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CNN.com - Health

Brain bank examines hard hits [Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:04:39 EST]
The world's largest collection of athletes' brains is being used to understand exactly what hits on the field are doing to the brain.

Maker recalls 2,200 tubes of Aveeno baby lotion [Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:57:08 EST]
Johnson & Johnson announced Friday it is voluntarily recalling a single lot of Aveeno Baby Calming Comfort Lotion after a test by the Food and Drug Administration found it contained more of a form of bacteria than specifications allow.

FDA finds fungicide in Brazil, Canada orange juice [Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:44:02 EST]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it had detained shipments of orange juice and concentrate from Brazil and Canada after finding traces of the unapproved fungicide carbendazim.

 
NYT > Health

Well: Caffeine Alters Estrogen Levels in Younger Women [Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:17:23 GMT]
A new study of women ages 18 to 44 found that drinking coffee and other caffeinated beverages can alter levels of estrogen.

Internet Criticism Pushes China to Act on Pollution [Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:50:14 GMT]
Under popular pressure, Chinese officials have begun to track the most pernicious measure of urban air pollution and promise to set new health standards and publish data on air pollution.

Bydureon, a Diabetes Drug from Amylin, Wins F.D.A. Approval [Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:10:08 GMT]
The Food and Drug Administration twice declined to approve Bydureon in 2010, with its most serious concern being that the drug might contribute to heart rhythm abnormalities.

 
Yahoo! News: Health News

Business, social media to prevent babies with HIV (AP) [Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:09:42 GMT]
AP - Business and social media leaders teamed up Friday to tackle the transmission of HIV from mothers to babies, saying the medicine and the money are largely in place, and with the right organizational skills they can eliminate HIV-infected ... (258 chars)

France: Ex-head of breast implant firm charged (AP) [Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:12:24 GMT]
AP - French authorities have filed preliminary charges against the former head of a now-defunct company accused of supplying potentially faulty breast implants affecting thousands of women.

Gates injects $750M in troubled Global Fund (AP) [Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:48:11 GMT]
AP - Bill Gates pledged $750 million on Thursday to fight three killer diseases and rescue a beleaguered health fund whose financial losses have cost it donor support.