THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) — People with osteoporosis who take drugs such as Boniva (ibandronate), Fosamax (alendronate) or Actonel (risedronate) to strengthen their bones may be at an increased risk of esophageal cancer, British resea…

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2010 COSTS: Total premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance climbed only 3 percent for family coverage and 5 percent for single coverage, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research and Educational Trust report.

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Summary Box: Workers pick up growing insurance tab

More than 49 million people in the United States do not have regular access to nutritious meals, putting them at risk of a raft of physical, psychological and social problems, a report said Thursday.

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More than 49 million Americans 'food insecure': study

A groundbreaking new test can accurately diagnose drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) in as little as two hours, researchers wrote in a study published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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Breakthrough test gives fast diagnosis of drug-resistant TB

Researchers have discovered a promising new malaria drug with the potential to treat resistant strains of the deadly disease in a single dose, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Science.

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Promising new one-dose malaria drug discovered

Women who start menstruating early may be at increased risk of asthma and poor lung function, new research shows.

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Starting periods early tied to greater asthma risk

The estrogen-like compounds found in soy could help postmenopausal women get a better night's sleep, according to a small study.

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Soy may ease sleep problems in older women

New York Times magazine Reporter Natasha Singer is looking into hormone replacement therapy drugs. But she is not interested in how those drugs were approved. After the scandals with Troglitazone or Trovan nobody is excited about it. …. It took them 40 years to rediscover the importance of Testosterone . Now we know, that it is not only for sex drive, erections and muscles. It is also to maintain you bones and protect you from Diabetes, Alzheimer’s, heart disease etc. …

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A study funded by Abbott Laboratories offered more detailed evidence that its weight-loss drug Meridia increases heart risks, prompting renewed calls by consumer advocates and others to pull the drug from the market.

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Abbott's diet drug study renews calls for U.S. ban