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Reuters Health News: 09-30-2004
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The arthritis drug Vioxx, used by 2 million people around the world, is being pulled off the market after a study confirmed longstanding concerns that it raises the risk of heart attack and stroke, the manufacturer, Merck & Co. MRK.N, said on Thursday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - America's children are fat and getting fatter, and parents, schools, the government, advertisers and the food industry all need to make changes to battle the problem, a panel of experts said on Thursday.
LONDON (Reuters) - An acne-like rash is good news for colon cancer patients because it shows that a targeted therapy for the disease is working, Belgian scientists said on Thursday.
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists are testing the impact of vitamin E and a synthetic version of lycopene, a compound in tomatoes, in cancer patients after they found that the combination slowed the growth of prostate tumors in mice.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - General Mills Inc. GIS.N, the No. 2 U.S. cereal maker behind Kellogg Co. K.N, on Thursday said all of its breakfast cereals were going to be made with whole grains to promote healthy eating habits.
LONDON (Reuters) - Doctors asked a High Court judge Thursday to rule whether they have to keep alive a seriously ill baby who has been in constant hospital care since her premature birth 11 months ago.
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Hard-hit Thailand plans a campaign to change poultry farming methods as it seeks to stamp out the deadly bird flu virus before migrating wildfowl return during the northern winter, a senior minister said on Thursday.
DALLAS (Reuters) - Older women who have a drink or two a day have better memory skills than non-drinkers, University of Texas researchers said on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It's official -- you really do need that coffee in the morning and if you don't get it, you really are in withdrawal, researchers said on Wednesday.
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - British and French pharmaceutical companies are racing ahead of their U.S. counterparts to develop new drugs containing marijuana to relieve pain and treat a wide range of illnesses because marijuana is illegal in the United States, scientific researchers said on Wednesday.
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