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Pet product company recalls nearly 75,000 bags of dog treats: Hartz Naturals Real Beef Treats for Dogs (Hartz Mountain Corp., 9/5/10)
UK wants GSK's Avandia pulled as EU reviews safety (The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, 9/6/10)
'Record births' after New Zealand quake (Christchurch Women's hospital, 9/6/10)
New Guidelines Out for Pneumococcal Vaccine (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 9/3/10)
Study links cholesterol and nonstick coating chemical (Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 9/10)
Lack of Sleep May Be Linked to Childhood Obesity (Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 9/10)
'Magic mushrooms' ingredient may ease end-of-life anxiety: Magic mushroom ingredient eases anxiety in cancer patients (Archives of General Psychiatry, 9/10)
Japan confirms its first case of new superbug gene (India Health Ministry, 9/7/10)
Low-Carb Diets Heavy on Meat May Raise Health Risks (Annals of Internal Medicine, 9/7/10)
Cost of Medical Malpractice Tops $55 Billion a Year in U.S. (Health Affairs, 9/10)
Mental illness alone not linked to violence (Archives of General Psychiatry, 9/10)
US smoking rate still stuck at 1 in 5 adults (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 9/7/10)
Cockroaches May Help Protect Against 'Superbugs' (Society for General Microbiology, 9/7/10)
B vitamins found to slow progression of dementia (Public Library of Science, 9/10)
Statins linked to lower rheumatoid arthritis risk (PLoS Medicine, September 7, 2010.)
Kids Playing With Laser Pointers May Be Aiming for Eye Trouble (New England Journal of Medicine, 9/9/10)
Working Overtime Adds to Heart Risk for Out-of-Shape Men (Heart, 9/6/10)