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Private Firms Could Run Failing NHS Hospitals
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Failing NHS hospitals and authorities will be given a near two-year deadline to shape up, or risk having private companies brought in to overhaul them, under controversial government plans announced on Wednesday. Reuters Health Information
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FDA Approves Toviaz for Overactive Bladder
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By relaxing the bladder muscle, fesoterodine fumarate (Toviaz) reduces urinary frequency, the urge to urinate, and sudden urinary incontinence associated with OAB. Medscape Medical News
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U.S. Health Insurance Premiums Jump 5 Pct This Year
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U.S. health insurance premiums rose 5 percent on average this year and more companies shifted an additional share of the cost to workers, an annual survey of businesses said on Wednesday. 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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