- AP - msnbc.com at 2012-02-03T16:08:00Z
Pfizer Inc. is recalling 1 million packets of birth control pills due to a packaging error that could raise the risk of an accidental pregnancy by leaving women with an inadequate dose. The problem affects 14 lots of Lo/Ovral-28 tablets and 14 lots of generic Norgestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol tablets ... Related News
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- YAHOO! at 2012-02-02T18:39:30Z
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- Atlanta Journal Constitution at 2012-02-03T15:10:44Z
The Obama administration's decision requiring church-affiliated employers to cover birth control was bound to cause an uproar among Roman Catholics and members of other faiths, no matter their beliefs on contraception. The regulation, finalized a week ago, raises a complex and sensitive legal ... Related News
- Minneapolis Star Tribune at 2012-02-03T12:18:56Z
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- YAHOO! at 2012-02-03T13:30:31Z
In my last post, I focused on flaws in the medical device approval process. The Union of Concerned Scientists FDA at a Crossroads meeting also covered problems with drug approval. This is perhaps no better illustrated than by the disappointing decision by Secretary of Health Kathleen Sebelius to ... Related News
- msnbc.com at 2012-02-03T08:15:33Z
- Minneapolis Star Tribune at 2012-02-03T03:07:44Z
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- Philadelphia Daily News at 2012-02-03T16:43:47Z
HOLLIS, Maine - A 9-year-old Maine girl is home from a Boston hospital healthy, active and with high hopes, and a new stomach, liver, spleen, small intestine, pancreas, and part of an esophagus to replace the ones that were being choked by a huge tumor. It's believed to be the first-ever transplant ... Related News
- CBS News at 2012-02-03T15:25:03Z
- New York Daily News at 2012-02-03T05:45:13Z
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- New York Daily News at 2012-02-02T16:02:01Z
Regulators on Tuesday approved Kalydeco, a new, gene-targeted drug treatment for people who have a rare kind of the incurable lung disease cystic fibrosis. Made by the Massachusetts-based Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Kalydeco (ivacaftor) was approved by the Food and Drug Administration on a fast-track ... Related News
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- San Jose Mercury News at 2012-02-04T03:35:11Z
WASHINGTON -- An outbreak of bacterial infections on the East Coast illustrates the popularity of raw, unpasteurized milk despite strong warnings from public health officials about the potential danger. Even presidential candidate Ron Paul has joined the cause of consumers looking to buy unprocessed ... Related News
- Boston Herald at 2012-02-04T00:57:42Z
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- msnbc.com at 2012-02-03T23:46:07Z
WKBW Buffalo, NY (WKBW) - Friday is National Wear Red Day, as the American Heart Association launches American Heart Month. The mission is to spread awareness about the number one killer of women: Heart Disease. The campaign encourages everyone to wear red and donate $5 to the cause. According to ... Related News
- YAHOO! at 2012-02-04T02:52:14Z
- Yahoo Finance at 2012-02-03T21:01:29Z
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- Denver Post at 2012-02-03T16:50:56Z
ST. LOUIS—The St. Louis parade welcoming home Iraq War and other post-Sept. 11 veterans is spurring talk of similar parades in at least eight other cities. Organizers of the parade that drew an estimated 100,000 observers and 20,000 participants in St. Louis on Jan. 28 say they have been ... Related News
- Washington Post at 2012-02-03T16:22:19Z
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- Salt Lake Tribune at 2012-02-03T03:00:35Z
Utah lawmakers had hoped to save up to $8 million last year by steering Medicaid patients to a "preferred list" of less-expensive prescription medicines. But the payoff was even greater: $27.6 million in fiscal year 2011, according to new Utah Department of Health data. What’s more, fears that low ... Related News
- AP - msnbc.com at 2012-02-03T00:37:25Z
- Salt Lake Tribune at 2012-02-03T00:30:15Z
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- USA Today at 2012-02-03T21:22:57Z
CONCORD, N.H. – Researchers who spent three years dragging sheets of fabric through the woods to snag ticks have created a detailed map they claim could improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease. The map, which pinpoints areas of the eastern United States where people have the ... Related News
- Philadelphia Daily News at 2012-02-03T19:57:03Z
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