Range of genetic mutations associated with severe non-syndromic sporadic intellectual disability: an exome sequencing study : The Lancet

Range of genetic mutations associated with severe non-syndromic sporadic intellectual disability: an exome sequencing study : The Lancet:

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USDOJ: US Attorney's Office - Eastern District of Virginia

USDOJ: US Attorney's Office - Eastern District of Virginia:

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Replacing Obamacare with Real Health Care Reform — NEJM

Replacing Obamacare with Real Health Care Reform — NEJM:

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Securing the Future of American Health Care — NEJM

Securing the Future of American Health Care — NEJM:

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BBC News - Cardiff University medical research misconduct probe

BBC News - Cardiff University medical research misconduct probe:

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Federal Circuit Distinguishes Allowability of Legal Fees

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Press Announcements > New FDA task force will support innovation in antibacterial drug development

Press Announcements > New FDA task force will support innovation in antibacterial drug development:

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Sweet times for cows as gummy worms replace costly corn feed | Reuters

Sweet times for cows as gummy worms replace costly corn feed | Reuters:

This is steak that I want to try.

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How Liberal Arts Colleges Are Failing America - Scott Gerber - The Atlantic

How Liberal Arts Colleges Are Failing America - Scott Gerber - The Atlantic:

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Study reveals genomic similarities between breast cancer and ovarian cancers, September 23, 2012 News Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Study reveals genomic similarities between breast cancer and ovarian cancers, September 23, 2012 News Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH):

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Finding Treasure in “Junk” DNA - NIH Research Matters - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Finding Treasure in “Junk” DNA - NIH Research Matters - National Institutes of Health (NIH):

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Improving Citizen Access to Government Scientific Information | Union of Concerned Scientists

Improving Citizen Access to Government Scientific Information | Union of Concerned Scientists:

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Federal Agencies Lagging on FOIA Processing-What's the Hold Up?

Federal Agencies Lagging on FOIA Processing-What's the Hold Up?:

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Federal Agencies Lagging on FOIA Processing-What's the Hold Up?

Federal Agencies Lagging on FOIA Processing-What's the Hold Up?:

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The Sequestration Sideshow: Jobs and Pentagon Contracting in Context

The Sequestration Sideshow: Jobs and Pentagon Contracting in Context:

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Calories from Soft Drinks — Do They Matter? — NEJM

Calories from Soft Drinks — Do They Matter? — NEJM:

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Regulation of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages — NEJM

Regulation of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages — NEJM:

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Portion Sizes and Beyond — Government's Legal Authority to Regulate Food-Industry Practices — NEJM

Portion Sizes and Beyond — Government's Legal Authority to Regulate Food-Industry Practices — NEJM:

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Dark matter DNA active in brain during day — night cycle, September 21, 2012 News Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Dark matter DNA active in brain during day — night cycle, September 21, 2012 News Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH):

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Getting to the root of America's racial health inequalities : The Lancet

Getting to the root of America's racial health inequalities : The Lancet:

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Debating the ethics of organ transplantation : The Lancet

Debating the ethics of organ transplantation : The Lancet:

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Blood Spots Are Epigenetic Time Capsules | The Scientist

Blood Spots Are Epigenetic Time Capsules | The Scientist: "Blood samples spotted onto Guthrie cards at birth could prove a valuable source of genomic DNA for epigenetic studies. They could potentially allow scientists to peer into the history of a patient’s epigenome and reveal which epigenetic patterns helped cause disease, and which resulted from disease, researchers at the University of London report in tomorrow’s (August 23) online issue of Genome Research."

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DNA Data Storage | The Scientist

DNA Data Storage | The Scientist:

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Do That Again | The Scientist

Do That Again | The Scientist: " the Reproducibility Initiative provides a platform for researchers to volunteer their studies for replication by independent third parties.  Studies validated through the initiative will earn a certificate of reproducibility, similar to a Consumer Reports recommendation for a particular car model."

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Getting to Know the Genome | The Scientist

Getting to Know the Genome | The Scientist:

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Opinion: What Is the Human Genome? | The Scientist

Opinion: What Is the Human Genome? | The Scientist:

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FBI — Fugitive for 13 Years Pleads Guilty

FBI — Fugitive for 13 Years Pleads Guilty:

EXTRADITED FROM PERU!
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Leading Oncology Practice to Pay $4.1 Million to Settle False Claims Act Investigation

Leading Oncology Practice to Pay $4.1 Million to Settle False Claims Act Investigation:

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Reframing Federalism — The Affordable Care Act (and Broccoli) in the Supreme Court — NEJM

Reframing Federalism — The Affordable Care Act (and Broccoli) in the Supreme Court — NEJM:

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Believe the Data — NEJM

Believe the Data — NEJM:

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A Randomized Study of How Physicians Interpret Research Funding Disclosures — NEJM

A Randomized Study of How Physicians Interpret Research Funding Disclosures — NEJM:

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NIH announces new program in metabolomics, September 19, 2012 News Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

NIH announces new program in metabolomics, September 19, 2012 News Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH):

