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Government Moves To Ban Dangerous Cribs
After numerous crib recalls and baby deaths, the Consumer Products Safety Commission is prosposing more tougher safety standards for cribs. Read More...
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Fri, Jul 16 2010 12:18 PM
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Menthol: Mystery Ingredient In Cigarettes Enters The Spotlight
The cooling sensation of menthol may help young people pick up the smoking habit. Now a panel of experts is looking at whether the FDA should restrict the ingredient. Read More...
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Fri, Jul 16 2010 9:35 AM
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Diet Drug Qnexa Gets Thumbs-Down In Avandia's Wake
Worries about birth defects and other side effects led to a 10 to 6 vote against a new diet drug by an FDA panel. Read More...
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Fri, Jul 16 2010 6:02 AM
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Why High Heels Hurt Even After You Take Them Off
Wearing high heels can shorten calf muscles and stiffen Achilles tendons, a recipe for pain. Read More...
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Thu, Jul 15 2010 4:01 PM
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Abortion Supporters Now Blast Administration Over Health Law
Abortion rights groups are upset that the administration is clamping down too hard on abortion funding in insurance pools created by the new health law. Read More...
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Thu, Jul 15 2010 1:53 PM
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Health Law Makes Prevention Easier To Come By
The new health law will compel insurers to pay for all sorts of preventive and screening services that are supported by strong evidence. Read More...
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Thu, Jul 15 2010 11:02 AM
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Nestle Pulls Health Claims From Kids' Drink After Feds Object
The Federal Trade Commission says claims that a drink for kids can keep kids from missing school were not substantiated. Read More...
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Thu, Jul 15 2010 9:34 AM
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Glaxo To Take $2.4 Billion Charge To Cover Avandia Cases, Other Legal Woes
Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline will take a big profit hit to pay for legal costs, but the amount isn't as high as some analysts expected. Read More...
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Thu, Jul 15 2010 6:20 AM
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Avandia Survives, As Experts Support Continued Sales, With Caveats
A majority of experts on a panel advising the FDA voted to keep the controversial diabetes drug Avandia available for sale with tougher warnings. But a sizable minority called for withdrawing it. Read More...
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Wed, Jul 14 2010 1:54 PM
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Health Law Sparks Abortion Fight In Pennsylvania
Abortion opponents claim the administration is breaking a promise it made to not fund elective abortions under the new health law. Officials say that criticism is premature and wrong. Read More...
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Wed, Jul 14 2010 11:55 AM
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Early Obesity Doubles Lifetime Death Risk
Danish researchers find that men obese at age 20 were twice as likely to die at any point in life compared with those who didn't have a big, early weight problem. Read More...
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Wed, Jul 14 2010 9:04 AM
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Many Doctors Stay Mum On Unfit Colleagues
About a third of doctors don't speak up when they know about a colleague who isn't fit to practice, a new study finds. Read More...
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Wed, Jul 14 2010 6:12 AM
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At Funding Rules' Debut, HHS Docs Sing Praises Of Electronic Health Records
Electronic records can be backed up, don't burn and won't get waterlogged in a flood. What's not to like? Read More...
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Tue, Jul 13 2010 2:58 PM
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House Calls For Elderly Could Relieve Squeezed 'Sandwich Generation'
The new health law will expand an experimental approach to caring for the elderly at home. Read More...
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Tue, Jul 13 2010 11:53 AM
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An Early, Unreleased Study Suggested Avandia Couldn't Beat Actos
GlaxoSmithKline, maker of Avandia, tested a rival diabetes drug to figure out if a head-to-head trial was worth the risk. The conclusion: Avandia couldn't beat Actos. Read More...
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Tue, Jul 13 2010 10:33 AM
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