185 News Items Found. Displaying Results 51-60
| 19:43:50 GMT - 2008-09-18 |
| WHO: Recalculation cuts malaria cases by half
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GENEVA - The World Health Organization halved its estimate of the number of people who get malaria each year, saying Thursday that better measurement ...
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| 22:35:33 GMT - 2008-09-17 |
| Colon X-ray seen as effective at spotting cancer
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ATLANTA - A long-awaited federal study of an X-ray alternative to the dreaded colonoscopy confirms its effectiveness at spotting most cancers, althoug...
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| 03:50:02 GMT - 2008-09-17 |
| FDA defends plastic linked with health risks
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WASHINGTON - With scientists at odds about the risks of a chemical found in plastic baby bottles, metal cans and other food packaging, the government ...
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| 22:52:09 GMT - 2008-09-16 |
| US issues import alert for generic drugs from Indian firm
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The US Food and Drug Administration Tuesday said it would block the import of more than 30 generic drugs made by Indian pharmaceut...
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| 22:42:33 GMT - 2008-09-15 |
| Jolie and Pitt give two million dollars to fight disease in Ethiopia
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LOS ANGELES (AFP) -
Superstar couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have donated two million dollars to help children affected by AIDS and tuberculosis...
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| 18:18:50 GMT - 2008-09-14 |
| AP IMPACT: Tons of drugs dumped into wastewater
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U.S. hospitals and long-term care facilities annually flush millions of pounds of unused pharmaceuticals down the drain, pumping contaminants into Ame...
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| 12:50:29 GMT - 2008-09-14 |
| China inspects dairy regions after tainted milk
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BEIJING - China's food safety watchdog sent inspectors to the country's main dairy producing regions on Sunday after at least 432 babies were sickened...
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| 11:40:07 GMT - 2008-09-14 |
| Few safeguards for Mexican produce heading north
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ALLENDE, Mexico - At the end of a dirt road in northern Mexico, the conveyer belts processing hundreds of tons of vegetables a year for U.S. and Mexic...
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| 08:26:32 GMT - 2008-09-12 |
| AP Enterprise: Drugs affect more drinking water
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Testing prompted by an Associated Press story that revealed trace amounts of pharmaceuticals in drinking water supplies has shown that more Americans ...
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| 04:07:33 GMT - 2008-09-11 |
| Medical schools, journals fight industry influence
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TRENTON, N.J. - Just about every segment of the medical community is piling on the pharmaceutical industry these days, accusing drugmakers of deceivin...
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