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Once A Day HIV Medication Isentress (raltegravir) Less Effective Than Twice A Day Medical News Today For patients who have never been treated for HIV (treatment-naïve), once-a-day Isentress (raltegravir) was found to be less effective than the same medication twice a day in a late-stage Phase III clinical trial, which was subsequently suspended. ... See all stories on this topic »

IOM Says No Need to Megadose Vitamin D MedPage Today By Nancy Walsh, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Concerns about vitamin D and/or calcium deficiency may be misplaced while claims about the health benefits of vitamin D may be overblown, according to the latest report from the Institute of Medicine. ... See all stories on this topic » MedPage Today

More, but not enough, Americans get AIDS tests Reuters By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Guidelines making AIDS tests part of routine care have helped get more Americans tested, but more than half of adults still have no idea if they are infected, government researchers ... See all stories on this topic »

Health Buzz: Weight Watchers Revamps Points System U.S. News & World Report By Angela Haupt Not all calories are created equal. Indeed, a 100-calorie apple is a better choice than 100 calories worth of chips or cookies—a lesson Weight Watchers wants to instill with its new PointsPlus System, unveiled on Monday. ... See all stories on this topic »

FDA Allows Wright County Egg To Resume Consumer Shipments Wall Street Journal The Food and Drug Administration said it will allow Iowa-based Wright County Egg LLC to begin shipping eggs directly to the consumer market from two hen houses on one of its six farms. The move comes after the firm and a related farm in Iowa recalled ... See all stories on this topic »

Chris Voigt Ends Potato-Only Protest Diet: Why? CBS News Chris Voigt ate only potatoes for 60 days straight. (AP Photo/The Seattle Times, Alan Berner) (CBS/AP) After 60 days, Chris Voigt's great potato crusade has come to an end. The head of the Washington State Potato Commission ended his highly publicized, ... See all stories on this topic » CBS News

New Form of Alcohol Attracts Underage Drinkers OzarksFirst.com Alcoholic drinks mixed with caffeine like Four Loko are now banned by the federal government. Now some are buzzing about an unconventional product that can give you quite the buzz. It's called Whipped Lightening - whipped cream that's 36 proof alcohol. ... See all stories on this topic »

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