Even if you’re careful, drugs can end up in water
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AP – The federal government advises throwing most unused or expired medications into the trash instead of down the drain, but they can end up in the water anyway, a study from Maine suggests.
Is the US swine flu epidemic over?
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AP – If the U.S. swine flu epidemic isn’t over, it certainly looks as if it’s on its last legs. While federal health officials are not ready to declare the threat has passed and the outbreak has run its course, they did report Friday that for the fourth week in a row, no states had widespread flu activity. U.S. cases have been declining since late October.
Healthy baby campaign uses texts to reach mothers
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AP – Expectant mothers are getting a new tool to help keep themselves and their babies healthy: pregnancy tips sent directly to their cell phones.
UK medical journal retracts flawed vaccine study
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AP – A major British medical journal on Tuesday retracted a flawed study linking the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to autism and bowel disease.
Success seen with experimental abstinence program
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AP – An experimental abstinence-only program without a moralistic tone can delay teens from having sex, a provocative study found.
State to probe birth defects spike in Calif. town
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AP – Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has ordered two state agencies to investigate a rash of birth defects that have confounded impoverished Kettleman City for more than a year.
State to probe birth defects spike in Calif. town
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AP – Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has ordered two state agencies to investigate a rash of birth defects that have confounded impoverished Kettleman City for more than a year.
State to probe birth defects spike in Calif. town
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AP – Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has ordered two state agencies to investigate a rash of birth defects that have confounded impoverished Kettleman City for more than a year.
Gates makes $10 billion vaccines pledge
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AP – The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will donate $10 billion over the next decade to research new vaccines and bring them to the world’s poorest countries, the Microsoft co-founder and his wife said Friday.
Increased patient cost-sharing may hurt elderly
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AP – Higher Medicare copays, sometimes just a few dollars more, led to fewer doctors visits and to more and longer hospital stays, a large new study reveals.
