Doctors are told to get serious about obesity

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Last year, the Food and Drug Administration approved two more obesity-fighting drugs. And this year, the AMA labeled obesity a disease, a measure intended to get doctors to pay more attention to the problem and prod more insurers to pay for treatments …
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How a drug for few patients was turned into million in sales

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But the practices used by CTI — some of which would prompt the federal government to cry foul — have posed a big problem industrywide, according to court records and medical-journal articles. Since 2005, the Department of Justice has negotiated more …
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Judge rejects opponents' appeal of clinic

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… clinic, which opened in September, complies with the community's zoning rules. The clinic is one of a several regional substance abuse treatment hubs being opened around Vermont to treat opiate addiction. © Copyright 2013 Globe Newspaper Company.
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