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U.S. says Medicare drug plan costs steady in 2011 (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. health officials said on Wednesday they expect Medicare patients enrolled in the federal health insurance program’s prescription drug benefit to see their premium costs remain flat next year.

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FDA clears first implantable telescope for vision (AP)

AP - U.S. health officials have approved a first-of-its-kind technology to counter a leading cause of blindness in older adults — a tiny telescope implanted inside the eye.

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SAfrica sees rise in post-circumcision deaths (AP)

AP - South African health officials said Tuesday they are alarmed by the rise in deaths among men who have had botched traditional circumcisions, after 39 young men died in the last month after undergoing the rite of passage into manhood.

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CDC has contraception advice for some ill women (AP)

AP - U.S. health officials have for the first time released contraception safety guidelines for more than 1 million women who have had weight-loss surgery or have certain medical conditions.

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Rare Cases of Liver Damage Tied to Weight-Loss Drug (HealthDay)

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, May 26 (HealthDay News) — Responding to reports of rare but sometimes severe cases of liver damage, U.S. health officials on Wednesday announced revised labels for a widely used weight-loss drug.

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U.S. warns of liver risk with Glaxo, Roche diet drugs (Reuters)

Reuters - Weight-loss drugs from GlaxoSmithKline PLC and Roche Holding AG will carry new warnings about rare reports of liver injury, U.S. health officials said on Wednesday.

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Health official: No sign of Haiti diphtheria spike (AP)

AP - A 15-year-old boy has died of diphtheria in Haiti, but there is no evidence the bacterial disease is spreading in the earthquake-ravaged country, U.N. health officials said Sunday.

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Record Number of Americans Got Flu Shots, CDC Says (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, April 29 (HealthDay News) — Apparently spurred by concerns about the recently discovered H1N1 swine flu virus, a record number of Americans — especially children and younger adults — got seasonal flu shots during the just-concluded flu season, U.S.

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FDA warns doctors about Glaxo rotavirus vaccine (AP)

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Testing overseas may explain big drop in TB cases (AP)

AP - An unexpected big drop in new U.S. tuberculosis cases is probably because of stepped up screening and treatment of immigrants before they leave their native countries, health officials say.

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