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Panel debates bioterrorism protection for children
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration is asking a presidential commission to help decide an ethical quandary: Should the anthrax vaccine and other treatments being stockpiled in case of a bioterror attack be tested in children?... 05/17/2012 03:14:55pm

Fate of 'uninsurables' hinges on Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Cancer patient Kathy Watson voted Republican in 2008 and believes the government has no right telling Americans to get health insurance. Nonetheless, she says she'd be dead if it weren't for President Barack Obama's health care law.... 05/17/2012 05:53:10pm

Coffee buzz: Study finds java drinkers live longer
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- One of life's simple pleasures just got a little sweeter. After years of waffling research on coffee and health, even some fear that java might raise the risk of heart disease, a big study finds the opposite: Coffee drinkers are a little more likely to live longer. Regular or decaf doesn't matter.... 05/16/2012 07:30:56pm

Antibiotic linked with rare but deadly heart risk
CHICAGO (AP) -- An antibiotic widely used for bronchitis and other common infections seems to increase chances for sudden deadly heart problems, a rare but surprising risk found in a 14-year study.... 05/16/2012 11:12:19pm

TB patient charged in Calif for not taking meds
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Armando Rodriguez was warned several times to continue taking his tuberculosis medicine.... 05/17/2012 04:47:07am

Study links vets to brain disease seen in athletes
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A small study raises more concern about the long-term consequences of brain injuries suffered by thousands of soldiers - suggesting they may be at risk of developing the same degenerative brain disease as some retired football players.... 05/16/2012 04:52:20pm

More doctors are ditching the old prescription pad
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Dropping a paper prescription at the drugstore is becoming old-school: More than a third of the nation's prescriptions now are electronic, according to the latest count.... 05/17/2012 03:17:34pm

Healthy eating can cost less, study finds
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Is it really more expensive to eat healthy?... 05/16/2012 03:19:52pm

Study: US clears drugs faster than Europe, Canada
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Researchers say the U.S. approved more new medicines in less time than Europe and Canada in the last decade, challenging long-standing criticisms that the Food and Drug Administration lags behind its peers in clearing important new drugs.... 05/16/2012 05:39:35pm

US lowers cutoff for lead poisoning in young kids
ATLANTA (AP) -- For the first time in 20 years, U.S. health officials have lowered the threshold for lead poisoning in young children.... 05/16/2012 04:20:22pm

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