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CDC attempts to improve animal care
Nov 16 2006 9:55PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - The nation's top public health agency has dramatically revamped how it cares for lab animals after an inspection found problems that led to the deaths of six monkeys, agency officials said Thursday.
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Study: Condom use increasing in Africa
Nov 16 2006 9:02PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Amid all the dire warnings about the AIDS pandemic, researchers announce some good news: Young African women report they are increasingly using condoms with their partners.
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Taco Bell to stem use of trans fats
Nov 16 2006 8:01PM (CT)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Taco Bell will be the latest fast-food chain to cut artery-clogging trans fats from cooking oils in its U.S. restaurants, the company announced Thursday.
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FDA expands use of breast cancer drug
Nov 16 2006 7:22PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The breast cancer drug Herceptin received expanded federal approval Thursday to include treatment of some women after they have undergone surgery.
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Europeans OK anti-obesity charter
Nov 16 2006 6:56PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - European health ministers from 53 countries approved the world's first charter to fight obesity on Thursday, vowing greater action against the epidemic of expanding waistlines across the continent.
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Tastier low-cal foods attracting fans
Nov 16 2006 6:21PM (CT)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A late-night bowl of chocolate ice cream without the morning-after guilt? That's what the rich-tasting "light" version of ice cream means for Lori Blatt.
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Atlantic City smoking ban moves forward
Nov 16 2006 6:19PM (CT)
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Casinos that helped push through an exemption to a new statewide smoking ban may have to start clearing the air anyway.
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Elderly dying from falls more often
Nov 16 2006 4:09PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - The death rate from falling has risen dramatically for elderly people since the 1990s, said federal health officials, speculating that it's because people are living longer with chronic conditions like cancer and heart disease.
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Senators urged to add teeth to FDA bill
Nov 16 2006 1:06PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A bipartisan bill represents the best shot in years to improve the safety of drugs the Food and Drug Administration regulates, but needs bolstering to heal the ailing regulatory agency, witnesses told lawmakers Thursday.
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Wal-Mart expands generic drug plan
Nov 16 2006 6:31AM (CT)
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, said Thursday it is expanding its $4 generic prescription program to 11 additional states and adding 17 more prescriptions to the program.
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Stem cells help dogs with dystrophy
Nov 16 2006 4:19AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - In promising new research, stem cells worked remarkably well at easing symptoms of muscular dystrophy in dogs, an experiment that experts call a significant step toward treating people.
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