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13 March 2010

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Plavix Receives FDA’s Most Severe Warning

The Food and Drug Administration is adding its strongest warning to the label for Plavix after reports that some patients cannot process the blood thinning drug.

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Meningitis Outbreak Closes School After 2 Die in Oklahoma

two Oologah-Talala elementary school students have died of a disease related to meningitis. The disease has sickened four others.

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Actress Glenn Close Has Genes Mapped

Glenn Close has joined a handful of celebrities to have their genome sequenced in the name of science.

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Nurses’ Union: Care Does Not Include Sex

A union representing Dutch nurses will launch a national campaign Friday against demands for sexual services by patients who claim it should be part of their standard care.

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Women Taking Birth Control Pill Live Longer

One of the world’s largest studies of the contraceptive pill has found that women who have taken it can expect longer lives and are less likely to die from any cause, including cancer and heart disease.

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New York Woman Expecting Third Set of Twins

A Brooklyn, N.Y., is expecting her third set of twins — and she has had no outside fertility help, New York’s Daily News reported.

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Doctors to Unveil Sticking Plaster as Skin Cancer Cure

The Ambulight high-tech device contains a small light that combines with a chemical cream to kill skin cancer cells.

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Fox on Sex: ‘Big Love:’ The Different Kinds of Polyamory

Is swinging considered cheating? What is BDSM? Our sex expert answers your questions

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Cadmium Probe Causes Jewelry Recall

Federal regulators are recalling more children’s jewelry due to high levels of the toxic metal cadmium.

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What Women Want From Men

Women appreciate a little chivalry now and then - so here’s how to score points with your lady

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‘Huffing’ More Popular Among 12 Year Olds Than Street Drugs

It’s important to warn children about the dangers of drugs like marijuana and cocaine, but what parents really need to worry about, researchers say, is their kids “huffing” common household products such as shoe polish, glue and air fresheners.

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Fla. Man’s Devotees Get Sick After Drinking Snail Mucus

Devotees of a Miami man claiming to practice a traditional African religion say they had to ingest the mucus of a Giant African Snail that sickened them.

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Vatican Criticizes Condom Machines in Rome School

A Rome high school has incurred the ire of the Catholic Church after its decision to install condom-vending machines for students.

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Woman Awarded $3.5M After Doc Gives Her ‘4 Breasts’

A New York mom who said her botched boob job left her looking like she had four breasts was awarded $3.5 million for pain and suffering, the New York Post reported Thursday.

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Panel: Women Need Chance to Avoid Repeat C-Section

Too many pregnant women who want to avoid a repeat Caesarean delivery are being denied the chance, concludes a government panel

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Study Suggests Too Many Invasive Heart Tests Given

A troublingly high number of U.S. patients who are given angiograms to check for heart disease turn out not to have a significant problem, according to the latest study

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N.Y. Woman Awarded $3.5M Over Botched Breast Op

A New York mom who said her botched boob job left her looking like she had four breasts was awarded $3.5 million for pain and suffering, the New York Post reported Thursday.

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Ohio Student Dies of Meningitis

The superintendent of the Oologah-Talala School District says an elementary school student has died of bacterial meningitis.

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Group Pays Addicts $300 to Avoid Getting Pregnant

A controversial group is hitting the streets of Honolulu, Hawaii with cash in their pockets in hopes of persuading drug addicts and alcoholics to get sterilized or go on long-term birth control.

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Panera to Post Calories at Corporate-Owned Stores

Panera Bread customers around the country soon will be able to tally calories for their smokehouse turkey panini and broccoli cheddar soup with just a glance at the menu board

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Assisted Suicide Group Preparing for Trial

The leader of an assisted suicide group charged with helping a 58-year-old Georgia man with cancer kill himself says he’s looking forward to a trial that he hopes will validate the group’s work.

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Kansas City School Board to Vote on Closures

The Kansas City, Mo., school board is set to vote Wednesday night on a proposal to close half the schools in the district.

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New National Math, English Standards Drafted

Math and English instruction in the United States moved a step closer to uniform — and more rigorous — standards Wednesday as draft new national guidelines were released.

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Salty, Sweet: Study Says Fat is the Sixth ‘Taste’

People sensitive to the taste of fat tend to eat less of it and are less likely to be overweight, according to Australian research that found human tongues can detect fatty tastes.

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Stress Changes Who Men Find Attractive

When men are under stress, instead of preferring women who resemble themselves as they normally do, they choose dissimilar women, researchers now find.

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