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Congress investigating compounding pharmacy group http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/12/07/compounding-pharmacy-meningitis/1753933/?   From the article: House lawmakers are investigating whether the industry group (The International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists)  for compounding pharmacies coached the company responsible for a deadly outbreak of meningitis in dealing with regulators. The House Committee on Energy and Commerce sent a letter Friday to the International […]

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It has been just one week since Newtown, CT was in the headlines and all the various media outlets were covering the loss of so many innocent young lives and those of the teachers/school staff that tried to intervene. It was pretty clear, up front, that the gunman had some serious mental health issues and […]

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http://www.oregonlive.com/health/index.ssf/2012/12/state_fines_online_pharmacy_wi.html State fines online pharmacy with Portland ties, Oregon shipments blocked From the article: Since 2004, the 35-year-old Portland businessman, Hayden Hamilton,  has shipped medicine from India and other countries to customers in the United States and around the world. But he agreed last week not to sell drugs in Oregon, after the state Board of […]

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http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/Atherosclerosis/36560?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DailyHeadlines&utm_source=WC&xid=NL_DHE_2012-12-21&eun=g578717d0r&userid=578717& From the article: In pooled results from six studies, individuals who had high perceived stress were 27% more likely to develop coronary heart disease subsequently compared with those who had low perceived stress May give a new meaning of “giving your all” for the company !

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