Baxter may stay out of Heparin business

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The head of Baxter International Inc. said the company has not decided whether it will resume selling the blood thinner heparin in the United States.


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Grown-up P.E. class has adults reliving childhood

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(AP) -- When "spastic ball" starts, it's better to duck first and ask questions later. This is Old School P.E., a two-hour exercise program strictly for adults, built around grown-up versions of gym class ...

A hot (pepper) lead in hunt for salmonella source

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(AP) -- It was a hot lead for detectives on a cold case. People suddenly were getting salmonella at a Minnesota restaurant more than 1,000 miles from the center of the nation's outbreak.

ADHD increasingly common in older kids, CDC says

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(AP) -- More older children are being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder while the rate is holding steady for children under 12, according to a government report released Wednesday.

Gates, Bloomberg pool riches to fight smoking

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(AP) -- Microsoft founder Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are pooling their piles of money to pour $375 million into a global effort to cut smoking.

Scientists suspect omega-3 fatty acids could slow acute wound healing

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A recent study shows that popular fish oil supplements have an effect on the healing process of small, acute wounds in human skin. But whether that effect is detrimental, as researchers initially suspected, remains a mystery.
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