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Study: Obesity surgery may be riskier
Oct 18 2005 9:51PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - The chances of dying within a year after obesity surgery are much higher than previously thought, even among people in their 30s and 40s, a study of more than 16,000 Medicare patients found.
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FDA to hear concerns on anti-germ soaps
Oct 18 2005 9:42PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - It seems hard to go wrong with a hand soap that "kills 99 percent of germs" it encounters. But critics of anti-bacterial soaps in the home say there's plenty to be concerned about.
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Roche promises new plant for bird flu drug
Oct 18 2005 7:26PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Roche AG says it will build a U.S. plant to make more of its anti-bird flu drug Tamiflu, but that promise failed to tamp growing international pressure on the Swiss drug giant to ease its monopoly grip on the drug.
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Age doesn't make prostate surgery risky
Oct 18 2005 6:32PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Age alone doesn't make surgery for prostate cancer too risky, say researchers who found the treatment a safe option for otherwise healthy men up to age 79.
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Dementia drugs can increase death risks
Oct 18 2005 6:32PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Drugs often used to treat elderly patients with dementia-related aggression and delusions can raise their risk of death, according to a study that reinforces new warning labels required on the medications.
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Oral spray marketers must limit claims
Oct 18 2005 6:31PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal court has temporarily blocked marketers of an oral spray from making claims that the products contain growth hormones and can preserve youth, the government said Tuesday.
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EU nations: Bird flu a 'global threat'
Oct 18 2005 9:12AM (CT)
LUXEMBOURG (AP) - European Union foreign ministers Tuesday declared the spread of bird flu from Asia to Europe a global threat, as the Swiss manufacturer of the only available anti-flu drug announced it was building a new U.S. plant to increase production amid fears of a major flu outbreak.
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Indian co. wants generic bird flu drug
Oct 18 2005 7:36AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - A major Indian pharmaceutical company said Tuesday it would seek a license from Roche of Switzerland to manufacture a generic version of the anti-influenza drug Tamiflu, a move that could increase availability of the drug in the event of a major bird flu outbreak.
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Greeks find no new bird flu cases
Oct 18 2005 7:25AM (CT)
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greek agriculture officials said Tuesday that authorities have not detected any more cases of bird flu following the discovery of an infected turkey on a small Aegean island this week.
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Aceh province records 1st case of polio
Oct 18 2005 6:28AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia has tallied its first case of polio in Aceh province, where health services already are strained following last year's devastating tsunami, the health minister said Tuesday.
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Scars show colon cancer affects young too
Oct 18 2005 6:16AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - The 5-inch vertical scar marking Steve DeLuca's belly didn't stop him from posing topless for a new pinup calendar _ it's what got him the job.
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Study: Losing weight can help sex life
Oct 18 2005 6:11AM (CT)
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Losing a little weight can do wonders for your sex life. So says Duke University psychologist Martin Binks, who presented a study Monday at a meeting of The Obesity Society showing that shedding a few pounds can improve things in the bedroom by making people feel better about their bodies.
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AP: U.N. says pandemic hard to imagine
Oct 18 2005 4:55AM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - The United Nations' point man on bird flu said a human flu pandemic is nearly impossible for the world to imagine but warned that when HIV/AIDS first emerged two decades ago, few believed it would eventually kill millions.
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