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Liberals lead as Canadians head to polls
October 19, 2015 WORLD HEADLINES

Liberals lead as Canadians head to polls

Canadians voted Monday in general elections marked by a strong desire for change with the liberal son of a former prime minister well placed to end nine years of Tory rule. Public opinion has swung wildly during the campaign, but final polling showed rookie leader Justin Trudeau’s Liberals now eight points ahead of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservatives. The 43-year-old, who made a late surge from third place, is the

Valeant CEO sees new drug pricing environment ahead
October 19, 2015 HEALTH (MSM)

Valeant CEO sees new drug pricing environment ahead

Valeant CEO J. Michael Pearson told investors the company’s 2016 outlook is based on expectations for a new pricing environment where none of its drugs have an actual price increase of more than 10 percent. Valeant shares fell 7.5 percent, or $13.18, to $164.38 on the New York Stock Exchange, while the broader Arca pharmaceutical index was off 0.56 percent . “The pharmaceutical industry is being aggressively sort of attacked

Judge orders Louisiana to fund Planned Parenthood clinics
October 19, 2015 HEALTH (MSM)

Judge orders Louisiana to fund Planned Parenthood clinics

A federal judge has blocked Louisiana’s efforts to defund Planned Parenthood clinics in the state, finding that more than 5,000 low-income patients would have their healthcare disrupted by a move he ruled likely ran afoul of the law. U.S. District Judge John deGravelles issued a temporary restraining order late on Sunday requiring Louisiana to continue providing Medicaid funding to the reproductive health organization’s clinics for the next two weeks as