(MedPage Today) — Health insurance deductibles for people in employer-sponsored plans rose an average 77% between 2003 and 2009, while premiums for family coverage increased by 41%, the Commonwealth Fund reported.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The FDA issued new guidance on two class I product recalls — the agency’s most serious — that carry potential fatal side effects for patients.
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(MedPage Today) — SILVER SPRING, Md. — An FDA advisory panel has voted overwhelmingly that GlaxoSmithKline’s dutasteride (Avodart) and Merck’s finasteride (Proscar) should not be used to prevent prostate cancer because the drugs are linked to a higher incidence of high-grade tumors.
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(MedPage Today) — The military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy for gay, lesbian, and bisexual service members is not only a constitutional and legal issue — it also has serious health implications, an epidemiologist claims.
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(MedPage Today) — Resident physicians look forward to better quality of life under the duty-hour restrictions due to take effect in 2011, but have mixed feelings about effects on their education and patient safety, according to a national survey.
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(MedPage Today) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Liberty University, ruling that the healthcare reform law’s individual and employer mandates are constitutional under the Commerce Clause.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The Lap-Band is a safe and effective weight-loss option for people who are less overweight than those who currently have the stomach-constricting device surgically implanted.
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(MedPage Today) — The FDA has declined to let the investigational epilepsy drug ezogabine onto the U.S. market for now, even though an advisory committee voted unanimously in August to recommend approval.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The FDA issued new guidance on two class I product recalls — the agency’s most serious — that carry potential fatal side effects for patients.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The Lap-Band is a safe and effective weight-loss option for people who are less overweight than those who currently have the stomach-constricting device surgically implanted.
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