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(AP) -- Google Inc. recently set aside $500 million to cover a possible settlement of a U.S. government investigation into the Internet search leader's distribution of online ads from illegal pharmacies, according to a report published Thursday. http://phys.org/news224490412.html Technology Fri, 13 May 2011 07:27:10 EST news224490412 (AP) -- Authorities looking into the nationwide pistachio recall said Thursday they are investigating a California nut processor's sister company in New York where officials last month found cockroaches and rodent droppings. http://phys.org/news157904722.html Medicine & Health Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:43:59 EST news157904722 Three South Korean manufacturers said Thursday they are recalling baby powder products after health authorities announced that they contain cancer-causing asbestos. http://phys.org/news157871921.html Medicine & Health Thu, 02 Apr 2009 06:19:00 EST news157871921 (AP) -- A nationwide recall of 2 million pounds of pistachios in the wake of a salmonella scare has increased calls for more stringent food testing laws. http://phys.org/news157829830.html Medicine & Health Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:39:00 EST news157829830 (AP) -- The government ordered 14 unapproved narcotic painkillers off the market Tuesday, prescription versions of potent morphine, hydromorphone and oxycodone. The Food and Drug Administration told nine manufacturers to quit distributing the drugs within 90 days - but insisted there are plenty of legal versions of the painkillers being sold for patients who need relief. http://phys.org/news157734862.html Medicine & Health Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:14:54 EST news157734862 (AP) -- Drugmaker Wyeth on Tuesday sought U.S. approval to sell a new version of its blockbuster infant vaccine Prevnar that protects against more strains of a bacteria that causes pneumonia and other diseases. http://phys.org/news157728514.html Medicine & Health Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:29:59 EST news157728514 A blood test that can help predict the seriousness of a head injury and detect the status of the blood-brain barrier is a step closer to reality, according to two recently published studies involving University of Rochester Medical Center researchers. http://phys.org/news157726713.html Medicine & Health Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:59:08 EST news157726713 (AP) -- In another food scare sure to rattle consumers who watched the national salmonella outbreak in peanuts unfold, federal food officials are now warning people not to eat any food containing pistachios, which could carry contamination from the same bacteria. http://phys.org/news157701995.html Medicine & Health Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:07:21 EST news157701995 (AP) -- A drug from Novartis has won U.S. approval as a treatment for patients with kidney cancer that has returned after treatment with older drugs. http://phys.org/news157655661.html Medicine & Health Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:14:46 EST news157655661 (AP) -- Bill Darker grinned as he headed into the operating room for a dramatic experiment: A super-high dose of chemotherapy dripped directly into his cancer-ridden liver, 10 times more than patients normally can tolerate. http://phys.org/news157647007.html Medicine & Health Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:50:40 EST news157647007 (AP) -- A novel device to treat a common heart problem that can lead to stroke showed promise in testing, but not without risk, new research shows. http://phys.org/news157481832.html Medicine & Health Sat, 28 Mar 2009 17:58:16 EST news157481832 Transdermal delivery of estrogen therapy available by prescription "seems not to alter" the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), or blood clotting, in postmenopausal patients when compared to oral delivery, a new study suggests. The study was conducted by researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center and was published in the latest issue of Menopause: The Journal of the North American Menopause Society. http://phys.org/news157293638.html Medicine & Health Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:41:09 EST news157293638 (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration let politics cloud its judgment when it denied teenage girls over-the-counter access to the Plan B morning-after pill, a federal judge said Monday as he ordered the FDA to let 17-year-olds obtain the medication. http://phys.org/news157052417.