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AP - Substandard science has hurt a federal agency’s seven-year effort to document possible links between industrial pollution and health problems in the Great Lakes region, an independent review panel said Friday.

AP - List of medications with potential safety problems

Reuters - Adults who are regularly
active, whether through exercise or work, are less likely to
develop a range of cancers, a new study suggests.

Reuters - Newborns who breastfeed while
doctors obtain a blood sample from a heel experience much less
discomfort than babies given sugar water during this routine
newborn procedure, new research shows.

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDay News) — Fever in young children
can be reduced for a longer period of time by giving them ibuprofen,
according to British researchers.

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Sept. 5 (HealthDay News) — New research shows that obese
people who have asthma are nearly five times more likely to be
hospitalized for the problem and to have lower quality of life and worse
control of the disease than those with asthma who are normal weight.

AP - In an effort to improve communication with doctors and patients on prescription drug safety, the government Friday began posting a list of medications under investigation for potential problems.

Reuters - The diagnosis of colorectal
cancer will be delayed or missed in a substantial number of
people who suffer from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) if
surveillance colonoscopy is conducted strictly according to
official guidelines, investigators from the Netherlands warn in
a report published this month.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Treatment for cancer takes an emotional and
physical toll on your body. But you can take steps to prepare for the
treatment that will help make the process easier.

AP - Calling all ninth-grade boys! Raise your hand if this school sounds like fun: wearing jackets and ties every day, staying until 5 p.m., learning Latin and — to top it all off — no girls.