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Teen Obesity: Does Fat-Fighting Pill Help?

A new study shows that obese teens who dieted, exercised, and took the fat-blocking pill Xenical lost more weight in a year than those who worked out, cut calories, and took a placebo pill. However, that does not make Xenical a “magic bullet” against teen obesity. The teens were asked …

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Ibuprofen May Up Heart Attack Risk

Ibuprofen, naproxen, and similar pain relievers raise a person’s risk of heart attack, a new study suggests. Ibuprofen and naproxen — traditional anti-inflammatory pain relievers — have been considered more heart friendly than the new Cox-2 type of pain drugs. Two of the Cox-2 drugs, Vioxx and Bextra, have been …

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Probe: DHS Misspent $18M

WASHINGTON – Investigations by the Homeland Security Department‘s (search) internal watchdog yielded the arrests of 146 workers and grant recipients and identified $18.5 million in unsupported costs during a six-month period that began last fall. The semiannual report to Congress, issued by Homeland Security’s inspector general, details findings of 325 …

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