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Can home cooking be hazardous to your health? (AP)

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:55:59 GMT AP - Could your kitchen at home pass a restaurant inspection?

Botox maker to pay $600M to resolve investigation (AP)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:01:40 GMT

AP - Allergan Inc., the maker of wrinkle-smoothing Botox, has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a yearslong federal investigation into its marketing of the top-selling, botulin-based drug.

New test seen as big advance in diagnosing TB (AP)

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:27:49 GMT

AP - Scientists are reporting a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis: A new test can reveal in less than two hours, with very high accuracy, whether someone has the disease and if it's resistant to the main drug for treating it.

Journal editors question sale of diet pill Meridia (AP)

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:25:36 GMT AP - Editors of a top medical journal call Meridia "another flawed diet pill" and question whether it should stay on the market as a study shows it raises the risk of heart attack and stroke in people with heart problems.

Benefits seen for high-risk women in ovary removal (AP)

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:48:34 GMT AP - Surgery to remove healthy ovaries gives a triple benefit to high-risk women: It lowers their threat of breast and ovarian cancer, and boosts their chances of living longer, new research suggests.

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Colonoscopy repeats greater with non-specialists

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:35:25 GMT Older adults who have a colonoscopy performed by a family doctor, internist or general surgeon are somewhat more likely to need another one within a year compared with those who have the procedure done by a gastroenterologist, a new report finds.

Odds of getting new kidney uneven

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:13:24 GMT People with kidney disease are more likely to be added to the waiting list for a kidney transplant if they've had a previous heart, lung or liver transplant, a new study suggests.

Israeli researchers develop promising new HIV treatment

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:30:30 GMT Israeli researchers have developed a new treatment for HIV that kills human cells infected with the virus and could lead to a breakthrough in treating AIDS, the Haaretz newspaper said on Friday.

Protein test ups diabetes diagnoses in some races

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:23:17 GMT Efforts to adopt a more accurate test for diagnosing diabetes may have hit a snag. Comparing the age-old oral glucose tolerance test to the newer hemoglobin A1c test confirms earlier evidence that race may influence test results, Danish researcher...

U.S. medical programs missing millions of kids: report

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:01:50 GMT An estimated five million uninsured children in the United States were eligible for Medicaid or the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) but were not enrolled in either plan, according to a new report.

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Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.

Colonoscopy repeats greater with non-specialists

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:35:25 GMT Older adults who have a colonoscopy performed by a family doctor, internist or general surgeon are somewhat more likely to need another one within a year compared with those who have the procedure done by a gastroenterologist, a new report finds.

Odds of getting new kidney uneven

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:13:24 GMT People with kidney disease are more likely to be added to the waiting list for a kidney transplant if they've had a previous heart, lung or liver transplant, a new study suggests.

Israeli researchers develop promising new HIV treatment

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:30:30 GMT Israeli researchers have developed a new treatment for HIV that kills human cells infected with the virus and could lead to a breakthrough in treating AIDS, the Haaretz newspaper said on Friday.

Protein test ups diabetes diagnoses in some races

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:23:17 GMT Efforts to adopt a more accurate test for diagnosing diabetes may have hit a snag. Comparing the age-old oral glucose tolerance test to the newer hemoglobin A1c test confirms earlier evidence that race may influence test results, Danish researcher...

U.S. medical programs missing millions of kids: report

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:01:50 GMT An estimated five million uninsured children in the United States were eligible for Medicaid or the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) but were not enrolled in either plan, according to a new report.