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 TopNews United States | Astra Gets Crestor Boost New York Times By REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) - AstraZeneca has pulled ahead of the pack with an expanded label in the United States for its heart drug Crestor, but the medicine's future remains uncertain ahead of a vital patent trial this month. ... US clears wider use of AstraZeneca cholesterol drug FDA Widens Crestor Approval AstraZeneca Gets OK for Expanded Crestor Use |
 ABC Online | Health officials say they didn't overreact to H1N1 Wausau Daily Herald When the swine flu virus flared up in spring 2009, the photographs and fear spread faster than the illness. News services moved images of people across the globe wearing face masks, ... Nearly half of Americans believe H1N1 outbreak is over, poll finds H1N1 flu shot walk-in clinic through Friday Additional H1N1 clinics scheduled |
 USA Today | First Lady Girds to Fight Fat Wall Street Journal WASHINGTONFirst lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday plans to unveil a campaign to fight childhood obesity, a cause that is becoming her top policy priority. Her campaign is part of a government effort to reframe the debate about the nation's ... Michelle Obama Launches Campaign Against Child Obesity Michelle Obama aims to end child obesity in a generation First lady begins fight against childhood obesity |
 Boston Globe | Obama official 'very disturbed' by Anthem Blue Cross rate hikes Los Angeles Times The insurer should give a 'detailed justification' for its plan to raise premiums on individual policies by as much as 39%, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says. By Duke Helfand California insurance regulators asked Anthem Blue ... Officials question Anthem insurance rate hikes Officials Ask Anthem to Justify Rate Hike in Calif Calif. insurer's rate increases draw attention of federal government |
 TopNews United States | Cell Therapeutics drug draws US FDA staff concerns Reuters WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - US drug reviewers questioned effectiveness data from Cell Therapeutics Inc (CTIC.O) (CTIC.MI) for an experimental lymphoma drug and said the medicine had substantial side effects, according to documents ... US Drug Reviewers Rebukes Cell Therapeutics Drug Abridged Study to Haunt CTI? FDA Questions Pixantrone Data FDA Postpones Panel Meeting To Review Cell Therapeutics' Drug Due To Extreme ... |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Even third-hand smoke carries carcinogens: study Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Old tobacco smoke does more than simply make a room smell stale -- it can leave cancer-causing toxins behind, US researchers reported on Monday. They found cancer-causing agents called tobacco-specific nitrosamines stick to a ... 'Third-Hand smoke' A Health Risk 'Third-hand smoke' could damage health Third-hand smoke as dangerous as cigarette fumes |
 HealthJockey.com | Alzheimer's drug Dimebon helps Huntington's: study Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Dimebon, a pill being developed for Alzheimer's disease, helped people with Huntington's disease improve their thinking, learning and memory skills, US researchers said on Monday. Dimebon, made by Medivation Inc. under the ... New Data Point To Huntington's Disease Hope Pfizer, Medivation Drug May Help Huntington's Disease Patients Alzheimer's drug can cure Huntington's, finds study |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Age of mother affects child's autism risk: study Reuters CHICAGO (Reuters) - Being an older mother significantly increases the risk of having a child with autism, but being an older father only increases the risk when the mother is under the age of 30, US researchers said on Monday. ... Both Parents' Ages Linked to Autism Risk Older mothers' kids have higher autism risk, study finds Autism Risk Rises With Mother's Age |
 The Hindu | Less TV, More Family Dinners Fight Childhood Obesity WebMD Feb. 8, 2010 -- Simple lifestyle habits at home, such as having more family meals, could reduce obesity in preschoolers, new research suggests. A study to be published in the March issue of the journal Pediatrics says preschoolers ... fight childhood obesity in 3 steps 3 simple steps can cut child obesity Family meals can 'cut risk of child obesity by 40%' |
 Stuff.co.nz | Pancreatic Cancer Linked to Sodas? WebMD Feb. 8, 2010 -- Drinking as little as two soft drinks a week appears to nearly double the risk of getting pancreatic cancer, according to a new study. ''People who drank two or more soft drinks a week had an 87% increased risk -- or ... Study links sugary soft drinks to pancreas cancer Study: 2 soft drinks per week raises pancreatic cancer risk Drinking soda linked to increased risk of pancreatic cancer |