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Partial list of taxes and fees in health overhaul

Partial list of taxes and fees in health overhaul
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 25th
By The Associated Press Starting in 2014, President Barack Obama's health care law will expand coverage to some 30 million uninsured people. At the same time, insurers no longer will be allowed to turn away those in poor health, and virtually every American will be required to have health

FDA approves Aegerion cholesterol disorder drug

FDA approves Aegerion cholesterol disorder drug
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 24th
NEW YORK (AP) - Federal regulators have approved Aegerion Pharmaceuticals' treatment for a rare inherited disease that causes extremely high levels of bad cholesterol, the company said Monday. The company's shares have been hitting annual highs but declined in early trading after the Food

FDA approves Aegerion cholesterol disorder drug

FDA approves Aegerion cholesterol disorder drug
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 24th
NEW YORK (AP) - Federal regulators have approved Aegerion Pharmaceuticals' treatment for a rare inherited disease that causes extremely high levels of bad cholesterol, the company said Monday. The company's shares have been hitting annual highs but declined in early trading after the Food

FDA approves Aegerion cholesterol disorder drug

FDA approves Aegerion cholesterol disorder drug
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 24th
NEW YORK (AP) - Federal regulators have approved Aegerion Pharmaceuticals' treatment for a rare inherited disease that causes extremely high levels of bad cholesterol, the company said Monday. The company's shares have been hitting annual highs but declined in early trading after the Food

Alabama terror case could hinge on relationships

Alabama terror case could hinge on relationships
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 23rd
By MELISSA NELSON-GABRIEL and JAY REEVESAssociated Press MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - The terrorism case against an Alabama man accused of planning to wage violent jihad in Africa may hinge on just how well he knew a man on the FBI's most-wanted terrorist list. Federal prosecutors portrayed Randy Wilson

Feds, shuttered NM peanut butter plant reach deal

Feds, shuttered NM peanut butter plant reach deal
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 22nd
By JERI CLAUSINGAssociated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A peanut butter plant shuttered by a widespread salmonella outbreak has been given the go ahead to start harvesting a bumper crop of prized eastern New Mexico Valencia peanuts next week under an agreement that ends a tense, monthslong

Predicting who's at risk for violence isn't easy

Predicting who's at risk for violence isn't easy
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 22nd
By LINDSEY TANNERAP Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) - It happened after Columbine, Virginia Tech, Aurora, Colo., and now Sandy Hook: People figure there surely were signs of impending violence. But experts say predicting who will be the next mass shooter is virtually impossible - partly because as

Business Highlights

Business Highlights
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 21st
By The Associated Press ___ Top business story in 2012: Sluggish global economy This would be the year when the global economy finally regained its vigor. At least that's what many had hoped. It didn't happen. The three largest economies - the United States, China and Japan - struggled

Former SAC portfolio manager Martoma indicted

Former SAC portfolio manager Martoma indicted
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 21st
NEW YORK (AP) - A former hedge fund portfolio manager was indicted Friday for securities fraud in connection with what prosecutors say could be the most lucrative insider-trading scheme to date. A federal grand jury in New York indicted Mathew Martoma on three counts of securities fraud and

High court asked to block morning-after pill rule

High court asked to block morning-after pill rule
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 21st
By TIM TALLEYAssociated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Hobby Lobby Stores asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to block part of the federal health care law that requires it to provide insurance coverage for the morning-after pill and similar emergency contraception pills. Owned by a conservative