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Traces of the industrial chemical melamine have been detected in samples of top-selling U.S. infant formula, but federal regulators insist the products are safe. The Food and Drug Administration said last month it was unable to identify any melamine exposure level as safe for infants, but...(more)
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Reuters - Older African Americans more likely to rate their health as poor compared with older white Americans, even though when the two groups "are functioning extremely well, new research suggests.
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A group of leading scientists and MPs attacks government plans to re-classify cannabis as a more dangerous drug.
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A new federal rule is expected to lower costs for federal and state governments, but public health experts predict that the higher charges may keep some from seeking treatment.
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CHICAGO (AP) -- Blacks waiting for a liver transplant used to be more likely to die compared to whites. Now they have the same chance of getting a life-saving organ under a nationwide system that puts the sickest patients first, a new study found....
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Reuters - Distinctive genetic changes occur in the cancer cells that trigger relapse in patients with the most common type of childhood cancer, according to a study that may offer new hope for beating the disease.
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A blood sample taken from a pregnant woman could reveal whether her baby has a wide range of genetic diseases, researchers claim.
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Last month at a luncheon marking International Infection Prevention Week at the National Press Club, some speakers reminded me of a shameful and frightening statistic: Almost 60 percent of American health-care workers do not receive the flu vaccine. Let me put that in context: Influenza,...(more)
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Most young people in the UK are unaware of the serious damage junk food can do to their health, a survey suggests.
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The makers of a prosthetic penis to help men cheat drugs tests plead guilty to two charges of conspiracy in the US.
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Critics say drug firms worked to discredit a clinical trial that found that inexpensive pills for hypertension worked better than newer drugs.
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Patients taking rosiglitazone, sold under the brand name Avandia, were more likely to suffer heart failure and to die than those taking a similar drug, according to a new study.
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