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New York Times Health News: 01-13-2005
For the first time since the recommendations were introduced in 1980, the new guidelines emphasize weight loss as well as healthy eating and cardiovascular health.
Doctors in training were more than twice as likely to get in a car crash while driving home after working 24 hours or longer, according to a study.
More research is needed to show that alternative therapies like acupuncture and herbal supplements work, a committee of experts said Wednesday.
The girl from Ipanema and Gisele Bündchen notwithstanding, Brazil is experiencing an epidemic of obesity.
The Food and Drug Administration will consider whether one of the oldest of the cholesterol-lowering drugs, Mevacor, can be sold without a prescription.
The Food and Drug Administration has warned Pfizer Inc. that advertisements for its painkillers Celebrex and Bextra misled consumers.
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