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Pfizer recalls 28 lots of birth control pills: 1 Million Birth Control Pill Packs Recalled (Pfizer, 2/1/12)

Diabetes drugs tied to pancreatic cancer risk (American Journal of Gastroenterology, 1/31/12)

Blood Pressure Differences Between Arms Could Signal Heart Risk; Doctors 'should check blood pressure on both arms' (Lancet, 1/30/12)

Too Much Testosterone Linked to Inflated Ego; With testosterone, it's 'my way or the highway' (Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 1/31/12)

Drug approved to treat cystic fibrosis' root cause: Kalydeco (FDA, 1/31/12)

Heartburn Drugs May Raise Fracture Risk in Older Women (BMJ, 1/31/12)

US approves new drug for common skin cancer: Erivedge (FDA, 1/31/12)

Sleep Apnea May Be Tied to 'Silent' Strokes (American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference in New Orleans, 2/1/12)

Eating fish tied to lower risk of colon polyps (The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 1/25/12)

Stents as Good as Surgery at Keeping Neck Arteries Open (American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2012, 2/1/12)

Sense of Humor Starts Early in Children (Journal of Neuroscience, 2/1/12)

Radioactive Seeds Beat Out Other Prostate Cancer Treatments (Genitourinary Cancers Symposium 2012, 1/31/12)

Constipation May Cause Bed-wetting (Urology, 1/27/12)

Adult Children of Stroke Sufferers May Show Signs of Brain Aging, Too (American Stroke Association meeting in New Orleans, 2/1/12)

Baby lotion recalled over excessive bacteria levels: Aveeno Baby Calming Comfort Lotion (Johnson & Johnson, 1/27/12)

Diet soda linked to stroke, heart attack (Journal of General Internal Medicine, 1/31/12)

New Weight Loss Strategy: Postponing a Snack (annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, 1/30/12)

Worrying Too Much Might Raise Your Risk for Stroke (American Stroke Association meeting in New Orleans, 2/1/12)

Calories count, but not where they come from (American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 1/18/12)

Lower sunlight exposure may increase stroke risk (American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference, 2/1/12)

Older parents more likely to have an autistic child (Annals of Epidemiology, 1/24/12)

Stem Cell Therapy Shows Promise for Stroke (American Stroke Association's annual meeting, 2/1/12)

Being Fit Before Stroke May Aid Recovery (American Stroke Association aannual meeting, 2/2/12)

Study Finds Link Between Exposure to Anesthesia and ADHD in Children (Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2/2/12)

People Pleasers May Overeat at Parties (Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 2/12)

Blood Test May Help Diagnose Depression (Molecular Psychiatry, 12/13/11)

1 in 2 Stroke Survivors Has High Blood Pressure (International Stroke Conference 2012, 2/2/12)

Booze and Family History of Colon Cancer a Bad Mix (American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2/12)

Breastfeeding tied to stronger lungs, less asthma (American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2/3/12)