Wednesday, September 15, 2010

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WHO: Global Maternal Mortality Declines by More Than One-Third
Voice of America
Photo: AP A new report issued by the World Health Organization, or WHO, states that an estimated one-third fewer women are dying from complications during pregnancy and childbirth, compared to a decade ago. The decline in maternal mortality still is ...
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FDA Panel Split on Meridia Removal
Wall Street Journal
By JENNIFER CORBETT DOOREN And JONATHAN D. ROCKOFF An expert panel advising the Food and Drug Administration split on whether Abbott Laboratories' flagging weight-loss drug Meridia should be removed from pharmacy shelves due to concerns about higher ...
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No evidence for routine prostate screening: study
Reuters
By Frederik Joelving NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Routine prostate cancer screening does not appear to help men live longer, according to a new study that pooled the best available data on the controversial topic. US federal experts and several medical ...
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Scientists Unlock Cocoa Genome, Release to Public Domain
Reuters
By EarthandIndustry at EarthandIndustry by Timothy B. Hurst Mars, US Department of Agriculture and IBM release preliminary cacao genome sequence to public domain. Chocolate is not only sweet business, it's big business. In 2011, the global chocolate ...
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New data on Iowa egg farm 'disturbing'
USA Today
By Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY By Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY Newly released reports pointing to years of positive salmonella tests at an Iowa egg facility have baffled some experts and egg producers. Congressional investigators said Tuesday that they ...
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Outsmarting Superbugs, With Superdrugs
FOXNews
The superbug NDM-1 can exist inside different bacteria, such as the E.coli and Klebsiella pneumonia seen in this photo. Researchers hope a new class of antibiotics will fend off an infectious-disease nightmare: bacteria that have grown resistant to ...
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FOXNews
Tracking Groups of Friends May Aid Flu Surveillance
BusinessWeek
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Social networks may help health officials predict epidemics of flu and other infectious diseases, according to new research. Before the start of the 2009 flu season, researchers contacted a random group of 319 ...
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Experimental Drug Shows Promise for Bone Marrow Disorder
BusinessWeek
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- In ongoing early stage research, an experimental drug appears to go some distance toward reducing the tell-tale inflammatory impact of the deadly bone marrow disorder known as myelofibrosis. ...
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Smoke-Free Laws May Help Kids Breathe Easier
BusinessWeek
By Kathleen Doheny WEDNESDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Laws that ban smoking in workplaces and public settings seem to show a fringe benefit: Scottish researchers report that such legislation is linked with a decline in hospital admissions for ...
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