Saturday, April 2, 2011

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FDA proposes calorie counts on menus
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — It could get harder to indulge in a double cheeseburger and fries without feeling guilty. Menu labeling requirements proposed Friday by the Food and Drug Administration will require chain restaurants with 20 or more locations, ...
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Arizona lawmakers approve $1.1 billion in budget cuts
Arizona Republic
by Mary Jo Pitzl - Apr. 2, 2011 12:00 AM The 2012 Arizona budget, heavy with cuts but light on gimmicks, will make a lasting imprint on residents, services and the economy, both advocates and critics say. For supporters, especially the Republican ...
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Price of preterm-birth medicine cut
Boston Globe
AP / April 2, 2011 WASHINGTON — A pharmaceutical firm that has come under criticism for charging $1500 a dose for a drug that prevents women from giving birth too soon said yesterday that it was cutting its price. KV Pharmaceutical of St. Louis ...
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Blue balloons raise autism awareness
Pueblo Chieftain
CHIEFTAIN PHOTO/JOHN JAQUES Jonah Leyva-Scott, 10, who is autistic, leads students at Beulah Heights Elementary School in an assembly and balloon release as part of World Autism Awareness Day. Ten-year-old Jonah Leyva-Scott clung tightly to the string ...
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A Medicare problem
Lake County Record-Bee
By Guthrie "Guff" Worth To quote from a Washington notice: "Medicare officials say they will likely pay for a prostate cancer drug that expands life for about four months at a cost of $93000 per patient." The drug apparently met the criteria of ...
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'Domino-Dad' Family: Many Women Have Kids With More Than One Man
TIME
By Belinda Luscombe Friday, April 1, 2011 | 0 comments More than a quarter of all US mothers with more than one child had some of those kids with different men, according to a new study. Among African-American women with several children, ...
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Health Matters: Putting a stop to abuse of children
Bowling Green Daily News
By MAUREEN MAHANEY, For the Daily News Being a parent is not easy. It takes patience, energy, creativity, commitment and lots of love. Some parenting skills come naturally, but others are learned. Children misbehave, and it is our job, as parents, ...
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Cancer-stricken woman, 66, tackles bank robber
msnbc.com
By Todd Wright A 66-year-old woman with "nothing to lose" stopped a bank robber in her tracks Friday, Broward Sheriff's Office officials said. Hoof it over to Facebook to join the weird news herd. Helen Dunsford, 66, was a customer at a Bank of America ...
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Optimer leaps on FDA report
Investor's Business Daily
The antibiotic maker soared 11% to 13.13 after the FDA gave a positive review to fidaxomicin, the company's experimental antibiotic to prevent infection of the digestive track. The FDA said Optimer Pharmaceuticals' (OPTR) data support its use to treat ...
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Medical marijuana bill passes Senate
Middletown Transcript
By Doug Denison, Staff Writer The Delaware Senate passed legislation today that would legalize the use of marijuana to treat severe medical conditions. All but three of the chamber's 21 members voted in favor of Senate Bill 17, which would set up a ...
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College group cancer relay today at Concordia
In-Forum
MOORHEAD – The Moorhead Colleges Against Cancer American Cancer Society Relay For Life is from 3:30 pm today through 12:30 am Sunday in Concordia College's Olson Forum here. MOORHEAD – The Moorhead Colleges Against Cancer American Cancer Society Relay ...
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