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More Testing After Students Test For Tuberculosis Last Updated: 2:02 PM 02/09/12 Health officials have ordered that all students and staff at Longmont High School be tested for tuberculosis after about 40 percent of those tested showed signs of exposure. (READ FULL STORY) Birth Control Fight Falls Along Party Lines Last Updated: 8:45 AM 02/09/12 GOP presidential candidates have seized the opportunity to attack President Obama on his new policy on contraceptives, while Democrats tell the president to hold his ground. (READ FULL STORY) CDC: Breads Top List Of Salt Sources In US Diets Last Updated: 10:12 AM 02/07/12 Trying to cut down on salt? Maybe you should eat less bread. (READ FULL STORY) Vending Machine Dispenses 'Morning-After' Pill Last Updated: 9:46 AM 02/07/12 A vending machine at Shippensburg University's Etter Health Center provides the Plan B emergency contraceptive along with condoms, decongestants and pregnancy tests. (READ FULL STORY)

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Michael Foods Widens Egg Recall Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 7:45 AM 02/03/12 - Because of a potential listeria contamination, a Minnesota food company is widening its recall of hard-cooked eggs. - (Full Story) 35 Cases Of Illness Tied To Pa. Farm's Raw Milk Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 4:40 AM 02/03/12 - Pennsylvania health officials say the number of people stricken with illness after consuming raw milk from the same dairy has risen to 35 in four states. - (Full Story) FDA: Low Levels Of Fungicide In Domestic OJ 1 Comment Last Updated: 3:06 PM 02/02/12 - The FDA says it has found low levels of an illegal fungicide in samples taken from Florida orange juice manufacturers. (Full Story) Pfizer Recalls 28 Lots Of Birth Control Pills 1 Comment Last Updated: 12:50 PM 02/01/12 - Pfizer Inc. is recalling 28 lots of birth control pills because of a packaging error. (Full Story) Drug Approved To Treat Cystic Fibrosis' Root Cause Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 9:23 AM 01/31/12 - The first drug that treats the root cause of cystic fibrosis won approval Tuesday. (Full Story) Tanning Bed Warnings Prompt Another Colorado Bill 23 Comments Last Updated: 8:52 AM 01/29/12 - Democratic Rep. Cherylin Peniston of Westminster wants to require parental consent before a person under 18 could use a tanning bed with UV exposure. (Full Story) FDA Clears Pfizer Drug For Advanced Kidney Cancer Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 5:37 PM 01/27/12 - The FDA has approved a new drug for patients with advanced kidney cancer that has spread to other parts of the body. (Full Story) Judges Weigh HIV-Infected Man's Fight To Get Job 1 Comment Last Updated: 9:17 AM 01/25/12 - A panel of federal judges seems skeptical of the Atlanta police department's decision to reject a job application from an HIV-infected man. (Full Story) More Headlines...

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	What's Going Around - January 24, 2012 Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 10:42 AM 01/24/12 - It's not just about the flu vaccine this time of year. Here’s what we’re learning from our network of health care providers. (Full Story)
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