Abbott Halts Sales of Weight-Loss Drug
Abbott Laboratories said it is pulling prescription weight-loss drug Meridia from the U.S., Canadian and Australian markets at the request of health regulators on concerns the drug increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes. online.wsj.com |
Gov't Survey Shows Violent, Property Crime Drop
National Crime Victimization Study Confirms 2009 Violent and Property Crime Reached Lowest Level since First Survey in 1973 feeds.cbsnews.com |
Feds accuse Mich. Blue Cross of anticompetitive contracts
The U.S. Justice Department sued Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan on Monday, accusing the health insurer of anti-competitive practices. rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
Post Office Appealing Rate Hike Rejection
USPS Will Try Again to Have Post Regulatory Commission Agree to Increase, Citing Need to Compensate for Mounting Losses feeds.cbsnews.com |
Secrets for healthy living from author Gene Stone and Cooking Light magazine
Is eating dirt or dunking your head in a sink full of hydrogen peroxide the secret to never getting sick? Those are two of the more unpleasant tactics adopted by the 25 folks in Gene Stone's new book, "The Secrets of People Who Never Get Sick." Writes Stone: "What all the secrets in this book sha... feeds.washingtonpost.com |