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Debate in US over blood from newborn safety tests about 19 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) -- A critical safety net for babies - that heelprick of blood taken from every newborn in the U.S. - is facing an ethics attack....  Read Story.

Ethics debate over blood from newborn safety tests about 20 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) -- A critical safety net for babies - that heelprick of blood taken from every newborn - is facing an ethics attack....  Read Story.

UK's Brown vows more cancer care as race heats up about 23 hours ago LONDON (AP) -- You know an election is coming when British politicians suddenly promise sweeping improvements to the National Health Service, a simultaneous source of national pride and worry....  Read Story.

Autism risks detailed in children of older mothers February 8, 2010 A woman's chance of having a child with autism increase substantially as she ages, but the risk may be less for older dads than previously suggested, a new study analyzing more than 5 million births f  Read Story.

Bad malaria pills in Africa raise resistance fears February 8, 2010 High rates of the most effective type of malaria-fighting drugs sold in three African countries are poor quality - including nearly half the pills sampled in Senegal - raising fears of increased drug   Read Story.

300 people diagnosed with mumps in suburban NY February 6, 2010 MONSEY, N.Y. (AP) -- More than 300 people have been diagnosed with the mumps in suburban New York as the nation's largest outbreak of the disease in years spreads....  Read Story.

Is the US swine flu epidemic over? February 5, 2010 ATLANTA (AP) -- If the U.S. swine flu epidemic isn't over, it certainly looks as if it's on its last legs. While federal health officials are not ready to declare the threat has passed and the out  Read Story.

US swine flu epidemic shows signs of being over February 5, 2010 ATLANTA (AP) -- Is the U.S. swine flu epidemic over? Federal health officials won't go so far as to say that, but on Friday they reported for the fourth week in a row that no states had widespread  Read Story.

Much higher tritium levels found at nuclear plant February 4, 2010 MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) -- Tritium levels in groundwater samples taken at the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant are up more than nine times over previously recorded levels, officials said Thursday....  Read Story.

2 stores pull necklaces on toxic cadmium concern February 4, 2010 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The teen fashion chain Aeropostale (air-uh-post-AL) and outlet stores of the upscale Saks Fifth Avenue are pulling from shelves necklaces that tests showed have high levels of   Read Story.

Gov't moving into central role in health care February 4, 2010 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Government is poised to become king of the hill in America's vast health care system, with or without President Barack Obama's planned redo, according an economic report release  Read Story.

Report: Feds to pay more than half of health costs February 4, 2010 WASHINGTON (AP) -- For all the hue and cry over a government takeover of health care, it's happening anyway....  Read Story.

Gov't to pay more than half of US health costs February 4, 2010 WASHINGTON (AP) -- For all the hue and cry over a government takeover of health care, it's happening anyway....  Read Story.

Healthy baby campaign uses texts to reach mothers February 4, 2010 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Expectant mothers are getting a new tool to help keep themselves and their babies healthy: pregnancy tips sent directly to their cell phones....  Read Story.

Study: Vegetative brains show signs of awareness February 3, 2010 NEW YORK (AP) -- Scientists have detected glimmers of awareness in some vegetative brain-injury patients and have even communicated with one of them - findings that push the boundaries of how to a  Read Story.

Report: 40 percent of cancers are preventable February 3, 2010 LONDON (AP) -- About 40 percent of cancers could be prevented if people stopped smoking and overeating, limited their alcohol, exercised regularly and got vaccines targeting cancer-causing infecti  Read Story.

Glaxo CEO: Time to diversify, help poor countries February 2, 2010 NEW YORK (AP) -- Andrew Witty, who took over as GlaxoSmithKline PLC's chief executive in May 2008, has been remaking the company from a pure pharmaceutical business to a diverse healthcare conglom  Read Story.

Gas drilling in Appalachia yields a foul byproduct February 2, 2010 HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Energy companies racing to unlock a huge Appalachian gas reserve are facing pressure to keep polluted drilling water out of public waterways....  Read Story.

Medicare Advantage plans offer maze of choices February 2, 2010 A dizzying array of choices awaits those searching for a Medicare Advantage plan....  Read Story.

UK medical journal retracts flawed vaccine study February 2, 2010 LONDON (AP) -- A major British medical journal on Tuesday retracted a flawed study linking the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to autism and bowel disease....  Read Story.

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