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 | | | | | | |  | | | | January 16, 2009 05:17 AM ET
 | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. states have made progress in stockpiling drugs and preparing to vaccinate people in case of a flu pandemic but are far behind in plans for the ensuing months of disruption, the government said on Thursday.
| | | January 15, 2009 09:14 PM ET
 | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A push by congressional Democrats to make good on Barack Obama's pledge to provide millions more American children with health care coverage has Republicans accusing them of breaking the president-elect's promise of bipartisanship.
| | | January 15, 2009 11:31 PM ET
 | CHICAGO (Reuters) - Use of prescription sleep aids nearly tripled among young adults between 1998 and 2006, according to a study released on Thursday by the healthcare business arm of Thomson Reuters.
| | | January 16, 2009 11:42 AM ET
 | BEIJING (Reuters) - A wide range of food products, especially some Western liquors and domestic peanut oils, have failed quality tests in south China, state media reported on Friday in the latest in a series of food-safety scares.
| | | January 16, 2009 03:41 PM ET
| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Oral immunotherapy for cow's milk allergy appears to effectively desensitize allergic children, a new study indicates, although further work is needed to determine the best dosing, duration of therapy, and whether permanent tolerance can be achieved, the study team emphasizes.
| | | January 16, 2009 12:50 PM ET
 | HONG KONG (Reuters) - South Korean scientists may have found a way to remove dangerous heavy metals such as lead from blood by using specially designed magnetic receptors.
| | | January 16, 2009 02:20 PM ET
| SHIJIAZHUANG, China (Reuters) - The parents of the first Chinese child killed by tainted milk formula have received $29,000 compensation, state media said, with the government hoping the payments and a trial will quell popular anger.
| | | January 15, 2009 01:47 PM ET
 | NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. consumer group said on Thursday it filed a class action lawsuit against Coca-Cola Co, accusing the company of making deceptive health claims about its Vitaminwater beverages.
| | | January 15, 2009 05:43 PM ET
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators should make sure high-risk medical devices undergo the agency's toughest review process before they are allowed on the market, a congressional watchdog report said on Thursday.
| | | January 15, 2009 01:55 PM ET
| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients with heart rhythm disturbances who have an implantable heart defibrillator are particularly vulnerable to air pollution, a Swedish study indicates.
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Report shows U.S. only half ready for flu pandemic
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