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U.S. Electronic Health-Record Standards Agreed
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U.S. consumer groups, insurers and privacy advocates together with Google Inc and Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday they have agreed to standards intended to speed adoption of personal electronic health records. Reuters Health Information
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Bush Signs Genetics Anti-Discrimination Law
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President George W. Bush on Wednesday signed a law that prohibits discrimination against anyone whose genetic information shows a predisposition to illnesses such as cancer or heart disease. Reuters Health Information
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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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Medtronic Unit Agrees to Consent Decree With FDA
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A unit of Medtronic Inc has reached agreement on a consent decree with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration about quality system improvements for its automatic external defibrillators, the manufacturer said on Monday. Reuters Health Information
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