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Health official: States should post local vaccination info

AP Health News - Fetched: August 27th, 2015, 6:00pm UTC

NEW YORK (AP) -- How many kids are vaccinated at your child's school? Federal health officials think you should be able to easily find out....

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Amgen wins approval for second biotech cholesterol drug

AP Health News - Fetched: August 27th, 2015, 6:00pm UTC

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Amgen Inc. has won federal approval for the second medicine in a new class of pricey biotech drugs that reduce artery-clogging cholesterol more than older statin drugs that have been used for decades....

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Utah man dies from plague in 4th fatal case in US this year

AP Health News - Fetched: August 27th, 2015, 4:00pm UTC

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- A Utah man in his 70s has died after contracting the plague, bringing to four the number of deaths from the disease reported in the United States this year, health officials said Thursday....

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FDA lays out proposal for naming lower-cost biotech drugs

AP Health News - Fetched: August 27th, 2015, 2:00pm UTC

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration has released its proposal for naming lower-cost biotech drugs, a critical step in creating a market for the new class of medicines....

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What killed Knut? Riddle of polar bear's death solved

AP Health News - Fetched: August 27th, 2015, 2:00pm UTC

BERLIN (AP) -- The sudden death four years ago of Knut, the celebrity Berlin Zoo polar bear who ended up on the cover of Vanity Fair, shocked his fans around the world and posed a riddle for veterinarians anxious to keep other animals from suffering the same fate....

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Woman gives birth to conjoined twins in Colorado

AP Health News - Fetched: August 27th, 2015, 12:00pm UTC

AURORA, Colo. (AP) -- A woman who gave birth to conjoined twins in Colorado has told a TV station that one of her daughters has survived....

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Woman to give birth to conjoined twins in Colorado

AP Health News - Fetched: August 27th, 2015, 6:00am UTC

AURORA, Colo. (AP) -- An expectant mother of conjoined twins in Colorado has been told by doctors one of her babies won't survive, but she's hopeful one can be saved....

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Amputees decry Medicare payment overhaul for artificial feet

AP Health News - Fetched: August 27th, 2015, 4:00am UTC

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Famous people don't often get involved with Medicare payment policy, but a Boston Marathon bombing survivor and a former U.S. senator who lost a leg in wartime service have joined an industry campaign to block new requirements for artificial legs and feet....

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Study finds peak months for college students' 1st drug use

AP Health News - Fetched: August 27th, 2015, 2:00am UTC

CHICAGO (AP) -- Parents worried that their college-bound children might succumb to the temptations of campus life may want to take note of a new analysis that found that students tend to experiment with specific types of drugs for the first time during certain times of year....

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