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Reuters - Johnson & Johnson on Thursday won a
lawsuit brought by the family of an 11-year-old girl who became
blind after using the drug Children’s Motrin in 2003.

AFP - A nearly forgotten Russian-made drug, formulated to combat hay fever, helps improve cognitive abilities in patients with Alzheimer’s disease, according to the results of a year-long trial published on Thursday.

AP - Some doctors have long suspected that if the plaque that builds up in the brains of patients with Alzheimer’s disease could be removed, they could be saved. But a new vaccine that did just that suggests the theory is wrong.

AP - A Minnesota family is trying to force a New Jersey drug company to give their son an experimental drug for a fatal form of muscular dystrophy, saying he’ll die without it.

Reuters - A Malibu, California, jury found
Johnson & Johnson not liable on Thursday in a $1 billion
lawsuit involving an 11 year-old girl who claimed she was
blinded after using the drug Children’s Motrin.

AP - Brad Kaster donated a kidney to his father this week, and he barely has a scar to show for it.

Reuters - Asthma flare-ups early in
pregnancy may raise the risk of birth defects, a new study
suggests — highlighting, researchers say, the importance of
good asthma control in pregnant women.

AP - Plans for a large-scale trial of a potential AIDS vaccine are being dropped in favor of a smaller, more focused study, the National Institutes of Health said Thursday.

AP - The U.S. government has declared it’s OK to eat tomatoes again, lifting its salmonella warning amid signs that the outbreak — while not over — may finally be slowing.

AP - Global warming will affect the health and welfare of every American, but the poor, elderly, and children will suffer the most, according to a new White House science report released Thursday.

Reuters - A regimen of supplements and
lifestyle coaching is just as effective as statin medication
for reducing levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or “bad”
cholesterol, and more effective in helping people lose weight,
new research shows.

HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 17 (HealthDay News) — Despite wide-ranging
efforts to encourage Americans to lose weight, the number of U.S. adults
who are obese increased almost 2 percent between 2005 and 2007, a new
report found.

Reuters - More than a quarter of all Americans
are now obese, the latest U.S. government figures show.

Reuters - The regular use of
over-the-counter analgesic drugs, such as aspirin and
ibuprofen, does not appear to reduce the risk of ovarian
cancer, according to findings published in the American Journal
of Epidemiology.

Kansas Department of Health and Environment and Kansas Diabetes Advisory Council officials on Friday launched a statewide diabetes prevention and management program, the Wichita Eagle reports. Under the five-year plan, state officials aim to raise awareness about diabetes management and prevention; promote information about standards of care for the disease within the state’s health care […]