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PharmAthene Reports Year-End 2009 Financial and Operational Results and Provides Update On Ongoing Litigation With SIGA Technologies

ANNAPOLIS, Md., March 23 PharmAthene, Inc. (NYSE Amex: PIP), a biodefense company developing medical countermeasures against biological and chemical threats, today reported financial and operational results for the year ended December 31, 2009. ...


Judicial Watch: Slaughter Rule Unconstitutional

WASHINGTON, March 19 Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton issued the following statement today in response to plans by the House of Representatives to use the so-called Slaughter Rule to "deem" the Senate health care bill passed without an ...

Idaho Passes Bill to Put 'Conscience' Between Patients & End of Life Rights

Legislation Would Allow All Health Care Professionals to Ignore Living Wills & Advance Directives for End of Life Care BOISE, Idaho, March 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Idahoans may soon learn someone else's "conscience" at the ...

Democracy on Trial: SEIU's $25 Million Lawsuit Against Union Reformers Goes to Court Monday

SAN FRANCISCO, March 17 For the last year, SEIU officials have been suing 29 local union reformers and whistleblowers who exposed the union's corruption and backroom deals and helped healthcare workers protect their democratic right to join a new ...

Gov. Signs Law Putting Politics Before Patients

Idaho Health Freedom Act Does Nothing to Tackle State's Health Care Crisis & Everything to Make it Worse BOISE, Idaho, March 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The health care crisis hundreds of thousands of Idahoans face every day may ...

Landmark Legal Foundation to File Suit to Stop President's Health Plan if 'Slaughter Rule' is Used

LEESBURG, Va., March 17 Mark R. Levin, president of Landmark Legal Foundation, today issued a warning to the leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives about the possible use of the so-called "deem and pass," "self-executing," or ...

Whistleblower Kickback Case Against Alpharma Results In $42.5 Million Recovery for U.S. and States

WASHINGTON, March 17 Alpharma Inc. has agreed to pay $42.5 million to the federal government and certain states to settle a whistleblower lawsuit that exposed an alleged kickback scheme by the pharmaceutical company to boost its sales of ...

Alpharma to Pay $42.5 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations in Connection With Promotion of Drug Kadian

WASHINGTON, March 16 American pharmaceutical manufacturer Alpharma Inc. has agreed to pay $42.5 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations in connection with the marketing of the morphine-based drug, Kadian, the Justice Department ...

Court Hearing Thursday on Physicians' Challenge to 'Obamacare': Doctors Argue Against 'Arbitrary Power and Tyranny'

GREENBELT, Md., March 16 The following is being issued by LibertyProtection.net: On Thursday, March 18, lawyers from the U.S. Department of Justice will appear in Federal District Court for oral argument in opposition to a request by ...

Vaccine Court Decisions Reportedly Due Out Very Soon

COALITION FOR VACCINE SAFETY AVAILABLE FOR PRESS INTERVIEWS AND RESPONSE "Vaccine court" is expected to release its Omnibus Autism Proceeding (OAP) decisions very soon on whether thimerosal, a mercury-laden preservative, caused ...

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To Treat or Not to Treat? Can Doctors Refuse Care

To Treat or Not to Treat? Can Doctors Refuse Care

The patient-doctor relationship is revered as sacrosanct, governed by principles of trust, empathy, and mutual respect. However, recent events have reignited a longstanding debate: do doctors possess the right to refuse care? The case of a ...

Woman Dies in Bihar Clinic During Surgery Done by a Compounder

Woman Dies in Bihar Clinic During Surgery Done by a Compounder

In a tragic incident that highlights the dire consequences of medical negligence , a 28-year-old woman lost her life during a sterilization surgery conducted by a compounder at a private clinic in Bihar's Samastipur district. This appalling incident ...

Ana Estrada's Fight for Dignity: A Landmark Case in Euthanasia Advocacy

Ana Estrada's Fight for Dignity: A Landmark Case in Euthanasia Advocacy

Euthanasia , often referred to as "mercy killing" or "assisted dying," is a highly debated ethical and legal issue concerning the deliberate ending of a person's life to relieve suffering. The term originates from the Greek ...

Supreme Court Rejects Patanjali's Apologies: Justice Prevails

Supreme Court Rejects Patanjali's Apologies: Justice Prevails

The Supreme Court of India has rejected the apologies given by Patanjali's founders, Baba Ramdev and Balkrishna, for their misleading advertisements. The apex court minced no words, declaring, "we are not blind" and asserting that it "does not want ...

Evolution of Surrogacy Laws for Parenthood

Evolution of Surrogacy Laws for Parenthood

Upholding the right to parenthood, the latest amendment to surrogacy regulations by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare allows individuals with medical conditions in an "intending couple" to utilize donor gametes, signifying inclusivity in the ...

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