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50%

Percentage of Americans who now have unfavorable views of the healthcare reform law

Source: Kaiser Family Foundation and Harvard School of Public Health poll, Jan. 4-14, 2011

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AAD stands firm on ‘D’

Schaumburg, Ill. — The American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) says
it will continue to recommend that the public obtain vitamin D either from dietary supplements or foods naturally rich in or fortified with the vitamin.
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Melanoma drug shows promise

South San Francisco, Calif. — Genentech, maker of an investigational oral drug targeting a mutated BRAF kinase protein, says the drug boosted overall survival in patients with metastatic melanoma, though the extent to which this occurred was not disclosed, MedPage Today reports. Read full article.

Up to half at risk of non-coverage

Washington — A government study estimates that 129 million Americans under age 65 have medical problems that would put them at risk of being rejected by health insurance companies or having to pay more for coverage, Reuters reports. Read full article.

FDA panel backs MRI contrast agent

Washington — A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel has voted unanimously to recommend approval of a new contrast agent for MRI scans, despite concerns that the agent might increase the risk of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) in patients, MedPage Today reports. Read full article.

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