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Originally published: Jan 20, 2012 - 2:19 pm

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Study: Wiser medication use could cut health costs

Wednesday, Jun 19, 11:43 am
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - If doctors and patients used prescription drugs more wisely, they could save the U.S. health care system at least $213 billion a year, by reducing medication overuse, underuse... Read more...
HPV vaccine cut infection by half in teen girls

Wednesday, Jun 19, 10:31 am
ATLANTA (AP) - Researchers say a vaccine for a sexually spread virus has cut infections in teen girls by half. This is the first evidence of how well the HPV vaccine works since it came... Read more...
EU fines pharma firms over generics delay

Wednesday, Jun 19, 6:24 am
BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union has fined Danish pharmaceuticals multinational Lundbeck and several other producers a combined 146 million euros ($195 million) for delaying the market entry of cheaper... Read more...
Singapore fumes as air pollution hits 16-year high

Tuesday, Jun 18, 7:16 pm
SINGAPORE (AP) - Singaporeans rolled back military training, kept cough-stricken children indoors and considered wearing protective masks to work after a smoky haze triggered by forest fires in... Read more...
18 mayors: Limit use of food stamps to buy soda

Tuesday, Jun 18, 7:10 pm
NEW YORK (AP) - The mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Phoenix and 14 other American cities are reviving a push against letting food stamps be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks. In... Read more...
Especially grim encephalitis toll feared in India

Tuesday, Jun 18, 5:49 pm
GORAKHPUR, India (AP) - A mosquito-borne disease that preys on the young and malnourished is sweeping across poverty-riven northern India again this monsoon season in what officials worry could... Read more...
Nonprofit launches campaign to reach uninsured

Tuesday, Jun 18, 12:53 pm
CHICAGO (AP) - A nonprofit group helping to spread the word about President Barack Obama's health care overhaul launched a campaign Tuesday that will target states with high numbers of uninsured... Read more...
Medicare: Cost-saving changes coming for diabetics

Tuesday, Jun 18, 11:56 am
WASHINGTON (AP) - Medicare begins a major change next month that could save older diabetics money and time when they buy crucial supplies to test their blood sugar _ but it also may cause some... Read more...
Report: Slowdown in health care costs to continue

Tuesday, Jun 18, 2:10 am
WASHINGTON (AP) - There's good news for most companies that provide health benefits for their employees: America's slowdown in medical costs may be turning into a trend, rather than a mere pause. A... Read more...
Report: US adult smoking rate dips to 18 percent

Tuesday, Jun 18, 1:55 am
ATLANTA (AP) - Fewer U.S. adults are smoking, a new government report says. Last year, about 18 percent of adults participating in a national health survey described themselves as current... Read more...
Gender report of Shah Rukh Khan baby investigated

Tuesday, Jun 18, 12:06 am
NEW DELHI (AP) - Health officials in Mumbai are investigating reports that Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and his wife know the sex of a baby they are having through a surrogate mother. Sex... Read more...
Ukraine kids at risk from low vaccination rates

Monday, Jun 17, 11:58 pm
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) - When the time came to vaccinate her 4-year-old daughter, Yelena Hlushko hesitated, spooked by widespread fears in Ukraine about vaccines and by a boil her older child developed... Read more...
Judge considers effect of fungus on Calif. inmates

Monday, Jun 17, 5:48 pm
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A lawyer representing inmates at two California state prisons told a federal judge Monday that an airborne fungus occurring in the San Joaquin Valley presents the deadly threat... Read more...
Komen breast cancer charity names new CEO

Monday, Jun 17, 3:19 pm
DALLAS (AP) - Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced Monday that a physician with a long career in health policy and research will become the breast cancer charity's new president and CEO. Judith... Read more...
Businessman tries his luck at building pot brand

Monday, Jun 17, 12:33 pm
SEATTLE (AP) - For the activists who led the effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Washington state last fall, Jamen Shively was one of their biggest fears: an aspiring pot profiteer whose... Read more...