Medicare Spent $359 Million on Unnecessary Chiropractic Care
More than 80% of the money that Medicare paid to chiropractors in 2013 went for medically unnecessary procedures, a new federal audit found. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - October 19, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news

Rate Increases for Health Plans Pose Serious Test for Obama's Signature Law
Finalized rates for big health insurance plans show the magnitude of the challenge facing the Obama administration as it seeks to stabilize the insurance market under the Affordable Care Act in its remaining weeks in office. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - October 19, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news

J & J Brushes Off Looming Biosimilar Competition
Johnson& Johnson sought to reassure investors and analysts that lower-priced competition for one of its top-selling products won ’t slow a company that posted slightly better-than-expected results in the third quarter. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - October 18, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news

Japanese Scientists Master Egg-Creation Process in Mice
Japanese scientists have transformed stem cells into healthy mouse eggs from start to finish in a lab dish, opening a new avenue for research into human fertility problems. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - October 18, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news

PepsiCo Doubling Down on Health Push
PepsiCo is doubling down on its health push, announcing new targets Monday to reduce sugar, salt and fat in its beverages and snacks by 2025. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - October 18, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news

St. Jude Medical Forms Cybersecurity Advisory Group
Medical-device maker St. Jude Medical Inc., which has rebuffed allegations that its products are vulnerable to hacking and other electronic threats, is setting up an advisory group to work on increased safeguards against cyberthreats. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - October 18, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news

Biden's Cancer 'Moonshot' Needs Funding, White House Says
The White House on Monday said its “cancer moonshot” initiative is paying off in such areas as the digital storage of large groups of genetic data, but it urged Congress to approve funding. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - October 17, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news

Pfizer Plans to Launch Remicade Biosimilar in November
Pfizer Inc. plans to start U.S. shipments of biosimilar Inflectra, its copycat version of Johnson& Johnson ’s anti-inflammatory drug Remicade, at a 15% discount to Remicade’s wholesale prices starting in late November. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - October 17, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news

Depomed to Add Starboard Nominees
Depomed Inc. and activist shareholder Starboard Value LP have ended their battle over the drug company ’s board, which will add three Starboard nominees. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - October 17, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news

The Nutrition Mission at the FDA
Robert Califf and Susan Mayne say the agency can and should give consumers incentives to eat healthier. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - October 17, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: FREE Source Type: news

How Campbell Soup and Panera See Shifting Consumer Tastes
CEOs talk about bridging gap between what people want to eat and what they think they should eat. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - October 17, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: FREE Source Type: news

Jim Perdue Talks About Change in Chickens---and the Market
How antibiotics are shaking up a staple food. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - October 17, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: FREE Source Type: news

Homemade or Takeout: Which Do People Find Tastier?
A study shows most food tastes better when we prepare it ourselves. The exception? When ingredients are unhealthy. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - October 17, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: FREE Source Type: news

Consumers' Low Expectations for Low-Fat Foods
A label that says ‘light’ reads ‘less tasty’ to most consumers, a new study finds. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - October 17, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: FREE Source Type: news

Not Your Father's McNuggets: How Famous Foods Have Changed
As consumers ’ health priorities have shifted over the years, the recipes for Oreos, Trix cereal, Burger King french fries and more have evolved with them. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - October 17, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: FREE Source Type: news