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Surgeon General's "Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding"
Surgeon General Regina M. Benjamin today issued a "Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding," outlining steps that all sectors of a community can take to
FDA removes breast cancer drug avastin from the market
Avastin (bevacizumab): Process for Removal of Breast Cancer Indication Begun
AUDIENCE: Oncology, Patients
ISSUE: FDA notified healthcare professionals and patients that it is recommending removing the breast ...
FDA says men should put down the Man Up
by Aimee Keenan-Greene
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says stop using a dietary supplement marketed for sexual enhancement.
Man Up Now claims to be 'herbal' and 'all natural', which ...
Importance of HIV Testing: CDC Vital Signs Report
Importance of HIV Testing: CDC Vital Signs Report
More than one million Americans are living with HIV and approximately one in five don't know it. Everyone ...
Are airport scanners safe for travelers?
The U.S. government has tightened airline security prior to the holiday reason by adding more full body scanners and adopting an enhanced pat-down search at ...
CDC: Advice about Cholera for Travelers Arriving in the United States from Haiti
This information is current as of today, November 13, 2010 at 11:54 EST
Updated: November 12, 2010
There is an outbreak in Haiti of a disease called cholera. ...
FDA wants more tobacco warnings
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Nov 10 the government is going to add more textual and graphic warnings about smoking ...
Travelers' Health - Outbreak Notice, Cholera in Haiti
Cholera in HaitiThis information is current as of today, October 26, 2010 at 12:45 EDT
Updated: October 23, 2010
The disease is most often spread through the ingestion ...
U.S. Apologizes for Unethical Studies on Sexually Transmitted Diseases
The United States apologized on Friday for unethical medical experiments that a federal doctor conducted 64 years ago among prisoners, soldiers and mental patients in ...
Consumers to Weigh-in on Drug Information
With a recent, federal study showing nearly half of all Americans use at least one prescription drug in a month's time, it's more important than ever for ...
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