| Consumer groups push for label for modified salmon By MARY CLARE JALONICK 2010-09-21T18:08:22ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- Consumer advocates urged the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday to ensure that salmon engineered to grow twice as fast as the conventional variety are labeled in the grocery store as genetically modified.... hosted.ap.org |
US restricts, EU bans controversial diabetes pill By MATTHEW PERRONE 2010-09-23T20:18:17ZEuropean regulators ordered the diabetes drug Avandia off the market and the Food and Drug Administration placed stringent restrictions on its use in the United States, saying heart attack risks associated with the former blockbuster are too great a safety concern to continue its use for most people.... hosted.ap.org |
Territory has highest percentage of nurses A study has found the Northern Territory has the highest percentage of nurses and midwives in Australia. abc.net.au |
Alarms over radiation from thyroid cancer patients By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR 2010-10-20T19:11:15ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- Reports of thyroid cancer patients setting off radiation alarms and contaminating hotel rooms are prompting the agency in charge of nuclear safety to consider tighter rules.... hosted.ap.org |
CDC: High blood pressure awareness, treatment up By MIKE STOBBE 2010-10-27T16:00:56ZATLANTA (AP) -- More American adults are aware they have high blood pressure, and more are taking medicine to try to control it, according to a new government report released Wednesday.... hosted.ap.org |