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Can home cooking be hazardous to your health?
(AP)
AP - Could your kitchen at home pass a restaurant inspection?
AP - Allergan Inc., the maker of wrinkle-smoothing Botox, has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a yearslong federal investigation into its marketing of the top-selling, botulin-based drug.
AP - Scientists are reporting a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis: A new test can reveal in less than two hours, with very high accuracy, whether someone has the disease and if it's resistant to the main drug for treating it.
Journal editors question sale of diet pill Meridia (AP)
AP - Editors of a top medical journal call Meridia "another flawed diet pill" and question whether it should stay on the market as a study shows it raises the risk of heart attack and stroke in people with heart problems.
Benefits seen for high-risk women in ovary removal (AP)
AP - Surgery to remove healthy ovaries gives a triple benefit to high-risk women: It lowers their threat of breast and ovarian cancer, and boosts their chances of living longer, new research suggests.
AP - The recipient of a rare double hand transplant says he feels "fantastic" and can wiggle fingers on both his new hands.
Study: Diet Drug Meridia May Boost Heart Risks (Time.com)
Time.com - A new study finds that some users of the weight-loss pill Meridia may have an increased risk of heart attack or stroke
For Bonobo Males, Mom Is the Best Wingman (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - To most human males, the thought of your mother anywhere near your sex life is probably horrifying. Not so for the bonobo, one of our closest primate relatives. A new study confirms that hanging out with mom boosts male bonobos' ...
Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 3, 2010 (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:
Sickle Cell Kids at Greater Risk of 'Swine Flu' Complications (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Children with sickle cell disease experience more life-threatening complications from the H1N1 swine flu than from seasonal flu, a new study has found.
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Study: Diet Drug Meridia May Boost Heart Risks
(Time.com)
Time.com - A new study finds that some users of the weight-loss pill Meridia may have an increased risk of heart attack or stroke
Abbott diet drug study renews calls for U.S. ban
(Reuters)
Reuters - A study funded by Abbott Laboratories offered more detailed evidence that its weight-loss drug Meridia increases heart risks, prompting renewed calls by consumer advocates and others to pull the drug from the market.
Americans Blind to the Obesity Epidemic
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Many Americans have skewed
perceptions when it comes to their weight, often believing they are
lighter than they actually are, even when the scales are shouting
otherwise, a new poll finds.
Abbott's diet drug study renews calls for U.S. ban
(Reuters)
Reuters - A study funded by Abbott Laboratories offered more detailed evidence that its weight-loss drug Meridia increases heart risks, prompting renewed calls by consumer advocates and others to pull the drug from the market.
Diet Pill Meridia Ups Heart Attack Risk: Study
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 1 (HealthDay News) -- A new study is linking
the popular weight loss drug Meridia to an increased risk of non-fatal
heart attacks and stroke, although taking the drug did not seem to up the
risk of death in patient...
Exercise Can Counteract Obesity Genes, Says Study
(Time.com)
Time.com - A new study finds people who are genetically predisposed to obesity may benefit most from physical activity
Reuters - Teenagers who sleep less than eight hours a night on weeknights eat more fatty foods and snacks than those who get more than eight hours of sleep a night, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
Active Lifestyle May Help Counter Obesity Genes (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Exercise can reduce a person's genetic predisposition to obesity by 40 percent, finds a new English study.
AFP - Physical exercise can reduce a genetic predisposition to obesity by an average of 40 percent, a new study showed.
Weight loss cuts risk of pregnancy complication (Reuters)
Reuters - Losing the weight gained during pregnancy is a real struggle for many new mothers. But dropping just 10 pounds between pregnancies may help many women diagnosed with a dangerous complication during the first pregnancy to avoid a recurren...
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