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New York Times Health News: 02-18-2005

Merck May Resume Sales of Painkiller, Official Says
A top research official suggested that the company might soon decide to start reselling Vioxx, despite risks it may pose to the heart.

Antidepressant Safety Debate May Include Adult Patients
English and Canadian scientists are reporting findings from three new analyses of suicide risk in people over age 18 who have taken the medications.

AIDS and Custom Leave African Families Nothing
Disease and stubborn tradition have robbed countless mothers and children not only of their loved ones but of everything they own.

Paul E. Lacy, 81, Innovator in Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes, Dies
Dr. Paul E. Lacy was one of the first scientists to observe how beta cells, which reside in the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas, make insulin.

Study Urges Early Painkillers in Labor for First Deliveries
Doctors mistakenly advise women in labor to delay a common pain treatment for fear that it will impede contractions and lead to a Caesarean section, researchers report.

Governors in Capital to Talk About Medicaid
Congress, governors and the secretary of health and human services began negotiations on the future of Medicaid, hoping to control the program's costs.

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