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	<title>Connecticut Watchdog &#187; Medication</title>
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		<title>Gel Appears To Protect Many Women From HIV And Genital Herpes</title>
		<link>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/07/20/gel-appears-to-protect-many-women-from-hiv-and-genital-herpes</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:51:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Gombossy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Wall Street Journal reports today of a potential medical breakthrough as researchers found &#8220;that a gel applied by women before and after sex cut the chance of acquiring the AIDS virus by 39% and the genital herpes virus by 51%.&#8221; The story by reporters Mark Schoofs and Peter Wonacott  &#8221;researchers announced the successful testing of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ct Atty Gen Investigating CVS Threat To Terminate Discount Drug Program</title>
		<link>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/06/23/ct-atty-gen-investigating-cvs-threat-to-terminate-discount-drug-program</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:51:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Gombossy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal Wednesday announced an investigation of CVS Caremark’s threat to terminate a consumer discount drug program because the law requires the chain to extend the same discounts to the state’s Medicaid program. Blumenthal, in cooperation with Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) Commissioner Jerry Farrell, Jr., has sent CVS Caremark a subpoena [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Melanoma Experimental Drug Shows Promise In Late Stage Skin Cancer</title>
		<link>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/06/07/melanoma-experimental-drug-shows-promise-in-late-stage-skin-cancer</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:17:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Gombossy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In what appears to show great promise, researchers are hopeful that they might have a drug against the deadlines form of skin cancer. &#8220;An experimental drug significantly improved survival in a major study of people with very advanced disease,&#8221; AP has reported. &#8220;We have not had any therapy that has prolonged survival&#8221; until now, Dr. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Costco And Amazon: Best Deals For Your Money</title>
		<link>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/06/05/costco-and-amazon-best-deals-for-your-money</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jun 2010 20:21:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Gombossy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shoppers like Ellee Rose of Middletown and Jessica Lyons of West Hartford already know about the great bargains, value and superb customer service you get at Costco and from Amazon.

But it doesn't hurt to have our (I do the shopping and cooking while my wife does the cleaning) shopping habits supported by two recent studies.

The latest came this month from Consumer Reports, which analyzed the responses from more than 30,000 of its readers and found that Costco and Amazon stood out as great deals for consumers. The world's largest retail business - Walmart - was way down on the list, despite the fact that people spent $405 billion at its stores last year.]]></description>
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		<title>Ginger Helps To Reduce Pain And Help Arthritis Sufferers</title>
		<link>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/06/02/ginger-helps-to-reduce-pain-and-help-arthritis-sufferers</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Gombossy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not only is ginger excellent for upset stomachs and for nausea, it turns out that it is also helpful in pain relief and for arthritis sufferers.

According to a study in the Journal of Pain, as reported by the Wall Street Journal,  ginger has proven to be of some relief.]]></description>
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		<title>Acid Reducing Drugs May Lead To Fractures</title>
		<link>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/05/27/acid-reducting-drugs-may-lead-to-fractures</link>
		<comments>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/05/27/acid-reducting-drugs-may-lead-to-fractures#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 14:16:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Consumer Protection is alerting consumers to new information from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about certain prescription and over-the-counter acid-reducing medications. The FDA is revising its prescription and over-the-counter labels for a class of drugs called proton pump inhibitors. These drugs work by reducing the amount of acid in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Novartis To Pay Conn $151k For Illegal Drug Marketing</title>
		<link>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/05/05/novaris-pay-conn-151k-for-illegal-drug-marketing</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 01:28:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Gombossy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced that Novartis Vaccines &#38; Diagnostics Inc. and Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation will pay the state $151,337 to settle allegations they illegally marketed a drug for non-approved uses. The payment is part of a nationwide settlement under which Novartis agreed to pay a total of $72.5 million to the federal government [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AstraZeneca Agrees To Fines: Ct To Get $3.15 Million</title>
		<link>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/04/28/astrazeneca-agrees-to-fines-ct-to-get-3-15-million</link>
		<comments>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/04/28/astrazeneca-agrees-to-fines-ct-to-get-3-15-million#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Department of Social Services (DSS) Commissioner Michael P. Starkowski announced that Connecticut will receive $3.15 million under an agreement in principle with AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP for alleged off-label marketing of Seroquel, and antipsychotic drug, for uses unapproved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). AstraZeneca will pay the states [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Save Money On Medicine, Switching To Generics Can Save You A Fortune</title>
		<link>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/04/09/save-money-on-medicine-switching-to-generics-can-save-you-a-fortune</link>
		<comments>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/04/09/save-money-on-medicine-switching-to-generics-can-save-you-a-fortune#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 20:45:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Gombossy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you take the purple Nexium pill for heartburn? AstraZeneca loves you. You helped it earn billions of dollars from a pill that does little more &#8211; if anything &#8211; than its generic version, Prilosec. At Costo, where virtually all drugs are cheaper, you can purchase a six week supply for $15 dollars while Nexium [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health Insurance Legislation Has Some Lesser-Known Cost-Reduction Features</title>
		<link>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/03/26/health-insurance-legislation-has-some-lesser-known-cost-reduction-features</link>
		<comments>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/03/26/health-insurance-legislation-has-some-lesser-known-cost-reduction-features#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:49:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Gombossy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While it will take years before we know all the intended and unintended consequences of the historic health legislation, there are two provisions I have read about that I like. The reason I like them is that they are likely to reduce health costs &#8211; the critical part of keeping insurance and medical care affordable [...]]]></description>
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