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Lawmakers demand study data on Vytorin cancer risk (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:25:00 GMT

TRENTON, N.J. -- A congressional committee is demanding that the makers of controversial cholesterol drug Vytorin, Merck & Co. and Schering-Plough Corp., produce extensive data related to a clinical study indicating the drug might increase the risk of cancer.

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New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine Expresses 'Serious Disappointment' to Arthur Sulzberger Jr. (The Media Mob)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:20:00 GMT

A few months ago, after Times reporter David Chen left the Trenton bureau for New York's City Hall, and The Times decided against sending a replacement, New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine decided to meet with Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr. at the paper's skyscraper on Eighth Avenue. "I wanted to register a sense of serious disappointment that we weren't seeing the kind of coverage...

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HCL Technologies: HCL Completes Guidewire ClaimCenter Deployment for New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company (Market Wire)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:00:00 GMT

SUNNYVALE, CA and WEST TRENTON, NJ (MARKET WIRE) HCL Technologies Ltd. ("HCL"), India's leading global IT services company, today announced the completion of the implementation of Guidewire ClaimCenter(R) for New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company (NJM), the largest automobile and workers' compensation insurer in New Jersey. HCL assisted NJM in the configuration, integration,...

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Vioxx payments begin soon (Indy Star)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:00:00 GMT

TRENTON, N.J. » Partial payments for people claiming withdrawn painkiller Vioxx caused heart attacks will go out starting Aug. 28 under the $4.85 billion settlement between drugmaker Merck & Co. and plaintiffs' lawyers, the claims administrator said Wednesday.

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NJ to crack down on administrators' phony degrees (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:57:00 GMT

TRENTON - New Jersey's Education Department said it will come up with rules to stop school administrators from getting extra pay after obtaining graduate degrees from so-called "diploma mills."

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Performance Health Technologies Highlighted Nationally in Media Reports Focused on Company's Innovative Therapy Products (Business Wire)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:54:00 GMT

TRENTON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Performance Health Technologies, Inc. (PHT)(OTC BB: PFMH), a leader in the development and

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An A-plus in ecology for N.J.'s delegation (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:01:00 GMT

TRENTON - When it comes to voting in favor of environmental legislation, New Jersey's congressional delegation scores an A-plus. An environmental group releasing the delegation's annual environmental voting track record Tuesday lauded most members.

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N.J. bans shellfish from parts of Delaware Bay (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:01:00 GMT

TRENTON - Portions of the Delaware Bay are temporarily off limits to shellfish fishermen. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued the ban yesterday after getting two reports of a flulike illness linked to oysters from those New Jersey waters. About 130 square miles of the bay are affected, from Artificial Island to Maurice River Cove. The suspension will continue...

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NJ congressman in Georgia to help trapped sisters (Arizona Republic)

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:25:20 GMT

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- A New Jersey congressman has arrived in the Republic of Georgia in an effort to bring home two young girls stuck overseas since the conflict with Russia began....

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Trenton, NJ - Trenton, New Jersey, United States (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:47:49 GMT

Jump to the full entry & travel map Trenton, New Jersey, United States August 18-21 Via Philadephia 722.6 miles

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Flu shots mandatory for all N.J. preschoolers (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:01:00 GMT

TRENTON - Clothes: check. Crayons: check. Lunch box: check. Appointment for a flu vaccine: Huh? That's right. New Jersey now requires flu vaccines for preschoolers and children attending licensed child-care centers. Now parents will have an additional item to cross off their checklists once school bells ring next month.

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Vioxx study was sales ploy, researchers say (News & Observer)

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:30:00 GMT

Trenton, N.J. - A 1999 Merck & Co. study of its since-withdrawn painkiller Vioxx, touted to participating doctors and patients as a way to show whether Vioxx caused fewer stomach problems than another drug, was primarily a stealth marketing strategy,

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Doctors: Study used as a marketing tool (The Eagle Business)

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:05:00 GMT

TRENTON, N.J. -- A 1999 Merck & Co. study of its since-withdrawn painkiller Vioxx, touted to participating doctors and patients as meant to show w ...

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Researchers: Merck Vioxx study was for marketing (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:16:00 GMT

TRENTON, N.J. -- A 1999 Merck & Co. study of its since-withdrawn painkiller Vioxx, touted to participating doctors and patients as meant to show whether Vioxx caused fewer stomach problems than another drug, was primarily a stealth marketing strategy, researchers report.

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Constitution Party candidate gets ballot access in New Jersey (Third Party Watch)

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:29:29 GMT

The following is a media release from the Constitution Party of New Jersey: Constitution Party Candidate Gains Ballot Access in New Jersey By Jason A. Edwards – August 14, 2008 – 6:09pm Release Date: Aug 14 2008 TRENTON - New Jersey voters unhappy with Obama and McCain will have a better choice this November, as Chuck Baldwin – the [...]

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NJ Boy Scouts among Grand Canyon evacuees (Arizona Republic)

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:04:48 GMT

TRENTON, N.J. - A trip to an area near the Grand Canyon is coming to an abrupt end for a group of Boy Scouts from Maplewood.

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N.J. assailed over delays in windmill energy plan (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:01:00 GMT

TRENTON - When then-Gov. Richard Codey signed an executive order paving the way for New Jersey's first offshore wind farm in 2005, he didn't imagine it would take so long to get turbines spinning off the coast.

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N.J.'s biggest insurer may turn for-profit (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:01:00 GMT

TRENTON - Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, New Jersey's largest health insurer, filed yesterday to become a publicly held for-profit company, a move that could bring the state a $1 billion windfall for health care but that comes with concerns about how the change could impact consumers.

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Suspects Charged with Fraud; collected more than $106,000 in Unemployment Benefits (ClearysNoteBook)

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:33:44 GMT

Link: State of New Jersey. TRENTON – Attorney General Anne Milgram and Criminal Justice Director Deborah Gramiccioni announced today that six people have been charged in separate indictments with stealing a total of $106,084 from...

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Uncle reaches NJ girls trapped overseas in Georgia (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:40:00 GMT

TRENTON, N.J. -- The uncle of two New Jersey girls trapped in the war-torn Republic of Georgia has reached the home where his nieces are staying, but the children aren't leaving yet, said a congressman who has been helping the family.

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