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A new fertilization technique that could eventually create babies from the DNA of three people raises a number of ethical questions, including whether the government should sanction the creation of genetically-modified humans. (Thinkstock)

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FDA weighs risks of 3-person embryo fertilization

Associated Press, Matthew Perrone -

February 24, 2014 3:40 pm

Sen. David Vitter, R-La., walks to the Senate at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. Vitter cast the lone vote in opposition to a bill designed to tighten government oversight of pharmacies that custom-mix prescription drugs, a measure to make lawmakers disclose which of their aides are enrolling in the president's new health care program as part of an ongoing effort to discredit

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Senate votes to advance specialty pharmacy bill

Associated Press, Matthew Perrone -

November 13, 2013 12:41 am

The Food and Drug Administration holds a public meeting this week to review two experimental medications from Johnson & Johnson and Gilead Sciences. The new drugs, if approved, could offer a quicker, more effective approach to eliminating hepatitis C, a blood-borne disease blamed for 15,000 deaths in the U.S. this year. (Photo: Thinkstock)

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FDA reviews 2 promising new drugs for hepatitis C

Associated Press, Matthew Perrone -

October 22, 2013 4:00 am