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ABC - WZZM 13 - Grand Rapids MI, 12 hours 43 minutes ago / A federal court has ruled that the vaccine additive thimerosal does not cause autism.
Court rules out autism, vaccine link
- Nyngan ObserverCourt rules out autism, vaccine link
- The Advocate NewspaperThe flu frenzy that wasn’t - Quincy, MA - The Patriot Ledger
Boston.com - Boston MA, 22 hours 49 minutes ago / By fall, flu fever here reached its peak.
H1N1 virus widely seen to be tailing off
- The San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego CANational Briefing | Health: New Numbers for Swine Flu
- The New York Times - New York NYL.A. officials propose fees for medical marijuana dispensaries
Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles CA, Mar 12, 2010 / Filling in the last blank in the city's medical marijuana ordinance, Los Angeles officials Friday recommended a number of fees dispensaries would have to pay to operate.
Marijuana legalization? A White House rebuttal, finally
- The Christian Science MonitorLong Beach to consider medical marijuana regulations
- Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles CASanofi-aventis and Bristol-Myers Squibb Announce Important Updates to PLAVIX U.S. Prescribing Information
PharmiWeb.com, 17 hours 38 minutes ago / Plavix is contraindicated in patients with active pathological bleeding such as peptic ulcer or intracranial hemorrhage.
* US orders warning on effectiveness of top-selling drug
- Taipei TimesPlavix is given FDA's strongest warning
- The Baltimore Sun - Baltimore MDJudge Wants to Hear From Sick WTC Workers Before Payout
FOX News, 19 hours 57 minutes ago / The 11,000 rescue and recovery workers sickened from their days toiling in the debris of the World Trade Center must be heard before a $657 million proposed settlement is put to a vote, the federal judge overseeing the case said yesterday, The New York Post reported.
$657M WTC-payout judge: Not so fast!
- New York Post - New York NYNew York set to pay $657m to 9/11 workers
- The Scotsman - Edinburgh - Lothian - UKInside Colonoscopy Screenings
CBS News, Mar 10, 2010 / (CBS) "Early Show" co-anchor Harry Smith made history Wednesday with the first on-air live colonoscopy.
Harry Smith colonoscopy to air on `Early Show'
- The Seattle Times - Seattle WAGovernment issues warning on baby slings after deaths
Chicago Sun-Times - Chicago IL, Mar 13, 2010 / The government warned Friday that those chic baby slings that hip moms and dads are sporting these days can be dangerous, even deadly for their little ones.
Baby slings pose deadly risk
- The Denver Post - Denver COBaby-sling death peril
- New York Post - New York NYStudy: Contraceptive Pill Not Associated With Increased Long-Term Risk of Death
Drug Topics, Mar 12, 2010 / Women in the UK who have ever used the oral contraceptive pill are less likely to die from any cause, including all cancers and heart disease, compared with never users, according to research published online in the British Medical Journal .
Women on birth control pill may live longer
- USA TodayWomen on the pill live longer: study
- China DailyState aces MEAP scores
Daily Tribune - Royal Oak MI, 17 hours 9 minutes ago / Michigan public school students continued to make gains in statewide assessment tests, the Michigan Department of Education announced today.
Detroit, state see improved reading scores; other results mixed
- Jackson Citizen Patriot - Jackson MIMichigan test scores show improvement
- The Toledo BladeAt U.N., Clinton rallies for more women's opportunities worldwide
The Washington Post - Washington DC, Mar 12, 2010 / Speaking on the final day of a two-week U.N. conference on women's rights, Clinton urged U.N. member states to expand opportunities for women and end practices that subject them to discrimination and violence.
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Strong earthquake rocks central Japan
The San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego CA
The San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego CA, 1 hour 22 minutes ago/ A strong earthquake hit off the eastern coast of central Japan on Sunday, rattling buildings across a broad swath of the country, including the crowded Tokyo capital.
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Israeli leader urges calm over row with Washington
Boston.com - Boston MA
Boston.com - Boston MA, 39 minutes ago/ A Palestinian worker is seen on a construction site in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Ramat Sholmo, Thursday, March 11, 2010.
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China PM defends assertive trade, foreign policy
The Seattle Times - Seattle WA
The Seattle Times - Seattle WA, 20 minutes ago/ China vowed Sunday to remain alert to any renewed signs of economic crisis and forcefully defended its currency, trade and more assertive foreign policies as helping global rebalancing, not undermining it.
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Pacquiao retains welterweight title
New York Post - New York NY
New York Post - New York NY, 1 hour 21 minutes ago/ Joshua Clottey was a stand-in for Floyd Mayweather Jr., who should have been fighting Manny Pacquiao last night.
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West Virginia wins Big East tourney title
The Denver Post - Denver CO
The Denver Post - Denver CO, 2 hours 12 minutes ago/ Da'Sean Butler's second game-winner in three days gave West Virginia its first Big East championship.
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