States Look to Tobacco Tax for Budget Holes

The tobacco industry counters that smokers already bear an unfair tax burden and that increases encourage cross-border purchases and bootlegging.

Zrodlo (oryginalny wpis) na http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/21/us/21tobacco.html?ex=1366516800&en=559ea9024b1e697b&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss,By KEVIN SACK

What’s Online: Trading on Testosterone

Movements in financial markets are correlated to the levels of hormones in the bodies of male traders, according to a study by two researchers from the University of Cambridge.

Zrodlo (oryginalny wpis) na http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/19/business/19online.html?ex=1366344000&en=78e01bae4cf5ac8a&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss,By DAN MITCHELL

Citing Ethics, Some Doctors Are Rejecting Industry Pay

The decisions of a small group of scientists to stop accepting payment from food, drug and medical device companies repudiate decades of industry influence.

Zrodlo (oryginalny wpis) na http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/15/health/15conf.html?ex=1365912000&en=d4d3cafcd407c987&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss,By GINA KOLATA

Outlook Remains Bleak for 2 Programs

The Bush administration said that Medicare and Social Security are still loosing financial ground, but that they had not deteriorated significantly in the last year.

Zrodlo (oryginalny wpis) na http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/26/us/26benefit.html?ex=1364270400&en=1343db98cc1654f8&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss,By ROBERT PEAR

News Analysis: Tainted Drugs Put Focus on the F.D.A.

Congress may finally heed calls to allocate more money to the Food and Drug Administration for inspections of overseas drug plants.

Zrodlo (oryginalny wpis) na http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/17/health/policy/17fda.html?ex=1363492800&en=38a92b5ddb3f2c51&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss,By GARDINER HARRIS