Wednesday, December 8, 2010

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Elizabeth Edwards: What Will Be Her Greatest Legacy?
ABC News
The death of Elizabeth Edwards has touched a nerve in many Americans, who watched the faithful political wife struggle with some of life's toughest challenges, including her own mortality. Edwards, who died at her Chapel Hill, NC, home Tuesday at the ...
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FDA Panel Endorses Contrave Weight-Loss Drug
ABC News
By EMILY P. WALKER MedPage Today Washington Correspondent SILVER SPRING, Md. -- An FDA advisory committee has voted 13-7 that the modest weight-loss benefits of an investigational combination of naltrexone and bupropion -- marketed under the brand name ...
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WHO endorses speedy test for TB
CNN
By Melissa Gray, CNN London (CNN) -- The World Health Organization endorsed a new, rapid test for tuberculosis Wednesday that cuts the diagnosis time for patients from months to hours. The test will be especially relevant in countries most affected by ...
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Electronic cigarettes not to be banned
AFP
WASHINGTON — A US appeals court ruled Tuesday that the government cannot block the sale or import of so-called electronic cigarettes under existing laws, in a victory for the industry. The appellate panel upheld a lower court ruling that said the Food ...
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Controversial chemical BPA found on paper money
San Francisco Chronicle
ARCADIA, CA - APRIL 16: Camelback brand water bottles hang on display at an outdoor supply store on April 16, 2008 in Arcadia, California. The Camelback brand are free of the controversial carbonate plastic bisphenol-a (BPA), one of the most widely ...
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New Blood Test May Detect Heart Disease Risk
ABC News
By MIKAELA CONLEY Even if people do not have symptoms of heart disease, a new blood test might offer early detection for those who are at risk. So says a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. ...
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HIV-positive porn performer speaks out
Los Angeles Times
Derrick Burts, 24, who tested positive for HIV in October after working in gay and straight porn films, says he now favors enforcing mandatory condom use in porn productions. Looking back, Derrick Burts said he wishes he had known more about the risks ...
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Los Angeles Times
Deal reached to avoid cut in doctors' Medicare pay
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Democrats passed President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, they used Medicare cuts to pay much of the cost of providing insurance to millions of uninsured. Now, lawmakers scrambling to stave off a scheduled 25 percent cut in ...
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