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:40:47 EST news157052417 (AP) -- As momentum builds to rework the nation's food-safety system after a salmonella outbreak linked to peanuts, the drug industry is hoping for a happy side effect: faster approvals for new medicines. http://phys.org/news156957177.html Medicine & Health Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:13:25 EST news156957177 The young man in the tall swivel chair at the mall seems lost in nicotine nirvana as he takes a deep drag on a cigarette and blows smoke rings to the surprise of passing shoppers. http://phys.org/news156785210.html Medicine & Health Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:28:16 EST news156785210 Protecting J.J., the 4-month-old son of Shawna Bader-Blau, is time-consuming, what with checking labels, reading safety information, buying chemical-free baby wipes and finding phthalate-free baby bottles. http://phys.org/news156625243.html Medicine & Health Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:01:45 EST news156625243 (AP) -- The nation's food safety system is a "hazard to public health" and overdue for an overhaul, President Barack Obama said Saturday as he filled the top job at the Food and Drug Administration. http://phys.org/news156269046.html Medicine & Health Sat, 14 Mar 2009 17:04:30 EST news156269046 US lawmakers on Friday introduced legislation to ban the toxic chemical Bisphenol-A, suspected of harming human development, from all food and beverage containers. http://phys.org/news156168020.html Medicine & Health Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:01:20 EST news156168020 Most people consume far too much salt, and a University of Iowa researcher has discovered one potential reason we crave it: it might put us in a better mood. http://phys.org/news155933499.html Medicine & Health Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:51:53 EST news155933499 Many doctors don't offer emergency contraception pills to adolescents who may benefit from them during emergency department visits because of misinformation about how the medicine works, according to a study by The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. http://phys.org/news155480396.html Medicine & Health Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:00:31 EST news155480396 A recent study in Oregon suggests that drugs designed for treating the most severe mental illnesses are often prescribed at inappropriately low doses and at considerable expense, for use in conditions where their benefit has not been established. http://phys.org/news155396294.html Medicine & Health Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:38:46 EST news155396294 A drug prescribed for male and female infertility and menstrual disorders could hold the key to a more effective treatment for alcoholism, according to a study by researchers at the UCSF-affiliated Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center. http://phys.org/news154634122.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:55:45 EST news154634122 Top-tier U.S.-based pharmaceutical companies are moving their clinical trials overseas at warp speed, raising questions about ethics, quality control, and even the scientific value of their findings for people back in the U.S. http://phys.org/news154201386.html Medicine & Health Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:43:35 EST news154201386 A new national survey conducted by the Harvard Opinion Research Program at the Harvard School of Public Health finds that the vast majority (93%) of Americans have heard or read about the recent ongoing recall of peanut products. Among those who are aware of the recall, about six in ten (61%) say they have taken one or more precautions to reduce their risk of getting sick from contaminated peanut products. Specifically, about one in four say they have checked ingredient lists on foods in the grocery store to make sure they know which products contain peanuts (27%), thrown away foods in their home that they think might be on the recall list (25%), stopped ordering foods containing peanuts in restaurants (22%), and stopped eating those foods they heard were in the recall (28%), while 15% say they have stopped eating all foods containing peanuts. http://phys.org/news153756551.html Medicine & Health Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:09:44 EST news153756551 It's as if the whole nation just acquired a peanut allergy. As a salmonella outbreak sickens hundreds of people across the country, federal health officials are warning consumers not to eat products containing peanut butter until they get more information about which products are behind the outbreak. http://phys.org/news152473410.html Medicine & Health Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:44:19 EST news152473410 The ability of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate the safety of dietary supplements using nanomaterials is severely limited by lack of information, lack of resources and the agency's lack of statutory authority in certain critical areas, according to a new expert report released by the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN). http://phys.org/news151160447.html Nanotechnology Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:00:47 EST news151160447 While the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Drug has quickened review and approval of new medicines, the complex nature of diseases for which new therapeutics are being developed has resulted in longer clinical development times, according to the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development. http://phys.org/news150647377.html Medicine & Health Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:29:37 EST news150647377 Some supermarkets, gourmet shops and bakeries routinely sell mislabeled products that pose a danger to children with food allergies, according to Chicago Tribune testing and a comprehensive check of grocery aisles. When informed of the findings, more than a dozen companies and stores said they would remove products from shelves or fix labels to properly disclose all ingredients. http://phys.org/news149842199.html Medicine & Health Tue, 30 Dec 2008 06:49:59 EST news149842199