Government delays plan to curb AIDS drug price hike
NIH declines to override Abbott's Norvir patents arguing federal law blocks such action. Abbott had raised Norvir to 8.57 dollars a day from 1.71 to counter slumping sales as usage shifts to boosting other AIDS drugs. Critics say price gouging and uneven international pricing follow.
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Wir
National Institutes of Health
Abbott Laboratories
Congress
NIH
Abbott
Elias Zerhouni
United States
Kaletta
Canada
Britain
Activists debate obesity policy changes and medical costs
The piece reports activists challenging the view that obesity is not a disease while examining Medicare policy changes that may prompt claims for bariatric surgery and diet programs. Activists warn against fixation on weight, noting rising numbers of stomach surgeries and calls for health at every size.
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Medicare
Allen Steadham
Austin
International
Wann
Kelly Bliss
Lansdowne
Bliss
Mad cow disease signal hints wider human infection
London scientists report a Lancet finding that the human form of mad cow disease may infect a broader group than seen, including a person with common genetics and no symptoms. The study suggests some individuals could harbor a mild infection while others develop fatal brain damage. Projections vary due to many unknown factors and sparse case data.
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London
Lancet Medical Journal
Carbs linked to higher cancer risk in new study
A new study finds high carbohydrate intake raises cancer risk beyond weight effects by boosting blood sugar and insulin, which may raise estrogen and trigger cell division. Researchers note limited data on carbohydrates and breast cancer, with corn tortillas and sodas cited as main sources. folate fortification differences may matter.
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Eduardo Lazcano
Ponce
United States
Sandra Schlicker
The
American Society For Clinical Nutrition
Potassium risks rise with spironolactone use in seniors
Ontario study shows spironolactone prescriptions rising fivefold after 1999, with hospitalizations for high potassium and related deaths tripling. Age 65 plus patients on ACE inhibitors hospitalized rose from 4 to 11 per 1,000 and deaths from 0.7 to 2 per 1,000, prompting cautions about education and monitoring in real world practice.
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Ontario
Juurlink
Willem Remme
Remme
The
Suicares Cardiovascular Research Institute
Netherlands
New England Journal
Nejm
American Heart Association
Americanheart
Sickness tightens rules as outbreaks spur reviews
Officials study tightening fruit and vegetable standards after recent outbreaks while seafood and juice rules remain tightened. Advocates criticize fragmented oversight across USDA FDA and Congress sets jurisdiction. CDC tracks illnesses in nine states to refine national estimates of foodborne disease impact.
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Davis Fresh Technologies LLC
Redding
Calif
Zagory
FDA
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
Robert Tauxe
Reyes
Basics. Outbreaks from food continue to sicken hundreds
The text recalls the 1994 montell a outbreak sickening about 20 000 from Schwan s ice cream linked to tanker trucks hauling ice cream and raw eggs. It notes other tainted foods including tomatoes and orange juice and cites a 1993 E. coli outbreak from undercooked Jack in the Box burgers in Washington state that prompted tougher USDA safety standards.
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Safe Tables
Burlington, Vt
Donley
USDA
FDA
Congress
Devon Zagory
Schwan’s
Marshall
Minn
Washington State
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Cdc
Department of Agriculture
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Fsis
Usda.gov
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