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FDA wants sterner pain reliever warnings
Dec 19 2006 11:15PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal health officials cautioned Tuesday the tens of millions of Americans who take popular over-the-counter pain pills of their potentially serious side effects and released planned label changes intended to warn of the sometimes deadly risks.
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Researchers optimistic on valley fever
Dec 19 2006 9:33PM (CT)
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Cautious optimism is building over the prospect of defeating the respiratory disease known as valley fever, largely because of $40 million in grants that will be used toward vaccine testing.
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Brain training can have lasting benefits
Dec 19 2006 8:48PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Brief sessions of brain exercise can have long-lasting benefits for elderly people, helping them stay mentally fit for at least five years, one of the most rigorous tests of the "use-it-or-lose-it" theory suggests.
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Vitamin D may fight multiple sclerosis
Dec 19 2006 8:48PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - An abundance of vitamin D seems to help prevent multiple sclerosis, according to a study in more than 7 million people that offers some of the strongest evidence yet of the power of the "sunshine vitamin" against MS.
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