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• More Americans obese than merely overweight
WASHINGTON - The number of obese American adults outweighs the number of those who are merely overweight, according to the latest statistics from the federal government. Numbers posted by the National Center for Health Statistics show that more than ...
• Consumer group blasts FDA melamine decision
... milk-based liquid Nestle Good Start Supreme Infant Formula with Iron contained traces of melamine while three different cans of Mead Johnson's Enfamil LIPIL with Iron had traces of cyanuric acid. The FDA says studies show potentially dangerous health ...
• Gardasil again denied for use in older women
NEW YORK - U.S. health regulators have again withheld approval for the use of Merck & Co's Gardasil cervical cancer vaccine by women aged 27 to 45, asking for longer-term data on a test group, the drugmaker said on Friday. The U.S. Food and Drug ...
• Israel, Hamas ignore U.N., death toll rises
By Friday evening, more than 20 Palestinians had been reported killed during the day, pushing the death toll for the two-week conflict to around 780, according to Gaza health officials who said at least half of those killed were civilians. Thirteen ...
• Turn to generics slows ‘07 health care spending
WASHINGTON - Spending on health care slowed slightly in 2007 as consumers turned more to generic drugs instead of brand-names to fill their medicine cabinets, the government reported Monday. Although the cost of buying drugs, visiting the doctor or ...