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Faces or finances? Economy cuts into cosmetic procedures

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:11:29 GMT

The economic meltdown isn't pretty. Literally. Fewer people are dishing out dollars for cosmetic procedures, particularly major ...

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:04:19 GMT

Who doesn't like freebies, especially when it comes to pricey pills? But studies show that free medication samples can have hidden ...

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:36:06 GMT

Swiss voters overwhelmingly approved a move to make permanent the country's program to give addicts government-authorized heroin.

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:07:45 GMT

So, what did your family discuss at Thanksgiving dinner? Football? Politics? At Alexandra Drane's house, so did this one: how ...

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:24:05 GMT

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday released more information about the discovery of trace amounts of the chemicals melamine ...

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:49:53 GMT

Teething formula tainted with a toxic thickening agent has killed 25 children in Nigeria, prompting regulators to yank it from ...

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:20:33 GMT

The Food and Drug Administration has found trace amounts of the industrial chemical melamine in some U.S. infant formulas, but ...

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:35:50 GMT

The virus that causes AIDS could theoretically be eliminated in a decade if all people living in countries with high infection ...

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:01:50 GMT

Moms, on some days you might feel as if life with children sends your blood pressure soaring, but a study out today suggests ...

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:07:58 GMT

Congressional supporters of a new law meant to protect children from dangerous chemicals are trying to make sure that the government ...

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:02:39 GMT

The number of new cancer cases and deaths are falling for both men and women for the first time since the government began compiling ...

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:11:58 GMT

Blacks waiting for a liver transplant used to be more likely to die compared to whites. Now they have the same chance of getting ...

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:23:57 GMT

Among all the drugs prescribed to treat conditions for which they're not approved, doctors and patients should be most concerned ...

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:04:18 GMT

The willingness of Gen. Carter Ham, one of only 12 four-star generals in the Army, to speak candidly with USA TODAY about post-traumatic ...

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:56:48 GMT

Even as artery-clogging trans fats continue their fast fade from the nation's food supply, there are early signs that 2009's ...