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FDA Panel Says Food Dyes Don't Cause Hyperactivity

March 31, 2011 • Consumer groups had sought a ban on artificial food dyes, saying there are clear links between dyes and children's behavior. An FDA advisory panel didn't agree, but called for more research.

Got Radiation? Only Harmless Traces Found In U.S. Milk

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Got Radiation? Only Harmless Traces Found In U.S. Milk

March 31, 2011 • The FDA found a small amount of radioactive iodine in milk from Spokane, Wash., but experts and officials agree that the amount is far from dangerous. If anything, the news is just evidence that U.S. detection equipment is pretty darn sensitive, one expert says.

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The New 'New Thing' In Health Care: Accountable Care Organizations

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March 31, 2011 • The Obama administration today released proposed rules that could help hospitals and groups of doctors cooperate more closely in caring for patients. If the approach works, it could save money and improve care.

Japan's Nuclear Crisis: Health

March 31, 2011 • This collection of stories focuses on the health issues following the disaster at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Japan.

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Take A Deep Breath: That Clarinet Could Be A Germ Factory

March 31, 2011 • Researchers found bacteria, mold and fungus in tests of more than a dozen children's band instruments. The parts musicians put in their mouths were the most contaminated.

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Nine Dead In Alabama After IV Treatment

March 30, 2011 • A pharmacy that produces intravenous solutions is the potential common source for an outbreak of blood infections that has sickened 19 people at six hospitals. The products have been recalled.

FDA Fires Shot At Pricey Preterm Labor Drug

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FDA Fires Shot At Pricey Preterm Labor Drug

March 30, 2011 • The Food and Drug Administration said it's quite all right for pharmacists to go ahead and make their own version of an expensive medicine to help some women avoid preterm delivery of their babies.

Hard Times Prompt Calls For Zany Medicaid Measures

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Hard Times Prompt Calls For Zany Medicaid Measures

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March 30, 2011 • Businesses and people pushing for changes in Medicaid policies are taking advantage of strained state budgets to make their case. Some of the suggestions are offbeat.

The Science Of Japan's Nuclear Crisis

Everyday Radiation Exposure Is A Tiny Health Risk

March 30, 2011 • We've heard about radiation from the damaged nuclear reactors in Japan reaching U.S. shores. Professor Peter Caracappa, of the Rensselaer Polytenchic Institute, talks to Renee Montagne about different types of radiation people encounter and how to weigh the risks.

Everyday Radiation Exposure Is A Tiny Health Risk

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FDA Probes Link Between Food Dyes, Behavior

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FDA Probes Link Between Food Dyes, Behavior

March 30, 2011 • The Food and Drug Administration is meeting Wednesday and Thursday to examine whether artificial food dyes cause hyperactivity in children. Recent studies have drawn this link, causing some experts to call on the FDA to ban the dyes — or at least require a warning label.

FDA Probes Link Between Food Dyes, Behavior

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Taming The Twin Trend From Fertility Treatments

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Taming The Twin Trend From Fertility Treatments

March 29, 2011 • The rate of twin births has jumped 70 percent since 1980, in large part because of fertility treatments. But twins pose big risks to mother and babies, and premature twins are a growing burden on the health care system. The nation's largest fertility clinic is among those trying to curb the trend.

Taming The Twin Trend From Fertility Treatments

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