Archive for the ‘Health’ Category

War Zone Pregnancy Punishments Being Dropped – 1442th Edition

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

A recent military policy that added pregnancy to the list of reasons a soldier could be disciplined in a war zone will be rescinded by a new order drafted by the top U.S. commander in Iraq.
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GOP Lawmakers Change Tune On Costly Health Plans – 1443th Edition

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

Democrats are troubled by the inconsistency of Republican lawmakers who approved a major Medicare expansion six years ago that has added tens of billions of dollars to federal deficits, but oppose current health overhaul plans.
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Group: Organ Donor Chris Henry Saving Lives – 1434th Edition

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

Chris Henry is saving the lives of others through organ donation.
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FDA: Review Finds No Proof Vytorin Causes Cancer – 1435th Edition

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

There’s no evidence Merck & Co.’s blockbuster cholesterol drug Vytorin causes cancer, federal regulators said Tuesday. They reviewed reams of data after a patient study last year raised suspicions of a link, weakening sales already hurt by questions about the drug’s efficacy.
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Group: Organ Donor Chris Henry Saving Lives – 1424th Edition

Friday, December 25th, 2009

Chris Henry is saving the lives of others through organ donation.
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FDA: Review Finds No Proof Vytorin Causes Cancer – 1425th Edition

Friday, December 25th, 2009

There’s no evidence Merck & Co.’s blockbuster cholesterol drug Vytorin causes cancer, federal regulators said Tuesday. They reviewed reams of data after a patient study last year raised suspicions of a link, weakening sales already hurt by questions about the drug’s efficacy.
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Nasal H1N1 Vaccine Recalled Over Potency – 1426th Edition

Friday, December 25th, 2009

Drugmaker MedImmune is recalling nearly 5 million doses of swine flu vaccine because the nasal spray appears to lose strength over time, federal health officials announced Tuesday.
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Some High Risk Women Refuse Breast MRIs – 1427th Edition

Friday, December 25th, 2009

MRI can help find breast cancer that mammograms miss, but some women don’t want the test when it’s offered.
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Experts: NY Dog Is 1st In Nation With Swine Flu – 1428th Edition

Friday, December 25th, 2009

A dog in suburban New York is the first in the nation confirmed to be carrying the same strain of swine flu that is infecting humans, experts said Tuesday.
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Teresa Heinz Says She’s Fighting Breast Cancer – 1429th Edition

Friday, December 25th, 2009

Teresa Heinz says she is being treated for breast cancer discovered through mammography and argues that younger women should continue undergoing the tests despite a federal panel’s recent recommendation to reduce their frequency.
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