NEW YORK (AP) In the year since it was approved for over-the-counter sales, the morning-after pill has become a huge commercial success for its manufacturer, but its popularity and solid safety record haven’t deterred critics from seeking to overturn the milestone ruling.
The pill, marketed by Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. as Plan B, was the […]
Americans who log long hours on the job find the time for leisure and other activities by cutting down on sleep, a study out today says.
“We only have 24 hours in a day,” says Mathias Basner, a researcher at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia. His study of 47,731 Americans found […]
GENEVA (AP) A ballooning world population, intensive farming practices and changes in sexual behavior have provided a breeding ground for an unprecedented number of emerging diseases, the U.N. health agency said Thursday.
AIDS and 38 other new pathogens are afflicting mankind that were unknown a generation ago, the World Health Organization said.
Though advances […]
WASHINGTON At least eight presidential candidates have survived cancer or had it strike someone close to them, fueling hopes by retired cyclist Lance Armstrong and others that they’ll succeed in a high-profile drive to make cancer research and prevention a priority for the next president.
“We have a unique opportunity because of the success […]
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Beverage companies that sell alcoholic energy drinks were harshly criticized Tuesday by more than two dozen state attorneys general who want federal officials to examine the ingredients and marketing of the drinks they say are aimed at underage customers.
In a letter to John Manfreda, the administrator of the federal Alcohol […]
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