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FDA AlertsPulling Some Strings
Surtex Foods of Los Angeles recalling string cheese due to possible contamination
FDA AlertsLa Placita Wheat Snacks Recall
Wheat snacks recalled due to possible Salmonella
FDA AlertsUPDATE: AngioScore Balloon Catheter Recall
Balloon catheter recall information recently updated by FDA
FDA ApprovalsFDA Approves Pain Reliever Abstral for Cancer Patients
New drug provides supplemental pain relief in addition to other medications
Health NewsMay I Have This Dance?
The measles virus engages the body's cells in a twisted 'ballroom dance'
Health NewsUniversal Flu Vaccine? When Pigs Fly!
H1N1 virus could lead to potential "universal" flu vaccine
Health NewsX Marks the Spot
Potential new drug for Fragile X patients
Prescription DrugsCatch 22 for Stroke Patients
Statin risks may outweigh cardiovascular benefits for stroke patients
Health NewsGoogling Gamble: Health News in the Information Age
Americans increasingly turn to Internet for health, medical information
Prescription DrugsBad for the Bones
Researchers study effects of individual anti-epileptic drugs on bone health
Health NewsAMD Study Results are Eye-Opening
Prevalence of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) has declined in recent years
Health NewsAffordable Care Act Predictions: It's a Numbers Game
Institutions predict costs, savings associated with Affordable Care Act
Health NewsAffordable Care Act in Action
Some provisions from the ACA took effect January 1; Republicans mount repeal efforts
Health NewsHealth Starts at Whole Foods
Whole Foods grocery retailers offer pre-packaged "Health Starts Here" food options -- to go
Health NewsObesity Costs Take the Cake
A look at the expanding costs of obesity
Health NewsTelevision Kills
Study finds that too much screen-based enterainment, regardless of how much you exercise, is detrimental to heart health
Health NewsTB Therapy Risky for Elderly
Study finds many adverse side effects of treating latent tuberculosis in patients over 65 years of age
Health NewsSickened by 9/11
Study finds increased rates of "sacroid like" granulomatous pulmonary disease in 9/11 responders
Health NewsThis Is an Intervention
Study analyzes the content of nutrition intervention programs in schools
Health NewsHeartening News for Women
Women with heart failure respond better to treatment than men
Health NewsS3 Sound is Not the Newest Boy Band
Heart sounds can help diagnose congestive heart failure
Health NewsNatural Born Killers
Natural killer cells play important role in fight against stomach cancer
Health NewsNevermind Mindfulness
Mindful meditation doesn't appear to help fibromyalgia sufferers, but losing weight might
Prescription DrugsToxic for the Ticker?
Recent study ties breast cancer drug bevacizumab to congestive heart failure