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Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:52:48 GMT
Fortis, now known as Assurant Health, targeted policyholders with HIV, revoking their insurance shortly after diagnosis. The insurance company was ordered to pay $10 million.
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:18:48 GMT
Complaints of pets injured or even killed by flea treatments have increased significantly, the Environmental Protection Agency said as it outlined plans to make the products safer.
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:33:39 GMT

The Eli Lilly warehouse in Enfield, Conn., where robbers made off with $70 million prescriptions drugs.The $75 million heist at a pharmaceutical warehouse this week is an example of a growing phenomenon: Thieves are stealing  prescription drugs for resale on the black market


Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:35:26 GMT
Instead of killing off cancer cells with toxic drugs, scientists have discovered a molecular pathway that forces them to grow old and die, they said on Wednesday.
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:58:06 GMT
Triplet births are increasing, even when IVF pregnancies are discounted, and the death rate for triplets is 10 times higher than for single births, Norwegian scientists said.
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:28:16 GMT

March 17: Kraft Foods announced it is cutting the level of salt in its products by 10 percent, eliminating 750 million teaspoons of salt in everything from cookies to mac-n-cheese.  (Nightly News)Kraft Foods says it will cut the salt in its products sold in North America by an average of 10 percent over the next two years as food makers try to appeal to health-conscious consumers.


Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:28:07 GMT
An American infertility clinic is offering free human eggs to one British woman for attending an informational seminar Wednesday in London.
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:25:06 GMT
A small but significant portion of medical studies exclude gays from participating, sometimes without an apparent scientific reason, several cancer researchers say.
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:27:09 GMT
Some workers soon will be able to pick a new type of insurance that offers free care for some illnesses, such as diabetes or depression, but requires hefty extra fees for treatments deemed overused.
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:37:03 GMT

Put the cell phone down, drop the Blackberry, cease the nonstop tweeting. You’re making yourself stupid. Or at the very least, you’re affecting your memory.Put the cell phone down, drop the Blackberry, cease the nonstop tweeting. You’re making yourself stupid. Or at the very least, you’re affecting your memory.


Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:11:59 GMT

President Barack Obama is introduced by Connie Anderson, sister of cancer patient Natoma Canfield, who wrote the president saying she gave up her health insurance after it rose, at the Walter F. Ehrnfelt Recreation and Senior Center in Strongsville, Ohio.A woman championed as the Obama administration's emblem for health care reform does not have to choose between her home and her health, Ohio health officials say.


Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:03:25 GMT
As the health of a nation worsens, women prefer more masculine faces, research now reveals.
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:45:52 GMT
Families with twins or triplets are more likely to separate due to the financial burdens involved, according to a survey on Wednesday.
Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:26:57 GMT

It's possible to get a detailed accounting of health care spending and who pays for it. Msnbc.com fact-checks this claim — and more.It's possible to get a detailed accounting of health care spending and who pays for it. Msnbc.com fact-checks this claim — and more.


Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:09:49 GMT
Many of the major food manufacturers are willing to work with the CDC to reduce salt, but they were reluctant to tout their involvement in salt-reduction schemes. They want to make their products healthier; they just don't necessarily want to tell anyone about it.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:27:15 GMT

Veterinary technician Vicky Corken weighs a cat at the Toronto Humane Society following a raid at the shelter that found animals crammed into small spaces, starving and in pain.For years, the Toronto Humane Society bragged of its low euthanasia rate — only 6 percent. But that impressive statistic was hiding a dark secret, according to criminal charges. Two other shelters in the U.S. are also accused of  cruelty. neglect and  extreme overcrowding.


Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:35:23 GMT

In this Feb. 13, 2009 file photo, Pepsi products are seen on the shelf at a grocery store in Danvers, Mass. Following the success of programs to remove sugary drinks from U.S. schools to cut down on childhood obesity, PepsiCo plans to expand the effort worldwide in the next two years.PepsiCo plans to remove sugary drinks from schools worldwide, following the success of programs in the U.S. aimed at cutting down on childhood obesity.


Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:30:12 GMT

Cornell University students cross the college's Thurston Avenue Bridge in Ithaca, N.Y., on Tuesday. In the past month, three students have fallen from campus bridges.Cornell University is posting staffers on bridges and making door-to-door checks in dorms after three undergrads in the last month plunged to their deaths in the Ivy League campus' spectacular gorges.


Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:58:09 GMT
Melanoma survivors are at increased risk of other cancers as well as the return of their skin cancers, according to a new study, leading National Cancer Institute researchers to urge lifelong follow-up of such survivors.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:06:00 GMT
When it comes to romance, the advice to "be yourself" might be right on, according to new research.
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:06:27 GMT
When it comes to matters of the heart, women should be treated more like men. A large study found that women were far less likely than men to get angiography to find vessel blockages or angioplasty to clear them.
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