US Launches Probe of Medical Supplies: NYT
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The US Justice Department is investigating the medical supply industry over concerns that some health care providers bilked government programs including Medicare, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
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The World Trade Organization (WTO)   launched a probe on Thursday into whether the United States has   dismantled cotton subsidies already ruled illegal.
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U.S. health officials on Thursday urged state attorneys general to fully investigate reports of price gouging by companies distributing scarce supplies of influenza vaccine and fully prosecute offenders.
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New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday he is conducting an industry-wide probe of health insurers into an alleged scheme to defraud consumers by manipulating reimbursement rates.
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At least two more states are investigating charges of bid-rigging in the US insurance industry brought by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer last week.
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A hospital device used to measure carbon dioxide levels in patient tissues is being recalled after investigations revealed that the device probably caused life-threatening infections among 11 children at a Dallas hospital, the US Food and Drug
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German medical equipment company Fresenius Medical Care AG said Wednesday it has received subpoenas from the US Department of Justice calling on it to hand over documents about hormone-level testing and vitamin D therapies.
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US financial regulators have requested information from Warren Buffett&#39;s Berkshire Hathaway group as part of a probe into certain insurance products.
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The Washington Post\\'s ongoing investigation of the state of medical care and facilities at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the overall military and VA health care systems.
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The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday asked an outside group to review the way it monitors safety risks associated with medicines already on the market, such as Merck &amp; Co.
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Medicines used by millions of  Americans to relieve aches and pains will come under intense  scrutiny starting Wednesday as U.S. scientists scour dozens of  studies to determine if the drugs risk damaging the heart like  Merck & Co. Inc.'s withdrawn arthritis pill Vioxx.
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Medicines used by millions of  Americans to relieve aches and pains will come under intense  scrutiny starting Wednesday as U.S. scientists scour dozens of  studies to determine if the drugs risk damaging the heart like  Merck & Co. Inc.'s MRK.N withdrawn arthritis pill Vioxx.
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Congress started an investigation on Tuesday into whether the U.S. Food and Drug Administration overlooked problems at a British plant that led to the withdrawal of half the country's flu vaccine supply.
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The United States said it was taking &quot;very seriously&quot; reports that the Laotian military massacred ethnic Hmong children, urging Vientiane to launch a probe on the issue.
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US health officials announced steps on Thursday aimed at clarifying the way regulators police the safety and advertising claims of vitamins, herbs and other products in the $15-billion-a-year dietary supplements industry.
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US financial regulators seek information from Berkshire Hathaway, the firm run by billionaire Warren Buffett, in an investigation into insurance products.
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As part of a federal inquiry into drug and medical-device marketing, Boston Scientific Corp. was asked by Congress last week to submit to investigators internal documents, marketing plans, and clinical data related to its top-selling product, the Taxus drug-coated stent.