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Today's Health News: $93,000 cancer drug: How much is a life worth? 5 infected with deadly pneumonic plague in Tibet EU finds no narcolepsy link to flu vaccine Bugs in baby formula? Parents worried about recall US restricts, EU bans controversial diabetes pill Amgen recalls anemia drugs due to glass flakes 44 pct of gay, bisexual men with HIV don't know it Q&A: Jackie Warner on Weight Loss and Healthy Eating Not Faking It: Why a Placebo Can Improve Sex Life Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 24, 2010 Philippines to provide birth control despite church ban Genetic discovery could lead to brain treatments Atypical Antipsychotics Linked to Blood Clot Risk in Study Early Detection Helps Man Beat Colon Cancer Media leading "drug educator" for kids, doctors say All in the Family Diabetes risk may fall as magnesium intake climbs Gentler surgery for hay fever shows promise $93,000 cancer drug: How much is a life worth? Sun, 26 Sep 2010 09:01 pm PDT AP - Cancer patients, brace yourselves. Many new drug treatments cost nearly $100,000 a year, sparking fresh debate about how much a few months more of life is worth. Full Story Top 5 infected with deadly pneumonic plague in Tibet Sat, 25 Sep 2010 11:59 pm PDT AP - Chinese authorities say five people have been sickened with pneumonic plague in Tibet and that the deadly disease has killed one of them. Full Story Top EU finds no narcolepsy link to flu vaccine Thu, 23 Sep 2010 11:28 am PDT Reuters - There is no evidence to link GlaxoSmithKline's H1N1 swine flu vaccine Pandemrix to cases of narcolepsy, European drugs regulators said on Thursday, but a full review is needed and will take three to six months. Full Story Top Bugs in baby formula? Parents worried about recall Fri, 24 Sep 2010 06:55 am PDT AP - Worried parents have bombarded the maker of Similac with phone calls and peppered Facebook and Twitter pages over fears about insects in the top-selling baby formula after millions of cans were recalled. Full Story Top US restricts, EU bans controversial diabetes pill Thu, 23 Sep 2010 01:18 pm PDT AP - European regulators ordered the diabetes drug Avandia off the market and the Food and Drug Administration placed stringent restrictions on its use in the United States, saying heart attack risks associated with the former blockbuster are too great a safety concern to continue its use for most people. Full Story Top Amgen recalls anemia drugs due to glass flakes Fri, 24 Sep 2010 01:35 pm PDT AP - Amgen Inc. is recalling some lots of its blockbuster Epogen and Procrit anemia treatments because the injected drugs may contain glass flakes that could cause blood clots, swelling of veins, immune system reactions and other problems. Full Story Top 44 pct of gay, bisexual men with HIV don't know it Thu, 23 Sep 2010 12:35 pm PDT AP - One in five sexually active gay and bisexual men has the AIDS virus, and nearly half of those don't know they are infected, a federal study of 21 U.S. cities shows. Full Story Top Q&A: Jackie Warner on Weight Loss and Healthy Eating Wed, 22 Sep 2010 05:20 pm PDT Time.com - Celebrity fitness trainer Jackie Warner talks to TIME about her weight-loss regimen, eating healthy and her new Bravo show Thintervention Full Story Top Not Faking It: Why a Placebo Can Improve Sex Life Fri, 17 Sep 2010 02:20 am PDT Time.com - Not Faking It: Why a Placebo Can Improve Sex Life Full Story Top Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 24, 2010 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 08:48 pm PDT HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Full Story Top Philippines to provide birth control despite church ban Sun, 26 Sep 2010 10:30 pm PDT AFP - The Philippine government will provide contraceptives to poor couples who request it despite strong opposition from the dominant Roman Catholic church, President Benigno Aquino said Monday. Full Story Top Genetic discovery could lead to brain treatments Sun, 26 Sep 2010 04:05 pm PDT Reuters - British scientists have discovered a genetic mechanism in the development of the nervous system that they say might one day be part of new treatments for stroke, Alzheimer's disease or brain tumors. Full Story Top Atypical Antipsychotics Linked to Blood Clot Risk in Study Wed, 22 Sep 2010 08:48 pm PDT HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 22 (HealthDay News) -- People taking newer types of antipsychotic drugs, like Seroquel, may be at increased risk for developing a serious blood clot called a venous thromboembolism, British researchers say. Full Story Top Early Detection Helps Man Beat Colon Cancer Fri, 24 Sep 2010 08:48 pm PDT HealthDay - FRIDAY, Sept. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Lee Smith of Marietta, Ga., set himself up with an unusual 50th birthday gift: He scheduled a colonoscopy for a couple of days later. Full Story Top Media leading "drug educator" for kids, doctors say Sun, 26 Sep 2010 10:24 pm PDT Reuters - Despite severe restrictions on tobacco advertising, youths are still too often exposed to media depicting smoking and drinking in a favorable light, according to one group of doctors. Full Story Top All in the Family Thu, 23 Sep 2010 01:44 pm PDT The Advocate - In the explosive season four finale of Brothers & Sisters, writers of the Sunday night family drama dropped multiple bombshells, but none registered quite so much as the revelation that Uncle Saul is HIV-positive has AIDS Ron Rifkin, Saul is a rarity on television. A newly out man in his seventies trying to reinvent his life and, in many ways, start over. Full Story Top Diabetes risk may fall as magnesium intake climbs Fri, 24 Sep 2010 02:22 pm PDT Reuters - Getting enough magnesium in your diet could help prevent diabetes, a new study suggests. Full Story Top Gentler surgery for hay fever shows promise Tue, 21 Sep 2010 06:59 am PDT Reuters - Radiofrequency surgery appears to help people with hay fever when drugs fail -- even up to five years after the procedure, a new study shows. Full Story Top

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