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Govt probe links DEA agent to prostitute scandal

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 10th

By ALICIA A. CALDWELAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A Drug Enforcement Administration agent arranged to hire a prostitute for a Secret Service agent in Colombia in advance of a presidential visit last year, according to a Justice Department report made public Thursday. The DEA agent stationed in

Govt probe links DEA agent to prostitute scandal

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 10th

Business Highlights

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 10th

By The Associated Press ___ Gasoline prices expected to fall in 2013 NEW YORK (AP) - At least gasoline should cost you less this year. Hamburgers, health care and taxes are all set to take a bigger bite out of the family budget. But drivers' annual gas bills are expected to drop for the first

Business Highlights

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 10th

Business Highlights

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 10th

Business Highlights

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 10th

FDA panel backs novel diabetes pill from J&J

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 10th

WASHINGTON (AP) - A panel of federal health experts ruled Thursday that an experimental diabetes drug from Johnson & Johnson is safe and effective, though lingering safety questions must be tracked over the long term. The Food and Drug Administration's panel of diabetes experts voted 10-5

Ala. man charged in child's death: 'Kill me'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 10th

By CHARLES WILSONAssociated Press NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (AP) - An Alabama man accused of fatally stabbing his 2-year-old son wailed, banged his head on a table and asked a central Indiana judge for a rope to kill himself during his initial court appearance Thursday. Micah William Harrison, 30, of

FDA requires lower doses for sleep medications

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 10th

By MATTHEW PERRONEAP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration is requiring makers of Ambien and similar sleeping pills to lower the dosage of their drugs, based on studies suggesting patients face a higher risk of injury due to morning drowsiness. The agency said Thursday

Eli Lilly settles Mass. pregnancy drug-cancer case

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 10th

By DENISE LAVOIEAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) - Eli Lilly and Co. has settled a lawsuit brought by four sisters who contended their breast cancer was caused by a drug their mother took during pregnancy in the 1950s, a move some believe could trigger financial settlements in scores of other claims