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New York Times Health News: 10-01-2004
Merck said that it would stop selling Vioxx because a study found that it doubled patients' risk of heart attack and strokes.
A report on the causes and solutions for childhood obesity in the United States calls for a broad societal strategy, including healthier meals in schools and restaurants.
Maine is trying to find a way to import lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada, and is proposing to allow an American Indian tribe to distribute the imported drugs.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed several bills on Thursday that would have made California the middleman in large-scale consumer purchases of prescription drugs.
Scientists say they cannot predict how quickly, if at all, the strain may develop the ability to spread easily among people.
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