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Hobby Lobby tests birth-control coverage mandate
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In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. asked a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill.
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Feds fight morning-after pill age ruling in NY
14 hours 41 mins ago
Department of Justice lawyers filed court papers Friday again asking a federal appeals court to delay lifting age restrictions and prescription requirements on an emergency contraceptive popularly known as the morning-after pill.
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FDA warns of infections tied to Tennessee pharmacy
17 hours 19 mins ago
Health officials are investigating cases involving patients who suffered complications after being injected with potentially contaminated medications made by a Tennessee specialty pharmacy.
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Pharmaceutical co. ISTA pleads in NY federal case
19 hours 14 mins ago
ISTA Pharmaceuticals Inc. pleaded guilty on Friday in a federal case involving its eye drug Xibrom, admitting it promoted the drug for unapproved uses and agreeing to pay $33.5 million in fines and fees.
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Study: No higher cancer rate at Conn. Pratt plants
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An 11-year study of the incidence of brain cancer at jet engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney in the state ended Thursday with university researchers saying they found no statistically significant elevations in the rate of cancer among workers.
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WHO: Scientific red tape mars efforts vs. virus
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International efforts to combat a new pneumonia-like virus that has now killed 22 people are being slowed by unclear rules and competition for the potentially profitable rights to disease samples, the head of the World Health Organization warned Thursday.
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Alabama mystery illness solved: it's common flu
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Health officials investigating a cluster of mysterious illnesses in Alabama closed their investigation Thursday after determining the illnesses were unrelated and no new bacteria or viruses were involved.
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US companies challenging contraception mandate
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Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is challenging the part of the federal health care law that requires for-profit companies to offer employees health coverage that includes products the business owners find morally objectionable, such as certain types of contraception.
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Strange
Crane accident cuts power to one-third of Vietnam
One mistake by a clumsy crane operator caused a 10-hour blackout over about a third of Vietnam, exposing the fragility of the nation's power grid.
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Finance
Metals and agricultural futures prices slip
Metals prices ended slightly lower Friday, as did agricultural futures.
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Science & Tech
US disasters by state for past 60 years
Since 1953, there have been 2,115 major disasters declared in the United States and U.S. territories. Disasters by state, including Monday's tornado in Oklahoma:
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