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Gov't seizes more contaminated heparin (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 01:03 PM CST

AP - Federal agents Thursday seized quantities of a contaminated blood thinner made in China from a small manufacturer in Cincinnati, officials said.

Study links lead in blood to wild game consumption (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2008 07:58 PM CST

Terry Steinwand, director of North Dakota Game and Fish Department, left, and Stephen Pickard, M.D. with the North Dakota Department of Health, announce the preliminary findings of blood lead level study, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008, at the Capitol in Bismarck, N.D.  The study found that people who eat and harvest wild game with lead bullets appear to have higher levels of lead in their blood then people who don't. (AP Photo/Will Kincaid)AP - North Dakota health officials are recommending that pregnant women and young children avoid eating meat from wild game killed with lead bullets.


'Prescription Switching' Would Make Most Patients Unhappy (HealthDay)

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 06:05 PM CST

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Most prescription drug users would be unhappy if one of their medications was switched to another in the same class without their knowledge or their doctor's approval, a new survey shows.

Health Tip: Evaluating Your Child's Vision (HealthDay)

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 06:05 PM CST

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Vision problems in a young child may be difficult to identify, especially before the child starts school. But the earlier these problems are found and treated, the better off your child will be.

Drug Boosts Natural Growth Hormone in Seniors (HealthDay)

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 06:04 PM CST

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental drug can restore the amounts of muscle-linked growth hormone in seniors to youthful levels, a new study shows.

Migraine Might Lower Breast Cancer Risk (HealthDay)

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 06:05 PM CST

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Women who experience migraines may actually have a 30 percent lower risk of developing breast cancer, say researchers from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle.

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