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September 21, 2010
New Health Reform Report website provides 'real facts, trusted analysis' about healthcare law

Newt Gingrich, former House speaker and founder of the Center for Health Transformation, unveiled a...

September 20, 2010
Lobbyists respond to Senate's delay to review food safety bill

A coalition of lobbying groups urged the Senate on Monday to review and pass pending...

September 20, 2010
Report: FDA hearing to discuss biosimilar regulations

The Food and Drug Administration is looking for input on regulations concerning knock-off versions of...

September 16, 2010
Emergent to develop anthrax vaccine on HHS' behalf

Emergent BioSolutions has landed a $51 million contract from the Department of Health and Human...

September 15, 2010
CBO: Generics saved $33 billion for Medicare Part D in 2007

Generic drugs saved Medicare Part D beneficiaries and the program as a whole $33 billion...

September 15, 2010
House committee to hold hearing over J&J recall

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform chairman Ed Towns, D-N.Y., on Thursday announced that...

September 15, 2010
Milk drinkers maintain healthy weight, study finds

Milk drinkers are more likely to lose weight than those who skip drinking milk when...

September 15, 2010
White House continues health IT drive as CMS offers matching funds to states

More money is flowing from the federal stimulus coffers to states as the White House...

September 14, 2010
FDA advisory committees forgo restricting cough-cold sales, CHPA responds

A pair of Food and Drug Administration advisory committees on Tuesday evening recommended that the...

September 14, 2010
FDA approves gout treatment from Savient

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new treatment for gout, a painful condition...

September 14, 2010
FDA issues new dosing guide for children using Valcyte

The Food and Drug Administration has approved new dosing recommendations for children and adolescents using...

September 14, 2010
Prestige skin care sales up; anti-age captures bulk of facial skin care market

Sales of prestige skin care products gained some steam during the first half of 2010,...

September 13, 2010
August retail sales rise

Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for August rose 0.4% to $363.7...

September 13, 2010
GPhA joins the Partnership for Safe Medicines

The lobby for the generic drug industry is joining the fight against counterfeit drugs....

September 13, 2010
IRS’ updated FSA rules regarding OTC medicines draw response

The Internal Revenue Service earlier this month issued guidance reflecting statutory changes regarding the use...

September 13, 2010
Seattle Genetics, Genmab to develop cancer therapeutics

Biotech companies Seattle Genetics and Genmab will collaborate to develop antibody treatments for cancer, the...

September 12, 2010
Skin care benefits help to color makeup

Makeup products with a skin care benefit, such as SPF protection, continue to be of...

September 12, 2010
Type 2 diagnoses propel diabetes epidemic

Diabetes quickly has grown into one of the top disease epidemics in the United States,...

September 12, 2010
Wellness gaining traction among young, aging

Trans fat, salt and sugar—out. Products with a less-guilt-because-this-might-actually-be-good-for-you message—in....

September 9, 2010
DSC debunks industry misconceptions at briefing

The Congressional Dietary Supplement Caucus, in cooperation with two trade associations representing the dietary supplement...

September 9, 2010
Type 2 diabetes linked with cognitive impairments, study shows

A small study conducted by Canadian researchers found factors that may link Type 2 diabetes...

September 8, 2010
HHS launches CuidadoDeSalud.gov

The Department of Health and Human Services on Sept. 8 unveiled CuidadoDeSalud.gov, a website designed to...

September 7, 2010
CHPA to Hoosier State: E-tracking will curb PSE sales

The Consumer Healthcare Products Association is slated to testify Wednesday before an Indiana legislative committee...

September 6, 2010
CMS chief Berwick is driving hard to spur health innovation, report says

The recently installed head of the federal Medicare program is pushing hard to promote new...

September 1, 2010
Cost of health care on the rise

Workers on average are paying nearly $4,000 this year toward the cost of family health...

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