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Medical company agrees to pay $48.2 million in federal whistle-blower lawsuit filed by Macon woman
The Macon TelegraphIn 2001, Julie Darity first noticed something amiss at the job where she had worked for 13 years. She found that her employer, C.R. Bard Inc., was offering illegal kickbacks and was selling its radioactive seeds used to treat prostate cancer at inflated...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Corporate Crime, Bribery, Ethics, U.S. Department of Justice
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Bard settles Ga. whistleblower suit for $48 million
The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionA medical device company on Monday agreed to pay a $48.2 million settlement to resolve claims by a Georgia employee that it paid kickbacks to doctors and customers who bought radiation treatment for prostate cancer. C.R. Bard Inc., which is...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Corporate Crime, Bribery, Health Treatments, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Randa the Rhino Battles Skin Cancer at LA Zoo
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- A 40-year-old rhinoceros at the Los Angeles Zoo is battling skin cancer and she's getting some cutting edge treatment in her fight. Randa the Indian Rhino was recently diagnosed with recurrent squamous cell carcinoma under her horn, a form...Tags: Electronics, Education, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Squamous Cell Cancer, University of California, Los Angeles
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Debate Surrounds New Treatment
McClatchy Tribune NewspapersCyberKnife radiosurgery -- which uses narrow beams of radiation to kill several types of cancer - is marketed as a less invasive, more convenient way to treat prostate cancer, a pitch that has proved convincing for about 3,000 men over the last six years....Tags: Healthcare Provider, Prostate, Insurance, Medicare, Surgery
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