Study finds no link between aspartame and cancer - USA Today
May 7, 2006

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Study finds no link between aspartame and cancer USA Today - 1 hour ago ROME - A European advisory panel of scientists has found no sign that diet sweetener aspartame â€-old under the names NutraSweet, Equal and Canderel — -ses the risk of cancer. Sweetener 'is not a cancer risk' Times Online EU food body dismisses food sweetener cancer fears Reuters FoodNavigator.com - BBC News - Wall Street Journal - Washington Post - all 263 related

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Wrongly Blaming The FDA Washington Post - 45 minutes ago Last month the Government Accountability Office released another report criticizing the Food and Drug Administration's efforts to ensure the safety of prescription drugs. FDA Looks to Streamline Drug Panel Practices Wall Street Journal FDA reforms without industry pressures Los Angeles Times Newsday - Sun-Sentinel.com - United Press International - Brocktown News - all 16 related

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All-India medical quota next year Calcutta Telegraph - May 5, 2006 New Delhi, May 5: Seats in postgraduate medical courses that are filled through the all-India quota will not have reservation for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates this year. SC clears confusion for PG medical courses, lifts 10% reservation Outlook (subscription) India divided over extension of quotas Financial Times CNN-IBN - NDTV.com - Economic Times - Times of India - all 24 related

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Melatonin May Improve Slumber Forbes - May 5, 2006 FRIDAY, May 5 (HealthDay News) -- Taking melatonin during non-typical sleep times significantly improves a person's ability to doze off, a new US study finds. Sleep All Day! TIME Melatonin Most Effective For Sleep When Taken For Off-Hour ... RxPG NEWS World Fitness - Best Syndication - all 7 related

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Our allergies, ourselves Boston Globe - 20 hours ago Are we allergic because of pollution? Because we wash our hands too much? There's a surprising lack of consensus as to why allergies are on the rise, but some scientists suggest we have only ourselves to blame. Survival Strategies for Brutal Allergy Season ABC News The biology of allergies Paradise Post Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Boston Channel.com - WVEC.com (subscription) - all 6 related

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Medical quota: Centre gets breather NDTV.com - May 5, 2006 The Supreme Court gave a breather to the Centre after it allowed the reservations for SC/ST candidates for post graduate medical seats to be implemented next year. India divided over extension of quotas Financial Times Mumbai votes against reservations! Times of India CNN-IBN - Outlook (subscription) - Economic Times - Calcutta Telegraph - all 24 related

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Puppy-fat Myth Undermines Children's Future Health Medical News Today - May 5, 2006 According to a study published in the British Medical Journal, it is a myth to believe that puppy-fat naturally disappears as young children get older. Children with 'puppy fat' become obese adults Daily Mail - UK Adiposity in Teenagers Has Its Roots in Childhood Puppy Fat MedPage Today Telegraph.co.uk - ITV.com - Calcutta Telegraph - ABC News - all 32 related

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Teens who pledge virginity have difficulty keeping it up The Age - 11 hours ago VIRGINITY pledges, in which young people vow to abstain from sex until marriage, have little staying power among those who take them. Teens often break virginity pledges, study finds Houston Chronicle Report: Virginity Pledges Broken Half The Time Within A Year Sony-PS3 United Press International - MedIndia - Belleville News-Democrat - all 15 related

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Study on unplanned pregnancies shows sharp increase among poor Houston Chronicle - May 4, 2006 Poor women are getting pregnant unintentionally at considerably higher rates now than in the mid-1990s, and they are giving birth to many more unplanned children and having more abortions. Unwanted pregnancies rise for poor women MSNBC Poor Women's Unplanned Pregnancies Up CBS News Monsters and Critics.com - Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Arizona Republic - Earthtimes.org - all 31 related

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HEALTH: Sun creams leave users exposed to skin cancer Daily Times - 21 minutes ago SUN-CARE products will have to be reformulated and their bottles relabelled under EU reforms designed to stop sunbathers being duped into believing that they have more protection than they actually do. European Commission Finds Sunscreen Labels Misleading and ... Newsinferno.com Sun Creams Leave Users Exposed To Skin Cancer All Headline News di-ve.com - CosmeticsDesign-Europe.com - Femail - all 15 related

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Pfizer tested unapproved drug on children: Report Hindustan Times - 54 minutes ago Medical experts in Nigeria have faulted the Pfizer drug company for allegedly testing an unapproved drug on children, according to a local media report on Sunday. Panel Faults Pfizer in '96 Clinical Trial In Nigeria Washington Post Pfizer accused of testing drug on children The Age Reuters - Medical News Today - Nigerian Tribune - World Fitness - all 88 related

