NJ warns may sue federal gov't over kids health
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New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine on Wednesday warned the state could sue the federal government to stop it from imposing new rules that the Democrat said "will effectively gut" a children's health insurance plan.
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David Byrne, the European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection, has warned that obese children may be storing up a future health disaster.
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TRENTON - Medical professionals in New Jersey who give patients a flu shot even if they are not in a high-risk group could face a $500 fine.
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The Nigerian state of Kano is  suing drug maker Pfizer Inc.  for its alleged role in  the deaths of children who received an unapproved drug during a  meningitis epidemic in 1996, court papers showed on Wednesday.
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HIV testing may soon become part of routine prenatal care and be required for some newborns in New Jersey as part of a bill that supporters contend will put the state in the forefront of the national fight against HIV transmission to babies
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U.S. quarantine law is in dire need of an update to protect patient rights, say legal experts.
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New Jersey on Friday became the first state to require flu shots for preschoolers, saying their developing immune systems and likelihood of spreading germs make them as vulnerable to complications as the elderly.
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The Supreme Court questioned whether state medical marijuana laws might be abused by people who aren't really sick as it debated Monday whether the federal government can prosecute patients who smoke pot on doctors' orders.
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BALTIMORE -- The state health department has suggested $480 million in potential program cuts that would deprive thousands of children of free health insurance coverage and could force women to pay for their own laboratory tests after rapes.
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A dispute between the state auditor and the Department of Social and Health Services over Medicaid finances might require federal intervention.
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A US watchdog group warned Thursday that six states face cutbacks in health insurance for uninsured, low-income children next year unless Congress acts.
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U.S. lawmakers criticized the Food and Drug Administration's monitoring of the risks of the antibiotic Ketek (Sanofi-Aventis) and some other prescription drugs on Tuesday.
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TRENTON, N.J. -- HIV testing will soon become part of routine prenatal care and be required for some newborns in New Jersey under a new law that supporters say is putting the state in the forefront of the national fight against HIV transmission to babies.
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New Jersey's top health official is describing a recent spate of E. coli sickness as "a serious outbreak," but says the threat seems to have passed.
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School districts in three states and the nation's largest teachers union asked a federal appeals court Tuesday to revive a lawsuit challenging the way government-mandated programs are funded.
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The government says it may begin warning parents of school pupils if their child is found to be overweight.
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A group of families has sued in an attempt to block Gov. Rick Perry's executive order requiring schoolgirls to be vaccinated against the virus that causes cervical cancer.