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Salmonella found at egg farm more than a week before recall Los Angeles Times Records show Wright County Egg received positive test results for Salmonella enteritidis, the strain responsible for sickening more than 1500 consumers, on Aug. 4. The company announced an egg recall Aug. 13. By Andrew Zajac, Tribune Washington Bureau ... See all stories on this topic »

Suit on Health Care Bill Appears Likely to Advance New York Times Tony Giberson/Pensacola News Journal, via AP From left, Attorneys General Bill McCollum of Florida, Mark Shurtleff of Utah and Troy King of Alabama on Tuesday outside the courthouse in Pensacola, Fla., where they attended a hearing. ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times

Osteoporosis Drugs Linked to Rare Fractures WebMD By Denise Mann Sept 14, 2010 -- Popular osteoporosis drugs known as bisphosphonates may increase the risk of rare, but painful thigh bone fractures, and their labeling should be updated to reflect this increased risk. That's the conclusion of a ... See all stories on this topic »

Over-the-Counter Cough Medicines Escape FDA Restrictions ABC News By JANE E. ALLEN, ABC News Medical Unit Doctors, schools and law enforcement have been concerned about young people abusing the active ingredient in many over-the-counter cough remedies -- but the medicines will likely remain available without a ... See all stories on this topic »

Prostate Screening Fails to Reduce Cancer Cases, Fatalities, Study Finds Bloomberg By Eva von Schaper - Tue Sep 14 23:01:00 GMT 2010 Screening men for prostate cancer saves few lives and comes at the risk of unnecessary treatments, a study found. The routinely used PSA blood test didn't reduce the number of cancers or overall deaths, ... See all stories on this topic »

Diet drugs face tough test before FDA Chicago Tribune By Bruce Japsen, Tribune Newspapers There has never been a magic prescription to help millions of obese Americans lose weight. Whether one is any closer to reality is now under scrutiny. A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel will decide ... See all stories on this topic »

F.D.A. Approves New Drug for Gout New York Times By ANDREW POLLACK A new drug to treat serious cases of gout finally won approval from the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday. The drug, called Krystexxa, is expected to be available later this year, according to its developer, ... See all stories on this topic »

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