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Graphic Cigarette Warning Labels Now OK, Says Federal Appeals Court

A victory for anti-smoking advocates, revving up for the Supremes and health reform, and silence on cancer clusters in Illinois, plus more from our Top 5 Today news roundup.

How medical journal news releases may lead journalists astray

Continued miscommunication about findings from observational studies is drawing continued criticism from a growing number of observers. Journalists: observe and learn.

Big Gulps for Little Leagues: Hear What Soft Drink Companies Say, Show What They Do

Coca-Cola says it doesn't market to kids under 12. The Prevention Institute is skeptical. Here's why.

Slap: Celltex Threatens University of Minnesota For Ethicist's FDA Letter

When controversial bioethicist Glenn McGee quit his job as chief ethics advisor to Houston-based Celltex Therapeutics in February, the controversy over the company was on the verge of dying down. Until Celltex threatened a major public university and the very concept of free speech.

Ending the silence: Asian Pacific Americans urged to increase HIV/AIDS testing

It is three in the morning and Philip, 27, wakes up from a nightmare that he soon forgets. Vivid dreams and dizziness are recurring experiences, side effects he attributes to taking Atripla, a pill he consumes daily because he has AIDS.

No, No, Norovirus: CDC Says Gastrointestinal Deaths Doubled in Recent Years

Gastrointestinal deaths are on the rise in the United States, and norovirus and c. difficile are partly to blame.

Patient safety in Oregon--How I got the story

My experience reporting on health care in Oregon has been mostly positive, particularly with regards to transparency. Public information is typically handed over without fuss, officials are reachable and often willing to talk and the state, at least from my experience, has a generally favorable attitude toward the press. When I started my project on patient safety, I figured I would encounter much the same thing. I was wrong.

Less Universal, Less Care? Health Reform's Impact on "Healthy San Francisco" Experiment

Is health reform to "blame" for sea changes in San Francisco's experiment in universal access to health care for city residents? Learn more and get tips for reporting on health reform in your own community.

Critics: Study Linking Red Meat To Earlier Death Is Bad Science

Drop that T-bone! Or should you? Unpacking a large study of the risk of dying from routinely eating red meat. 

Antibiotic Stewardship in the U.S. Woefully Weak, Experts At Global Conference Say

A confluence of factors including an inflexible regulatory enviroment that discourages research and discovery, a paltry research pipeline for drugs for the most serious illnesses, and a tendency for physicians to unnecessarily prescribe antibiotics for routine aches and pains is largely responsible for the rise of antibiotic-resistant infections in humans, speakers at a major conference on infectious diseases this week announced.

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