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ALSO NOTED: FL expands Rx comparison site; Hopsital settles DEA charges; and much more...

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Created Aug 9 2006 - 8:01pm

> Officials in Florida have expanded a Web site that allows residents to compare costs of 100 common prescription drugs. Report [1]

> Bryan, TX-based St. Joseph Regional Health Center has agreed to pay $750,000 to the U.S. government to settle DEA charges that the hospital didn't properly monitor controlled drugs. Report [2]

> A study conducted by the Department of Veterans Affairs has concluded that four Boston-based Veterans Affairs hospitals should not be combined into a single medical center--for now. Article [3]

And Finally... In the UK, a woman has died during the course of a routine IVF treatment. The cause of death was massive internal bleeding, though the cause of the bleeding is still under investigation. Report [4]


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