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- FDA looks for ways to reduce dangerous overdoses of Tylenol
- WASHINGTON (AP) - Millions of Americans take Tylenol, Excedrin and other pain relievers containing acetaminophen. And they never think of them as anything but safe. But the Food and Drug Administration is in the middle of two days of hearings focusing... Full story

- Obama: Doctor-choice is vital to health care plan
- WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says Americans will still be able to choose their doctors under the health care changes he is seeking.
The president met Wednesday at the White House with five governors to discuss their views on revamping... Full story

- MSU gets $2.1M US grant for national autism study
- EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan State University has received a three-year, $2.1 million federal grant to help coordinate a large epidemiological study of autism.
The school says its Biomedical Research Informatics Core will collect data... Full story
Focus on Fitness
- Fine-tune workout to rule slopes
- Milo Bryant - The Gazette
- Folks, ski season is coming. And more than a few of you have asked questions about getting in skiing shape.
Even when we're in great shape there are things we can do to help improve our ability to ski better and, if you ski as badly as I do,... Full story

- U.S. needs czar to coordinate health efforts
- America needs a trainer.
- By Milo Bryant, The Gazette
- America needs a trainer.
The country needs somebody qualified to help whip our butts into shape. That somebody would have the power to command, influence and draw resources from various aspects of the government to help us get in better shape.
This... Full story
- Gradual shift in habits helps avoid fitness-program rebellion
- Impatience can kill even the best fitness programs.
- By Milo Bryant, The Gazette
- Impatience can kill even the best fitness programs.
Folks are aware that too many kids in the United States are overweight or obese. We even know how to reverse the situation and how to prevent it. We know that more physical activity helps. We know... Full story
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- Calif. regulators warn of pot's cancer capability SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- It might take Californians a puff or two to get their heads around an apparent contradiction recently enshrined in state law. The same marijuana smoke that doctors can recommend to ease cancer patients' suffering must soon come with a warning saying it causes the disease....
- Jackson kids face hurdles to coping with his death CHICAGO (AP) -- No matter how unusual their lives may have been so far, Michael Jackson's children now face a universal trauma felt by all kids who suddenly lose a parent....
- Mexico wins praise for swine flu response CANCUN, Mexico (AP) -- As swine flu runs rampant in the Southern Hemisphere winter, world health experts are concerned that some hard-hit countries have been reluctant to take forceful measures to protect public health....
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