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Posted on 2010-09-08 04:36
Fines of $7 in "tough" new China anti-smoking rules - Reuters: Health News

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's "toughest" ever smoking ban which aims to stop people lighting up during November's Asian Games will carry fines of $7, state media said on Wednesday, a limited deterrent to smokers in one of China's richest cities. ...

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Posted on 2010-09-08 00:33
U.S. judge refuses to lift ban on government stem cell funds - Reuters: Health News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge refused on Tuesday to lift a ban on federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research despite Obama administration warnings it would set back key research and cost more than a thousand jobs. ...

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Posted on 2010-09-07 19:11
Wyeth paid writers to promote hormone therapy: study - Reuters: Health News

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Drugmaker Wyeth used ghostwriters to play up the benefits and downplay the harm of hormone replacement therapy in articles published in medical journals, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. ...

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Posted on 2010-09-07 08:09
Magic mushrooms may ease anxiety of cancer: study - Reuters: Health News

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The hallucinogen psilocybin -- known by the street name magic mushrooms -- may help ease the anxiety that often accompanies late-stage cancer, U.S. researchers said on Monday. ...

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Posted on 2010-09-07 07:25
Long-term weight loss may be harmful to health - Reuters: Health News

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Long-term weight loss may release into the blood industrial pollutants linked to illnesses like diabetes, hypertension and rheumatoid arthritis, researchers said on Tuesday. ...

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Posted on 2010-09-07 01:36
Malpractice liability costs U.S. $55.6 billion: study - Reuters: Health News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Medical malpractice liability costs the U.S. healthcare system more than $55 billion a year, most of it in "defensive" medical practices such as extra tests and scans, according to a report released on Tuesday. ...

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Posted on 2010-09-06 16:11
Mental illness alone not linked to violence - Reuters: Health News

LONDON (Reuters) - Mental illnesses like schizophrenia or bipolar disorder alone do not make people more violent, but the tendency of people with psychiatric problems to abuse drugs or alcohol does, scientists said on Monday. ...

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Posted on 2010-09-06 16:10
Study links cholesterol and nonstick coating chemical - Reuters: Health News

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chemicals used to make non-stick coatings on cookware and to waterproof fabrics may raise levels of cholesterol in children, U.S. researchers said on Monday. ...

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Posted on 2010-09-05 19:10
UK wants GSK's Avandia pulled as EU reviews safety - Reuters: Health News

LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline's diabetes drug Avandia should be pulled from sale because of concerns about heart risks, British drug regulators said on Monday ahead of a special European meeting on the drug's safety. ...

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Posted on 2010-09-05 12:41
Sanofi ready to raise bid if Genzyme talks: report - Reuters: Health News

PARIS (Reuters) - French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis would be prepared to moderately raise its $69 per share offer for Genzyme if the U.S. biotech agreed to negotiate, Dow Jones reported, citing a person familiar with the matter. ...

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Posted on 2010-09-05 09:48
Bangladesh issues red alert over spread of anthrax - Reuters: Health News

DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh issued a red alert on Sunday over an outbreak of anthrax which has infected nearly 300 people and killed about 150 cattle in the north of the country in the past two weeks. ...

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Posted on 2010-09-03 22:11
Antidepressant patch doesn't help smokers quit - Reuters: Health News

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An antidepressant drug delivered through a patch on the skin is no better than placebo for helping smokers kick the habit, new research shows. ...

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Posted on 2010-09-03 21:39
Early day care may promote eczema development - Reuters: Health News

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids who spend their earliest years in day care may be at higher risk of eczema than kids cared for at home, according to a new study from Germany. ...

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Posted on 2010-09-03 17:24
Timer may help kids' bladder control problems - Reuters: Health News

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Wearing a programmable wristwatch could help children manage their daytime bladder control problems, a new study suggests. ...

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Posted on 2010-09-03 17:22
Biotech salmon safe for eating: FDA - Reuters: Health News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A biotechnology company's genetically engineered salmon are as safe to eat as other Atlantic salmon, U.S. regulators said as they weighed approval of the first DNA-altered animal for Americans' dinner plates. ...

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Posted on 2010-09-03 16:07
Colonoscopy repeats greater with non-specialists - Reuters: Health News

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older adults who have a colonoscopy performed by a family doctor, internist or general surgeon are somewhat more likely to need another one within a year compared with those who have the procedure done by a gastroenterologist, a new report finds. ...

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Posted on 2010-09-03 14:10
Aqua Bounty biotech salmon OK to eat: FDA staff - Reuters: Health News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Aqua Bounty Technologies Inc's genetically engineered salmon are as safe to eat as other Atlantic salmon, U.S. regulators said in a preliminary analysis released on Friday as they weigh whether to approve the fish for Americans' dinner plates. ...

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Posted on 2010-09-03 13:18
Special Report: Outgunned FDA tries to get tough with drug ads - Reuters: Health News

SILVER SPRING, Maryland (Reuters) - It wasn't what you would call a casual get-together. ...

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Posted on 2010-09-03 13:13
Odds of getting new kidney uneven - Reuters: Health News

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with kidney disease are more likely to be added to the waiting list for a kidney transplant if they've had a previous heart, lung or liver transplant, a new study suggests. ...

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Posted on 2010-09-03 12:23
Protein test ups diabetes diagnoses in some races - Reuters: Health News

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Efforts to adopt a more accurate test for diagnosing diabetes may have hit a snag. Comparing the age-old oral glucose tolerance test to the newer hemoglobin A1c test confirms earlier evidence that race may influence test results, Danish researchers report. ...

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