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Your Car: Powered Soon By Four Loko
A Virginia company is taking in truckloads of boozy caffeinated drinks, including Four Loko, and recycling the stuff into pure ethanol to be blended into gasoline. Read More...
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Fri, Jan 07 2011 6:12 AM
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Taco Bell Enlists Superheroes To Bite Back At Beef Lawsuit
Will Taco Bell's Super Delicious Ingredient Force defeat Baron von Bland? A cartoon is part of the fast-food chain's spirited defense of its seasoned beef. A lawsuit claims many of the ingredients aren't beef at all. Read More...
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Fri, Jan 28 2011 1:06 PM
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Obama Puts Veto Threat In Writing For Bill To Repeal Health Overhaul
The Obama administration issued a veto threat for legislation that would repeal health overhaul, just to make clear where the administration stands. Read More...
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Fri, Jan 07 2011 5:30 AM
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Antibiotics Defeat Ear Infections In Little Kids, Studies Find
Two studies bring new evidence to the long-running debate on whether antibiotics work for children's ear infections. But experts say doctors should be sure the child really is suffering from an ear infection before writing a prescription. Read More...
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Wed, Jan 12 2011 2:15 PM
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Heart Cells Made From Stem Cells Speed Up Research On Rare Disease
Israeli scientists have used stem cells to grow heart cells from patients with a rare heart disease called long QT syndrome. They also tested a variety of drugs on the cells, which they hope will help them develop new treatments for the syndrome. Read...
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Tue, Jan 18 2011 12:51 PM
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Questions Mount As Health Law Rolls Out
In a few months the federal law overhauling the nation's health system will be a year old. As House Republicans push for a repeal vote, NPR's Julie Rovner answers questions about how the law works. Read More...
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Wed, Jan 19 2011 2:42 PM
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What Will 2011 Bring To Your Health?
Now that the new year is upon us, here are some healthy tips for 2011. For starters, we found 25 bits of advice for dieters. And then there's a roundup of changes that the federal health overhaul could bring to you. Read More...
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Mon, Jan 03 2011 6:26 AM
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Fertility Clinics Offer Deals, Money-Back Guarantees
The bargains can be appealing for people who don't have insurance coverage for infertility treatments, which is to say most people. Only about 20 percent of companies covered pricey treatments like in vitro fertilization, a survey found. Read More...
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Tue, Jan 25 2011 6:07 AM
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Glaxo Exec Concedes Drug Industry 'Lost Its Way' And Prescribes Changes
GlaxoSmithKline's U.S. President Deirdre Connelly acknowledged huge fines paid by drugmakers and the low esteem consumers have for the companies these days. She said Glaxo will no longer pay bonuses for U.S. sales representatives based on prescriptions...
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Mon, Jan 24 2011 10:27 AM
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Wal-Mart Food Push Echoes Earlier Move On Generic Drugs
In 2006, Wal-Mart cut prices on a wide range of generic medicines to as little as $4 a month. Some rivals followed suit. The retail giant's push for healthier foods may add to broader pressure for change. Read More...
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Thu, Jan 20 2011 9:20 AM
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To Curb Medical Arms Race, Go After The Suppliers
Older and wealthier populations that better health may drive some national demand for care. But the supply of services remains a big part of the cost problem. Read More...
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Wed, Jan 12 2011 9:42 PM
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Study Linking Childhood Vaccine And Autism Was Fraudulent
A report in a British journal makes the case that an infamous study linking autism and vaccines wasn't just wrong -- it was fraudulent. Key facts, the report says, were altered to support the autism link. Read More...
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Thu, Jan 06 2011 7:56 AM
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Asthma On The Rise: 25 Million In The U.S. Affected
Federal health officials estimate nearly 1 in 12 Americans, or 25 million people have the respiratory disorder. Asthma prevalence is up a little in recent years, but severe attacks have held pretty steady. Read More...
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Thu, Jan 13 2011 6:34 AM
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Annals Of Weight-Loss Gimmicks: From Bile Beans To Obesity Soap
People have been worrying about their weight far longer than you might have imagined. A recent event highlighted some fads through the ages, but it also revealed a diet from the 1860s that seemed to work. Read More...
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Thu, Jan 20 2011 2:02 PM
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More States Join Federal Lawsuit Challenging Health Overhaul
Attorneys general in Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Ohio, Wisconsin and Wyoming hopped aboard a lawsuit in a federal district court in Florida. Opponents of overhaul say the newcomers reflect broad concerns about the constitutionality of the law. Read More...
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Thu, Jan 20 2011 5:39 AM
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