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Inspectors find unsanitary conditions at egg farms Washington Post Chris Waldrop, Director of the Food Policy Institute at the Consumer Federation of America, says the Food and Drug Administration has done a good job handling a massive egg recall, but adds the agency needs more authority to prevent outbreaks. (Aug. ... See all stories on this topic » Washington Post

Moderate Drinkers Live Longer Than Abstainers, Study Confirms BusinessWeek By David Olmos Aug. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Older adults who enjoy two glasses of wine or cocktails daily may drink a toast to researchers who confirmed that moderate drinkers live longer than teetotalers. A study of 1824 adults ages 55 to 65 found that ... See all stories on this topic »

Ease the pain, Mary Jane Los Angeles Times Stick to the pipe, medical marijuana users: that's the message from Canadian researchers who found that smoking even relatively low doses of cannabis can help reduce chronic pain, ease sleep and reduce anxiety. The findings were published Monday in the ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times

MS activity 'alters with seasons' BBC News Brain scans of patients compared with weather patterns at the time showed higher levels of disease activity in the spring and summer. The US researchers said the findings had implications for testing new medicines, which may show up different results ... See all stories on this topic »

Why has the USA's cesarean section rate climbed so high? USA Today By Rita Rubin, USA TODAY Impatience could help explain the rising US cesarean section rate, given that a high percentage of such deliveries probably are performed before women are in active labor, a new National Institutes of Health-sponsored study ... See all stories on this topic »

Pediatric Group Issues New Flu Shot Guidelines BusinessWeek MONDAY, Aug. 30 (HealthDay News) -- All children and adolescents 6 months of age and older should receive the annual trivalent influenza vaccine this flu season, according to updated recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics. ... See all stories on this topic »

Genetic Studies Find Clues to 'Lou Gehrig's Disease' Risk BusinessWeek MONDAY, Aug. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Genetic variations on a specific chromosome appear to play a role in a fatal motor neuron condition known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease, two teams of scientists have found. ... See all stories on this topic »

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