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Aids Voices Least Heard - Study AllAfrica.com - 1 hour ago The voices and gender dimensions of HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa are not well reflected by the media, according to a study released on Wednesday, World Press Freedom Day. SADC : New study shows people with HIV are the least consulted African News Dimension Promoting fidelity may end spread of AIDS in Africa eTaiwan News The Nation, Malawi - Kaiser network.org - all 5 related

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Poor Women's Unplanned Pregnancies Up CBS News - May 5, 2006 Overall, the rate of unintended pregnancy - 49 percent of all pregnancies â€-as remained stable in the United States, according to newly released government data. Unwanted pregnancies rise for poor women MSNBC Nonuse of Contraception Rises, Slowing Decline of Abortion Rate New York Times Houston Chronicle - Monsters and Critics.com - Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Arizona Republic - all 34 related

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Genetic Marker Indicates Higher Prostate Washington Post - 1 hour ago Scientists have identified a common genetic marker that signals a 60 percent heightened risk of prostate cancer in men who carry it, and it may help explain why black men are unusually prone to the disease, a new study says. Study Finds Variant Gene Associated With Prostate Cancer New York Times Genetic clue to spotting cancer that strikes 30,000 men a year Times Online ABC News - all 61 related

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The biology of dread: Is anticipating pain worse than the sting? Mainichi Daily News - May 4, 2006 WASHINGTON -- Anyone who's ever taken a preschooler to the doctor knows they often cry more before the shot than afterwards. Now researchers using brain scans to unravel the biology of dread have an explanation ... Study Points to a Solution for Dread: Distraction New York Times Dread lights up like pain in your brain New Scientist (subscription) Monsters and Critics.com - Baltimore Sun - Daily News Central - Science Now - all 81 related

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Sleep All Day! TIME - 45 minutes ago Do melatonin supplements really help people sleep? Millions of jet-lagged and sleep-deprived Americans--citing countless self-help articles--insist they do. Melatonin May Improve Slumber Forbes Melatonin Most Effective For Sleep When Taken For Off-Hour ... RxPG NEWS all 5 related

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Autism Affects 1 in 175 US Children WFIE-TV - May 4, 2006 The first-ever national estimate of the prevalence of autism in the United States finds the behavioral disorder affects up to one in every 175 school-age children ... CDC surveys find autism is on the rise commercialappeal.com (subscription) CDC Says 300,000 Children Have Autism ABC News Chicago Tribune - Malaysia Star - Financial Express - all 85 related

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Genetic clue to spotting cancer that strikes 30,000 men a year Times Online - 45 minutes ago A COMMON genetic variant that predisposes men to prostate cancer has been identified by scientists, promising to improve screening and treatment of the disease. Genetic Marker Indicates Higher Prostate Washington Post Study Finds Variant Gene Associated With Prostate Cancer New York Times all 27 related

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Alcoholism hope over 'drug pill' BBC News - 21 hours ago A medicine which is used in the UK to treat drug addiction can also help combat alcoholism, a study suggests. The US National Institutes of Health looked at a range of therapies available in a study of 1,383 people. Medical management with naltrexone or behavioral therapy can ... RxPG NEWS Alcoholism hope over 'drug pill' Trade Arabia all 5 related

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Research shows anticipating pain hurts USA Today - May 4, 2006 Anyone who's ever taken a preschooler to the doctor knows they often cry more before the shot than afterward. Now researchers using brain ... Dread lights up like pain in your brain New Scientist (subscription) Waiting for the pain ... Baltimore Sun New York Times - Monsters and Critics.com - Daily News Central - Cleveland Plain Dealer - all 81 related

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Medical management with naltrexone or behavioral therapy can ... RxPG NEWS - 7 hours ago By JAMA, Medical management combined with the drug naltrexone or with a specialized behavioral therapy can be effective treatments for alcohol dependence, according to a study in the May 3 issue of JAMA. Alcoholism hope over 'drug pill' Trade Arabia Alcoholism hope over 'drug pill' BBC News all 5 related

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Bird Flu Hitting TV Screens May 9 Sci-Tech Today - 12 hours ago Bodies piling up so quickly it takes dump trucks to haul them away. Barbed wire to keep whole neighborhoods quarantined. It's Hollywood's version of bird flu, a blur of fact and fiction that some scientists say could confuse the public. Bird flu movie a sickly effort Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription) Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America Variety (subscription) TheNewsTribune.com (subscription) - The Free Lance-Star - Grand Island Independent - USA Today - all 15 related

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Childhood Obesity Leads to Adolescent Obesity HealthCentral.com - May 4, 2006 Overweight children are often said to have baby fat that will disappear as they get older, but a new British study suggests this is a myth. `Puppy fat` doesn`t go away, says study Monsters and Critics.com Adiposity in Teenagers Has Its Roots in Childhood Puppy Fat MedPage Today ITV.com - Daily Mail - UK - Calcutta Telegraph - Medical News Today - all 44 related

