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November 20, 2014

Idaho nuclear lab fined after workers exposed to radiation

The U.S. Department of Energy fined a nuclear research lab in Idaho more than $400,000 on Thursday for multiple safety violations stemming from two mishaps last year that caused workers to be contaminated with radiation

November 20, 2014

Chicago fire lieutenant dies from West Nile Virus, donates brain to science

A Chicago Fire Department lieutenant bitten by a mosquito about two weeks ago died Thursday night from the West Nile virus

November 20, 2014

Sarepta's muscle disorder drug shows promise

Sarepta Therapeutics Inc said its experimental drug improved walking ability in patients with a rare muscle disorder

November 20, 2014

WHO says only severely ill should be tested for new virus

Doctors should only test people for a new virus if they are very ill in hospital with a respiratory infection, have been in Qatar or Saudi Arabia and test negative for common forms of pneumonia and infections

November 20, 2014

Diabetes drug shows promise

Eli Lilly and Co and German drugmaker Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc said data from two trials of their experimental diabetes treatment showed the drug reduced blood pressure in patients

November 20, 2014

Shootings expose cracks in US mental health system

Andrew Engeldinger's parents pushed him for two years to seek treatment for what they suspected was mental illness, but even though he became increasingly paranoid and experienced delusions, there was nothing more they could do

November 20, 2014

Salmonella outbreak in US and Netherlands tied to smoked salmon

Dutch public health authorities say smoked salmon tainted with salmonella bacteria has sickened hundreds of people in the Netherlands and the United States, sparking a major recall

November 20, 2014

FDA warns Zimmer over manufacturing of hip devices

Zimmer Holdings Inc said it received a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration citing problems with manufacturing and testing processes for artificial hip devices made at the company's Ponce, Puerto Rico, plant

November 20, 2014

Meatpacking plant linked to tainted beef shut down

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has temporarily shut a meatpacking plant linked to contaminated beef products that have been distributed across Canada and the United States

November 20, 2014

FDA approves new colon cancer drug

A new drug has received fast-track approval to treat advanced colon cancer