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Hospitals & Healthcare

• UN: $39 Billion Needed for Pneumonia
• Sticking to evidence on stomach bugs could save $1B
• Urban Hospitals May Feel Squeeze in Health Overhaul

• Common antibiotics tied to birth defects
• ACC/AHA Say Don't Start Beta-Blockers on Day of Surgery
• FDA won't accept Merck's application for new drug

• Kansas pharmacy owners convicted of 'pill mill' scheme

1. UN: $39 Billion Needed for Pneumonia
   To fight pneumonia, the world's top killer of children, United Nations officials say they need $39 billion over the next six years.
   Associated Press
   
   
2. Sticking to evidence on stomach bugs could save $1B
   When it comes to treating kids for acute gastroenteritis many children's hospitals in the U.S. are ignoring evidence-based guidelines - and costing the health care system more than $1 billion in unnecessary spending, according to the authors of a new study.
   Reuters
   
   
3. Urban Hospitals May Feel Squeeze in Health Overhaul
   As Congress struggles to rein in health care costs as part of its sweeping reform efforts, hospitals in New York City and other urban areas that provide some of the most expensive care are among the primary targets.
   The New York Times
   
   

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1. Common antibiotics tied to birth defects
   Researchers studying antibiotics in pregnancy have found a surprising link between common drugs used to treat urinary infections with birth defects. Reassuringly, the most-used antibiotics in early pregnancy - penicillins - appear to be the safest.
   Associated Press
   
   
2. ACC/AHA Say Don't Start Beta-Blockers on Day of Surgery
   High-risk patients who are not taking beta-blockers should have beta-blocker therapy started well before scheduled cardiovascular surgery, with doses titrated up as the surgery date approaches, according to updated guidelines released today by the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association.
   MedPage Today
   
   
3. FDA won't accept Merck's application for new drug
   U.S. regulators have refused to accept drugmaker Merck & Co.'s application for a new, combination cholesterol pill that includes rival Pfizer's Lipitor, the world's top-selling drug.
   Associated Press
   

1. Kansas pharmacy owners convicted of 'pill mill' scheme
   The owners of a central-Kansas pharmacy have been convicted of charges stemming from the operation of an Internet-based "pill mill" scheme.
   Associated Press
   

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