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 December 20, 2006

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News: National Health Network Should Be Set Up for Research
News: Insurance Plans Cooperate to Provide Online Health Info
News: Gates Foundation Gives $83M to Fight Malaria
Identity Theft: Providence Health's Serious Pain
News: Biomet to Be Bought by Private Equity Group
News: IBM Develops Technology to Check Drug Authenticity

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News: National Health Network Should Be Set Up for Research
A Washington-based nonprofit think tank and advocacy group says the Nationwide Health Information Network should be set up to conduct clinical research. Learn more



News: Insurance Plans Cooperate to Provide Online Health Info
A week after several large employers announced plans to create online personal health records for millions of their employees, large insurers said they would do the same thing for their members. Get the details



News: Gates Foundation Gives $83M to Fight Malaria
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledges $83.5 million to fight malaria by paying for better controls, vaccine research and prevention of a disease that kills more than a million people a year. Read the story



Identity Theft: Providence Health's Serious Pain
When 10 backup tapes and disks were stolen from the back of a Providence Health & Services employee's minivan, thieves potentially gained access to the private information of 365,000 patients. Now, one year and $7 million later, the health care provider remains mired in the aftermath. Check it out



News: Biomet to Be Bought by Private Equity Group
The orthopedic device maker will be acquired by a private equity consortium for about $10.9 billion, eight months after putting itself on the auction block. Find out more



News: IBM Develops Technology to Check Drug Authenticity
IBM says it has developed technology to help drug distributors, manufacturers and retailers prevent counterfeit drugs from making their way into the market. Learn more



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