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Co-founder of Company Behind Deadly 2012 Meningitis Outbreak Gets Up to 15 Years in Prison

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WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 -- Barry Cadden, co-founder of a specialty compounding pharmacy behind a deadly meningitis outbreak in 2012, has been handed a prison sentence of 10 to 15 years in Michigan for involuntary manslaughter.On Tuesday, Cadden.

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Understanding the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) – A Comprehensive Overview

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The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) is a crucial component of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), established in 2012 by the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA).

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Number of Americans With Type 2 Diabetes Jumped by 20% in a Decade

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21, 2024 -- Type 2 diabetes increased by nearly 20% in the United States between 2012 and 2022, with age, race, income level, obesity and lack of exercise all playing a role in the metabolic disease’s spread, a new study r. THURSDAY, Aug.

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Free Meals at School May Boost Attendance, Lower Obesity Rates

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data from 2012 through 2024 finds that when kids get free school meals, there's a potential for a slight increase in attendance and a lowering of child obesity rates.Even kids from higher-income. WEDNESDAY, Aug. 21, 2024 -- A review of U.S.

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ER Visits for Infant, Child Melatonin Poisonings Are Soaring

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new report of data from 2012 through 2021 finds a. THURSDAY, March 7, 2024 -- As more Americans pop over-the-counter melatonin to help them sleep, their young children are increasingly showing up in ERs after accidentally ingesting the supplements.A

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Costs for MS, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's Meds Keep Rising

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31, 2024 -- A person battling multiple sclerosis spent an average of $750 in out-of-pocket fees on medicines in 2012, but by 2021 that same patient spent $2,378 annually, a new report finds.Out-of-pocket costs for drugs for. THURSDAY, Oct.

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U.S. Syphilis Cases in Newborns Rose 10-fold Over a Decade

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Rates of congenital syphilis soared 10-fold between 2012 and 2022, according. TUESDAY, Nov. 7, 2023 -- An old scourge, syphilis, is returning with a vengeance in the United States, affecting not only adults but also the most vulnerable -- newborns.

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