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April 10, 2006

Consumer Affairs

Soda Safe Despite Benzene Washington Post - 34 minutes ago Cancer-causing benzene has been found in soft drinks at levels above the limit considered safe for drinking water, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) acknowledged Wednesday. FDA issues rules for bird flu test on humans Boston Globe FDA doubts study linking phones, brain tumors Houston Chronicle Food Consumer - Newsinferno.com - Reuters India - All Headline News - all 19 related

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Group seeks to stop Xenical from going OTC USA Today - 2 hours ago The consumer advocacy organization Public Citizen petitioned the Food and Drug Administration on Monday to pull Xenical, a prescription drug used to treat obesity, from the market. Consumer Group Asks FDA To Ban Weight-Loss Drug Xenical Wall Street Journal (subscription) Group seeks ban on fat-blocking pill BusinessWeek Reuters - Diet Drug Report - KLAS-TV - KFVS - all 286 related

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ITN

Bird flu tests delay decision on poultry restrictions Scotsman - 1 hour ago A DECISION on whether to impose restrictions on the movement of poultry and poultry products around the suspected source of the Scottish bird flu outbreak will not be taken until further tests have been carried out, the Scottish Executive said yesterday. Bird flu unlikely to infect people, says leading scientist Times Online Britain's top scientist rubbishes bird flu pandemic theory Earthtimes.org The Herald - Channel 4 News - BBC News - Financial Times - all 433 related

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Ontario to speed up drug reviews Toronto Star - 2 hours ago Ontario will introduce legislation later this week to revamp the province's inefficient $3.5-billion drug program, Health Minister George Smitherman said Monday. Medical drug program needs fixing: Smitherman CTV.ca Ontario Eyes Changes to Drug Program 580 CFRA Radio all 3 related

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AXcess News

Infant Snoring Tied to Parental Snoring Forbes - 4 hours ago MONDAY, April 10 (HealthDay News) -- Infant children of parents who are habitual snorers are themselves at increased risk for frequent snoring, a new study reveals. Like father, like son: why snoring runs in the family Times Online Snoring runs in the family Independent Canada.com - New York Times - BBC News - Reuters - all 31 related

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In the Genes: When the Littlest Family Member Snores, Too New York Times - 31 minutes ago Snoring may be genetic. Children who snore are almost three times as likely as others to have parents who snore. And snoring and sleep-disordered breathing are twice as common in children who test positive for allergies. Snoring runs in the family Independent Infant Snoring Tied to Parental Snoring Forbes Times Online - Canada.com - BBC News - Reuters - all 26 related

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Nature.com (subscription)

Light at end of the tunnel over near death experiences Telegraph.co.uk - 23 minutes ago Some describe a journey along a tunnel towards a light. Many say the light exudes warmth and forgiveness. Others report that gazing down on themselves in an operating theatre made them certain of life after death. Are near-death experiences a dream? Nature.com (subscription) Sleep Aberration May Play Role in Near-Death Experience MedPage Today ABC News - United Press International - Scripps Howard News Service - all 8 related

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Study links estrogen pills, clot risk Seattle Post Intelligencer - 5 hours ago Estrogen pills raise older women's risk of blood clots, but not as much as supplements that also contain progestin, according to new data from a landmark government study on more than 10,000 women. Estrogen Therapy Boosts Clotting Risk in Postmenopausal Women Forbes Estrogen ups blood clot risk for some women Reuters.uk KSL-TV - Pueblo Chieftain - all 100 related

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Long-Term Study Supports Virus-MS Link International News Service - 50 minutes ago Infection from a common virus may signal later development of multiple sclerosis, according to the longest study so far to bolster a connection. Epstein-Barr Virus Could Boost Multiple Sclerosis Risk Forbes Study links common virus to multiple sclerosis Reuters AlertNet Medscape (subscription) - Herald News Daily - International News Service - all 34 related

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More bird flu found in Czech Republic Seattle Post Intelligencer - 9 hours ago PRAGUE, Czech Republic -- Another two cases of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus have been confirmed in the Czech Republic, an official said Monday. H5N1 confirmed in three cases of bird flu in Czech Republic Xinhua Czechs Seek Chicken Import Limits As 10th Bird Flu Case Found Playfuls.com TODAYonline - Czech Happenings - ABC News - all 50 related

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Bausch and Lomb yanks contact lens solution over eye infections Channel News Asia - 1 hour ago WASHINGTON : US contact lens maker Bausch and Lomb said Monday it was withdrawing a cleaning solution from sale after a spate of rare fungal infections that can lead to loss of sight. Officials Probe Eye Infection Outbreak Washington Post Bausch & Lomb to Halt Selling Of ReNu Contact-Lens Solution Wall Street Journal (subscription) ABC News - FDA.gov - Reuters - BusinessWeek - all 120 related

