But with a price of $300 for a two-pack of the emergency allergy injection, the generic version will still cost about $40 more than the name-band product did three years ago.
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Study of sleep apnea raises new concern
The standard treatment doesn’t appear to prevent heart attacks, strokes, hospitalizations or deaths.
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As Obama’s term wanes, Obamacare needs checkup
Insurance premiums are expected to jump and some say lawmakers need to mount a rescue effort.
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Suspicion persists that China still gets organs from executions
A criminal investigation launches following reports that an ailing Canadian got a kidney after a short wait.
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Lawmakers demand explanation for EpiPen price increase
EpiPens are used to ward off potentially fatal allergic reactions, and the price has surged in recent years.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine health care centers getting nearly $1.5 million in federal grants
The money is intended to help them expand their systems and improve delivery of primary care.
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New Maine rules would close methadone clinics, doctors say
The LePage administration’s proposals would require more counseling for patients and limit medication levels.
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Zika travel warning extended to Miami’s South Beach
The virus can cause severe brain-related birth defects, including a dangerously small head, if women are infected during pregnancy.
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Researchers unveil new, nonaddictive compound for pain
Testing in mice indicates that PZM21 is one of the most promising compounds yet.
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Maine has second-highest rate of babies born addicted to opioids
The federal CDC says the rate was 30.4 of every 1,000 births in 2012, double what it was in 2008.