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Study Supports Single Flu Super Vaccine to Wipe Out Infections

In a new study, researchers observed for the first time that a universal vaccine could allow for a more wide-scale prevention of flu by restraining the ability of the influenza virus to spread and mutate. According to experts, the new study is a first attempt to understand the population consequences of the next generation of vaccines as regards the epidemiology and evolutionary impact on the virus.
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New York Times Reporter Anthony Shadid Dies in Syria

Shadid, 43, was on a reporting assignment in eastern Syria when he died, according to an obituary posted on the Times web site. It said Shadid was carried across the border into Turkey by Times photographer Tyler Hicks.
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Watchdog Fines Ernst & Young $2M over Audits

The watchdog board for corporate auditors on Wednesday said it has imposed a $2 million penalty, its largest fine ever, on accounting and consulting firm Ernst & Young LLP in a settlement involving past audits of Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp.
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Merck Profit Beats as Research Trimmed

Merck & Co. on Thursday reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings, helped by a decrease in research spending, and predicted relatively flat 2012 results as the No. 2 U.S. drugmaker girds for cheaper generic forms of its biggest product, asthma drug Singulair.
Merck's fourth-quarter expectations top expectations

Merck's 4Q Tops Expectations, R&D Costs Down

Merck & Co (MRK.N) on Thursday reported better-than-expected fourth-quarterearnings, helped by a decrease in research spending, and predicted relatively flat 2012 results as the No. 2 U.S. drugmaker girds for cheaper generic forms of its biggest product, asthma drug Singulair.
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Jessica Alba goes toxin-free with The Honest Company

Working mom Jessica Alba is adding entrepreneur to her many titles, shifting from movie star to businesswoman with a venture that provides parents easy access to eco-friendly natural products for babies and homes.
Secondhand Smoke, Bed Sharing Raises SIDS Risk

Asthma Prevention -- Don't Let Newborns Grow Too Quickly: Study

Babies who gain weight rapidly during the first three months of life are more likely to get asthma, researchers announced Friday. Dutch researchers found an increase in shortness of breath, dry cough and persistent phlegm -- all symptoms of asthma -- in infants in the top third of weight gain in the first three months.
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FDA Warnings Are Often Ignored or Misinterpreted

Researchers said that the impact of these FDA warnings and alerts have been varied and unpredictable and the most effective notices were those four were public warnings about potential serious adverse effects of a certain drug, but even these alerts varied in their impact.
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Why the McRib is Unhealthy for You

The craze for McDonald's limited time offer of the McRib has begun again, but consumers might want to take a look at some of the item's ingredients before running out to order one.
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Regenerated Lungs from Stem Cells Bring Possible Therapy

In a first, researchers used regenerative stem cells to repair fragile damaged lungs in mice previously infected by a nasty strain of H1N1 influenza. The results could lead to new therapies for asthma, chronic bronchitis and emphysema in humans.
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Obesity Debate Rages on Talk of Christie White House Bid

Speculation that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will enter the U.S. presidential race has led to a feverish debate about the possibility of having the fattest man in the White House since the corpulent William Howard Taft squeezed behind the big desk in the Oval Office.

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