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Drug-resistant bugs on rise globally: report
New "morning-after" pill effective and safe: FDA staff
U.S. sets rules for employer healthcare plans
Mastectomy rates still declining across U.S.
China eyes milk test after melamine deaths scandal
Cheap blood drug "could save 100,000 lives a year"
High 'good' cholesterol tied to lower cancer risk
Petting farm E.coli bug "could have been avoided"
Brain scan study confirms role of Alzheimer's genes
Rise in employer healthcare costs slowing: survey

Drug-resistant bugs on rise globally: report
June 15, 2010 01:25 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Health Organization, governments and nonprofit groups are saving lives by distributing drugs to developing countries, but they are not paying enough attention to the dangers of drug-resistant bugs, according to a report released on Tuesday.

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New "morning-after" pill effective and safe: FDA staff
June 15, 2010 08:38 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new, longer-lasting "morning-after" pill to prevent unwanted pregnancy appears to work with no unexpected side effects, U.S. health regulatory staff said in documents released on Tuesday.

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U.S. sets rules for employer healthcare plans
June 15, 2010 09:58 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Monday announced new rules it said would protect Americans who want to keep their current health insurance but critics say the changes could end up causing millions to lose their coverage.

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Mastectomy rates still declining across U.S.
June 14, 2010 05:27 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Mastectomy rates among US women with breast cancer are not on the rise, despite recent studies from three major cancer centers suggesting that more women were opting for the operation.

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China eyes milk test after melamine deaths scandal
June 15, 2010 05:32 AM ET
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Researchers in China, where at least six children died in a tainted milk scandal in 2008, have identified seven stable molecules in cow's milk that they hope to use to create a test to identify tainted dairy products.

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Cheap blood drug "could save 100,000 lives a year"
June 14, 2010 07:06 PM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - A cheap and easily administered medicine which helps to stem excessive bleeding could save the lives of many thousands of accident victims across the world, British scientists said on Tuesday.

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High 'good' cholesterol tied to lower cancer risk
June 14, 2010 05:17 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - High levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol - a.k.a. "good cholesterol" -- may be linked to lower risks of cancer as well as heart attacks, new research suggests.

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Petting farm E.coli bug "could have been avoided"
June 15, 2010 09:53 AM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's largest outbreak of a dangerous strain of E.coli at an open farm last year could have been avoided if visitors had been kept away from animal feces, a report said on Tuesday.

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Brain scan study confirms role of Alzheimer's genes
June 14, 2010 05:32 PM ET
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A study of brain scans has confirmed the role of several genes linked with Alzheimer's disease, and turned up two others that are worth exploring, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

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Rise in employer healthcare costs slowing: survey
June 14, 2010 02:48 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Medical costs for U.S. employers will rise by 9 percent in 2011, slightly less than they have risen this year, according to a survey released on Monday.

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