Smiling Tibetans Greet Olympic Flame In Lockdown Beijing
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November High For Mortgage Approvals
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Evangelists Held For Cash Smuggling
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Colgate Quarterly Profit Rises
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Health News

Global Update: Prevention: So Many Mosquitoes, Only So Many Nets
2008-04-29 04:50 - Simple as they are, even mosquito nets generate complicated numbers games. Only one answer is easy: more are needed.

Group Urges Ban on Medical Giveaways
2008-04-29 04:50 - The proposed ban is the result of a two-year effort to create policy governing interactions between the medical colleges and drug and medical device companies.

M. Lois Murphy, 91, Dies; Leader in Cancer Research
2008-04-28 06:01 - Dr. Murphy’s leadership advanced early work on chemotherapy, especially for childhood cancer, and led to markedly higher survival rates.

Counting Birthdays: The Short End of the Longer Life
2008-04-28 04:50 - Ever rising longevity is not a given for all Americans anymore, especially women.

Scanner to Find Fatty Deposits in Vessels Is Approved
2008-04-27 04:50 - Federal regulators have approved the sale of a new laser scanning system intended to locate fatty deposits in blood vessel walls that are thought to cause heart attacks.

U.S. Allows Sale of Drug to Treat Constipation
2008-04-26 04:50 - Progenics Pharmaceuticals and Wyeth have won federal approval for the first drug to treat constipation caused by powerful opioid painkillers like morphine.

FDA Takes Closer Look at Lasik Complaints
2008-04-26 04:50 - The FDA is taking a new look at whether warnings about the risks of Lasik surgery are appropriate.

Personal Best: Cheating Starts Before the Race Does
2008-04-25 06:01 - Why does the Boston Marathon make it so hard to enter? And how often do runners sneak in by trading or buying one another’s entries?

Glaxo Says Compound in Wine May Fight Aging
2008-04-25 04:51 - The British drug maker said it would acquire a biotechnology company that is pursuing the notion that a compound found in red wine might retard aging.

Drug Executive Is Indicted on Secret Deal
2008-04-25 04:50 - A former Bristol-Myers Squibb executive was charged with making false statements to the F.T.C. about a pact made with a Canadian maker of generic drugs.


 
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