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AFP - Nearly 50,000 US medical patients die every year of blood poisoning or pneumonia they picked up in hospital, a study has shown.

Reuters - Merck KGaA, the world’s largest maker of chemicals for flat screens, gave a cautious 2010 outlook well below market forecasts and cut its dividend reflecting uncertainty over its drugs pipeline.

Reuters - Roche Holding’s cancer drug Avastin missed its main target in a late-stage trial when used with chemotherapy to treat patients with advanced stomach cancer, the Swiss drugmaker said on Tuesday.

Reuters - A leading scientific journal will no longer publish research papers that receive any funding from tobacco companies, its editorial board said on Tuesday.

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Reuters - How quickly an HIV patient’s immune system deteriorates may not affect the outcome of the illness, a study has found, and this could help change current guidelines for treatment of the disease.

Reuters - High blood pressure is a “neglected disease” and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must do more to fight it by helping Americans eat better and encouraging doctors to treat it more aggressively, an expert panel said on Monday.

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AFP - Catholic bishops in the Philippines on Tuesday called for the health secretary to be sacked as they sought to escalate a row over the government’s promotion of condoms.

HealthDay - SUNDAY, Feb. 21 (HealthDay News) — The more bars, restaurants and
other alcohol sales sites in a neighborhood, the higher its level of
violence, say researchers who studied crime statistics and alcohol
licensing data from Cincinnati.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — The skin condition eczema, characterized by
an itchy red rash, may be caused by a host of allergens or irritants.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Pain in the ear has many possible causes and
may be accompanied by other symptoms.