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  • Homeopathy decried by Japanese medical officials

    By Associated Press

    The physician to Japanese Emperor Akihito and top scientists have slammed homeopathy as an "absurd" medicine, urging health workers to stay clear of the alternative treatment as it grows in popularity. Published 7:40 p.m. September 2, 2010 - Comments

  • **FILE** This image made available by the Duke University Department of Medicine shows a right breast MRI from a 55-year-old woman with extreme breast density. The arrow points to a 2.0 cm rapidly enhancing lesion which was later confirmed by biopsy to be invasive breast cancer. (Associated Press)

    Cancer study backs preventive surgery for women

    By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

    Women at genetic risk for breast and ovarian cancer strongly reduce their chances of developing such diseases by having their breasts, ovaries and fallopian tubes removed, a large study has found. Published 9:10 p.m. August 31, 2010 - Comments

  • 7 states litigating health care law seek its subsidies

    By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar - Associated Press

    More than half a dozen states suing to overturn President Obama's new health care law are also claiming subsidies under the plan for covering retired state government employees, according to a list released Tuesday by the administration. Published 7:53 p.m. August 31, 2010 - Comments

  • Omega-3 addition no help after heart attacks

    By Stephanie Nano - Associated Press

    Eating more heart-healthy omega-3 fats provided no additional benefit in a study of heart attack survivors who were already getting good care, Dutch researchers report. Published 8:52 p.m. August 29, 2010 - Comments

  • **FILE** In this file photo originally made available by Advanced Cell Technology in 2006, a single cell is removed from a human embryo to be used in generating embryonic stem cells for scientific research.

    Obama administration will appeal stem cell ruling

    By Jerry Seper - The Washington Times

    The Obama administration will appeal a ruling by a federal judge that temporarily blocks federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, the Justice Department confirmed on Tuesday. Published 8:51 p.m. August 24, 2010 - Comments

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  • FDA looks to curb abuse of cough medicine

    By Matthew Perrone - Associated Press

    Federal health regulators are weighing restrictions on Robitussin, NyQuil and other cough suppressants to curb cases of abuse that send thousands of people to the hospital each year. Published 2:31 p.m. August 31, 2010 - Comments

  • Recession may have pushed birth rate lower

    By Marilynn Marchione - Associated Press

    The U.S. birth rate has dropped for the second year in a row, and experts think the wrenching recession led many people to put off having children. The 2009 birth rate also set a record: lowest in a century. Published 1:59 p.m. August 27, 2010 - Comments

  • Cuccinelli: Virginia has right to regulate abortion clinics

    By Matthew Cella - The Washington Times

    Virginia has the legal right to regulate abortion clinics in the same manner it currently regulates hospitals and surgery centers, says Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II — a ruling that pro-choice advocates say could cost abortion providers $2 million and put most of them out of business. Published 8:25 p.m. August 23, 2010 - Comments

  • FDA chief: Enforcement of food safety too limited

    By Mary Clare Jalonick - Associated Press

    updated 1 week, 4 days ago

    Farms such as the two involved in a massive recall of more than a half-billion eggs rarely are inspected by the federal government, officials say, as the Food and Drug Administration traditionally has reacted to outbreaks instead of working to prevent them. Published 7:31 p.m. August 22, 2010 - Comments

  • Cultivating ideas on urban 'grocery gap'

    By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

    It has been decades since the '60s hippie movement spawned a wave of farmers markets and food cooperatives. Times are indeed a-changin' as that counterculture movement goes mainstream, including government efforts to help close the "grocery gap" in low-income, urban neighborhoods. Published 7:55 p.m. August 19, 2010 - Comments

  • Egg recall tied to salmonella grows to 380 million

    By Mary Clare Jalonick and Mike Stobbe - Associated Press

    updated 2 weeks, 1 day ago

    Hundreds of people have been sickened in a salmonella outbreak linked to eggs in four states and possibly more, health officials said Wednesday as a company dramatically expanded a recall to 380 million eggs. Published 11:14 a.m. August 18, 2010 - Comments

  • Study: 1 in 5 U.S. teens has hearing loss

    By Carla K. Johnson - Associated Press

    A stunning one in five teens has lost a little bit of hearing, and the problem has increased substantially in recent years, a new national study has found. Published 4:00 p.m. August 17, 2010 - Comments

  • Will Medicare checks in the mail help Dems?

    By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar - Associated Press

    A check from Uncle Sam gets your attention, even if the money doesn't help that much with the bills. Published 1:46 p.m. August 14, 2010 - Comments

  • FDA approves 5-day contraceptive

    By Matthew Perrone - Associated Press

    Federal health officials on Friday approved a new type of morning-after contraceptive that works longer than the current leading drug on the market. Published 11:44 p.m. August 13, 2010 - Comments

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