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November 20, 2014

FDA Spurns Merck Contraceptive, Glaucoma Drug

The Food and Drug Administration has declined to approve an oral contraceptive and a glaucoma treatment being developed by Merck & Co Inc, but the drugmaker did not disclose details of the agency's concerns

November 20, 2014

Workers Exposed to Plutonium Oxide During Decommissioning of Idaho Nuclear Reactor

Three workers were Wednesday undergoing health checks after being exposed to a radioactive material while involved in the decommissioning of a nuclear reactor in Idaho

November 20, 2014

Food Company Recalls Olives and Soup Over Botulism Fears

Certain types of olives and soup sold across the US were being recalled by distributor United Natural Foods, Inc. amid fears that they could be tainted with botulism, a potentially deadly bacterium

November 20, 2014

Former Rugby Player Claims Stroke Turned Him Gay

A former British rugby player says a stroke turned him gay overnight. Chris Birch, 26, broke his neck while attempting a back flip and suffered a stroke. When he woke up, he told his family he was no longer interested in women

November 20, 2014

Man Brought Back From Dead During Half-Marathon

A 55-year-old man died about 200 feet from the finish line of the Baltimore half-marathon on October 15, but nearby runners and medical personnel resuscitated him

November 20, 2014

Man Dies Before Hearing on Feeding-Tube Clash

A brain-damaged man at the center of a dispute over whether his feeding tube should be removed has died

November 20, 2014

Insight: In Greek Crisis, HIV Gains Ground

'Contagion' is the label financial markets use for the economic spread of the Greek crisis. For hundreds of people in an increasingly chaotic society, the word has a deadlier meaning

November 20, 2014

Cancer Doctors Score Low on Pain Management, Study Says

Many U.S. cancer doctors say they are good at managing their patients' pain, but most failed to choose the right treatment options in a test and say that figuring out the level of pain patients have is still a major barrier to care

November 20, 2014

Conn. Woman Dies From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Bloomfield police say a 29-year-old woman has died from apparent carbon monoxide poisoning in a home where an unventilated generator was running in the basement

November 20, 2014

Rhode Island Doc Leaves US; Patients Can't Get Medical Files

The medical records of an estimated 33,000 patients of a Rhode Island physician cannot be accessed because the doctor abandoned his practice and left the country to run for political office in Nigeria, state health officials say