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AP - 9 hours , 55 minutes ago
A leading virus expert urged health authorities around the world Sunday to stay vigilant even though the recent swine flu pandemic was less deadly than expected, warning that bird flu could spark the next global outbreak.
 
  • NASA advises Chile on trapped, isolated miners
    AP - 1 day , 22 hours ago
    A team of NASA doctors and engineers recommended Friday that Chilean authorities regulate the day-and-night sleep patterns of 33 trapped miners, boost their Vitamin D intake and phase in an exercise program as their nutrition improves.
  • Abbott abandons plans to sell vaccines business
    AP - 2 days , 2 hours ago
    Drug and medical device firm Abbott Laboratories said Friday it has abandoned plans to sell its vaccines unit, less than three months after exploring sales talks with rival companies.
  • Workers bear larger share of health premium costs
    AP - 3 days , 23 minutes ago
    Workers are paying a larger portion of their health insurance costs as businesses shift more of the burden to their employees to help ride out the economic downturn, an annual study shows.
  • Summary Box: Workers pick up growing insurance tab
    AP - 3 days , 2 hours ago
    2010 COSTS: Total premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance climbed only 3 percent for family coverage and 5 percent for single coverage, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research and Educational Trust report.
  • Botox maker to pay $600M to resolve investigation
    AP - 3 days , 15 hours ago
    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.
  • New test seen as big advance in diagnosing TB
    AP - 4 days , 38 minutes ago
    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 - 4 days , 40 minutes ago
    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.
  • Some donated malaria drugs being stolen in Africa
    AP - 4 days , 11 hours ago
    Millions of free malaria drugs are sent to Africa every year by international donors. New research is now providing evidence for what health workers have long suspected: some of the donated medication is being stolen and resold on commercial markets.
  • Aging vets' costs concern Obama's deficit co-chair
    AP - 4 days , 23 hours ago
    The system that automatically awards disability benefits to some veterans because of concerns about Agent Orange seems contrary to efforts to control federal spending, the Republican co-chairman of President Barack Obama's deficit commission said Tuesday.
  • Benefits seen for high-risk women in ovary removal
    AP - 4 days , 23 hours ago
    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.
  • FDA looks to curb abuse of cough medicine
    AP - 5 days , 3 hours ago
    Federal health regulators are weighing restrictions on Robitussin, NyQuil and other cough suppressants to curb cases of abuse that send thousands of people to the hospital each year.
  • Chain-smoking Greeks face tough ban
    AP - 5 days , 8 hours ago
    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 advertising.

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