Several Pharmaceutical Companies Started 2018 by Increasing Drug Prices
Big Pharma rang in the New Year by having customers ring up higher drug prices at the checkout counter. According to Stat News, several big-name drug makers hiked prices up nearly 10%.
Allergan (AGN) upped the price...
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Surgeons reduce use of antibiotics before surgery to curb resistance
Growing Resistance to Antibiotics and How its Changing Routine Surgery
One of the most significant steps in preparation for surgery is the dose of prophylactic antibiotics that a patient receives before the actual procedure even begins. Because antibiotics have helped to reduce the risk of infection during surgery to a minimum, the majority of the...
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Report says : new tax law will lower the value of houses and millions fewer will be purchased in coming years
The tax bill being passed in Washington is expected to reduce the value of homes in almost all states. The home price droop will be caused by three provisions in the bill: the lowered cap on mortgage-interest deductions, from $1 million to $750,000; the cap on state and local tax deductions of...
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Medicaid and Medicare report reveals rampant and widespread abuse and neglect in US nursing homes
A new report by Medicare and Medicaid services reveals rampant and widespead abuse and neglect of the elderly in U.S. nursing homes. Among the findings: 1) Failure to contact law enforcement even when there is evidence of abuse and neglect; 2) 80% of cases involved rape or sexual assault. The U.S. Department of Health...
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Connected Toys Could Let Hackers Access Children
Internet Connected Toys Could Put Children at Risk Because of Security Flaw
A consumer watchdog group is urging toy retailers to take some connected toys off the shelves this Christmas. The group says security flaws in the toys can put children at risk of hackers talking to them while the toy is in...
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Potent new SEC Rule makes public companies disclose remarks and inquiries by independent auditors starting 2018
The Securities and Exchange Commission has passed a new rule requiring all public companies to disclose remarkds and inquiries by independent auditors starting in January 2018. The Wall Street Journal reports that the SEC's new rule has been in motion for a few years now, the real surprise is how quickly it will...
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Products sold to U.S. are made in China and other restricted nations despite Trade Agreement Act
Even though Congress passed a law called the Trade Agreement Act (TAA) that goods purchased by the federal government cannot be made in China, Taiwan, Malaysia and South Africa, this is regularly ignored by manufacturers and re-sellers. The purpose of the law is to prevent unfair competition and to allow nations agreeing with the...
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Worms that eat plastic and computers that help doctors make much better diagnoses
Researchers in Spain and England recently found that the larvae of greater wax moths can efficiently break down polyethylene which accounts for 40% of the plastic in the environment. We produce 300 metric tons of plastic yearly and 12 million metric tons pollute the ocean. The scientists have found that the moths have developed...
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Understanding the mind of a disease
The Emperor of All Maladies, a book by Siddhartha Mukerjee M.D. a physician oncologist is subtitled a "biography of cancer". Its an historical overview of the disease What caught my eye was the title of the book review of Dr. M's book: "The Mind of a Disease." (NYT Sunday Book Review 11.14.10).
When I read...
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Google co-founder Sergey Brin building $100 mill giant blimp to bring food, supplies and medicine to world’s needy
Google co-founder Sergey Brin is constructing a $100 million-plus blimp which would be used to transport supplies, food, medicine and other necessities to the needy around the world where other aircraft cannot reach.
The blimp will use internal bladders to control its lightweight body, and helium -- not hydrogen, will be the gas used to...
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