Discovery Hails Uk Insurance Venture

THE joint venture between Discovery Health and UK insurer Prudential, formed to market health insurance in the UK, has been so successful it now covers more than 160000 lives in just under four years of operation, PruHealth chief operating officer Trent Rossini said yesterday.
He said he expected a solid showing in the coming months as [...]

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FDA Regulation of Tobacco a Step Closer

WASHINGTON - Congress on Wednesday moved a step closer to handing the Food and Drug Administration broad new authority to regulate tobacco products, despite concerns voiced by many lawmakers that the agency cannot handle its current workload.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee voted 38-12 for legislation that would allow the FDA to reduce nicotine levels [...]

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Probe of Amgen marketing triggered by whistleblowers widens

TRENTON, N.J. - First one former sales representative, then another from drugmaker Amgen Inc. claimed they were fired or forced out for refusing to go along with unethical, even illegal practices to boost sales of the pricey drug Enbrel among psoriasis patients.
Now two federal agencies and four state attorneys general are investigating the practices of [...]

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