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US court rules again against vaccine-autism claims - Reuters

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:53:51 GMT+00:00

US court rules again against vaccine-autism claims
Reuters
WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - Vaccines that contain a mercury-based preservative called thimerosal cannot cause autism on their own, a special US court ruled on Friday, dealing one more blow to parents ...
'Vaccines court' rejects mercury-autism link in 3 test casesLos Angeles Times
3 Rulings Find No Link to Vaccines and AutismNew York Times
Court says thimerosal did not cause autismThe Associated Press
CNM News Network -dBTechno -Philadelphia Inquirer
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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:22:25 GMT+00:00

New Plavix Warning: Lack of Effect in Many People
WebMD
March 11, 2010 - The FDA has put a new "black box" warning on the anti-clotting drug Plavix, the second best-selling drug in the world. The new label warns that normal doses of Plavix have a potentially deadly lack of effect in 2% ...
Plavix gets new FDA warningReuters
FDA Adds Boxed Warning To Plavix On EffectivenessWall Street Journal
Clopidogrel Receives Boxed Warning for Reduced Benefit in Poor MetabolizersMedscape
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Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:43:09 GMT+00:00

Judge Wants to Hear From Sick WTC Workers Before Voting Begins on $657M Settlement
FOXNews
The 11000 rescue and recovery workers sickened from their days toiling in the debris of the World Trade Center must be heard before a $657 million proposed settlement is put to a vote, the federal judge overseeing the case said yesterday, ...
Tough choice ahead on settlement for 9/11 workersThe Associated Press
Ground Zero Workers Reach Deal Over ClaimsNew York Times
Lawyers from 3 different firms stand to collect $200M if 9/11 settlement goes ...New York Daily News
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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:50:39 GMT+00:00

Infant Deaths Spur Baby Sling Warning
WebMD
March 12, 2010 - After a spate of infant suffocation deaths, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning parents to think twice before putting infants under 4 months of age into baby slings. ...
CPSC Warns of Baby Sling DangersCBS News
Infant deaths prompt gov't warning on slingsThe Associated Press
Government Issues Safety Warning on Baby Slings After SuffocationsABC News
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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:38:15 GMT+00:00

John E. Calfee: Obama's Misleading Assault on the Insurance Industry
Wall Street Journal
Despite the president's repeated attempts to defend his health reforms, ObamaCare remains deeply unpopular—in the past four months the Rasmussen poll consistently suggests 52% to 58% of Americans are opposed to it. ...
Obama backs bipartisan crackdown on healthcare cheatsReuters
Scott Brown: President Obama doesn't get message of my winBoston Herald
Public option is what the country needsBangor Daily News
Kaiser Health News -TheNewsTribune.com -BusinessWeek
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Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:51:45 GMT+00:00

'Pill' Won't Shorten Your Life: Study
BusinessWeek
FRIDAY, March 12 (HealthDay News) -- Good news for women who have used birth control pills: A long-term study finds that those who took oral contraceptives at some point in their lives have a lower risk of death than women who never took the "Pill". ...
Birth control pills not associated with long-term death risk: studyNew York Daily News
Women on the pill may live longerThe Associated Press
Taking birth control pills may prolong a woman's life--studyThe Money Times
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Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:51:48 GMT+00:00

Guidelines: Do medical tests later, less often
BusinessWeek
By AP -- MAMMOGRAM: Most women don't need a mammogram in their 40s and they should get one every two years starting at 50, according to the US Preventive Services Task Force, a government-appointed but independent panel. The task force says screening ...
Experts say even Obama getting too many med testsThe Associated Press
Experts say US doctors overtesting, overtreatingSeattle Times
PSA Discoverer Says PSA Screening is "Public Health Disaster"Medscape
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Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:15:16 GMT+00:00

New Numbers for Swine Flu
New York Times
About 12000 Americans died from swine flu between its emergence last April until mid-February, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated on Friday. While swine flu is still being transmitted at low levels and some ...
Despite flu fear, cases are fewMiamiHerald.com
H1N1 influenza remains a threatMilwaukee Courier Weekly Newspaper
H1N1 virus widely seen to be tailing offSan Diego Union Tribune
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Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:19:08 GMT+00:00

Is your home gas detector doing its job?
Columbus Dispatch
>> Make sure furnaces and fuel-burning appliances are installed by professionals according to building codes. >> Install a carbon-monoxide alarm in a hallway near the sleeping area. Keep the alarm free from draperies or furniture, ...
Time to change clocks, smoke detector batteriesMarion Star
Don't forget to 'spring forward,' change detector batteriesWBIR-TV
Fire Marshal says check the batteries in your smoke detectorRadio Iowa
Yarmouth Register -Chillicothe Gazette -Omaha World-Herald
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:17:13 GMT+00:00

FDA says Basic Food Flavors knew plant was contaminated with salmonella
Washington Post
The company at the heart of a growing recall of processed foods knew that its plant was contaminated with salmonella but continued to make a flavoring and sell it to foodmakers around the country, according to inspectors at the Food ...
McCormick expands product recall listBaltimore Sun
CFIA acted properly in recall, minister says.Montreal Gazette
Health Buzz: Recall of Salmonella-Tainted Products ExpandsU.S. News & World Report
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