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Caraco Pharmaceuticals: US Supreme Court Rules For Generic Drugmaker On Patent

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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday in favor of a generic drugmaker in a case over how companies can fight brand-name rivals in an effort to get their cheaper medicines to market. Caraco, a unit of India's Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, argued that the description of the patent for the diabetes drug, Prandin, was too broad and therefore prevented any generic from entering the market. It raised a counterclaim to challenge the description.
Cupcakes Made From Insects

Cupcakes Made From Insects: Food For Thought? (PHOTOS)

Cakes filled with edible insects in various attractive shapes were on display at the University of Wageningen, Netherlands, on Monday to promote the idea of having insects to meet the needs of protein-rich diet for a rising population.
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A man inspects yellowfin tuna at the fishing port of Donggang, Pingtung county, southern Taiwan May 19, 2010.

Hold The Sushi: Moon Marine Recalls 29.4 Tons Of Raw Tuna

Because of a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Bareilly infections, the Moon Marine USA Corp., aka MMI, of Cupertino, Calif., is voluntarily recalling 58,828 pounds of a frozen raw yellowfin tuna product labeled as Nakaochi Scrape AA or AAA, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced.
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Birth Control Pills Get New FDA Warning

Birth control pills that contain drospirenone, a synthetic version of the hormone progesterone, must contain a warning to consumers stating that they may cause blood clots, the FDA mandated
U.S. regulators on Wednesday urged food producers to voluntarily stop using antibiotics in livestock for non-medical uses as part of a broad effort to prevent the rise of drug-resistant "superbugs." The FDA said antibiotics should only be used u

FDA: US Seeks Voluntary Antibiotic Limits In Livestock

U.S. regulators on Wednesday urged food producers to voluntarily stop using antibiotics in livestock for non-medical uses as part of a broad effort to prevent the rise of drug-resistant superbugs. The FDA said antibiotics should only be used under the supervision of a veterinarian to prevent or treat illnesses in animals. It asked companies to start phasing out the use of antibiotics for non-medical purposes.
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India, China Headed for Asbestos Catastrophe: Experts

India and China are headed for an absolute catastrophe of death and disease because of likely massive jump in asbestos-related diseases in the coming decades, says a report written by Pulitzer winning journalist Gary Cohn.
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U.S. Teenage Birth Rates Fall To Historic Lows

Teenage birth rates in the United States have fallen by 9 percent from 2009 to 2010, reported the National Center for Health Statistics. They have never been so low since measuring began in 1946.
An autistic child looks out from behind a chair at the Consulting Centre for Autism in Amman.

Mom's Obesity Tied To Kids' Autism, Development

A new study of mothers and children in California finds that kids born to obese women are more likely to be diagnosed with autism or related developmental delays than the children of slimmer moms.
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Homophobes Likely To Be Closet Gays, Study Finds

Negative attitude towards homosexuality is likely to be more pronounced among individuals who harbor unacknowledged attraction towards the same sex, and who grew up in conservative authoritarian households which forbade such desires, a series of psychology studies have found.
Red Wine, Blueberries, Passion Fruit Aid Obesity and Weight Loss, Says Purdue Study

Study: Red Wine, Blueberries, Passion Fruit Aid In Weight Loss

A new study from Purdue University has discovered the presence of piceatannoI in red wine that has the potential to interfere with fat cell development in the human body. PiceatannoI is a compound found in grapes, blueberries and passion fruit with a structural property similar to the much known resveratrol. The study is seen as a forerunner for anti-obesity measures
Metformin Cancer

Cheap Diabetes Drug May Be Newest Weapon Against Cancer

One of the most promising new cancer drugs isn't new at all -- it's metformin, a commonly prescribed diabetes drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1994. It may be able to suppress tumors, according to new research.

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