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16. World TB cases fall but drug-resistance a worry: WHO
    Wednesday, October 17, 2012
    CHICAGO (Reuters) - The number of people in the world newly infected with tuberculosis fell again last year, dropping by 2.2 percent, but the burden of TB looms large and the pace of diagnosis of drug-resistant strains of the infection is slow, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.
17. Pharmacy board investigating complaints about CVS
    Wednesday, October 17, 2012
    (Reuters) - California's pharmacy regulator is investigating consumer complaints filed in the wake of reports that CVS Caremark Corp refilled prescriptions and billed insurance companies without patients' consent.
18. Analysis links psoriasis, diabetes
    Wednesday, October 17, 2012
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new review of more than two dozen studies adds support to the link between the chronic skin disease psoriasis and diabetes.
19. Daily multivitamin shown to help ward off cancer in men
    Wednesday, October 17, 2012
    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Swallowing a daily multivitamin can reduce the risk of cancer slightly in middle-aged and older men and appears to have no dangerous side-effects, according to the first large-scale, randomized study on the subject.
20. FDA warns Avon to smooth out claims on skin products
    Wednesday, October 17, 2012
    (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned beauty products company Avon Products Inc to stop advertising its Anew range of skin care products using language that makes them sound like drugs.
21. Feds raid Mass. lab tied to meningitis outbreak
    Wednesday, October 17, 2012
    By Toni Clarke and Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Bill Berkrot
22. Obama casts Romney as extremist on health issues
    Wednesday, October 17, 2012
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, long accused by Republicans of pursuing a socialist agenda on healthcare and other policies, tried to cast his Republican rival Mitt Romney as an extremist on Medicare and women's health issues in their debate on Tuesday.
23. Dry eye common after eyelid lifts
    Wednesday, October 17, 2012
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More than one-quarter of people who've had an eyelid lift report symptoms of dry eye such as excessive watering and irritation, a new study suggests.
24. Abbott suspends gift-giving to doctors in India
    Wednesday, October 17, 2012
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Abbott Laboratories Inc has instructed its sales representatives in India to stop giving gifts to doctors, according to an internal email reviewed by Reuters on Tuesday.
25. Early muscle training linked to lower knee risk for girls
    Tuesday, October 16, 2012
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Exercises aimed at preventing knee injuries in athletes are most effective when they're started young, according to a new analysis of clinical trial results.
26. New call for probe of meningitis-linked company on addictive drugs
    Tuesday, October 16, 2012
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - A leading U.S. lawmaker called on Tuesday for an investigation of whether the company at the center of the deadly meningitis outbreak violated federal laws covering potentially addictive drugs, a day after the health scare widened to new medications.
27. Cholesterol levels declining in U.S.
    Tuesday, October 16, 2012
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The cholesterol levels of U.S. adults have been dropping since the late 1980's, a new study suggests - and not just because of the increased popularity of lipid-lowering drugs.
28. Extra sleep may improve kids' conduct
    Tuesday, October 16, 2012
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Letting kids sleep a little longer may help improve their behavior and make them less restless in school, according to a new study.
29. REFILE: Social Security benefits to rise 1.7 pct next year
    Tuesday, October 16, 2012
    [Corrects story posted Oct 16, 2012 as 20121016elin022. Corrects date and increase to $21 from $40 in paragraph 2.]
30. Study gives school behavior program a good grade
    Tuesday, October 16, 2012
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A program widely used in U.S. elementary schools to promote good behavior really does seem to make a difference, a new study finds.

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