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Anchor lead: Soaring pharmaceutical prices have prompted state action, Elizabeth Tracey reports Maryland is poised to begin scrutinizing pharmaceutical prices and investigating price hikes with a board of experts appointed by the governor. Jeremy Greene, a pharmaceutical pricing activist and …
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Anchor lead: Consumption of sugary drinks may increase your cancer risk, Elizabeth Tracey reports Consumption of sugary drinks, whether those are soft drinks or fruit juices, may up your risk of cancer, a recent study in the British Medical Journal …
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Anchor lead: Dietary supplements don’t provide much benefit and may not even contain what they say they do, Elizabeth Tracey reports If you use supplements to improve your health, you may want to spend your money elsewhere. That’s the conclusion …
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Anchor lead: If you’re taking dietary supplements you may want to reconsider, Elizabeth Tracey reports Dietary supplements really aren’t much good in improving health, a study by Erin Michos, a cardiologist at Johns Hopkins, and colleagues has found. The study …
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Anchor lead: A government report finds flaw with some hospices, Elizabeth Tracey reports Two federal agencies, Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, assess hospice services nationally, with recent reports finding some issues. Yet Tom …
