Medicine
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Harvard salt study shows 2.3 million related deaths worldwide in 2010
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The death of more than 2 million cardiovascular deaths worldwide were linked to excessive salt intake, the study says, and one in 10 Americans are dying from eating too much sodium.
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Several Lipitor generics recalled due to glass particles found
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Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc. has recalled several doses of its generic version of Lipitor because some batches of the cholesterol fighter may contain small glass particles.
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John Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka win Nobel medicine prize
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British researcher John Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka of Japan won this year's Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for the discovery that mature, specialized cells of the body can be reprogrammed into blank slates that can become any kind of cell.
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HIV drug approved, shows promise of reducing risk
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The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first drug shown to reduce the risk of HIV infection, a milestone in the 30-year battle against the virus that causes AIDS.
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Prescription medication timing regulations lifted in Maryland
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Following Friday's storms, Maryland insurance officials have activated emergency regulations to require health insurance carriers to waive timing restrictions on coverage for renewal of prescription medications.
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Noisy hospitals affect patient rest, health
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Hospitals need a prescription for quiet, and new research suggests it may not be easy to tamp down all the noise for a good night's sleep.
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Counterfeit Adderall being sold over the Internet, FDA warns
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The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers that a counterfeit version of the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder drug Adderall is being sold over the Internet.
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Aspirin could cut skin cancer risk, study says
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A new study says taking an aspirin a day could cut your skin cancer risk.
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FDA warns of potential pill mix-up
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The Food and Drug Administration is warning patients about a potential mix-up between powerful prescription pain drugs and common over-the-counter medications like Excedrin and Gas-X made at a Novartis manufacturing plant.
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Researchers turn off peanut allergy in mice
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Scientists may have found a way to turn off food allergies by tricking the immune system into considering the foods normal, not threatening.
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Ralph Steinman awarded Nobel for immune system discoveries died three days earlier
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A Canadian-born scientist was awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for his discoveries about the immune system but hours later his university said that he had been dead for three days.
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