Despite Tucson and rising needs, mental health takes a back budget seat

By Amy Biegelsen

States have cut $2.1 billion from their mental health budgets over the last three fiscal years, and more slashing is expected in coming week

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"… people treated for depression get better. Compare that with treatment for heart disease, which has a 40 percent rate of success. But you’ve got to have the fund …"

Did the FDA miss signals on a troubled heart drug?

By Jeanne Lenzer

It has been a rough eight months for the drug maker Actavis, Inc. and its powerful heart drug, Digitek. Following repeated Food and Drug Adm

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"… drug may be caused by a patient’s underlying condition — in this case, heart disease. And the reports, say FDA officials, may be affected by “publicity about …"

Painkiller trial raises questions for FDA, Pfizer

By Shannon Brownlee and Jeanne Lenzer

In February 2005, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) called a three-day hearing to review the risks of three painkillers known as C

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"… ould be a brave man or woman who started a patient with a clear history of heart disease on these drugs.”The FDA, however, decided to heed only part of its own a …"

"… d by the American Heart Association showed that patients with pre-existing heart disease were two to four times more likely to die if they took Celebrex compared t …"

"… Hoffman, “But it’s obviously not zero — especially in patients with heart disease.”Since the test subjects enrolled in the PRECISION trial must have pre-e …"

"… e the test subjects enrolled in the PRECISION trial must have pre-existing heart disease as a condition of enrollment in the study, critics say that what they were …"

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In health, like everything else, men and women really are different

By Amy Biegelsen

Health studies still do not adequately root out differences between men and women, according to a new report from the National Academy of Sc

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"… ooking for early onset and chest pain will draw more men because women get heart disease at an older age on average and are less likely than men to report chest pa …"

EPA ignores advisers on particulate matter standards

By The Center for Public Integrity

EPA's advisory board recommended tightening regulations on pollution from diesel vehicles and power plants, but EPA decided against it

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"… ndards were last set in 1997 linking fine particle solution to “strokes, heart disease, respiratory ailments, and premature death.” The EPA press office did no …"

Lobbying, old-time politics block legislation on human cloning

By M. Asif Ismail

Bush administration articulates no position

Excerpts from this story referencing "heart disease":

"… search that could lead to breakthrough treatments for Alzheimer's disease, heart disease and cancer. It also argued that Congress was acting in haste to pass legis …"

"… cement brain and heart cells for use in amazing breakthrough therapies for heart disease, Alzheimer's and a host of other devastating illnesses.Anti-cloning activi …"

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Are new digital networks part of the cure?

By Emma Schwartz

Targeting the chronically ill, Obama Administration bets millions

Excerpts from this story referencing "heart disease":

"… ext three years. In Tulsa, Okla., which has the nation’s highest rate of heart disease, another group is hoping that its $12 million grant will reduce preventabl …"

ANALYSIS: Obama plan helping those with pre-existing health conditions

By Wendell Potter

Obama health plan will prevent insurance firm denials for pre-existing conditions

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"… higher monthly premium.The list for automatic denial is long. It includes heart disease, cancer, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy and stroke and e …"

Heart testing bill signed by Perry required unnecessary tests, critics charge

By Rochelle Sharpe

Medical experts say measure signed by Perry requires unnecessary testing

Excerpts from this story referencing "heart disease":

"… surance companies to pay for CT scans and ultrasound tests that can detect heart disease. The companies must reimburse middle-aged and elderly citizens up to …"

"… thout comment. It was sponsored by a Democratic lawmaker who suffered from heart disease, and was promoted by a controversial medical group with a history of ties …"

"… s intended to save lives and improve the health of individuals at risk for heart disease,” a Perry spokesman said in an email, declining to respond to critics’ …"

"… analyst for the Perry administration, did not return calls for comment.The heart disease testing legislation was sponsored by Rep. Rene Oliveira, a Democrat who fi …"

The weekly watchdog: Nov. 14 - Nov. 18

By Bill Buzenberg

In case you missed them, catch up on this week's top investigations from iWatch News

Excerpts from this story referencing "heart disease":

"… surance companies to pay for CT scans and ultrasound tests that can detect heart disease. Perry’s actions came two years after he signed a controversial executiv …"

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