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Today's Health News: Botox maker to pay $600M to resolve investigation New test seen as big advance in diagnosing TB Journal editors question sale of diet pill Meridia Benefits seen for high-risk women in ovary removal FDA looks to curb abuse of cough medicine Time to get your flu shot, but just one this year Diet Pill Meridia Ups Heart Attack Risk: Study For Bonobo Males, Mom Is the Best Wingman Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 1, 2010 Study on Forced Pregnancy: Help for Women Who Face Threat Mental 'Exercise' May Only Hide Signs of Alzheimer's Diabetes drug fights lung cancer in mice: study Surgery prevents breast cancers in high-risk women First-time mothers drive up c-section rate: study China court accepts first HIV discrimination suit Proposed diabetes test misses most cases: study 'Thirdhand Smoke' Especially Harmful For Asthma Sufferers Exercise Can Counteract Obesity Genes, Says Study Botox maker to pay $600M to resolve investigation Wed, 1 Sep 2010 10:47 pm PDT 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. Full Story Top New test seen as big advance in diagnosing TB Wed, 1 Sep 2010 03:27 pm PDT 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. Full Story Top Journal editors question sale of diet pill Meridia Wed, 1 Sep 2010 03:25 pm PDT 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. Full Story Top Benefits seen for high-risk women in ovary removal Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:48 pm PDT 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. Full Story Top FDA looks to curb abuse of cough medicine Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:35 pm PDT AP - Federal health regulators are weighing restrictions on Robitussin, NyQuil and other cough suppressants to curb cases of abuse that send thousands of people to the hospital each year. Full Story Top Time to get your flu shot, but just one this year Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:02 am PDT AP - It's flu-shot season already, and for the first time health authorities are urging nearly everyone to get vaccinated. There is even a new high-dose version for people 65 or older. Full Story Top Diet Pill Meridia Ups Heart Attack Risk: Study Wed, 1 Sep 2010 08:48 pm PDT HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 1 (HealthDay News) -- A new study is linking the popular weight loss drug Meridia to an increased risk of non-fatal heart attacks and stroke, although taking the drug did not seem to up the risk of death in patients with a history of heart problems. Full Story Top For Bonobo Males, Mom Is the Best Wingman Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:21 pm PDT 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. Full Story Top Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 1, 2010 Wed, 1 Sep 2010 08:48 pm PDT HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Full Story Top Study on Forced Pregnancy: Help for Women Who Face Threat Wed, 1 Sep 2010 02:30 pm PDT Time.com - A new study suggests that a few simple questions from health care providers can protect women whose partners want to force them to have children, known as reproductive coercion Full Story Top Mental 'Exercise' May Only Hide Signs of Alzheimer's Wed, 1 Sep 2010 08:48 pm PDT HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Reading, crossword puzzles and other mentally stimulating activities have pros and cons when it comes to Alzheimer's disease, new research suggests. Full Story Top Diabetes drug fights lung cancer in mice: study Wed, 1 Sep 2010 01:30 pm PDT AFP - A popular drug that is used by millions of diabetics around the world significantly decreases tobacco-induced lung tumors in mice, a study published Wednesday found. Full Story Top Surgery prevents breast cancers in high-risk women Wed, 1 Sep 2010 12:06 pm PDT Reuters - Women with mutations in the well-known BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes who have their breasts and ovaries removed are much more likely to survive than women who do not get preventive surgery, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. Full Story Top First-time mothers drive up c-section rate: study Wed, 1 Sep 2010 10:22 am PDT Reuters - Women should only have a cesarean delivery if there is a medical reason for it, and doctors should not switch a vaginal birth to a cesarean section sooner than recommended, conclude the authors of a new study. Full Story Top China court accepts first HIV discrimination suit Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:38 pm PDT AFP - A Chinese man has filed a lawsuit alleging he was denied a job because he is HIV-positive, in what state media on Tuesday called the nation's first such discrimination case. Full Story Top Proposed diabetes test misses most cases: study Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:14 pm PDT Reuters - A new proposed diabetes test could miss millions of cases of diabetes and pre-diabetes and also over-diagnose black Americans if it was used as a screening tool, suggests a new study. Full Story Top 'Thirdhand Smoke' Especially Harmful For Asthma Sufferers Tue, 17 Aug 2010 06:55 am PDT LiveScience.com - Components in cigarette smoke that linger long after the cigarette has been extinguished can pose their own health risks, especially for asthma sufferers, according to a new study. Full Story Top Exercise Can Counteract Obesity Genes, Says Study Wed, 1 Sep 2010 04:50 pm PDT Time.com - A new study finds people who are genetically predisposed to obesity may benefit most from physical activity Full Story Top

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