Healthcare Law News

Every morning, members of the P-I Editorial Board debate topics of the day ... The FDA has known about possible age-related solutions for more than a year -- yet won't move forward.

President Bush, focusing on a domestic issue amid rising criticism about the Iraq war, urged a skeptical public Monday to at least learn about the new prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients - if not ...

Dr. Ronald Fernandez and his partner are in the process of whittling their family practice from ... Fernandez said that with Medicare and insurers demanding nothing but volume and efficiency, his patients have suffered.

Attorney General Eliot Spitzer announced today that Rockland County Court Judge Kenneth Resnick ... As part of a plea agreement with the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, Levy repaid taxpayers $274,431 in restitution and surrendered his license to practice psychotherapy in New York.

The Associated Press reported that 14 cartons containing the legal papers were dropped off at the State court house in Staten Island, and that it took court employees four hours just to establish the processing ...

With the help of physical therapist Dolly Thornton, Verlyn Schleusner of Ridgeland benefits from a recumbent stepper at Red Cedar Rehab in Menomonie.

Seven disabled Missourians planned to file a federal lawsuit Monday, saying the state's decision to stop paying for certain medical equipment through the Medicaid program is illegal.2.7

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and the New Approaches to Brain Tumor Therapy Consortium today announced the initiation of a clinical trial designed to confirm the dosing, safety and efficacy of a single ...2.7

California Attorney General Bill Lockyer has filed a lawsuit to force top makers of potato chips and french fries to warn consumers about a potential cancer-causing chemical found in the popular snacks.3.1

The National Institutes of Health announced today final regulations regarding reporting of certain financial interests, stock divestiture, outside activities, and awards.2.7

When the 2005 legislative session began seven months ago, House members agreed to a bipartisan power-sharing arrangement, while Senate Democrats approved rule changes to quash Republican dissent.2.7

Andrea Utz , with her daughter Lily, 5 months, and Heather Brown, with her son Luke, 11 months, attend a news conference about birth costs Wednesday.2.7

A Bay Ridge medical clinic owner charged with defrauding insurance companies of more than $200,000 was sentenced last week to 57 months in prison.2.7

Earlier this summer Robert Imhausen won one horseshoe tournament and placed second in another - ... Once the University of Chicago gets four or five patients implanted with CardioVADIIs the technology may be ready for the kind of large trial needed to win approval from the federal Food and Drug Administration.2.7

Melissa Mendoza is shown with her daughter Savanna in this family photograph. Melissa Mendoza and her 2-year-old daughter, Savanna, left Maine on July 14 on an airplane headed for California.1.3

President Bush was scheduled Monday to visit a retirement community west of Phoenix, as he continues to push his Medicare prescription drug plan.3.2

Ex-judge's attorneys say he wasn't involved in making tapes central to the case.

A federal law established at Abraham Lincoln's urging to punish vendors who sold shoddy goods to the Union army has become the government's most formidable weapon against health care fraud.2.7

State Agents Stops Sale of Vietnamese Fish in Louisiana Source: New Orleans CityBusiness Publication date: 2005-08-22 Arrival time: 2005-08-29 Agents with the Louisiana Deparment of Agriculture and Forestry ...2.7

As understanding of fibromyalgia has grown, so too have options for treating the condition.2.7

It depends on what the meaning of "collaborative" is. Many legal departments, for example, are forcing their lawyers out of private offices and into cubicles, all to promote a more "nonhierarchical" atmosphere ...3.1

Judge Rules For November 2005 Vote On Restarting Water Company Condemnation. Rare Cars On Display At Keeneland League For Disable Children Coming To Lexington It's The Second Hung Jury In Teacher Sexual Abuse ...2.7

That's according to the National Headache Foundation. On average, more than 157,000,000 workdays are lost to migraines each year.2

Business-technology professionals spend nearly one day a week dealing with industry- and ... Technology spending is a major part of compliance investment, ranging from 28% of overall Sarbanes-Oxley spending to 42% of overall Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act spending, according to AMR Research.2.7

In a letter addressed to key members of Congress , the American Association of Kidney Patients called upon Congress to include in upcoming Medicare legislation a provision to improve dialysis care for the ...2.7

Whether you take one pill each day or twenty, you don't want any surprises. We'll help you learn how to get the most out of your medication.2

Nathan Sands inhales smoke from a bag filled by using his vaporizor at his home in Sacramento.2.7

The king's trumpets blared, announcing his presence in the capital city of Jefferson, and Sir ... They imagined going to the doctor to receive care from the Medicaid program, which had been cut by the king, and explaining that they were choosing to not follow that law.2.7

Prescription Drug Cards Check out Medicare's comparison of agency-approved discount drug cards.2.7

WATERLOO --- Chris Davis has work requests coming in from all directions, from homeowners to large corporations.2.7

North Carolina's move to raise its cigarette tax leaves South Carolina with the lowest tobacco tax in the nation - setting up a showdown in Columbia when S.C. lawmakers return in January.5.8

All FDA-regulated industries, such as biopharmaceutical, food, beverage, personal care products, and medical devices, must document conditions and events throughout the manufacturing process to receive ...2.7

When Carol Boruk of La Marque, Texas, saw Kevin Trudeau selling his book on a late-night infomercial in November, she was mesmerized.2.7

Despite critics, the exclusive practice and its influence continues to grow ... Fernandez said that with Medicare and insurers demanding nothing but volume and efficiency, his patients have suffered.2.7

A panel set up nearly a year ago to recommend how to reduce the budget burden of soaring health insurance premiums for Putnam County retirees has deferred making a proposal until an outside audit report is ...2.7