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Watching Out For Summer Sun? Don't Count On New FDA Rules To Clear Things Up
InjuryBoard.com
Implementation of a new FDA rule on sunscreen labels is being delayed six months, which will likely lead to "more consumers ... likely burned this summer," according to Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed. With skin cancer rising dramatically among young ...
What you need to know about new sunscreen labelsWCPO
How To Pick The Best SunscreenFox News
Protect skin with sunscreen, but use lightlyTimes of India
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Bagged salad sold at Giant Eagle recalled
Canton Repository
By Anonymous River Ranch Fresh Foods of Salinas, Calif., has expanded its voluntary recall of bagged salad due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall now includes The Farmers Market brand sold at Giant Eagle stores. here ...
Salad recall expanded after Listeria contaminationCBC.ca
Salinas grower recalls bagged iceberg lettuceSan Jose Mercury News
Farmers Market bagged salad recalled due to potential Listeria contaminationNewsNet5.com
RTT News -WYTV
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Lung cancer screening guidelines updated
USA TODAY
CHICAGO (AP) – New lung cancer screening guidelines from three medical groups recommend annual scans but only for an older group of current or former heavy smokers. AP Annual CT scans should be performed only on current or former smokers ages 55 to 74.
Lung cancer scans advised for older, heavy smokers; no benefit for others ...Washington Post
Lung cancer CT scans: Just for older heavy smokersThe Associated Press
Recommended: Summer's death puts spotlight on lung cancer risksmsnbc.com

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Sleep Apnea Tied to Increased Cancer Risk
New York Times (blog)
Ryan Collerd for The New York Times A CPAP device is used to treat sleep apnea. Two new studies have found that people with sleep apnea, a common disorder that causes snoring, fatigue and dangerous pauses in breathing at night, have a higher risk of ...
Sleep apnea linked to cancer in latest studiesToronto Star
Snoring 'can raise cancer risk five-fold'Telegraph.co.uk
Disturbed sleep linked to cancerThe Press Association
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FDA approves Teva's generic version of blood thinner Plavix
New York Daily News
May 20--Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Nasdaq: TEVA; TASE: TEVA) has obtained US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its generic version of the blood thinner Plavix (clopidogrel bisulfate). The drug helps reduce the risk of heart ...
FDA approves sales of generic versions of blood thinner by multiple companiesWashington Post
FDA OKs multiple companies to sell generic PlavixThe Associated Press
Plavix goes generic; drowning is a leading killer of kidsUSA TODAY
Medical News Today -Reuters
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Georgia woman with flesh-eating disease in "critical" condition
Reuters
(Reuters) - A Georgia woman fighting a flesh-eating bacterial infection was in critical condition at Augusta Hospital on Saturday, a hospital spokeswoman said. The spokeswoman said she could not comment on whether Aimee Copeland had undergone surgery ...
Father: 'I have never seen such a strong display of courage'CNN
Flesh-eating bacteria victim Aimee Copeland on amputations: "Let's do this"CBS News
Georgia Woman With Flesh-Eating Disease to Lose Hands, Right FootABC News
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Canada approves historic life-saving stem-cell drug for children
DigitalJournal.com
By Yukio Strachan By Yukio Strachan. Canada has become the first country to greenlight the world's first approved drug that has stem cells as its active ingredient, offering hope to children suffering from an extremely painful disease that kills up to ...
World's First Stem Cell Drug From Osiris : Approved!Medical News Today
Osiris Receives Authorization to Market World's First Stem Cell DrugDaily Disruption
Stem cell drug approved in Canada to treat bone marrow diseaseGlobalPost
New York Times -Bloomberg -Reuters India
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CDC to Baby Boomers: Get Tested for Hepatitis C
ABC News
(ABCNEWS.com) For the first time, the government is proposing that all baby boomers get tested for hepatitis C. Anyone born from 1945 to 1965 should get a one-time blood test to see if they have the liver-destroying virus, the Centers for Disease ...
CDC urges Boomers to get tested for hepatitis CUSA TODAY
CDC recommends hepatitis C tests for all baby boomersWashington Post
CDC: All Baby Boomers Should Get Tested for Hep CWebMD
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Psychiatry Giant Sorry for Backing Gay 'Cure'
New York Times
PRINCETON, NJ — The simple fact was that he had done something wrong, and at the end of a long and revolutionary career it didn't matter how often he'd been right, how powerful he once was, or what it would mean for his legacy. Dr. Robert L. Spitzer, ...
Psychiatrist who championed 'gay cure' admits he was wrongThe Guardian
A decade later, researcher apologizes for study suggesting gays can go ...Washington Post
How One Flawed Study Spawned a Decade of LiesForbes

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You are what you eat: Why do male consumers avoid vegetarian options?
Medical Xpress
Why are men generally more reluctant to try vegetarian products? According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, consumers are influenced by a strong association of meat with masculinity. "We examined whether people in Western cultures ...
Apparently “Real Men” Don't Eat Veggies EitherNational Geographic
Men think meat is macho and salad is for wimps, claims researchIrish Independent
Why do men like meat? Answer may be obviousChicago Sun-Times
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