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Warren Buffet has made a reputation for being one of the best investment managers in the world, some even refer to him as the a oeOracle of Omaha.a Buffet has consistently beaten the market despite the financial crisis, which is one of the primary reasons that his company, Berkshire Hathaway has consistently posted profits for the last several ...

AstraZeneca has launched a blog - AZ Health Connections - and the critics don't like it.

Main Category: Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry Also Included In: Litigation / Medical Malpractice ; Health Insurance / Medical Insurance ; Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Article Date: 06 Nov 2009 - 5:00 PST News outlets focus on alleged fraud in the drug and insurance industries.

A drug already approved for the treatment of lymphoma may also slow the growth of the most deadly bone cancer in children and teens, according to an early-stage study published online today in the International Journal of Cancer .

While health care jobs are plentiful, "getting one is hard work," The Associated Press/The News-Sentinel reports.

The productivity of U.S. workers surged in the third quarter at the fastest pace in six years as companies squeezed more from remaining staff to boost profits.

Bloomberg Posted: Wednesday, Nov 04, 2009 at 2303 hrs IST Updated: Wednesday, Nov 04, 2009 at 2303 hrs IST : Johnson & Johnson, the world's biggest health-care company, said it will cut 6%to 7%of its workforce as part of a restructuring plan.

The Federal Reserve restated its intention to keep interest rates a oeexceptionally lowa for a oean extended perioda as long as inflation expectations are stable and unemployment fails to decline.

More investments are starting to be made by state venture capitalists as the economy comes out of recession and the recent sale of Ann Arbor-based HandyLab Inc.

As Johnson & Johnson CEO William Weldon planned up to 8,100 layoffs at his company , he was also buying an $8.45 million, palm-fringed waterfront lot in North Palm Beach, Fla., from former General Electric CEO Jack Welch .

NEW YORK - Omnicare Inc., which dispenses drugs to nursing homes and long-term care facilities, will pay $98 million to settle allegations it paid kickbacks to nursing homes to gain their business, and also received kickbacks for buying and recommending drugs.

Investors worried about the economic recovery drew only modest comfort from billionaire investor Warren Buffett's decision to buy one of the nation's largest railroads.

In this July 14, 2009 file photo, a customer removes a box of BAND-AID bandages, a Johnson and Johnson brand, from a display at Eastwood Pharmacy, in Tallahassee, Fla.

Wellness and prevention programs, part of the health care legislation moving through Congress, are not easy to implement but at least one corporation says they are cost-effective. The Chicago Tribune/The Seattle Times reports that while health care legislation in Congress includes wellness and prevention funding, "there's no easy or cheap way to ...

Indian-American Suresh Kumar, who served as a special adviser to the Clinton foundation and was a news anchor in India from 1970 to 1985, has been appointed to a key administration post by President Barack Obama.

A new study raises fresh safety concerns about widely used anemia medicines, finding that the drug Aranesp nearly doubled the risk of stroke in people with diabetes and chronic kidney problems who are not yet sick enough to need dialysis.

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Main Category: Cosmetic Medicine / Plastic Surgery Article Date: 28 Oct 2009 - 2:00 PDT An injured Iraqi citizen, a port wine stain patient, a breast reconstruction patient and a skin cancer patient will be named honorees of the Patients of Courage: Triumph Over Adversity awards by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons at Plastic Surgery 2009, ...

Today the Tenth Circuit handed down a very interesting Fourth Amendment decision, United States v. Johnson , on whether an individual can have a reasonable expectation of privacy in a storage unit rented with a stolen identity.

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