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Study: Abortion pills don't bring risks
Aug 16 2007 6:36PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Women who use abortion pills rather than the more common surgical method seem to face no greater risk of tubal pregnancy or miscarriage in later pregnancies, according to a new study.
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Study: Dust with retardant may harm cats
Aug 16 2007 6:36PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A new federal study suggests that household dust containing a common flame retardant may be linked to an increase in cats getting sick from overactive thyroids. That could be a warning sign for how young children could get exposed to the chemical, said Linda S. Birnbaum, director of experimental toxicology at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and co-author of the study.
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Kenya reduces child deaths from malaria
Aug 16 2007 6:35PM (CT)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Kenya cut child deaths from malaria by more than 40 percent over five years by handing out insecticide-treated mosquito nets, U.N. and Kenyan officials said Thursday.
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Stent safety questions trigger declines
Aug 16 2007 6:34PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Drug-oozing heart stents became the fastest-selling medical device in modern history _ and a cash cow for Johnson & Johnson and Boston Scientific Corp. _ because of the device's ability to prevent scar tissue from forming new blockages after artery-clearing surgery.
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Italian town offers cash for weight loss
Aug 16 2007 6:34PM (CT)
ROME (AP) - What better incentive than money to drop a few pounds? Gianluca Buonanno, the mayor of Varallo, a town of 7,500 in northern Italy, thinks it might work. The town is offering cash rewards to overweight residents who slim down and more money if they keep the weight off.
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Genetic testing cited for blood thinner
Aug 16 2007 6:31PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal health officials are stopping short of recommending genetic tests for patients on the blood-thinner warfarin, even though they have said such screenings could prevent thousands of complications each year.
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Panel urges tighter tobacco regulation
Aug 16 2007 6:12PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - To aid the nation's fight against cancer, the federal government should increase taxes on tobacco products and strictly regulate the sales and marketing of tobacco, says an advisory panel to the president. Both recommendations, part of a report released Thursday, place the panel at odds with President Bush.
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