China Investigates "Bouncing" Boiled Eggs
Chinese authorities are investigating eggs which bounce after being boiled and may make men sterile, state media reported Friday, in the latest food safety scare to hit the country.
American Heart Month: 5 Tests You Might Not Need
February is American Heart Month and consumers will be bombarded with advice to keep their ticker healthy -- whether it's from the American Heart Association's Go Red For Women or the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's The Heart Truth.
Michelle Obama Spearheads New Plan to Overhaul Military Meals
Obese Americans in the military are a national security hazard and first lady Michelle Obama wants to see that change. Obama, who has spearheaded a healthy eating and fitness program for children for two years, will lend her voice on Thursday to the military's efforts to overhaul the food it serves.
Plan B: Suit Wants "Morning After Pill" Available to Girls
Reproductive rights advocates on Wednesday asked a federal judge in Brooklyn to make the "morning-after pill" immediately available to girls of all ages without a prescription.
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White House Defends Contraception Rules as Criticism Mounts
Feb 08, 2012
The Obama administration is willing to work with Catholic universities, hospitals and other church-affiliated employers to implement a new policy that requires health insurers to offer birth control coverage, a top adviser to the president's re-election campaign said on Tuesday.
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Obama Boosts Funds for Alzheimer's Disease Research
Feb 08, 2012
The Obama administration plans to spend an additional $156 million over the next two years to help find an effective treatment for Alzheimer's, a fatal brain-wasting disease that affects more than 5 million Americans.
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Walmart to Label Healthier Food as "Great For You"
Feb 07, 2012
Eggs are among the foods getting a new "Great For You" icon from the world's largest retailer as it tries to convince shoppers that they can make healthy, low-cost choices when picking out food at its U.S. stores.
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"Ever Slim" Diet Supplements Recalled on Unlabeled Drug Worries
Feb 07, 2012
Healthy People Co is recalling 15 lots of seven different dietary supplements because they contain appetite suppressants or a drug for male erectile dysfunction, the Long Beach, California, company said.
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Ruby Princess: Carnival Cruise Ship Passengers Struck With Virus
Feb 06, 2012
More than 100 people on board a cruise ship operated by a unit of Carnival Corp have fallen ill with a stomach virus, the latest setback facing the world's biggest cruise company, which came under scrutiny last month for the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster in Italy.
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Twitches Spread at New York School; Parents Urge More Tests
Feb 06, 2012
State health officials have added three more names to a growing list of students in this working-class town who are experiencing mysterious tics and twitching, while authorities on Saturday sought to assure parents the community's high school is safe.
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Komen Struggles to Defuse Planned Parenthood Crisis
Feb 03, 2012
The world's leading breast cancer charity, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, struggled on Thursday to defuse a growing crisis over its decision to cut funding for Planned Parenthood, which provides abortion and birth control services.
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"Yo-Yo Diet" Not Tied to Early Death
Feb 03, 2012
Despite earlier concerns, dieters who repeatedly lose weight and then gain it back aren't at higher risk of early death than people who don't "yo-yo diet," according to a new report.
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NRC: Nuclear Accidents Pose Little Risk to Health
Feb 02, 2012
The risk to public health from a severe nuclear power plant accident in the United States is "very small" because reactor operators should have time to prevent core damage and reduce the release of radioactive materials, U.S. nuclear regulators said in a study on Wednesday.
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Pfizer Birth Control Recall Raises Risk of Unplanned Pregnancy
Feb 02, 2012
Pfizer Inc is reaching out directly to women consumers to warn them about its U.S. recall of one million packets of birth control pills as concerns mounted that a manufacturing error could raise the risk of unplanned pregnancies.
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