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Fukushima Radiation Found in Bluefin Tuna in Calif.
Across the vast Pacific, the mighty bluefin tuna carried radioactive contamination that leaked from Japan’s crippled nuclear plant to the shores of the United States 6,000 miles away — the first… more →
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Fukushima Radiation Found in Bluefin Tuna in Calif.
wrote 3 days ago: Across the vast Pacific, the mighty bluefin tuna carried radioactive contamination that leaked from … more →
Doctors Report Rise in Kids Eating Detergent Packs
wrote 1 week ago: Miniature laundry detergent packets arrived on store shelves in recent months as an alternative to b … more →
Propofol for Execution: Missouri Chooses Untested Drug for Lethal Injection
wrote 1 week ago: The same anesthetic that caused the overdose death of pop star Michael Jackson is now the drug of ch … more →
Injury Prevention Report Card: Nearly Half of U.S. States Score Low
wrote 1 week ago: Nearly 50 million Americans are treated for injuries each year, and more than 2.8 million are hospit … more →
Why Some Medical Students Are Learning Their Cadavers’ Names
wrote 2 weeks ago: Kyle Gospodarek expected to feel nervous about seeing a dead body up close on his first day of anato … more →
FDA: New Sunscreen Guidelines Delayed Six Months
wrote 2 weeks ago: Sunscreen confusion may continue through this summer. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) an … more →
FDA Panel Backs Approval of Weight-Loss Drug Lorcaserin
wrote 3 weeks ago: On Thursday, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel voted 18-to-4 to approve the prescripti … more →
FDA Panel Backs Approval of First Drug to Prevent HIV
wrote 3 weeks ago: The first drug shown to prevent HIV infection won the endorsement of a panel of federal advisers Thu … more →
FDA Panel to Vote on Approval of First Drug to Prevent HIV
wrote 3 weeks ago: A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel is debating whether to make history by recommending appro … more →
Truvada for HIV Prevention: FDA Review Is Favorable
wrote 3 weeks ago: A pill that has long been used to treat HIV has moved one step closer to becoming the first drug app … more →
Are Airplane Seats Safe Enough for Overweight Passengers?
wrote 3 weeks ago: On Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention forecasted that 42% of Americans could be … more →
Salmonella in Dog Food Sickens 14 People Across U.S.
wrote 4 weeks ago: Fourteen people in at least nine states have been sickened by salmonella after handling tainted dog … more →
H5N1 Paper Published: Deadly, Transmissible Bird Flu Could Be Closer than Thought
wrote 1 month ago: You might not have noticed, but the influenza world has been in a bit of an uproar since late last y … more →
Doctors' Salaries: Who Earns the Most and the Least?
wrote 1 month ago: Doctors are still high earners, although few consider themselves “rich,” finds a recent … more →
Is Spring Cleaning a Health Risk?
wrote 1 month ago: It’s time for spring cleaning, but before you pull out the spray bottles and solvents, researc … more →
Botox Treatments Not So Effective for Migraine Headache Relief
wrote 1 month ago: In 2010, the government approved Botox to treat chronic migraines, after some doctors noted that the … more →
FDA Adds Sexual Side Effects to Propecia and Proscar Labels
wrote 1 month ago: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) added new warnings on Wednesday to finasteride, the drug used … more →
Blood Clot Warning Added to Yaz and Other Newer Birth Control Pills
wrote 1 month ago: Yaz, Yasmin and other newer birth control pills will soon be bearing warning labels that detail the … more →
Toxins Found in Nail Polishes Claiming to Be 'Non-Toxic'
wrote 1 month ago: Nail polish manufacturers are under the heat lamp after chemical regulators in California found that … more →
