US warns two drugs may have sexual side effects
Two Merck drugs for treating male baldness and enlarged prostate will now carry extended labels to add more possible sexual side effects, US regulators said.
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Guam Guard members to Support Balikatan 2012 Exercise
Guam – Members of the Guam Army National Guard (GUARNG) Medical Command will be joining other US forces and units from the Armed Forces of the Philippines in the annual exercise called Balikatan starting next week. Balikatan (meaning shoulder to …
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Indo-US naval exercise unaffected by tsunami threat
PTI | Updated: April 11, 2012 21:44 IST New Delhi: Notwithstanding fears of a tsunami following a powerful earthquake off Indonesia on Wednesday, the navies of India and the US carried out their joint exercises off the coast of Chennai.
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Women Risk Metabolic Syndrome Through Lack Of Exercise
The results of a national US study suggest that women are at greater risk for developing metabolic syndrome than men because they are less likely to do at least 30 minutes of exercise a day. It found that although regular physical activity is linked to better health in both sexes, it appears to make a bigger difference for women. Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of poor health indicators, such as …
Military combat exercise with US first for 27 years
By Audrey Young New Zealand's defence ties with the United States are set to reach a new milestone with the arrival of 76 US military personnel for the first combat-focused joint exercise on New Zealand soil in more than 27 years.
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US adds clot risks to some birth control labels
US health authorities on Tuesday ordered revised labels on some types of birth control including German pharmaceutical giant Bayer’s Yaz pills to advise of a possibly higher risk of blood clots.
US to decide on obesity drug in July
US regulators will decide in July whether to approve Qnexa, the first obesity drug in more than a decade, extending the initial deadline by three months, the California-based drug-maker VIVUS said.
US teen births: Miss. has highest rate, NH lowest
Teen births fell again in the United States in 2010 with the highest rate once more in Mississippi, according to a new government report.
US probes orca's death, Canadian naval exercise
Brian Gorman, with NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service, said investigators haven't made a connection between the naval exercise and the death of the whale. "That's the first thing we have to determine. Depending on where this investigation leads, …
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JECC completes continuity of operations as part of Exercise Solid Curtain …
From March 19-24, 2012, US Naval installations across the US tested their ability to rapidly establish a heightened state of security and retain full operational capabilities during Exercise Solid Curtain / Citadel Shield.
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Number of US teen births lowest in 70 years
The number of new teenage mothers in the United States is at its lowest level in nearly 70 years but remains the highest of any major developed country, according to official figures released Tuesday.
Authorities investigate whether Canadian Navy war games caused death of …
| For weeks there has been speculation that naval military exercises in either Canadian or US waters may have been responsible for the endangered whale's death, but officials are urging the public not to jump to conclusions. See all stories on this topic » |
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