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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
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Health Buzz: Study Ties Soft-Drink Intake to Pancreatic Cancer
U.S. News & World Report
Study links sugary soft drinks to pancreas cancer
Reuters
Study Links Soda Consumption To Pancreatic Cancer
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Forbes (blog)
US clears wider use of AstraZeneca cholesterol drug
Reuters
WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca (AZN.L) won US approval on Monday to promote cholesterol fighter Crestor for preventing heart disease in a vast new market of people with healthy cholesterol but other heart risks.
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FDA Widens Crestor Approval
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AstraZeneca Gets OK for Expanded Crestor Use
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FDA Okays Statin for Primary Prevention
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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.
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Both Parents' Ages Linked to Autism Risk
New York Times
Autism Risk Rises With Mother's Age
WebMD
Older mothers' kids have higher autism risk, study finds
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New York Times (blog)
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 urges. By Duke Helfand California insurance regulators asked Anthem Blue
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Administration, GOP Start Listing Demands Ahead of Health Care Talks
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Calif. insurer's rate increases draw attention of federal government
Washington Post
US's Sebelius chides WellPoint unit over rate hike
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'Third-hand smoke' could damage health
BBC News
Lingering residue from tobacco smoke which clings to upholstery, clothing and the skin releases cancer-causing agents, work in PNAS journal shows. Berkeley scientists in the US ran lab tests and found "substantial levels" of toxins on smoke-exposed
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Even third-hand smoke carries carcinogens: study
Reuters
Thirdhand Smoke Creates Indoor Cancer Risk
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'Third-Hand Smoke' Could Be Troublesome, Too
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How to fight childhood obesity in 3 steps
CNN
Obesity comes down to eating too much and not being active enough, a psychologist said. Tuesday night, a Larry King prime-time exclusive with first lady Michelle Obama on the first family's first year in the White House.
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Less TV, More Family Dinners Fight Childhood Obesity
WebMD
Family meals can 'cut risk of child obesity by 40%'
Daily Mail
3 simple steps can cut child obesity
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Boston Globe
First Lady Aims to Fight Fat
Wall Street Journal
First lady Michelle Obama, center, speaks with Cabinet members and lawmakers on childhood obesity at the White House on Feb. 2. WASHINGTON—First lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday plans to unveil a campaign to fight childhood obesity,
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US first lady tackles child obesity, out to change how millions eat, look
The Canadian Press
Obesity threatens national security
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Michelle Obama's war on childhood obesity
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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
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Abridged Study to Haunt CTI? FDA Questions Pixantrone Data
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Cell Therapeutics Panel Cancelled Because Of Snow
Forbes (blog)
FDA Tough on Cell Therapeutics' Drug
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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
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Pfizer, Medivation Drug May Help Huntington's Disease Patients
BusinessWeek
Experimental drug shows some benefit for Huntington's disease
Los Angeles Times (blog)
Huntington Drug Produces Slight Benefit
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ChemGenex Falls After FDA Queries Leukemia Drug Data
Bloomberg
Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- ChemGenex Pharmaceuticals Ltd., the Australian drugmaker seeking to sell its first drug, fell the most in more than seven years in Sydney trading after the US Food and Drug Administration
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CORRECT: FDA: Low Response Rate Seen With Proposed Drug Omapro
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UPDATE 3-U.S. FDA staff questions small ChemGenex study
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ChemGenex Cancer Drug Helped Few Patients, FDA Says
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