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Report: FDA to eliminate Vicodin Percocet
Cold and cough medicines are going to stay in the pharmacy and grocery stores for now, but a panel of government experts has decided prescription drugs like Vicodin and Percocet need to go.
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Swine Flu Unstoppable - U.N. Health Head Margaret Chan Says It Will Spread Worldwide
The threat of the swine flu has been reportedly been called unstoppable by a top UN health official. According to reports, the virus is going
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One In Six Adults Admit Urinating In Pool
Seventeen percent of U.S. adults say they have urinated in a pool, but 78 percent think their fellow swimmers have urinated in pool, a survey indicates
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Study: Almost 4 Percent Of Pig Valves Fail
The report, published in the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, said the pig valves failed after three, 14, 19 and 44 months, respectively
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Bone Marrow Stem Cells May Help Heart
Study author Dr. Yerem Yeghiazarians of the University of California, San Francisco, and colleagues administered three different groups of mice with bone
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Compound May Help Diabetic Retinopathy
Project investigator Jay Ma of the Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center and Dean A. McGee Eye Institute said when the researchers delivered the
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Study: H1N1 Flu Spreads Inefficiently
Influenza a H1N1, the swine flu virus, has so far spread from person to person less effectively than other seasonal flu viruses, U.S. researchers found
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India Gay Ruling Boosts AIDS Fight But Stigma Lingers
An Indian court ruling to decriminalize gay sex will boost the fight against AIDS, but a powerful stigma against homosexuality and uneven quality of healthcare will still hamper efforts, a top AIDS worker said.
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Many Parents Lack Confidence In Changing Behavior
Many parents don't have enough self-confidence to implement and enforce changes in their child's behavior that will reduce the child's risk of obesity, researchers from Harvard Medical School in Boston have found.
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Wealth, Disability Factors In Alcohol-Longevity Tie
Moderate drinkers are wealthier, more educated and less likely to be disabled than teetotalers, which explains some, but not all, of the association between moderate alcohol consumption and longer life, according to a new study.
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Fertility Drug Combo Promising In Older Women
The combination of two drugs -- Femara (letrozole) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) -- could be of benefit in infertile women of advanced reproductive age undergoing intrauterine insemination, results of a study indicate.
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Sickle Cell Disease Healthcare Costs High In U.S.
A new study shows that the annual cost of medical care in the US for people who suffer from sickle cell disease exceeds $1.1 billion.
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Sedative Propofol in Michael Jackson Home
A drug used for surgical anaesthesia has reportedly been found at Michael Jackson's home.
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TBC Retail Group Dedicates July To Raise Funds For Childhood Cancer
TBC Retail Group today announced that it has dedicated the month of July to raise funds for Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation. Customers
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Prostate Cancer Screening Still Unproven: Report
PSA blood tests are often used to screen men for prostate cancer, but there is still no good evidence that they cut death rates from the disease, a new review finds.
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