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In the News

Ailing FDA May Need Major Restructuring

The Obama administration will inherit a Food and Drug Administration widely seen as struggling to protect Americans from unsafe medication, contaminated food and a flood of questionable imports from China and other countries.

New Cases of Cancer Decline in the U.S.

Cancer diagnosis rates have been falling in the U.S., the first time such an extended decline has been documented.

Medicare Costs and the Income Trap

Biomedical research cannot solve all the problems of public health. An effective overhaul of the current system won’t happen without attention to some basic psychology and economics.

Foes of Stem Cell Research Now Face Tough Battle

WASHINGTON -- When the Bush presidency ends, opponents of embryonic stem cell research will face a new political reality that many feel powerless to stop.

Studies Say Private Medicare Plans Have Added Costs, for Little Gain

The studies were issued as President-elect Barack Obama and Congressional Democrats take aim at the plans and consider cutting the payments they receive.
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