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XU.S. investigating CVS prescription refills
The U.S. Justice Department's civil fraud division is investigating claims that CVS Caremark wrongly refilled prescriptions and billed insurers without the knowledge or the approval of its customers.
Research firm reaped stem cell funds despite panel's advice
StemCells Inc. has a history not much different from those of dozens, even hundreds, of biotech companies all around California.
On the frontier of medical pot to treat boy's epilepsy
MODESTO —Topamax. Depakote. Phenobarbital. The list goes on. Before Jayden David turned 5, he had tried a dozen powerful medications to tame a rare form of epilepsy. The side effects were devastating.
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FDA approves lorcaserin, first weight-loss drug since 1999
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Widely used antioxidant supplement curtails some autism symptoms
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AIDS researchers sideline women
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Study identifies genes linked to post-traumatic stress disorder
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