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FDA Panel Backs Implant For Mild Heart Failure An FDA advisory panel is recommending approval of an electronic heart implant it says could help millions of new heart disease patients. 0 Comments (Full Story)

Board To Study Requiring Condoms In Porn 0 Comments A worker safety board is considering whether to require porn actors to wear condoms. (Full Story)

VA Fined Over Incorrect Radiation Doses 0 Comments The VA has been fined more than $200,000 after nearly a hundred veterans with prostate cancer received incorrect radiation doses. (Full Story)

EPA Gives Flea, Tick Products More Scrutiny 0 Comments The EPA is trying to improve the safety of flea and tick treatments. (Full Story)

HIV Infections Up Among High-Risk Groups 0 Comments The head of the UNAIDS agency says HIV infections are increasing among high-risk groups. (Full Story)

Study: More Lipitor Means Lower Risk Of Heart Attack, Stroke 0 Comments A new study shows a high dose of Lipitor lowers the risk of heart attack and stroke for some patents. (Full Story)

Sony Boss Suggests Healthier Snacks At The Movies 0 Comments The head of Sony Pictures is suggesting that theaters offer healthier snacks to combat obesity. (Full Story)

Unique Law Seeks To Boost Organ Donations In Israel 0 Comments A unique new law that seeks to boost organ donations in Israel is meeting some resistance from the country’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish minority. (Full Story)

Stock Ticker May Be Bad For Your Ticker 1 Comment A new study suggests heart attacks went up as stock prices went down. (Full Story)

FDA Panel Backs Brain Stimulator 0 Comments An FDA advisory panel gave its OK Friday for use of a brain-stimulating device for treatment of epilepsy. (Full Story)

Court: Vaccine Additive Doesn’t Cause Autism 0 Comments A vaccine additive doesn’t cause autism, a federal court ruled Friday. (Full Story)

FDA: Some Patients Can’t Process Plavix 0 Comments The FDA is adding a warning to the label for Plavix after reports that some patients can’t process the drug-thinning drug. (Full Story)

For Parents; A Warning About Baby Chic Slings That Could Be Deadly 2 Comments The government issued a warning Friday for parents of infants about sling-style infant carriers, which may be chic, but which may also be deadly. (Full Story)

Studies Say Variable Blood Pressure Means Greater Stroke Risk 0 Comments People with variable blood pressure that spikes occasionally are at greater risk of stroke than those with consistently high blood pressure, according to studies published Friday. (Full Story)

Study Of Controversial Cholesterol Drug Will Continue 0 Comments Researchers will continue a study of a controversial cholesterol drug. (Full Story)

Coalition Warns That Inhalant Abusers Are Starting Younger 0 Comments A coalition groups is sounding the alarm about huffing. (Full Story)

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