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Travel More Than Doubles Risk Of Blood Clots: Study

A study published Monday strengthens the evidence that long-distance travel can lead to potentially fatal blood clots in some people -- showing that the risk grows in tandem with the length of the trip....

Food Safety Body Sets French Fries, Baby Food Rules

An international food safety body has set rules to cut levels of cancer-causing chemicals and bacteria in foodstuffs ranging from French fries to baby food....

Triplets Do Well Long-Term, But Tiniest Ones Lag

By the age of 5, most triplets are on par with their peers in mental and emotional development, but those born at the lowest weights may still lag behind....

Use Of Vibrators Common, Surveys Show

Two Indiana University surveys suggest that vibrator use during sexual encounters is common among American men and women and is linked to better sexual health....

Sexual Barriers May Up HIV Risk In Black Gay Men

New research hints that the social and sexual networks of black gay men, constrained by the preferences and attitudes of non-black gay men, may explain the risk of more rapid spread of HIV....

Keeping Blood Sugar In Check Good For The Heart

A new study highlights the importance of good long-term control of blood sugar in people with diabetes....

FDA OKs First Lung Cancer Maintenance Drug

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced approval of Alimta, the first drug available for maintenance therapy of metastatic lung cancer....

FDA Warns Of Possible Product Tampering

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to drink Hardcore Energize Bullet or New Whey liquid products....

Salmonella-Related Milk Recalls Announced

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced five more recalls due to the possible contamination of two years of products made by a milk cooperative....

Wealth, Disability Factors In Alcohol-Longevity Tie

Moderate drinkers are wealthier, more educated and less likely to be disabled than teetotalers, which explains some, but not all, of the association between moderate alcohol consumption and longer life....

FDA to eliminate Vicodin Percocet - Report

Cold and cough medicines are going to stay in the pharmacy and grocery stores for now, but a panel of government experts has decided prescription drugs like Vicodin and Percocet need to go....

Women's Exigencies, Slope Allowances

Most of the parts of the world, women do not enjoy equal rights including marriage, and the family affair. Social researches think that from fourteen century...

Swine Flu Unstoppable - U.N. Health Head Margaret Chan Says It Will Spread Worldwide

The threat of the swine flu has been reportedly been called unstoppable by a top UN health official. According to reports, the virus is going...

One In Six Adults Admit Urinating In Pool

Seventeen percent of U.S. adults say they have urinated in a pool, but 78 percent think their fellow swimmers have urinated in pool, a survey indicates...

Study: Almost 4 Percent Of Pig Valves Fail

The report, published in the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, said the pig valves failed after three, 14, 19 and 44 months, respectively...