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China renews push to ban smoking starting May 1 (AP, March 24, 2011; 12:28 AM)

Nevada doctor says vendor OK'd needle guide reuse (AP, March 23, 2011; 7:47 PM)

Toenail study: No heart risk from mercury in fish (AP, March 23, 2011; 7:22 PM)

Germany set to abandon nuclear power for good (AP, March 23, 2011; 12:33 PM)

GSK scraps plans to market prostate-cancer drug (AP, March 23, 2011; 12:01 PM)

WHO: Over 2 million will get resistant TB by 2015 (AP, March 23, 2011; 10:20 AM)

Sex can be heart attack trigger for couch potatoes (AP, March 22, 2011; 4:09 PM)

Court hears claim of forced Roma sterilization (AP, March 22, 2011; 1:40 PM)

Va. pushes anew on US health care review (AP, March 22, 2011; 11:42 AM)

Tween Brands to limit toxic cadmium in its jewelry (AP, March 22, 2011; 3:13 AM)

Tween Brands to limit toxic cadmium in its jewelry (AP, March 22, 2011; 12:15 AM)

Anthem Blue Cross delays $40M Calif. rate hike (AP, March 21, 2011; 7:07 PM)

Boston hospital performs full face transplant (AP, March 21, 2011; 4:03 PM)

Health law at one year: Future still in question (AP, March 21, 2011; 3:24 PM)

WHO: Real risk if radiation contaminates food (AP, March 21, 2011; 12:56 PM)

Kids safest in rear-facing car seats until age 2 (AP, March 21, 2011; 10:42 AM)

Kids safest in rear-facing car seats until age 2 (AP, March 21, 2011; 12:02 AM)

Testing finds no health threat along West Coast (AP, March 18, 2011; 11:51 PM)

Scientists lack complete answers on radiation risk (AP, March 18, 2011; 6:21 PM)

FDA advisers: Menthol cig ban would benefit health (AP, March 18, 2011; 1:54 PM)

WHO says no travel bans needed for Japan (AP, March 18, 2011; 8:39 AM)

Venezuela officials: 1 death in swine flu outbreak (AP, March 17, 2011; 9:13 PM)

Tobacco cos: Menthol cigs don't pose greater risk (AP, March 17, 2011; 5:49 PM)

Transplant patient got AIDS from new kidney (AP, March 17, 2011; 5:25 PM)

Study: Gene therapy improves Parkinson's symptoms (AP, March 16, 2011; 8:07 PM)

Health fund launches panel to reassure donors (AP, March 16, 2011; 4:40 PM)

US life expectancy surpasses 78, a new record (AP, March 16, 2011; 4:18 PM)

Japan crisis spikes demand for radiation pills (AP, March 15, 2011; 9:27 PM)

Officials: Health Net aware of data breach in Feb. (AP, March 15, 2011; 9:25 PM)

States put their own spin on Obama health care law (AP, March 15, 2011; 3:47 PM)

Fears of health risks rise amid Japan crisis (AP, March 15, 2011; 3:09 AM)

Some hospitals open ERs just for graying patients (AP, March 15, 2011; 3:07 AM)

Fears of health risks rise amid Japan crisis (AP, March 15, 2011; 1:20 AM)

Amid high demand, states cut mental health care (AP, March 15, 2011; 1:12 AM)

Health Net loses sensitive data for 2M people (AP, March 14, 2011; 10:12 PM)

Some hospitals open ERs just for graying patients (AP, March 14, 2011; 9:40 PM)

Administration wants to slow health care challenge (AP, March 14, 2011; 8:28 PM)

Strength of deadly Japan quake increased to 9.0 (AP, March 14, 2011; 6:36 PM)

Surgery helps men regain fertility after cancer (AP, March 14, 2011; 4:59 PM)

Spanking 1-year-olds is common in depressed dads (AP, March 14, 2011; 4:25 AM)

Spanking 1-year-olds is common in depressed dads (AP, March 14, 2011; 12:07 AM)

Dems hope to taint Romney with health law praise (AP, March 13, 2011; 12:42 PM)

Obama tells GOP: Nice try on health care records (AP, March 12, 2011; 12:06 PM)

Swaziland nurses strike, closing public hospitals (AP, March 12, 2011; 8:51 AM)

Cholera outbreak kills 20 in Somali capital (AP, March 12, 2011; 5:27 AM)

Appeals court speeds up health overhaul appeal (AP, March 11, 2011; 11:34 PM)

Giffords makes 'leaps and bounds' in recovery (AP, March 11, 2011; 7:11 PM)

Study: Coffee tied to lower stroke risk in women (AP, March 10, 2011; 6:39 PM)

WHO's response to swine flu pandemic flawed (AP, March 10, 2011; 5:15 PM)

Eating disorders hit more than half million teens (AP, March 10, 2011; 2:37 PM)

Doctors aim to save fertility of kids with cancer (AP, March 10, 2011; 2:37 PM)

Wyoming plagued by big-city problem: smog (AP, March 10, 2011; 2:37 PM)

Cigarette displays to be banned in English stores (AP, March 10, 2011; 2:37 PM)

Preemie birth preventive spikes from $10 to $1,500 (AP, March 10, 2011; 2:37 PM)

Ranks of cancer survivors growing fast, CDC says (AP, March 10, 2011; 1:02 PM)

Ariz woman accused of plan to kill pregnant friend (AP, March 10, 2011; 12:45 PM)

Preemie birth preventive spikes from $10 to $1,500 (AP, March 10, 2011; 12:36 AM)

Sebelius: GOP health care move would cut benefits (AP, March 9, 2011; 5:31 PM)

Cigarette displays to be banned in English stores (AP, March 9, 2011; 1:34 PM)

Justice Dept seeks fast ruling for health care law (AP, March 9, 2011; 12:14 PM)

Report: Excessive nutrients damaging Great Lakes (AP, March 9, 2011; 10:11 AM)

State budget cuts decimate mental health services (AP, March 9, 2011; 6:27 AM)

China promises to improve public hospitals (AP, March 9, 2011; 5:36 AM)

AP IMPACT: Past medical testing on humans revealed (AP, February 27, 2011; 9:15 PM)

Ore. congressman says mental health not job issue (AP, February 26, 2011; 8:05 PM)

Christian medical plans get pass from health law (AP, February 26, 2011; 9:12 AM)

Christian legal group appeals health care ruling (AP, February 25, 2011; 5:01 PM)

New UK guidelines: Eat less red meat (AP, February 25, 2011; 7:41 AM)

Tainted IV fluid kills 12 pregnant women in India (AP, February 25, 2011; 5:04 AM)

Samsung Group, Quintiles to form biopharma venture (AP, February 25, 2011; 4:28 AM)

Gabrielle Giffords has made a 'remarkable recovery,' husband says (Post, January 21, 2011; 1:37 AM)

Giffords reaches 'major milestone' in recovery (Post, January 13, 2011; 2:27 PM)

FDA warns dietary supplement makers to police themselves on drugs in products (Post, December 15, 2010; 11:17 PM)

Health insurers face new federal rules on medical spending (Post, November 23, 2010; 9:05 AM)

Chinese baby formula activist sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for incitement (Post, November 10, 2010; 10:45 PM)

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