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Kellogg to raise nutrition of kids' food
Jun 13 2007 10:42PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Kellogg Co., the world's largest cereal maker, has agreed to raise the nutritional value of cereals and snacks it markets to children.
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Panel rejects new weight-loss drug
Jun 13 2007 9:41PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal health advisers unanimously rejected a weight-loss drug Wednesday after hearing testimony that it increases the risk of suicidal thoughts, even in patients without a history of depression. The manufacturer, Sanofi-Aventis SA, further failed to show the drug rimonabant is safe, the panel said.
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Expert panel says to call kids 'obese'
Jun 13 2007 6:14PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Doctors ought to quit using fuzzy terms to define children's weight problems and instead refer to truly fat kids as overweight or obese, a committee of medical experts recommended.
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Better labels urged for sports creams
Jun 13 2007 6:05PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Arielle Newman was a high school track star who suffered from the typical aches and pains that result from a grueling training regimen. For relief, she covered her legs with large amounts of muscle cream.
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Glaxo to donate flu vaccine for poor
Jun 13 2007 3:51PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline PLC has agreed to donate 50 million doses of H5N1 vaccine to the World Health Organization in an attempt to create a pandemic vaccine stockpile for poor countries, company officials announced Wednesday.
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Early warning signs for ovarian cancer
Jun 13 2007 3:41PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - For the first time, cancer experts are advising women of certain symptoms that might alert them to ovarian cancer, a medically infamous "silent killer" that is hard to spot early and is one of the deadliest tumors.
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Novartis gets EU OK for new flu vaccine
Jun 13 2007 7:43AM (CT)
BASEL, Switzerland (AP) - Novartis AG has received European Union approval for flu vaccine Optaflu, the Swiss drugmaker said Wednesday.
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