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Fish Oil Pills No Help For Alzheimer's Patients
A clinical test of fish oil supplements found they didn't slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease. The findings deflate optimism about the approach, which seemed to hold some promise. Read More...
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Tue, Nov 02 2010 11:14 AM
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San Francisco Moving Toward Ban Of Toys From Most McDonald's Happy Meals
San Francisco's Board of Supervisors voted in favor of an ordinance that would ban toy giveaways with junky meals marketed for kids. It's a broadside against McDonald's Happy Meals. The company said it was "extremely disappointed"...
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Wed, Nov 03 2010 9:18 AM
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In The Elevator With Boehner: What Do You Say About Health Care?
If you had a minute with Rep. John Boehner, soon to be House Speaker, what would you tell him about health care? Egg him on in trying to repeal the law, urge him to reverse course, or suggest he focus on something else? Read More...
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Thu, Nov 04 2010 8:45 AM
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WeightWatchers Points Plan Stretching To Help Splurgers
A new approach to keeping track of calories by WeightWatchers' British division may make life a little easier for dieters. The secret: allow people to indulge in occasional behavior unbecoming of a dieter. Read More...
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Thu, Nov 04 2010 9:56 AM
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Pfizer Expands Recall Of Lipitor Due To Musty Odor
About 38,000 bottles of high-strength Lipitor are affected. A smelly chemical traced to wooden shipping pallets has contaminated some batches of the cholesterol-fighting pills. Read More...
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Mon, Nov 01 2010 10:31 AM
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FDA Says Defibrillators Need Improvement
Laymen can save people's lives by using automatic external defibrillators to shock their hearts back to life. But the Food and Drug Administration says a pattern of design and manufacturing problems shows improvements are needed. Read More...
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Mon, Nov 15 2010 11:03 AM
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Experimental Diet Drug Helped Diabetics Shed Weight, But...
New clinical data show a medicine called lorcaserin helped diabetics shed weight. But the losses were modest, and safety questions remains. So the medicine still faces a tough road at the Food and Drug Administration. Read More...
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Tue, Nov 09 2010 1:35 PM
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Americans Are Wary Of Genetically Engineered Foods
Only 25 percent of Americans are completely sure they understand genetically engineered food. Nearly two-thirds are uncertain about its safety. A majority are willing to eat genetically modified plants, but only about a third would try altered fish. Read...
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Fri, Nov 12 2010 10:55 AM
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Helmet Face Shields Could Prevent Military Brain Injuries
Traumatic Brain Injury has been called the signature injury of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. A scientist at MIT says face shields on helmets could stop blast waves from damaging brain tissue. Read More...
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Mon, Nov 22 2010 12:33 PM
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In Rushed Senate Hearing, Medicare Chief Dodges GOP Blows
In his first hearing before Congress since being appointed to head Medicare and Medicaid, Dr. Donald Berwick parried Republican questioning. He also predicted that Medicare would better off as a result of health overhaul. Read More...
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Wed, Nov 17 2010 2:32 PM
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Darvon's Day Is Finally Done
A prescription painkiller on the market since the 1950s is being withdrawn after new data showed it raises the risks for irregular heart rhythms. Critics had long faulted the drug for being ineffective. Safety worries mounted recently. Read More...
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Fri, Nov 19 2010 9:56 AM
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Now Who Wants A Salad With That School Lunch?
The House plans to take up the Senate version of the child nutrition bill in early December. It's paid for in part with promised food stamp money increases, but the Administration has promised it will fix that later. Read More...
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Mon, Nov 22 2010 10:28 AM
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