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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 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 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 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 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 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 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 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 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 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| 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 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 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. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 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 ... See all stories on this topic » |
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