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Can home cooking be hazardous to your health? 09/02/2010 06:56 PM |
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2010-09-03T01:56:00Z
ATLANTA (AP) -- Could your kitchen at home pass a restaurant inspection?...
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Botox maker to pay $600M to resolve investigation 09/02/2010 01:01 AM |
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2010-09-02T08:01:52Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Allergan Inc., the maker of wrinkle-smoothing Botox, has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a yearslong federal investigation into its marketing of the top-selling, botulin-based drug....
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New test seen as big advance in diagnosing TB 09/01/2010 03:27 PM |
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2010-09-01T22:27:54Z
Scientists are reporting a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis: A new test can reveal in less than two hours, with very high accuracy, whether someone has the disease and if it's resistant to the main drug for treating it....
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Journal editors question sale of diet pill Meridia 09/01/2010 03:25 PM |
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2010-09-01T22:25:41Z
NEW YORK (AP) -- Editors of a top medical journal call Meridia "another flawed diet pill" and question whether it should stay on the market as a study shows it raises the risk of heart attack and stroke in people with heart problems....
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Benefits seen for high-risk women in ovary removal 08/31/2010 04:48 PM |
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2010-08-31T23:48:40Z
CHICAGO (AP) -- Surgery to remove healthy ovaries gives a triple benefit to high-risk women: It lowers their threat of breast and ovarian cancer, and boosts their chances of living longer, new research suggests....
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Double hand transplant patient shows new hands 09/02/2010 02:17 PM |
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2010-09-02T21:17:50Z
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- The recipient of a rare double hand transplant says he feels "fantastic" and can wiggle fingers on both his new hands....
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FDA looks to curb abuse of cough medicine 08/31/2010 12:35 PM |
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2010-08-31T19:35:41Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal health regulators are weighing restrictions on Robitussin, NyQuil and other cough suppressants to curb cases of abuse that send thousands of people to the hospital each year....
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Time to get your flu shot, but just one this year 08/31/2010 12:02 AM |
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2010-08-31T07:02:32Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's flu-shot season already, and for the first time health authorities are urging nearly everyone to get vaccinated. There is even a new high-dose version for people 65 or older....
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Aging vets' costs concern Obama's deficit co-chair 08/31/2010 05:02 PM |
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2010-09-01T00:02:37Z
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- The system that automatically awards disability benefits to some veterans because of concerns about Agent Orange seems contrary to efforts to control federal spending, the Republican co-chairman of President Barack Obama's deficit commission said ...
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Scientists expect C-section rate to keep rising 08/30/2010 02:18 PM |
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2010-08-30T21:18:24Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- More women will be giving birth by C-section for the foreseeable future, government scientists said Monday, releasing a study into the causes of a trend that troubles maternal health experts....
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