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GM Files For Bankruptcy, Union Health Plan Changes
The United Auto Workers" benefits plan is expected to receive a nearly 20 percent ownership stake in General Motors as a result of the automaker"s bankruptcy filing today and proposed restructuring, the Washington Post reports (Whoriskey, 6/1).
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Report On Contaminated Drinking Water At Camp Lejeune
Two chemicals - trichloroethylene (TCE) and tetrachloroethylene (PCE) - found to have contaminated drinking water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune from the 1950s to 1985 have been linked to certain diseases and disorders, including various cancers. A new report from the National Research Council, Contaminated Water Supplies at Camp Lejeune - Assessing Potential Health Effects, reviews scientific evidence about the potential adverse health effects that could occur after exposure to TCE, PCE, and other contaminants; recommends the usefulness of conducting additional studies on former residents of the base; and identifies scientific considerations that could help the U.S. Department of the Navy, under which the Marine Corps operates, set priorities on future actions. The report will be released at a 90-minute public briefing.
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Boston Scientific Begins Clinical Trial For Next-Generation Nitinol Stent To Treat Iliac Artery Disease
Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) announced the start of patient enrollment in the ORION clinical trial, which is designed to evaluate the Company"s EPIC(TM) Self-Expanding Nitinol Stent System for the treatment of iliac artery disease, a form of peripheral artery disease that impacts a patient"s lower extremities. The first U.S. patient was enrolled on May 14 by Nicolas W. Shammas, M.D., at Trinity Terrace Park Hospital in Bettendorf, Iowa.
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Better Monitoring, Better Prognosis In Liver Disease

to limit their carbohydrate intake in order to prevent prediabets and diabetes. The study subjects were all from Brooklyn, New York, and Dr. Anand said investigators may consider a follow-up study that surveys a larger group throughout the country. His group intends to survey primary physicians" and residents" awareness about NAFLD. Dr. Nan Sandar will present these data on Tuesday, June 2 at 8 a.m. CDT in South Hall, McCormick Place. Aimee Frank American Gastroenterological Association

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