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  Allergan to pay $600 million to settle Department of Justice probe into Botox marketing
04:01:40 AM (ET), Thursday, September 2, 2010
(AP Photo) Byline: Manuel Balce Ceneta

Allergan Inc., the maker of wrinkle-smoothing Botox, has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a yearslong federal investigation into its marketing of the top-selling, botulin-based drug.The Justice Department and the company said Wednesday in a statement it will plead guilty to one misdemeanor charge of "misbranding," in which the company's marketing led physicians to use Botox for unapproved uses. Those included the treatment of headache, pain, spasticity and cerebral palsy in children.

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Thursday, September 2, 2010
  • Study: Drugs to strengthen bones may slightly raise the chances of throat cancer
  • Study shows increase in worker health insurance contributions outpaces total premium growth
  • Summary Box: Rise in worker health insurance contributions outpaces total premium growth
  • At least 1 in 7 home kitchens would flunk restaurant inspections, a study suggests
  • Allergan to pay $600 million to settle Department of Justice probe into Botox marketing

  • Wednesday, September 1, 2010
  • TB breakthrough: New test diagnoses disease in under 2 hours; tells if it's drug-resistant
  • Medical journal editors question sale of diet pill; study shows it raises heart risks in some
  • Chief editor of leading medical journal, JAMA, reveals at age 70 she's starting new career
  • In Africa, research shows donated malaria drugs stolen and smuggled into private markets

  • Tuesday, August 31, 2010
  • Removing healthy ovaries helps women with genetic risk lower odds for breast, ovarian cancer
  • Chain-smoking Greeks face tough new ban after previous restrictions were mostly ignored
  • 'Harry Potter' author JK Rowling donates $15.4 million to multiple sclerosis research
  • HEALTHBEAT: Plenty of vaccine on hand as season to get flu shots rolls around a bit early

  • Monday, August 30, 2010
  • C-section rate likely to keep rising as 1 in 3 first-time moms deliver by surgery
  • Minister apologizes to Italian woman whose delivery of a son was botched as 2 doctors fought
  • Traumatized vets take potent drug to help them sleep, but questions loom about potential risks
  • ER visits for concussions soar among young athletes; docs say never 'tough out' these injuries

  • Sunday, August 29, 2010
  • Eating more omega-3 fats doesn't help heart attack patients who get good care, study finds

  • Saturday, August 28, 2010
  • Catching up with private insurers, Medicare expands coverage to help smokers kick the habit
  • Baby bust: US birth rate hits historic low in 2009, drops a second year since recession began

  • Friday, August 27, 2010
  • Federal appeals court upholds decision that vaccines do not cause autism
  • Johnson & Johnson CEO: Company let down consumers, is fixing problems and will rebuild trust
  • Hooping aficionados say it's hip to hoop for exercise, relaxation, or just for fun
  • European Medicines Agency investigates if there's a link between swine flu shot, narcolepsy
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  • Austrian health ministry reports 2 cases of gene that make bacteria resistant to antibiotics

  • Thursday, August 26, 2010
  • UK study: Nonreligious doctors twice as likely to hasten death of terminally ill patients

  • Wednesday, August 25, 2010
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  • Small first study finds bioartificial cornea coaxes regrowth of eye's cells, improves vision
  • Diabetes research pioneer William R. Kirtley dies at 96, helped pioneer groundbreaking drugs
  • In South Africa, doctors and activists worry about impact of strike on AIDS patients

  • Tuesday, August 24, 2010
  • 380K pounds of possibly tainted deli meat sold at Walmart recalled by NY company
  • HEALTHBEAT: Efforts under way to ease ER delays, and some post wait times by text, billboard

  • Monday, August 23, 2010
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