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Update 1: Government Makes Final Push for Drug Plan Forbes - 30 minutes ago 07.2006, 03:38 PM. The government has added 9,000 operators, tripled its computer capacity for enrollment and will assist with more than 1,000 events in the week ahead as part of a final ... Bush urges signup for Medicare drug plan MarketWatch Ask The Pro Newsweek Sacramento Bee - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Toledo Blade - Medical News Today - all 209 related

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Taser use prompts suit against police Seattle Times - May 6, 2006 What started as a minor traffic accident last summer has turned into a civil lawsuit filed against the Redmond Police Department over the use of a Taser. Woman sues over Taser use Seattle Post Intelligencer Woman hit by Taser files suit: 32-year-old says she was in ... King County Journal KTVZ - KIROtv.com - KOMO - all 6 related

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Study: It really does hurt to wait CNN - May 4, 2006 Anyone who's ever taken a preschooler to the doctor knows they often cry more before the shot than afterward. Now researchers using brain scans to unravel the biology of dread have an explanation ... Study Points to a Solution for Dread: Distraction New York Times Self-distraction can help fight pain fear Monsters and Critics.com New Scientist (subscription) - Baltimore Sun - Daily News Central - Science Now - all 90 related

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First US national survey shows autism very common Malaysia Star - May 4, 2006 The first national surveys of autism show the condition is very common among US children -- with up to one in every 175 with the disorder ... More Cases of Autism Reported Los Angeles Times 300,000 Children in US Found to Have Autism Washington Post WFIE-TV - ABC News - Forbes - Chicago Tribune - all 90 related

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Many slow to join Medicare drug plan as deadline nears Louisville Courier-Journal - 9 hours ago Jerry Marshall Sr., 70, takes seven medications. He spent $3,000 on them last year because he doesn't have prescription-drug insurance. Part D filing projections are exceeded Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Part D works for some, not all Pittsburgh Post Gazette Sacramento Bee - Medical News Today - Forbes - Newsweek - all 181 related

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Lansing-based BioPort Corp. awarded anthrax vaccine contract Detroit Free Press - May 5, 2006 BioPort Corp. will receive $120 million to produce 5 million more doses of anthrax vaccine to bolster the government's stockpile of antidotes against bioweapons, the Department of Health and Human Services said Friday. US to pay Michigan firm $120 million for more anthrax vaccine Chicago Tribune Health Highlights: May 6, 2006 TMCnet Bizjournals.com - CIDRAP - Lansing State Journal - WLNS - all 146 related

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63-Year-Old Woman Defends Her Pregnancy Washington Post - May 4, 2006 LONDON -- A British woman pregnant at age 63 defended her right to be an older parent Thursday, saying her decision to have another child was not undertaken lightly. A mother-to-be at 63 The Herald Fertility doctor defends decision Guardian Unlimited Telegraph.co.uk - Independent - Irish Independent - The Age - all 112 related

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Veterinarians raise concerns about bird flu film Portsmouth Herald News - 5 hours ago A veterinarian and animal pathologist at the University of New Hampshire says he shares some of the concerns being raised by members of the American Veterinary Medical Association about an upcoming movie to be aired by ABC. Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America Variety (subscription) Bird flu movie a sickly effort Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription) TheNewsTribune.com (subscription) - Sci-Tech Today - The Free Lance-Star - Grand Island Independent - all 16 related

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Pfizer Illegally Tested Unapproved Drug On Children In Nigeria Medical News Today - 2 hours ago During an epidemic in Nigeria in 1996, Pfizer illegally tested an unapproved drug on children with brain infections, says a panel of Nigerian medical experts. Panel Faults Pfizer in '96 Clinical Trial In Nigeria Washington Post Pfizer accused of testing drug on children The Age Reuters - Food Consumer - Australian - Sydney Morning Herald - all 23 related

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What's worse? Anticipating pain or the ouch? MSNBC - May 4, 2006 Scientists have confirmed what most little kids already know: the moments before a shot are sometimes worse than the sting itself. Study Points to a Solution for Dread: Distraction New York Times Dread lights up like pain in your brain New Scientist (subscription) Baltimore Sun - Monsters and Critics.com - Daily News Central - Shanghai Daily - all 116 related

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It's time to act on drug benefit plan Sacramento Bee - 2 hours ago Medicare beneficiaries who delay their decisions face stiff penalties if they decide to enroll later. By Nancy Weaver Teichert -- Bee Staff Writer. Bush Urges the Elderly to Sign Up for New Medicare Drug Program Bloomberg Many slow to join Medicare drug plan as deadline nears Louisville Courier-Journal MarketWatch - Medical News Today - Forbes - Voice of America - all 179 related

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Ivory Coast confirms bird flu News24 - May 4, 2006 Abidjan - The Ivory Coast government on Wednesday confirmed several outbreaks of the lethal H5N1 strain of bird flu in both wild birds and poultry.