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Doctor Wants To Test Treating Heart Patients With Chocolate Medical News Today - 3 hours ago Dr. Roger Corder, William Harvey Research, London UK, is applying for permission to treat 40 patients who have cardiovascular diseases with plain chocolate. Chocolate trial on heart patients BBC News Heart patients to test health benefits of chocolate Irish Examiner Sydney Morning Herald - Telegraph.co.uk - Sky News - Scotsman - all 24 related

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Czechs Seek Chicken Import Limits As 10th Bird Flu Case Found Playfuls.com - 3 hours ago Confirmation of the second and third cases of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in the Czech Republic were accompanied Monday by a Czech proposal to restrict European poultry trade. More bird flu found in Czech Republic Seattle Post Intelligencer Czech Republic announces second and third cases of H5N1 bird flu TODAYonline ABC News - Forbes - CRI - all 50 related

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BBC News

Snoring runs in the family Independent - 55 minutes ago Snoring appears to run in families, according to new research which shows that children whose parents snore have a three-fold increased risk of being noisy sleepers themselves. Infant Snoring Tied to Parental Snoring Forbes Allergies tied to habitual snoring in youngsters Reuters BBC News - InTheNews.co.uk - WebMD - HealthCentral.com - all 22 related

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New Health Alert: Firm Stops Shipping Contact Lens Solution ABC News - 1 hour ago Bausch & Lomb voluntarily suspended shipments of its ReNu MoistureLoc brand contact lens solution as the federal Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control ... Bausch & Lomb to suspend ReNu shipments BusinessWeek Officials Probe Eye Infection Outbreak Washington Post FDA.gov - Wall Street Journal (subscription) - Reuters - TheStreet.com - all 76 related

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Like father, like son: why snoring runs in the family Times Online - 41 minutes ago A CHILD whose mother or father snores is three times more likely to be a noisy sleeper, research suggests. The condition appears to run in families, and children with allergies ... Infant Snoring Tied to Parental Snoring Forbes Allergies tied to habitual snoring in youngsters Reuters all 17 related

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RU-486 ruled out in 1 of 2 deaths first linked to abortion pill San Jose Mercury News - 3 hours ago WASHINGTON - Health officials said Monday they have ruled out the abortion pill RU-486 in one of two deaths in women who had taken the drug. US FDA says one abortion pill death unrelated Reuters Death unrelated to RU486: US regulator ABC Online Wall Street Journal (subscription) - Reuters India - KXTV - KFVS - all 186 related

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Estrogen ups blood clot risk for some women Reuters.uk - 2 hours ago Estrogen therapy is associated with an elevated risk of developing a blood clot in a vein (venous thrombosis) in postmenopausal women who have undergone hysterectomy, according to a new report. Estrogen Therapy Boosts Clotting Risk in Postmenopausal Women Forbes Study links estrogen pills, clot risk Seattle Post Intelligencer Pueblo Chieftain - Salon - all 85 related

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Nature.com (subscription)

Sleep Aberration May Play Role in Near-Death Experience MedPage Today - 1 hour ago So-called near-death experiences -- the widely reported sensations, in times of peril, of floating above the body, seeing a white light ... Are near-death experiences a dream? Nature.com (subscription) Neuroscientist Finds Possible Explanation of Near-Death ... ABC News Scripps Howard News Service - all 5 related

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Epstein-Barr Virus Could Boost Multiple Sclerosis Risk Forbes - 2 hours ago MONDAY, April 10 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to the Epstein-Barr virus, which often causes mononucleosis in young adults, may double the risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) 15 to 20 years later, researchers report. Study links common virus to multiple sclerosis Reuters AlertNet Epstein-Barr Virus Tied to Multiple Sclerosis in Long-Term Study Medscape (subscription) all 21 related

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H5N1 confirmed in three cases of bird flu in Czech Republic Xinhua - 31 minutes ago The virus H5N1 has been found in three out of the 10 cases of bird flu in the Czech Republic, Josef Duben, spokesman for the State Veterinary Authority said Monday. Czechs Seek Chicken Import Limits As 10th Bird Flu Case Found Playfuls.com More bird flu found in Czech Republic Seattle Post Intelligencer TODAYonline - Czech Happenings - ABC News - all 50 related

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ITN

Anti-fat laser could treat heart disease Independent - 23 hours ago Scientists in the US are developing a laser that melts fat and could be used to treat cellulite, acne and heart disease. The laser is able for the first time to heat up fat in the body without harming the overlying skin. Free-electron laser targets fat PhysOrg.com Fat-busting laser may help cellulite, acne, heart disease Food Consumer Times Online - Unison.ie - Manchester Evening News - Medical News Today - all 30 related

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Doctors try balloon fix on sinusitis Seattle Post Intelligencer - 1 hour ago A new procedure lets doctors snake a balloon up the noses of chronic sinusitis sufferers, stretching their sinus passages to help them breathe easier with less pain than the standard sinus ... Doctors Try Balloon Fix on Sinusitis Jackson News-Tribune Balloon fix could mean end to sinus misery MSNBC Forbes - San Jose Mercury News - all 56 related

