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Botox maker to pay $600M to resolve investigation
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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:01:40 GMT
 AP - Allergan Inc., the maker of wrinkle-smoothing Botox, has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a yearslong federal investigation into its marketing of the top-selling, botulin-based drug.
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New test seen as big advance in diagnosing TB
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Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:27:49 GMT
 AP - Scientists are reporting a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis: A new test can reveal in less than two hours, with very high accuracy, whether someone has the disease and if it's resistant to the main drug for treating it.
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Journal editors question sale of diet pill Meridia
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Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:25:36 GMT
AP - Editors of a top medical journal call Meridia "another flawed diet pill" and question whether it should stay on the market as a study shows it raises the risk of heart attack and stroke in people with heart problems.
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Benefits seen for high-risk women in ovary removal
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Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:48:34 GMT
AP - Surgery to remove healthy ovaries gives a triple benefit to high-risk women: It lowers their threat of breast and ovarian cancer, and boosts their chances of living longer, new research suggests.
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For Bonobo Males, Mom Is the Best Wingman
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Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:21:10 GMT
LiveScience.com - To most human males, the thought of your mother anywhere near your sex life is probably horrifying. Not so for the bonobo, one of our closest primate relatives. A new study confirms that hanging out with mom boosts male bonobos' chances of getting intimate with a fertile female.
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