Tobacco Cash in Lung Study Stirs Flap
The disclosure of hidden tobacco money behind a big study suggesting that lung scans might help save smokers from cancer has shocked the research community and raised fresh concern about industry influence in important science.
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Nursing Homes Cut Back on Restraints
The use of physical restraints on nursing home patients declined nearly 40 percent nationally in recent years as the federal government, states and the nursing home industry placed greater emphasis on eliminating what once was a common practice.
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Study Links Preemies, Long-Term Risks
The largest-ever study of the long-term consequences of premature birth finds that children born early have higher death rates in childhood and are more likely to be childless in adulthood.
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FDA to Seek More Safety Data on Stents
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday laid out new guidelines for the testing of drug-coated stents, more than two years after safety concerns curtailed use of the devices.
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