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FDA panel gives nod to Vivus obesity drug (Reuters)Reuters - An experimental obesity drug from Vivus Inc won a U.S. panel's support on Wednesday, raising hopes regulators would approve a weight-loss pill for the first time in 13 years. Posted on 22 February 2012 | 4:40 pm Judge strikes down birth control sale requirement (Reuters)Reuters - A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that a Washington state rule requiring pharmacists to dispense emergency contraceptives against their religious beliefs is a violation of their constitutional rights. Posted on 22 February 2012 | 4:19 pm Exercise in Pregnancy Safe for Baby, Study Finds (HealthDay)HealthDay - TUESDAY, Feb. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Exercising at moderate or -- for very active women -- even high intensity during pregnancy won't hurt your baby's health, a new study finds. Posted on 22 February 2012 | 4:02 pm Endometriosis Could Raise Risk of 3 Ovarian Cancers (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Women with a history of endometriosis have a significantly increased risk of developing three types of ovarian cancer, according to a new study. Posted on 22 February 2012 | 4:01 pm Researchers Spot New Gene Mutation Linked to Breast Cancer (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have identified a new gene mutation linked to breast cancer. Posted on 22 February 2012 | 4:01 pm US drafts plan to fight feared Alzheimer's disease (AP)AP - The Obama administration declared Alzheimer's "one of the most-feared health conditions" on Wednesday as it issued a draft of the nation's first strategy to fight the devastating disease that is on the rise as the population ages. Posted on 22 February 2012 | 3:23 pm Vivus asks U.S. experts to back its obesity drug (Reuters)Reuters - Proponents of a new obesity medication from Vivus Inc told U.S. reviewers on Wednesday that the drug's health benefits exceed heart and birth defect risks. Posted on 22 February 2012 | 2:55 pm Panel: All adults should get whooping cough shots (AP)AP - A federal advisory panel wants all U.S. adults to get vaccinated against whooping cough. Posted on 22 February 2012 | 12:11 pm Doctors: Myanmar desperate for HIV and TB drugs (AP)AP - Some 85,000 HIV-infected people in Myanmar are not getting treatment due to a lack of funding, despite renewed international engagement with the government amid a wave of political reform, a medical aid group said Wednesday. Posted on 22 February 2012 | 7:30 am Malaysia bans British author's sex education book (AP)AP - Malaysia has banned a nearly 40-year-old sex education book written by a British author following complaints by Muslim activists that it is obscene. Posted on 22 February 2012 | 2:17 am |