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FDA rejects tomato benefit proposal
Nov 9 2005 10:12PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Producers of tomatoes, tomato sauce and dietary supplements containing lycopene _ the substance that makes tomatoes red _ will not be allowed to advertise claims that they reduce the risk of many forms of cancer, the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday.
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Bush signs bill regulating tinted contacts
Nov 9 2005 7:45PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - People who use colored contact lenses will have to get them from eye-care professionals under a bill that President Bush signed into law Wednesday.
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CDC will allow 1918 killer flu off campus
Nov 9 2005 7:28PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Federal scientists say they will consider requests to ship the recently recreated 1918 killer flu virus to select U.S. research labs.
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Gonorrhea rates fall but other STDs rise
Nov 9 2005 7:28PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Gonorrhea has fallen to the lowest level on record in the United States, while the rates of other sexually transmitted diseases _ syphilis and chlamydia _ are on the rise, federal health officials said Tuesday.
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PETA uses bird flu to promote cause
Nov 9 2005 6:14PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vegetarian groups are trying to use Asian bird flu to drive a wedge between people and the meat on their dinner plates.
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FDA rejects tomato benefit proposal
Nov 9 2005 4:23PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Producers of tomatoes, tomato sauce and dietary supplements containing lycopene _ the substance that makes tomatoes red _ will not be allowed to advertise claims that they reduce the risk of many forms of cancer.
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Coffee might help women's blood pressure
Nov 9 2005 10:10AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Here's good news for women who love coffee: Drinking it doesn't seem to cause long-term high blood pressure, a study suggests.
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Vietnam to produce generic bird-flu drug
Nov 9 2005 7:11AM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Vietnam has reached an agreement with the Swiss manufacturer of the antiviral drug Tamiflu to allow the country to produce a generic version starting early next year in an effort to protect its population against bird flu, a Health Ministry official said Wednesday.
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Report finds flaws in mad cow test program
Nov 9 2005 5:07AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Government investigators say testing is too slow at times to prevent cattle from eating feed that might be contaminated, just one flaw they cited in a program to help stop mad cow disease from spreading.
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