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Single tip led to Osceola drug case with more than 400 suspects in 18 counties
In the fall of 2011, an anonymous tipster set off one of Central Florida's largest recent drug cases by reporting Kissimmee residents dealing prescription painkillers. Months earlier, the pills had become harder to obtain when a new state law started...Tags: Hydromorphone (drug), St. Cloud, Defendants, Prosecution, Alprazolam (drug)
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Valeant near deal to acquire Bausch & Lomb: source
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Canada's Valeant Pharmaceuticals International is nearing a deal to acquire eye care company Bausch & Lomb Holdings Inc from Warburg Pincus LLC for about $9 billion, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday. Valeant shares...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, U.S. Department of Justice, Bausch & Lomb, Abbott Laboratories, Pharmaceuticals
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Four More Charged In Medicaid Fraud Case
The Hartford CourantFour people were arrested this week as the result of an investigation into Medicaid fraud that has already produced four arrests and one jail sentence for a former physician. The four allegedly plotted with former Plainville physician Richard Luzietti...Tags: Rocky Hill, East Hartford, Prisons, Lawyers, Government Health Care
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New J&J anti-depressant related to 'Special K' party drug
ReutersNEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson said it plans to seek approvals for 11 new drugs by 2017, including a treatment for patients with depression who have failed to benefit from standard medications. The intranasal drug, called...Tags: Yale University, Depression, Instrument Engineering, Stock Market, Suicidal Behavior
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Man will face trial for Easton killing on Christmas Eve
An Easton man charged with killing another with a punch to the face during a Christmas Eve attack will face trial in Northampton County Court, a judge ruled Thursday. Antonio Ortiz, 34, was charged in March with homicide in the death of Andres Ruiz-...Tags: Murder, Easton (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Trials, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Crime, Law and Justice
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California's new health marketplace picks plans to offer coverage in 2014
Contra Costa TimesWALNUT CREEK, Calif. In another major step toward national health reform, California on Thursday unveiled a list of insurers who will offer coverage through the state's new health exchange marketplace, providing the first glimpse into plans and prices for...Tags: Walnuts, Aetna Inc., Drugs and Medicines, Consumers, Healthcare Provider
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Mauti defends Penn State football training staff
The Sports Illustrated article had just slammed Penn State when linebacker Mike Mauti received the message from halfway across the country. Mauti is one of those recent Nittany Lion seniors who played for Joe Paterno, loved him and then had to bury him....
Tags: Benadryl (drug), Drugs and Medicines, Minnesota Vikings, Joe Paterno, Pittsburgh Steelers
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Oklahoma tornado damage could top $2 billion
MOORE, Okla. (AP) — The cost of a massive tornado that battered an Oklahoma City suburb could be more than $2 billion, according to a preliminary official estimate announced Wednesday. State authorities meanwhile said two infants were among the 24...
Tags: Tornadoes, National Weather Service, Human Interest, Natural Disasters, Insurance
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Sharon, Ozzy Osbourne reunite at LGBT event
Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne hit the red carpet together at a charity event over the weekend, and the reunion has many wondering whether the couple is officially back together. "The Talk's" Sharon Osbourne, who's been married to the rocker since 1982, split...
Tags: Sharon Osbourne, Khloe Kardashian, Substance Abuse, Heidi Klum, Black Sabbath (music group)
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AG Bondi goes after Urban Outfitters
TALLAHASSEE -- Don't look for Attorney General Pam Bondi to be shopping at Urban Outfitters this year. Bondi, and 21 other state attorneys general and the attorney general of Guam, wrote a letter to the Philadelphia-based retailer asking it to...Tags: Urban Outfitters Incorporated, Pam Bondi, Lobbying, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers
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Grand jury indicts W.Va. trooper on one felony count of fraudulent scheme
matthewu@herald-mail.comA West Virginia State Police trooper is accused of “fraudulent double-dipping” while working as a trooper. Johnathan D. Brand, 25, of 1327 Riddle Ave., #5, Morgantown, W.Va., was indicted Wednesday by a grand jury in Berkeley County...Tags: Crimes, Trials, Criminals, U.S. Army, OxyContin (drug)
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