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For a Global Generation, Public Health Is a Hot Field
Jeudi 18 Septembre 2008 - 21:00 - 2 mois, 1 semaine depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health) Courses in epidemiology, public health and global health -- three subjects that were not offered by most colleges a generation ago -- are hot classes on campuses these days. |
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FTC warns consumers about bogus cancer cures
Jeudi 18 Septembre 2008 - 15:37 - 2 mois, 1 semaine depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health) WASHINGTON -- The Federal Trade Commission charged five companies with making false and misleading claims for cancer cures and said Thursday that it has reached settlements with six others. "As long as products have been sold there has been somebody out there selling snake oil to consumers," said... |
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Colon X-ray seen as effective at spotting cancer
Jeudi 18 Septembre 2008 - 05:33 - 2 mois, 2 semaines depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health) ATLANTA -- A long-awaited federal study of an X-ray alternative to the dreaded colonoscopy confirms its effectiveness at spotting most cancers, although it was far from perfect. |
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Rules on Bioengineered Animals
Mercredi 17 Septembre 2008 - 21:00 - 2 mois, 2 semaines depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health) The Food and Drug Administration will release today long-awaited regulatory guidelines governing genetic engineering of animals for food, drugs or medical devices. |
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China Widens Milk Probe as 3rd Baby Dies, Cases Mount
Mercredi 17 Septembre 2008 - 21:00 - 2 mois, 2 semaines depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health) SHANGHAI, Sept. 17 -- A third infant died and the number of sick grew fivefold to more than 6,200 as China's investigation into contaminated baby formula widened to include other dairy products made by two dozen companies and sold around the world. |
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US researchers call off controversial autism study
Mercredi 17 Septembre 2008 - 17:32 - 2 mois, 2 semaines depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health) CHICAGO -- A government agency has dropped plans for a study of a controversial treatment for autism that critics had called an unethical experiment on children. |
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FDA Bans Imports of 28 Indian-Made Drugs
Mardi 16 Septembre 2008 - 21:00 - 2 mois, 2 semaines depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health) The Food and Drug Administration said yesterday that it was halting importation of 28 drugs made by the giant Indian generic drug maker Ranbaxy Laboratories because of manufacturing deficiencies at two of the company's plants. |
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Study Links Chemical BPA to Health Problems
Mardi 16 Septembre 2008 - 21:00 - 2 mois, 2 semaines depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health) The first large study in humans of a chemical widely used in everyday plastics has found that people with higher levels of bisphenol A had higher rates of heart disease, diabetes and liver abnormalities, a finding that immediately became the focus of the increasingly heated debate over the safety of... |
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ER Care, Stat!
Lundi 15 Septembre 2008 - 21:00 - 2 mois, 2 semaines depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health) After two weeks of hoping her abdominal problems would improve, Sharon Dailey couldn't wait any longer. So one morning last week, she got dressed and headed to the place she'd gone when she accidentally sliced off the tip of her finger and when she broke her toe: a Northern Virginia emergency room. |
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Alternatives Enter the Mainstream
Lundi 15 Septembre 2008 - 21:00 - 2 mois, 2 semaines depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health) Jill Eisner lay still as an acupuncturist pushed thin needles into her face and feet, with soft music playing in the background. In another room, an herbologist studied his antidote for severe acne: a concoction of 12 ingredients, including dandelion roots, tangerine peel and dried raspberries. A... |
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