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Women Who Drink Gain Less Weight

Disease Cause Is Pinpointed With Genome

A human gut microbial gene catalogue established

Hiding place for HIV revealed

Tough lessons from Dutch Q fever outbreak

Hopes for Alzheimer’s Drug Are Dashed

Rising Threat of Infections Unfazed by Antibiotics

Behavior: Napping Can Prime the Brain for Learning

Doctor Training Aided by Drug Industry Cash

Controversial Diabetes Drug Harms Heart, U.S. Concludes

Generics Face Longer Wait for Approval

Coded to Obey Law, Lights Become Marlboro Gold

U.S. Asks Justices to Review Tobacco Company Ruling

Drinking to Relieve Stress: Do Relaxation Drinks Send the Wrong Message?

Soda: A Sin We Sip Instead of Smoke?

Childhood Obesity Battle Is Taken Up by First Lady

Neural bases for addictive properties of benzodiazepines

Brain surgery boosts spirituality

Crestor Wins Approval as a Drug to Prevent Heart Disease

Trace of Thought Is Found in ‘Vegetative’ Patient

Lancet Retracts 1998 Paper Linking Autism to Vaccines

The Miracle of Vitamin D: Sound Science, or Hype?

Vitamin D Shows Heart Benefits in Study

F.D.A. Aims at Doctors’ Drug Pitches

Where There’s No Smoke, Altria Hopes There’s Fire

Conversion of fibroblasts to functional neurons

Stem-cell line given the nod by NIH

Studies Link Rare Ailment to Pain Pumps

Los Angeles Marijuana Sellers Limited

In Drug War, Tribe Feels Invaded by Both Sides

Judge Orders F.D.A. to Stop Blocking Imports of E-Cigarettes From China

Obesity Rates Hit Plateau in U.S., Data Suggest

F.D.A. Concerned About Substance in Food Packaging

Creams Offering Lighter Skin May Bring Risks

Swine Flu Deaths Reach 11,000

Obama in his youth L. JACK/CONTOUR

FDA gains the power to regulate tobacco products

Vitamins Found to Curb Exercise Benefits

Poppies a Target in Fight Against Taliban

Many Derby Owners Silent on Drug Issue

A.D.H.D. Drugs Linked to Higher Test Scores

New Yorker article

Schools Around the Country Close to Thwart Spread of Flu

First Flu Death Provides Clues to Mexico TollCatching

Flu From Money

Using Where's George to Predict Flu Spread

Mexico Shutting down

Edgar may be first infected

W.H.O. Raises Swine Flu Alert Level to 5

W.H.O. Issues Level 4 Alert on Swine Flu

U.S. Declares Public Health Emergency Over Swine Flu

170 die in Mexico

tracking cases

Wider Drug War Threatens Colombian Indians

I.Q. Harmed by Epilepsy Drug in Utero

The beneficial side of prions

Carbon dating shows humans make new heart cells

Ocean mercury on the increase

Babson Norovirus Quarentine

Clinton Says U.S. Feeds Mexico Drug Trade

In Drug War, Mexico Fights Cartel and Itself

Mexican Drug Cartel Violence Spills Over, Alarming U.S

Mexico: Trafficker Held in Attacks

Mexico: Son of Cartel Leader Detained

F.D.A. to Place New Limits on Prescriptions of Narcotics