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    China drug scams challenge pharmaceutical firms (Reuters)
    Reuters - When Pang Jianli walked into a Beijing pharmacy to buy medicine for his flu-stricken son, he was greeted by an overwhelming display of boxes and bottles emblazoned with promises of miraculous cures. -- read full article
    Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:23:52 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Tons of released drugs taint U.S. water (AP)

    In this photo taken on Feb. 26, 2009, aeration basins are seen in operation at the Wilmington Wastewater Treatment Plant in Wilmington, Del. Scientists took samples from the Delaware River nearby and found elevated concentrations of the painkiller codeine that are prompting them to try and track the source of the drug; this treatment plant handles sewage from a nearby pharmaceutical factory that makes codeine. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)AP - U.S. manufacturers, including major drugmakers, have legally released at least 271 million pounds of pharmaceuticals into waterways that often provide drinking water — contamination the federal government has consistently overlooked, according to an Associated Press investigation.


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    Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:45:16 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    'Phase 0' Trials Aim to Speed Cancer Drug Development (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - FRIDAY, April 17 (HealthDay News) -- Even after years of painstaking research and testing, only a small percentage of cancer agents make it from the laboratory to the patient. So scientists have come up with a way to weed out the duds earlier in the process and speed good medications to the marketplace. -- read full article
    Sat, 18 Apr 2009 03:49:41 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Diabetes? Some beat it, but are they cured? (AP)

    This April 16, 2009 photo shows JoAnne Zoller Wagner, 55, walking near her home in Pasadena, Md. Wagner, who was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, exercises regularly to keep her blood sugar levels at a healthy, normal range. (AP Photo/Patrick Smith)AP - JoAnne Zoller Wagner's diagnosis as prediabetic wasn't enough to compel her to change her habits and lose 30 pounds. Not even with the knowledge her sister had died because of diabetes.


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    Sun, 19 Apr 2009 18:13:34 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Studies find factories release pharmaceuticals (AP)
    AP - Federal scientists testing for pharmaceuticals in water have been finding significantly more medicine residues in sewage downstream from public treatment facilities that handle waste from drugmakers. -- read full article
    Sun, 19 Apr 2009 16:26:02 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Tons of released drugs taint U.S. water (AP)

    In this photo taken on Feb. 26, 2009, aeration basins are seen in operation at the Wilmington Wastewater Treatment Plant in Wilmington, Del. Scientists took samples from the Delaware River nearby and found elevated concentrations of the painkiller codeine that are prompting them to try and track the source of the drug; this treatment plant handles sewage from a nearby pharmaceutical factory that makes codeine. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)AP - U.S. manufacturers, including major drugmakers, have legally released at least 271 million pounds of pharmaceuticals into waterways that often provide drinking water — contamination the federal government has consistently overlooked, according to an Associated Press investigation.


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    Sun, 19 Apr 2009 18:24:49 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Coffee, tea tied to lower uterine cancer risk (Reuters)
    Reuters - Women who drink a few cups of coffee and tea each day may have a lower risk of endometrial cancer, new study findings suggest. -- read full article
    Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:14:49 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Government statistics on syphilis, HIV (AP)
    AP - A summary of federal government figures on syphilis and HIV: -- read full article
    Sat, 18 Apr 2009 17:26:49 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Test of Lincoln DNA sought to prove cancer theory (AP)

    Board member Hugh Boyle poses for a portrait with what he believes is a section of a pillowcase that has Abraham Lincoln's blood and other material on it from Lincoln's assassination, at The Grand Army of the Republic Museum and Library in Philadelphia, Thursday, April 16, 2009. The museum is considering a researcher's request to do a DNA test on the piece of pillowcase. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)AP - John Sotos has a theory about why Abraham Lincoln was so tall, why he appeared to have lumps on his lips and even why he had gastrointestinal problems.


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    Sat, 18 Apr 2009 13:45:16 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    New fund promises low-cost malaria treatment (AP)
    AP - A $225 million fund to provide low-price anti-malaria medicine around the world was launched in the Norwegian capital Friday to fight a disease that kills 2,000 children a day. -- read full article
    Sat, 18 Apr 2009 13:47:33 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    VA: 3 patients HIV-positive after clinic mistakes (AP)
    AP - Three patients exposed to contaminated medical equipment at Veterans Affairs hospitals have tested positive for HIV, the agency said Friday. -- read full article
    Sat, 18 Apr 2009 13:58:29 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Keyhole kidney surgery OK for eldest elderly (Reuters)
    Reuters - Operations on the kidney can be performed safely via laparoscopy in elderly patients, even those older than 80 years of age, investigators report. -- read full article
    Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:57:12 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Tough Laws, Higher Prices Mean Fewer Kids Smoke (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - THURSDAY, April 16 (HealthDay News) -- American adolescents who live in states that comply with tobacco sales laws are less likely to pick up a smoking habit than are those who live where the laws are not vigorously enforced, a new study has found. -- read full article
    Sat, 18 Apr 2009 03:49:47 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Health Tip: Symptoms of Celiac Disease in Adults (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Celiac disease makes your body intolerant to a protein called gluten, which is found in foods including wheat, rye and barley products. It can also be found in some vitamins, lip balms and medications. -- read full article
    Sat, 18 Apr 2009 03:49:43 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    US to fund research with some embryonic stem cells (AP)
    AP - When President Barack Obama eased limits on taxpayer-funded embryonic stem cell research, the big question became how far scientists could go. Friday, the government answered: They must use cells culled from fertility clinic embryos that otherwise would be thrown away. -- read full article
    Fri, 17 Apr 2009 23:53:13 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
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