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FTC considers backing off nicotine guidance
Associated Press WriterThe Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday that it no longer considers reliable a test for tar and nicotine used for more than 40 years and touted by the tobacco industry in marketing "light" and "low-tar" cigarettes. The FTC said it may rescind its...Tags: Maine, Tobacco Products, Addiction, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Marketing
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Elderly may fare worse on prostate cancer drugs
AP Medical WriterA prostate cancer study that could change how doctors treat some patients found that widely used hormone-blocking drugs did not improve survival chances for older men whose disease hadn't spread. In fact, men given the drugs alone were slightly more...Tags: American Medical Association, Surgery, Western Medicines, Therapies, Death and Dying
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FDA calls for urgent warning on tendon risks
Associated Press WriterDrug safety officials Tuesday imposed the government's most urgent safety warning on Cipro and similar antibiotics, citing evidence that they may lead to tendon ruptures, a serious injury that can leave patients incapacitated and needing extensive...Tags: Western Medicines, Injuries, Medicine, Health Treatments
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Fringe autism treatment could get federal study
Associated Press WriterPressured by desperate parents, government researchers are pushing to test an unproven treatment on autistic children, a move some scientists see as an unethical experiment in voodoo medicine. The treatment removes heavy metals from the body and is based...Tags: Pennsylvania, Vaccines, Social Sciences, Health and Safety at School, Preventative Medicine
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Anthem Blue Cross to pay Calif hospitals $11.8M
Associated Press WriterWith state regulators recently pledging to renew their push to stop health insurers from wrongly dropping patients, Anthem Blue Cross has agreed to pay an $11.8 million rescission lawsuit settlement to about 400 California hospitals. Hospitals and...Tags: Clubs and Associations, Government, National Government, Hospitals and Clinics, California
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Researchers push to test chelation as autism remedy
Associated Press WriterPressured by desperate parents, government researchers are pushing to test an unproven treatment on autistic children, a move some scientists see as an unethical experiment in voodoo medicine. The treatment removes heavy metals from the body and is based...Tags: Pennsylvania, Vaccines, Social Sciences, Health and Safety at School, Preventative Medicine
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Cheney's office tried to alter greenhouse gas testimony, former official says
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterVice President Dick Cheney's office worked to alter sworn congressional testimony provided by a federal official in order to play down the threat of global warming and head off regulation of greenhouse gas emissions, a former government official said in a...Tags: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The White House, Global Warming, Environmental Politics, Government
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FDA Calls For Urgent Warning on Antibiotics
Associated PressWASHINGTON -- Drug safety officials Tuesday imposed the government's most urgent safety warning on Cipro and similar antibiotics, citing evidence that they may lead to tendon ruptures, a serious injury that can leave patients incapacitated and needing...Tags: Western Medicines, Pharmaceuticals, Medicine
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Dental industry gets an earful on mercury
Associated Press WriterPeople trust dentists with their health. Some members of Congress are more skeptical. The dental industry, asked to testify Tuesday about pollution from mercury in tooth fillings, found itself under attack from lawmakers who blame mercury for...Tags: Illnesses, Dentistry, Dan Burton, Mental Illness, Diane E Watson
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Cheney wanted cuts in climate change testimony
Associated Press WriterSeeking to play down the effects of global warming, Vice President Dick Cheney's office pushed to delete from congressional testimony references about the consequences of climate change on public health, a former senior EPA official claimed Tuesday....Tags: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The White House, Global Warming, Stephen Johnson, Environmental Politics
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