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Feds fight morning-after pill age ruling in NY

NEW YORK — Department of Justice lawyers filed court papers Friday again asking a federal appeals court to delay lifting age restrictions and prescription requirements on an emergency contraceptive popularly known as the morning-after pill.
Pharmaceutical co. ISTA pleads in NY federal case

BUFFALO, N.Y. — ISTA Pharmaceuticals Inc. pleaded guilty on Friday in a federal case involving its eye drug Xibrom, admitting it promoted the drug for unapproved uses and agreeing to pay $33.5 million in fines and fees.
FDA warns of infections tied to Tennessee pharmacy

WASHINGTON — Health officials are investigating cases involving patients who suffered complications after being injected with potentially contaminated medications made by a Tennessee specialty pharmacy.
Integrative Medicine: Work stress increases heart-attack risk

Two interesting studies have come up over the past month on heart attacks. Scientists have found a temporary condition that can quadruple your chance of having a heart attack. Scientists have found that job stress leads to more heart attacks, but there is a treatment that can reduce job stress-related heart attacks by 50 percent.
More gym for kids means less chance of obesity, Cornell study says

More physical education in kindergarten through fifth grade means less chance of obesity, especially for boys, researchers say.
Quinn on Nutrition: 10 facts about coconut oil

I'm staring at a really cute picture of my granddaughter and I smile. I shuffle through other pictures on my computer and smile again at the coconut-covered bunny cake I made for Easter. And I wonder - based on what we know and don't know about coconut fat - do I embrace or kiss my coconut friend goodbye?
Easily prevented, quickly tragic: Choking claims 4,000 lives each year

CHICAGO — Fred Y. Sasaki put on a red tie and his gray suit.
Study: No higher cancer rate at Conn. Pratt plants

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — An 11-year study of the incidence of brain cancer at jet engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney in the state ended Thursday with university researchers saying they found no statistically significant elevations in the rate of cancer among workers.
Alabama mystery illness solved: it's common flu

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Health officials investigating a cluster of mysterious illnesses in Alabama closed their investigation Thursday after determining the illnesses were unrelated and no new bacteria or viruses were involved.
US companies challenging contraception mandate

DENVER — Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is challenging the part of the federal health care law that requires for-profit companies to offer employees health coverage that includes products the business owners find morally objectionable, such as certain types of contraception.