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Size isn't everything, comparatively speaking : The Lancet Neurology

Size isn't everything, comparatively speaking : The Lancet Neurology:

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ABQJournal Online » UNM: Administrator Broke Research Rules

ABQJournal Online » UNM: Administrator Broke Research Rules:

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Contractor suspensions and debarments on the rise, says White House - Contracting - GovExec.com

Contractor suspensions and debarments on the rise, says White House - Contracting - GovExec.com:

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Bipartisan House Bill Would Expand Whistleblower Protections to Federal Contractors

Bipartisan House Bill Would Expand Whistleblower Protections to Federal Contractors:

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New Brain Cleaning System Discovered - NIH Research Matters - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

New Brain Cleaning System Discovered - NIH Research Matters - National Institutes of Health (NIH):

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Rare cancers yield potential source of tumor growth, September 17, 2012 News Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Rare cancers yield potential source of tumor growth, September 17, 2012 News Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH):

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New NIH/NHGRI grants to harness nanoscale technologies to cut DNA sequencing costs, September 14, 2012 News Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

New NIH/NHGRI grants to harness nanoscale technologies to cut DNA sequencing costs, September 14, 2012 News Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH):

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Providing Prompt Payment to Small Business Subcontractors

OMB letter requiring prompt payment that led to DOD and Civilian agency class deviations.

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Prompt Payment to Small Business Subcontractors

Class Deviation from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
to Implement Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Policy
Memorandum M-12-16, Providing Prompt Payment to Small
Business Subcontractors


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Congressional Research Service: Obama’s welfare policy is legal

Congressional Research Service: Obama’s welfare policy is legal:

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Economic Opportunities Development Corporation of Atascosa, Karnes, and Wilson Counties' Financial Management Practices and Systems Did Not Always Meet Federal Requirements (A-06-11-00034) 09-06-2012

Economic Opportunities Development Corporation of Atascosa, Karnes, and Wilson Counties' Financial Management Practices and Systems Did Not Always Meet Federal Requirements (A-06-11-00034) 09-06-2012:

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Florida State University Did Not Always Claim Selected Costs Charged Directly to Department of Health and Human Services Awards in Accordance With Federal Regulations and National Institutes of Health Guidelines (A-04-11-01095) 07-19-2012

Florida State University Did Not Always Claim Selected Costs Charged Directly to Department of Health and Human Services Awards in Accordance With Federal Regulations and National Institutes of Health Guidelines (A-04-11-01095) 07-19-2012:

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SUBJECT: Class Deviation- Providing Accelerated Payment to Small Business Subcontractors
OARS Tracking Number: 2012-00014

Effective immediatel y, contracting officers shall use the attached clause to require prime
contractors to pay small business subcontractors on an accelerated tim etable to the maximum
extent practicable. Accordingly, contracting officers shall insert the clause at 52.232-99
(DEVIA TION)(August 2012) in all new solicitations and resultant contracts after the date this
deviation is signed and, to the extent feasible, modify existing solicitations to insert the clause at
52.232-99 (DEVIATION). Contracting officers may amend existing contracts to insert this
clause in accordance with FAR 1.108(d).

52.232-99, Providing Accelerated Payment to Small Business Subcontractors
(DEVIATION)
The contracting officer shall insert the following clause in all solicitations and resultant
contracts.
PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENT TO SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS
(DEVIATION 2012-00014) (August 2012)
This clause implements the temporary policy provided by OMB Policy Memorandum M-12-16,
Providing Prompt Payment to Small Business Subcontractors, dated July 11,2012.
(a) Upon receipt of accelerated payments from the Government, the contractor is required to
make accelerated payments to small business subcontractors to the maximum extent
practicable after receipt of a proper invoice and all proper documentation from the small
business subcontractor.
(b) Include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (b), in all subcontracts with
small business concerns.
(c) The acceleration of payments under this clause does not provide any new rights under the
Prompt Payment Act.

Academic May Pursue FCA Retaliation Claim | Virginia Lawyers Weekly

Academic May Pursue FCA Retaliation Claim | Virginia Lawyers Weekly:
A post-doctoral fellow conducting research at U.Va.'s Department of Psychiatry & Neurobehavioral Sciences who alleges his appointment was not renewed because he complained about his supervisor's fraudulent allocation of levels of effort on a particular government grant withstands summary judgment on his retaliation claim under the False Claims Act, but the Charlottesville U.S. District Court grants summary judgment on his § 1983 claim alleging violation of his First Amendment rights.

