Uninsured Oklahomans Studied

The only doctor in the state Legislature is frustrated with delays in federal funding of state programs that are to reduce the number of uninsured Oklahomans.

Patel settles class-action lawsuit for more than $3M

As a federal healthcare fraud case against Lafayette cardiologist Mehmood Patel is under way, one of the several class-action lawsuits involving him was recently settled for more than $3 million.

FDA Grants IND for Pro-Pharmaceuticals' DAVANAT to Treat Breast Cancer Patient

Pro-Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has been granted an Investigational New Drug application by the FDA for use of DAVANAT in combination with 5-FU to treat a breast cancer patient at the Brown Cancer Center in ...

Plea deal may be Detroit mayor's best option

Kwame Kilpatrick has been a master salesman, bargaining to bring improvements to Detroit and to prove to skeptics that the struggling city is worth the investment.

MassMutual Retirement Services Offering In-Depth Support to Plan...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Aug. 26 MA-MassMutual-RetPlan SPRINGFIELD, Mass. , /PRNewswire/ -- MassMutual Retirement Services Division is reaching out to its existing 403 plan sponsor clients and their advisors to ...

Dallas County commissioners to wait for ruling on court reporters' pay

Dallas County commissioners have agreed to delay any decision about how to classify court reporters until district judges seek an opinion refuting the U.S. Department of Labor's position that they are hourly ...

NationalTire weights getting the lead out

The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday will recognize a group of tire retailers , government-related entities and auto manufacturers that has agreed to phase out lead wheel weights by 2011.

Company settles over contaminated Nebraska site

A former owner of a Hastings plant has agreed to pay $1.16 million to the federal government to clean up contaminated soil and water at the site.

Public Involvement Usually Leads To Better Environmental...

When done correctly, public participation improves the quality of federal agencies' decisions about the environment, says a new report from the National Research Council.

Colorado Springs man settles SEC fraud case

Colorado Springs man settles SEC fraud case DENVER - A Colorado Springs man and his two oil and gas companies have agreed to pay $510,000 to settle civil fraud allegations, the Securities and Exchange ...

CFTC inspector starts probe into oil report: paper

The Inspector General for the U.S. commodity-futures regulator has officially begun an investigation into an inter-agency report on commodity markets, the Wall Street Journal said citing a person close to the ...

U.S. seeks delay of civil case vs. Bear managers

U.S. federal prosecutors asked securities regulators to delay a civil case against two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers while they hold grand jury hearings in building a criminal case against the pair.