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Today's Health News: Can home cooking be hazardous to your health? 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 Double hand transplant patient shows new hands Study: Diet Drug Meridia May Boost Heart Risks For Bonobo Males, Mom Is the Best Wingman Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 3, 2010 Sickle Cell Kids at Greater Risk of 'Swine Flu' Complications Seniors Get Boost From Bad News About the Young Bone drugs may raise risk of throat cancer Diabetes Drug Metformin Linked to Lower Lung Cancer Rate in Mice Lower Risk of Surgery Than Thought for Kids With Crohn's Air Force: Sergeant may have exposed others to HIV Mouse Study May Help Explain Fish Oil's Benefits Antihistamine use linked to extra pounds Abbott diet drug study renews calls for U.S. ban Can home cooking be hazardous to your health? Thu, 2 Sep 2010 06:55 pm PDT AP - Could your kitchen at home pass a restaurant inspection? Full Story Top Botox maker to pay $600M to resolve investigation Thu, 2 Sep 2010 01:01 am 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 Double hand transplant patient shows new hands Thu, 2 Sep 2010 02:17 pm PDT AP - The recipient of a rare double hand transplant says he feels "fantastic" and can wiggle fingers on both his new hands. Full Story Top Study: Diet Drug Meridia May Boost Heart Risks Thu, 2 Sep 2010 01:00 pm PDT Time.com - A new study finds that some users of the weight-loss pill Meridia may have an increased risk of heart attack or stroke 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. 3, 2010 Fri, 3 Sep 2010 08:48 pm PDT HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Full Story Top Sickle Cell Kids at Greater Risk of 'Swine Flu' Complications Fri, 3 Sep 2010 08:48 pm PDT HealthDay - FRIDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Children with sickle cell disease experience more life-threatening complications from the H1N1 swine flu than from seasonal flu, a new study has found. Full Story Top Seniors Get Boost From Bad News About the Young Thu, 2 Sep 2010 08:48 pm PDT HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Older people prefer to read negative news stories about the young, possibly because it makes them feel better about themselves, a new study suggests. Full Story Top Bone drugs may raise risk of throat cancer Thu, 2 Sep 2010 04:01 pm PDT AP - People who take bone-strengthening drugs for several years may have a slightly higher risk of esophageal cancer, a new study suggests. Full Story Top Diabetes Drug Metformin Linked to Lower Lung Cancer Rate in Mice Wed, 1 Sep 2010 08:48 pm PDT HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 1 (HealthDay News) -- A drug widely used to treat high blood sugar in type 2 diabetics may hold some promise in the prevention of tobacco-induced lung cancer, according to extremely preliminary findings in a mouse study. Full Story Top Lower Risk of Surgery Than Thought for Kids With Crohn's Fri, 3 Sep 2010 08:48 pm PDT HealthDay - FRIDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDay News) -- The risk of bowel surgery for children with Crohn's disease is much lower than reported in previous studies, according to new findings. Full Story Top Air Force: Sergeant may have exposed others to HIV Tue, 31 Aug 2010 02:15 pm PDT AP - The military has arrested an Air Force sergeant and accused him of having unprotected sex with partners he met at "swinger" parties in central Kansas even though he knew he was HIV positive, according to a military affidavit. Full Story Top Mouse Study May Help Explain Fish Oil's Benefits Fri, 3 Sep 2010 08:48 pm PDT HealthDay - FRIDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Feeding obese mice omega-3 fatty acids reduced inflammation that can lead to diabetes, a new study finds. Full Story Top Antihistamine use linked to extra pounds Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:04 am PDT Reuters - People who use prescription antihistamines to relieve allergy symptoms may be more likely than non-users to carry excess pounds, a new study suggests, although the significance of the connection is not yet clear. Full Story Top Abbott diet drug study renews calls for U.S. ban Thu, 2 Sep 2010 12:30 pm PDT Reuters - A study funded by Abbott Laboratories offered more detailed evidence that its weight-loss drug Meridia increases heart risks, prompting renewed calls by consumer advocates and others to pull the drug from the market. Full Story Top

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