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Food safety bill stumbles over small-farm exemption MiamiHerald.com By MICHAEL DOYLE AND LES BLUMENTHAL WASHINGTON -- The future of a big food safety bill fell into doubt one day after the Senate approved it, as farm organizations began withdrawing their support and new technical hurdles arose. ... See all stories on this topic »

Health Buzz: Dosing for Children's Medicines Confusing, Study Shows U.S. News & World Report By Kurtis Hiatt Over-the-counter liquid children's medicines like pain relievers and stomach aids may be dangerous, and it's not because of the drugs themselves, but because of their oft-confusing instructions and measuring devices. ... See all stories on this topic »

Baltimore marks World AIDS Day Baltimore Sun By Yeganeh June Torbati, The Baltimore Sun Imploring citizens to "talk, test, and treat," local and state leaders and health officials gathered in the city on Wednesday to mark World AIDS Day, remember past victims of the HIV/AIDS virus and honor those ... See all stories on this topic »

Latest court ruling adds to conflict over health care reform CNN By Bill Mears, CNN Supreme Court Producer Washington (CNN) -- Another federal judge has upheld the legality of the sweeping health care reform requirement that most Americans purchase health insurance by 2014. Wednesday's decision from Virginia adds to ... See all stories on this topic »

Get the white out of baby's first foods, pediatrician says USA Today By BananaStock, Getty Images By Liz Szabo, USA TODAY When infants are ready for solid food, experts say, start them first on rice cereal, available in a box, mixed with breast milk or formula. Babies have launched their eating careers this way for 60 ... See all stories on this topic »

Whooping cough cases on rise in area Chicago Sun-Times The DuPage County Health Department reports an increase in the number of pertussis (whooping cough) cases in DuPage County in recent weeks, with the majority of cases in children and adolescents. Several states have reported increases of pertussis ... See all stories on this topic »

What your fingers say about you The Guardian A study in the British Journal of Cancer appears to show that men whose ring fingers are longer than their index fingers are more likely to develop prostate cancer. If you're a man, chances are you've already checked your fingers and found cause for ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Military's gays policy harms health, doctor says Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The US military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy for gays helps spread disease and puts servicemembers' health at risk, a commentary by a doctor in the New England Journal of Medicine said on Wednesday. ... See all stories on this topic »

Medical costs for US retirees fell in 2010: institute Reuters Pharmacy tech Maria Santoyo (C) works in Clinica Sierra Vista's Lamont Community Health center in Bakersfield, California October 20, 2009. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some medical costs have fallen this year thanks to new health care reform laws, ... See all stories on this topic » Reuters

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