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New insight into near-death experiences Scripps Howard News Service - 1 hour ago People who have been through a near-death experience often have different arousal systems controlling their sleep and wakefulness than those who have not had a close call. Sleep Aberration May Play Role in Near-Death Experience MedPage Today Are near-death experiences a dream? Nature.com (subscription) ABC News - all 5 related

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Medical News Today

Myanmar reports 100 new bird flu cases Monsters and Critics.com - 9 hours ago UN personnel have identified more than 100 new cases of bird flu in central and northern Myanmar since the first one on March 13. He Changchui of the UN`s Food and Agriculture Organization ... Bird flu outbreak in Myanmar raises alarm IHT ThaiDay 100 bird flu outbreaks in Burma Ireland Online ABC Asia Pacific - Advertiser Adelaide - all 38 related

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Study links common virus to multiple sclerosis Ely Times - 31 minutes ago CHICAGO - Young adults whose immune systems react strongly when exposed to a common virus may run a higher risk of developing multiple sclerosis later in life, researchers reported on Monday. Epstein-Barr Virus Could Boost Multiple Sclerosis Risk Forbes all 17 related

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New Yorkers more distressed, says study Monsters and Critics.com - 4 hours ago A survey, released Monday, says New York City residents seem more mentally distressed compared to the nation as a whole. The survey by New York City`s health and mental ... Stressed out? It's NY state of mind Newsday New Yorkers in a more 'stressful state of mind'? 7Online.com New York Times - Xinhua - all 11 related

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BBC News

Welsh get Herceptin for free at hospital Independent - 22 hours ago Breast cancer sufferers from Wales are getting a potentially life-saving drug free at a hospital where their English patients have to pay, an MP said. Women missing out on cancer drug BBC News Access to breast cancer wonder drug will depend on where you live News-Medical.net Shropshire Star - ic Birmingham.co.uk - Daily Mail - UK - Guardian Unlimited - all 11 related

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Why some people lack social skills Economic Times - 1 hour ago LONDON: Poor social skills in some people may be due to their inability to process faces, says a new study. Known as autism spectrum disorder (ASD), it is characterised by varying degrees of impairment in ... Brain Scans Help Explain Autistic Traits WFIE-TV Weak brain links 'explain autism' News in Ghana DailyIndia.com - DailyIndia.com - all 17 related

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Doctors build bladders Deccan Herald - 56 minutes ago Bladders created in the laboratory from a patient's own cells and then implanted in seven young people have achieved good long-term results in all of them, a team of researchers reported recently in a medical journal. Bladders grown in labs are the first transplants of their kind Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription) American scientists grow transplant bladders in the lab EnjoyFrance.com all 3 related

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Consumer Affairs

Death unrelated to RU486: US regulator ABC Online - 35 minutes ago One of two recent deaths of women taking the abortion pill RU486 is unrelated to an abortion or use of the drug but the second case is still under investigation, United States regulators say. US FDA says one abortion pill death unrelated Reuters RU-486 ruled out in 1 of 2 deaths first linked to abortion pill San Jose Mercury News KXTV - Reuters India - Houston Chronicle - Boston Globe - all 178 related

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Estrogen Therapy Boosts Clotting Risk in Postmenopausal Women Forbes - 1 hour ago MONDAY, April 10 (HealthDay News) -- Estrogen therapy appears to increase the risk of blood clots in the veins of postmenopausal women who have had their uterus removed. ACP: One Woman in Four Can't Kick Hormone Habit MedPage Today Here's the skinny on low-fat research Pueblo Chieftain Salon - Brocktown News - nwitimes.com - all 83 related

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RTE.ie

Pause in bird flu testing updates BBC News - 6 hours ago No further information on bird flu tests will be released by the Scottish Executive until the end of this week. It said it would issue the results once a week rather than give daily updates, although details ... Bird flu pandemic among human "unlikely": UK govt top adviser Xinhua Bird flu swan is 'isolated case' Channel 4 News Times Online - The Observer - Earthtimes.org - Glasgow Evening Times - all 442 related

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Thai News Agency MCOT

Over 100 Bird Flu H5N1 Outbreaks In Burma Medical News Today - 46 minutes ago According to He Changchui, who works for the United Nation's Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO), the bird flu situation in Burma (Myanmar) is much more serious than agencies had imagined. Stay focused, top UN expert urges Thailand Bangkok Post Myanmar faces bird flu crisis News24 BBC News - Reuters AlertNet - Monsters and Critics.com - CattleNetwork.com - all 47 related

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Here's the skinny on low-fat research Pueblo Chieftain - Apr 8, 2006 Q: I hear that a recent study reported that a low-fat diet doesn't help prevent heart disease or cancer. That goes against what I've heard for a long time. Study: Estrogen-Only Pills Pose Risk Ely Times Study: Estrogen-Only Pills Pose Risk CBS News all 58 related

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