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Italy surgeons sue over faulty breast implants
by on Feb.01, 2012, under Health and Fitness
ROME (Reuters) – Italy's plastic surgeons association on Wednesday sued the French company that made substandard breast implants and the German certification company that checked its products for fraud and said its members would consider thems…
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Woodford to sue Olympus over firing, drops leadership
by on Jan.06, 2012, under Health and Fitness
TOKYO (Reuters) – The ousted British CEO of disgraced Olympus Corp, who blew the whistle on a $1.7 billion accounting fraud, dropped his bid to return to lead the medical device maker, blaming cozy ties between its management and big Japanese shar…
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Prosecutors raid Olympus over accounting scandal
by on Dec.21, 2011, under Health and Fitness
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese prosecutors raided offices of Olympus Corp and the home of a former executive on Wednesday in a probe into a $1.7 billion accounting scandal that has threatened the survival of the once-proud camera and medical equipment…
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Scientists kick off debate over barefoot running
by on Dec.10, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Despite the cold and many other potential hazards, naked from the ankle down is the way Anna Toombs likes it, and she gets plenty of catcalls in the street as a result.
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Walgreen, others sue Pfizer over depression drug
by on Dec.02, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Pfizer Inc and Teva Pharmceutical Industries Ltd were sued by Walgreen Co and four other large retailers, accused of violating U.S. antitrust law by conspiring to keep generic versions of a popular antidepressant off the shelves.
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Halliburton sued over Cold War missile casing site
by on Nov.05, 2011, under Health and Fitness
(Reuters) Halliburton Co faces lawsuits over groundwater pollution near a now-closed facility in Oklahoma that cleaned missile casings for the U.S. Defense Department during the Cold War, the company said on Friday.
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Divide over when to use in-depth cholesterol tests
by on Oct.25, 2011, under Health and Fitness
For heart health, you’re supposed to know your numbers: Total cholesterol, the bad LDL kind and the good HDL kind. But your next checkup might add a new number to the mix.
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Osamu recalls frozen tuna over decomposition and histamine
by on Oct.14, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Osamu Corp is recalling up to 1,800 cases of frozen ground tuna because of histamine that has sickened three people who ate tainted sushi, the Gardena, California, company said.
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Onyx settles claims with Bayer over cancer drug
by on Oct.12, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Germany's Bayer and its U.S. development partner Onyx have reached a settlement over a contested sister compound to their potential blockbuster cancer drug Nexavar.
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2 Burkina Faso midwives jailed over woman’s death
by on Sep.07, 2011, under Health and Fitness
A Burkina Faso prosecutor says two midwives have been jailed amid accusations they left a woman to die in labor while they watched television.
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