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Pelosi predicts passage of health care reform (AP)
Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:14:58 GMT

AP - President Barack Obama summoned Democrats to "answer the call of history" Saturday as the House pushed toward a vote on a landmark health care bill holding out the promise of coverage for tens of millions who lack it.

Alaska island village hit by suspected swine flu (AP)
Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:05:19 GMT

AP - Suspected swine flu is sweeping a traditional Eskimo whaling village on a remote Alaska island — prompting an urgent medical mission to deliver help.

In Europe, most swine flu shots by invitation only (AP)
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:50:26 GMT

AP - In Britain, there are no long lines of people seeking swine flu vaccine. Doctor's offices aren't swamped with desperate calls. And there are no cries of injustice that the vaccine is going to wealthy corporations or healthy people who don't really need it.

Poll: One-third able to get swine flu vaccine (AP)
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:29:00 GMT

AP - Only about a third of adults who have tried to get a swine flu vaccine have been able to get it, according to a new national poll released Friday.

FDA warns Web companies not to sell flavored cigs (AP)
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:07:11 GMT

AP - The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that it has warned several companies to stop selling banned flavored cigarettes to U.S. consumers online.

Goldman Sachs, Citigroup got swine flu vaccine (AP)
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:53:15 GMT

AP - Some of New York's biggest companies, including Wall Street giants Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, received doses of swine flu vaccine for at-risk employees, drawing criticism that the hard-to-find vaccine is going first to the privileged.

Obesity causes 100,000 US cancers every year: study (AFP)
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:17:30 GMT

AFP - Obesity causes more than 100,000 incidents of cancer in the US every year, the American Institute for Cancer Research said in estimates published Friday.

'All-natural' sex pill contains Viagra chemical: FDA (AFP)
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:22:55 GMT

AFP - The US food and drug safety watchdog warned Thursday that an over-the-counter men's sex aid, labeled as all-natural, contains a chemical similar to the active ingredient in Viagra and could be dangerous.

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