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| New York City Would Extend Smoking Ban to Parks, Beaches in Proposed Law Bloomberg By Henry Goldman - Wed Sep 15 18:58:46 GMT 2010 New York City would expand its ban on smoking in indoor workplaces to outdoor venues including public parks and beaches under a proposed law backed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and City Council leaders. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Maternal Deaths Worldwide Decline by One-Third U.S. News & World Report WEDNESDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- The number of women worldwide who die from complications during pregnancy and childbirth has decreased 34 percent in the past 20 years, but more needs to be done to reduce the 1000 maternal deaths that still ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Abbott's Meridia Gets Split Vote on US Withdrawal BusinessWeek By Catherine Larkin Sept. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Abbott Laboratories received a split recommendation from a US panel weighing whether its diet pill Meridia should stay on the market after it was linked to more heart attacks, strokes and deaths in a study. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Trade group seeks name change for 'high-fructose corn syrup' Los Angeles Times The Corn Refiners Assn. petitions the Food and Drug Administration to rename the much-maligned sweetener 'corn sugar.' By Mary Ellen Podmolik Much in the same way that troubled companies change names to improve their reputations, the Corn Refiners ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| The Science of Chocolate: Studying a Cacao Tree's Genome TIME When searching for a mate, good genes spell all sorts of good things: brains, bravado, beauty. For chocolate companies, the same theory applies to their trees. The AP has announced that researchers are closing in on a complete mapping of cacao trees' ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| CDC: One-third of sex ed omits birth control The Associated Press ATLANTA — Almost all US teens have had formal sex education, but only about two-thirds have been taught about birth control methods, according to a new government report released Wednesday. Many teens apparently are not absorbing those lessons — other ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| AMA, CDC, March of Dimes and others urge pregnant women to get flu shots Los Angeles Times The American Medical Assn., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the March of Dimes and seven other groups sent a letter to healthcare professionals Wednesday urging them to counsel pregnant patients to get a seasonal flu shot. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Savient Pharma Balances Launching Drug, Selling Self Wall Street Journal By Thomas Gryta Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Savient Pharmaceuticals Inc. (SVNT) is making the unusual move of launching its newly approved gout treatment, while attempting to sell itself, all without raising cash. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Skip the PSA Test for Prostate Cancer? U.S. News & World Report By Deborah Kotz Prostate cancer is more common than breast cancer is in women and poses a similar death risk, but women have pretty clear-cut recommendations about screening and treatment for breast cancer while men are often left with difficult and ... See all stories on this topic » |
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