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Drugmaker makes chewable contraceptive
Dec 7 2006 10:54PM (CT)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Looking for a contraceptive that's convenient _ and tasty? The first chewable birth-control method, a tiny, spearmint-flavored tablet that also can be swallowed without chewing, has hit pharmacy shelves.
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FDA: Heart stents don't up risk of death
Dec 7 2006 7:02PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Drug-coated stents that prop open the arteries of about 3 million people in the U.S. don't increase the risk of heart attack or death when used as labeled but may put patients at risk for blood clots, health advisers said Thursday.
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Formerly conjoined twins going home
Dec 7 2006 7:01PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Angie Benzschawel and Ryan Shaw held their surgically separated twin boys in their laps and prepared to return home to Wisconsin as more than 30 doctors, nurses and other medical staff bid them farewell Thursday.
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1 death, 19 injuries blamed on magnets
Dec 7 2006 5:36PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - At least one U.S. child has died and 19 others have needed surgery since 2003 after swallowing magnets used in toys, the government reported Thursday.
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Study: Ebola killed gorillas too
Dec 7 2006 5:29PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Recent outbreaks of ebola among people in Africa also killed thousands of gorillas, animals already threatened by hunting, a new study reports.
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Study says malaria helps spread HIV
Dec 7 2006 4:55PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Malaria is fueling the spread of AIDS in Africa by boosting the HIV in people's bodies for weeks at a time, says a study that pins down the deadly interplay between the dual scourges.
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Girls study: More weighing, more trouble
Dec 7 2006 4:51PM (CT)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Teen girls who frequently weighed themselves were more likely than others to resort to unhealthy dieting measures, and some ended up gaining close to twice as much weight, a study of Minnesota students found.
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Scallions in E. coli case from Calif.
Dec 7 2006 3:09PM (CT)
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - The scallions suspected in the E. coli outbreak linked to Taco Bell came from a Southern California grower, an official with the company that washed, chopped and packed them for the restaurant chain said Thursday.
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EPA sets final Sept. 11 building testing
Dec 7 2006 8:17AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Environmental Protection Agency plans to launch its final Sept. 11 contamination cleanup program next month, more than five years after the attacks and following years of criticism that the agency still has not done enough.
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Trial shows schizophrenia drug effective
Dec 7 2006 6:40AM (CT)
ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) - Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Thursday its schizophrenia treatment was effective in a late-stage clinical trial, putting the biopharmaceutical closer to filing a New Drug Application with the Food and Drug Administration in late 2007.
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