While condemning the activity depicted in the newest photos, Mr. Panetta also criticized the Los Angeles Times, which first published the images, for not acceding to requests from the government to withhold them.

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Because many healthcare providers find it difficult to keep up with the newest therapies as they become available, this activity is a legitimate and sometimes valuable source of information.

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On average, 20% of start-ups fail within their first year, according to the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, which also conducts an annual study on entrepreneurial activity in the U.S. Its newest report, due out next month, is expected to show that start-up volume in the U.S. increased by just a few percentage points in 2011, just as it did in 2010, 2009 and 2008, says E.

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