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Many WTC responders show early signs of heart woes (AP)
AP - Law enforcement officers who worked near ground zero after the World Trade Center attacks seem to show early signs of heart problems at a higher rate than would be expected for their age, a new study suggests.
Women on the pill may live longer, study says (AP)

Contraceptive pills are seen at news conference in Tokyo August 26, 1999. REUTERS/Kimimasa MayamaAP - Women who took the birth control pill beginning in the late 1960s lived longer than those never on the pill, a new study says.


Court says thimerosal did not cause autism (AP)
AP - The vaccine additive thimerosal is not to blame for autism, a special federal court ruled Friday in a long-running battle by parents convinced there is a connection.
Experts say even Obama getting too many med tests (AP)

FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2010, file photo President Barack Obama returns to the White House from the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., following a medical exam in Washington. A spate of recent reports suggest that too many Americans — even President Obama — are being overtreated. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)AP - Too much cancer screening, too many heart tests, too many cesarean sections. A spate of recent reports suggests that many Americans are being overtreated. Maybe even President Barack Obama, champion of an overhaul and cost-cutting of the health care system.


FDA warning: some patients cannot process Plavix (AP)

FILE - In this July 28, 2006 file photo, blood thinner medication Plavix is shown in New York. The Food and Drug Administration is adding its strongest warning to the label for Plavix Friday, March 12, 2010, after reports that some patients cannot process the blood thinning drug.(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)AP - The Food and Drug Administration is adding its strongest warning to the label for Plavix, cautioning that some patients do not respond to the blockbuster blood thinner.


People with variable blood pressure at stroke risk (AP)
AP - People with occasional spikes in their blood pressure could be at higher risk of having a stroke than those with regularly high blood pressure, new studies said Friday.