health regulators approved Concerta (methylphenidate) to treat adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. Reuters Health Information
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