PAYWALL

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False positives: fraud and misconduct are threatening scientific research | Science | The Guardian

False positives: fraud and misconduct are threatening scientific research | Science | The Guardian:

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The Variability of Genetic Disease — NEJM

The Variability of Genetic Disease — NEJM:

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There Is More to Life Than Death — NEJM

There Is More to Life Than Death — NEJM:

Great discussion of preventive screening issues
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The Supreme Court and the Future of Medicaid — NEJM

The Supreme Court and the Future of Medicaid — NEJM:

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Grassley on Delay in Implementing Physician Payments Sunshine Act

Grassley on Delay in Implementing Physician Payments Sunshine Act:

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Punishing Health Care Fraud — Is the GSK Settlement Sufficient? — NEJM

Punishing Health Care Fraud — Is the GSK Settlement Sufficient? — NEJM:

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NIH researchers restore children's immune systems with refinements in gene therapy, September 11, 2012 News Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

NIH researchers restore children's immune systems with refinements in gene therapy, September 11, 2012 News Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH):

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ambulance supplier’s proposal to routinely waive cost-sharing amounts for emergency medical services (“EMS”) rendered on a part-time basis

OIG advisory opinion on

ambulance supplier’s proposal to routinely waive cost-sharing amounts for emergency
medical services (“EMS”) rendered on a part-time basis


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Genetic Switch Involved in Depression - NIH Research Matters - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Genetic Switch Involved in Depression - NIH Research Matters - National Institutes of Health (NIH):

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Article on Patents in Government contracts

Buying the Better Mousetrap:
Patent Law Issues in Federal Acquisition
by
Tamir Damari*

Vol. No. XXII,
Issue No. 4
September 2012
The Clause
A Quarterly Publication of the Boards of Contract Appeals Bar Association, Inc

Strategy developed to improve delivery of medicines to the brain, September 7, 2012 News Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Strategy developed to improve delivery of medicines to the brain, September 7, 2012 News Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH):

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Cornell University Medical False Claims Act Case

... misuse of a research training grant brought on behalf of the government pursuant to the False Claims Act


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Vermont attempts single-payer health care : The Lancet

Vermont attempts single-payer health care : The Lancet:

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The struggle for universal health coverage : The Lancet

The struggle for universal health coverage : The Lancet:

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Eastern District of New York

Eastern District of New York: "New York Downtown Hospital (“NY Downtown”) defrauded the Medicare and Medicaid Programs in connection with an inpatient detoxification program which the hospital operated during the period July 21, 1998 through February 14, 2006. Pursuant to the settlement, NY Downtown has agreed to pay the United States and the State of New York $13.4 million."

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Eastern District of New York

Eastern District of New York: "New York Downtown Hospital (“NY Downtown”) defrauded the Medicare and Medicaid Programs in connection with an inpatient detoxification program which the hospital operated during the period July 21, 1998 through February 14, 2006. Pursuant to the settlement, NY Downtown has agreed to pay the United States and the State of New York $13.4 million."

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Status of Deadbeats | Child Support Enforcement | Fraud | Office of Inspector General | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Status of Deadbeats | Child Support Enforcement | Fraud | Office of Inspector General | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: "Deadbeats"

Pay the money or do the time
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NIH Common Fund researchers link genetic variants and gene regulation in many common diseases, September 5, 2012 News Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

NIH Common Fund researchers link genetic variants and gene regulation in many common diseases, September 5, 2012 News Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH):

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Hospital Impact - What's missing from the Hippocratic oath

Hospital Impact - What's missing from the Hippocratic oath: "some teaching hospitals want the Hippocratic oath to require physicians to abstain from inflicting financial harm "

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Harvard professor who resigned fabricated, manipulated data, US says - Boston Medical News - White Coat Notes - Boston.com

Harvard professor who resigned fabricated, manipulated data, US says - Boston Medical News - White Coat Notes - Boston.com:

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The Developing Vision of Primary Care — NEJM

The Developing Vision of Primary Care — NEJM:

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From Sick Care to Health Care — Reengineering Prevention into the U.S. System — NEJM

From Sick Care to Health Care — Reengineering Prevention into the U.S. System — NEJM:

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What Business Are We In? The Emergence of Health as the Business of Health Care — NEJM

What Business Are We In? The Emergence of Health as the Business of Health Care — NEJM:

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NIH-funded researchers restore sense of smell in mice using genetic technique, September 2, 2012 News Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

NIH-funded researchers restore sense of smell in mice using genetic technique, September 2, 2012 News Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH):

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International Procurement by Howard Wolf-Rodda, Daniel Mitterhoff :: SSRN

International Procurement by Howard Wolf-Rodda, Daniel Mitterhoff :: SSRN: "developments in Chinese procurement law "

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Intelligent Human-Machine Collaboration: Summary of a Workshop

Intelligent Human-Machine Collaboration: Summary of a Workshop: "Intelligent Human-Machine Collaboration:
Summary of a Workshop"

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Indirect infringement

whether a defendant may be held liable for induced infringement if the defendant has performed some of the steps of a claimed method and has induced other parties to commit the remaining steps (as in the  Akamai case), or if the defendant has induced other parties to collectively perform all the steps of the claimed method, but no single party has performed all of the steps itself (as in the McKesson case).


Court holds that all the steps of a claimed method must be performed in order to find induced infringement, but that it is not necessary to prove that all the steps were committed by a single entity.


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Face the Facts: Why Health Net Escaped Consequences of IG Investigation

Face the Facts: Why Health Net Escaped Consequences of IG Investigation:

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