Food dye rebellion may color US action

By Mike Hughlett | Tribune reporter Spurred on by a successful revolt against artificial food dyes in the United Kingdom, a prominent US food safety advocacy group Tuesday called on federal regulators to ban several colorings, claiming they're linked ...

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Suit Opposes Elk Feeding in Wyoming
By JIM ROBBINS Environmentalists filed a lawsuit on Tuesday in an effort to stop a federal wildlife refuge in Wyoming from continuing its longtime practice of feeding wild elk.
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Escaped Psych Patient Hits Ellsworth; Busted in Conn.
ELLSWORTH - An escapee from a Connecticut psychiatric hospital made a stop in Ellsworth Monday burglarizing two houses and stealing a truck as part of a four-day crime swing across New England.
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Merck KGaA to Seek Approval for New Erbitux Uses by October

By Angela Cullen June 4 (Bloomberg) -- Merck KGaA, the German maker of the Erbitux cancer drug, plans to seek European approval to widen the use of the medicine to treat lung cancer and as a first- choice therapy for head and neck tumors in the third ...

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As the health care reform debate moves to Washington ...

Are Harry and Louise lurking in the pantry again, ready to derail federal health reform like they did in 1994? Not necessarily. Recent state health reform efforts indicate a changing dynamic in which health plans can be a valuable ally of coverage ...

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FDA reviews Enbrel, Humira and Remicade
WASHINGTON, June 4 (UPI) -- The US Food and Drug Administration has announced a safety review of several drugs known as tumor necrosis factor, or TNF, blockers.
United Press International | Detail

Walter Reed says patient data may be compromised
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sensitive information on about 1000 patients at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and other military hospitals was exposed in a security breach, sparking identity theft concerns and an investigation by the Army.
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Suit seeks to stop elk feeding on Wyoming refuge
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - Five conservation groups have asked a federal court to stop the artificial feeding of elk on Wyoming's National Elk Refuge.
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Escaped Mental Patient Arrested In Bridgeport
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- A man who escaped the state's maximum-security psychiatric unit at the Connecticut Valley Hospital in Middletown was arrested around 11 pm Tuesday in Bridgeport.
NBC30.com | Detail

Tyson Is Ordered to Pull Antibiotic-Free Label by June 18

By LAUREN ETTER and SCOTT KILMAN The long-running spat between federal regulators and Tyson Foods Inc. over a hot-selling line of chicken took a new turn as the Agriculture Department ordered Tyson to stop using its antibiotic-free label by June 18.

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