AMA to seek regulation of retail health clinics
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The American Medical Association said on Monday it will ask state and federal health authorities to investigate retail health clinics such as those offered in CVS/Caremark stores, Wal-Mart Stores and Walgreen Co. for possible conflicts of interest.
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New Yorkâs attorney general is looking into whether insurers overcharged patients for out-of-network doctors.
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Union trade regulators asked to probe 'one country, single store' policy
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Some cosmetic surgery clinics are putting sales before patient safety, warns a consumer watchdog.
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Americans wanting to buy many common  cold medicines would have to go to a drug store and ask the  pharmacist under legislation introduced on Wednesday aimed at  fighting the spread of the illegal stimulant methamphetamine.
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Biotech companies, medical device  makers and food manufacturers joined patient groups and three  former U.S. health secretaries on Monday in calling for  increased funding for the Food and Drug Administration.
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The Food and Drug Administration should be given the power to regulate tobacco products and cigarette taxes should be hiked as part of a government campaign to reduce smoking, an expert panel recommended on Thursday.
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ROCKVILLE, Md.  - The U.S. Food and Drug  Administration will ask the Institute of Medicine to study the  agency's safety monitoring of medicines already on the market,  Acting FDA Commissioner Lester Crawford said on Friday.
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Oversight has been lax on medical marijuana clinics in California and who can grow the dope for medical purposes. But cities are halting new clinics and the DEA is targeting those with iffy practices. By the Associated Press.
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Doctors accuse the government of trying to privatise general practice over guidance on new practices.
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New York State regulators are looking into WellCare Health Plans Inc's  activities as they relate to the state's Medicaid program, a person familiar with the investigation said on Tuesday.
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The federal government is now pushing health providers to use proven remedies for common ailments.
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Washington -- The government should reassess its policy of allowing prescription drugs to be advertised directly to consumers, a prominent cardiologist urged Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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As the Federal Trade Commission wraps up its antitrust review of Inova's purchase of Prince William Hospital -- and Inova's near-monopoly on hospital services in Northern Virginia -- it might consider Request No. VA-7343, filed this year with the Virginia health commissioner.
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HIALEAH, Fla. -- The Food and Drug Administration is advising women who received mammograms at a Hialeah Clinic to be tested again, since the facility did not meet federal standards.
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The Food and Drug Administration should regulate tobacco and develop a plan to reduce nicotine levels in cigarettes, the Institute of Medicine urged Thursday.
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The Consumers Union is calling on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to implement measures to improve prescription drug safety and transparency.