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About 130 million Americans swallow, inject, inhale, infuse, spray, and pat on prescribed medication every month, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (search) indicates. Americans buy much more medicine per person than any other country. The number of prescriptions has swelled by two-thirds over the past decade to …

VIENNA, Austria – Oil prices rose Monday, reversing an earlier decline of more than $1 a barrel as OPEC (search) pondered a production increase next month. While U.S. crude supplies have risen for eight straight weeks, analysts remain concerned about the expected rise in gasoline demand and the potential for …

LOS ANGELES – Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN), the world’s largest maker of chips for cell phones, on Monday reported a 12 percent rise in quarterly profits, as manufacturing and operating expenses fell and new orders increased modestly from the end of last year. TI shares rose almost 6 percent in …