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RECENT HEALTH, MEDICAL HEADLINES

9/2/2010 Can home cooking be hazardous to your health? Could your kitchen at home pass a restaurant inspection? read full article...

9/2/2010 Workers bear larger share of health premium costs Researchers say workers are paying a larger portion of health insurance costs as businesses, trying to ride out the economic downturn, shift more o... read full article...

9/2/2010

Botox maker to pay $600M to resolve investigation Allergan Inc., the maker of wrinkle-smoothing Botox, has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a yearslong federal investigation into its marketing ... read full article...

9/1/2010

New test seen as big advance in diagnosing TB Scientists are reporting a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis: A new test can reveal in less than two hours, with very high accuracy, whether... read full article...

9/1/2010 Journal editors question sale of diet pill Meridia 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 rais... read full article...

9/1/2010 JAMA's editor leaving, returning to Johns Hopkins One of the country's leading medical journals is looking for a new editor. read full article...

9/1/2010

Some donated malaria drugs being stolen in Africa Millions of free malaria drugs are sent to Africa every year by international donors. New research is now providing evidence for what health worker... read full article...

8/31/2010 Benefits seen for high-risk women in ovary removal 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 ... read full article...

8/31/2010

Chain-smoking Greeks face tough ban Greece is set to impose a tough smoking ban starting Wednesday that will outlaw lighting up in all public indoor areas and prohibit most tobacco ad... read full article...

8/31/2010

Time to get your flu shot, but just one this year It's flu-shot season already, and for the first time health authorities are urging nearly everyone to get vaccinated. There is even a new high-dose... read full article...