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FDA warns companies to stop mouthwash claims Los Angeles Times The agency says the makers of three products cannot claim they are effective in preventing gum disease and removing plaque because no such benefit has been proven. By Andrew Zajac, Tribune Washington Bureau The Food and Drug Administration has warned ... See all stories on this topic »

Ruling boosts federal stem cell funding CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- An appeals court has permanently lifted an injunction imposed by a federal judge, thereby allowing federally funded embryonic stem-cell research to continue while the Obama administration appeals the judge's original ... See all stories on this topic »

Tamiflu May Thwart Pneumonia in 'Swine Flu' Patients: Study BusinessWeek TUESDAY, Sept. 28 (HealthDay News) -- When taken shortly after the onset of symptoms, the antiviral drug Tamiflu seems to have protected otherwise healthy swine flu patients from contracting pneumonia during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, Chinese researchers ... See all stories on this topic »

World failing to meet 2010 HIV/AIDS care target: UN AFP GENEVA — UN agencies warned on Friday that the world will fail to meet an end-2010 deadline for "universal" access to HIV/AIDS care and treatment, while new crisis-driven funding cuts could unravel any gains. The World Health Organisation, UNAIDS, ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

Obese Type 2 Diabetes Patients Have Long-Term Benefits From Intensive ... Medical News Today If obese/overweight patients with diabetes Type 2 are helped to get fit, lose weight and control blood glucose levels, their long-term outlook improves significantly, according to a report published in Archives of Internal Medicine. ... See all stories on this topic »

Kids with food allergies may be the target of schoolyard bullies Los Angeles Times As if kids with food allergies didn't have enough to deal with at school, now they may have to worry about being bullied. A study finds that some children who have food allergies could be the target of bullies -- and some of those bullies could be the ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times

Experimental Test May Spot Prostate Cancer Earlier, More Accurately BusinessWeek By Amanda Gardner TUESDAY, Sept. 28 (HealthDay News) -- A new blood test to spot a cluster of specific proteins may indicate the presence of prostate cancer more accurately and earlier than is now possible, new research suggests. ... See all stories on this topic »

US Executions Hit By Shortage Of Lethal Poison: Report RTT News (RTTNews) - A shortage of Sodium Thiopental, one of the drugs used in lethal injections for carrying out death penalty, has led to halting of some executions in the United States, reports said. Hospira, the lone firm manufacturing the drug in the US, ... See all stories on this topic »

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