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W. Virginia town shrugs at poorest health ranking HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - As a portly woman plodded ahead of him on the sidewalk, the obese mayor of America's fattest and unhealthiest city explained why health is not a big local issue.   Nations:U.S.   2008-11-16 Despite failures, search for anti-obesity drugs still looks golden PARIS (AFP) - Designers of anti-obesity drugs have suffered three major setbacks, but the potential reward from treating the world's fat epidemic is so great that their quest is unlikely to be deterred.   Nations:Denmark France   Source:(AFP)   2008-11-09 China closes herbal drug firm linked to deaths BEIJING - China, battling to restore trust in its products amid a tainted milk scandal, has closed a local pharmaceutical company whose herbal injections have been linked to the deaths of three people.   Nations:China   Activities:China Product Safety Crisis   2008-11-07 China stops production at drug company BEIJING - China's drug safety watchdog said Thursday it has stopped all production at a company in northeastern China after an herbal injection it sold was suspected of causing the deaths of three people.   Activities:China Product Safety Crisis   Source:(AP)   2008-11-07 Wash. voters approve assisted suicide initiative OLYMPIA, Wash. - Voters have approved a ballot measure making Washington the nation's second state to allow terminally ill people the option of medically assisted suicide.   Nations:U.S.   Activities:US Election 2008   Source:(AP)   2008-11-05 Headlines W. Virginia town shrugs at poorest health ranking 2008-11-16 Despite failures, search for anti-obesity drugs still looks golden 2008-11-09 China closes herbal drug firm linked to deaths 2008-11-07 China stops production at drug company 2008-11-07 Wash. voters approve assisted suicide initiative 2008-11-05 Safety a problem for new generation drugs, too 2008-10-21 $894 million deal ends pain of Pfizer's lawsuits 2008-10-17 Smoking Makes You Old Before Your Time 2008-10-15 Washington weighs lethal meds for terminally ill 2008-10-11 Cigarette suit first up in new court term Monday 2008-10-06 Smoking, coal set to claim tens of millions of lives in China 2008-10-03 Geneva smoking reprieve could last until 2011: minister 2008-10-01 Scientists warn US Congress of cancer risk for cell phone use 2008-09-25 China's food safety chief quits over tainted milk 2008-09-22 China vows serious punishment in formula probe 2008-09-12 FDA posts list of potential problem drugs 2008-09-07 Smoking riskier to women's hearts than men's 2008-09-03 Sharp rise in alcoholism among Swedish women: report 2008-08-30 A Growth Export for Britain: Boozing 2008-08-14 Drinking games prove deadly to college students 2008-07-07 Smoking ban goes into effect in Dutch cafes 2008-07-01 Doctors Under the Influence? 2008-06-27 AMA takes no action on tobacco bill challenge 2008-06-17 Washington state mulls assisted suicide measure 2008-06-16 NY health official: Higher tax helps smokers quit 2008-06-15 US life expectancy tops 78 as top diseases decline 2008-06-11 $79 million smoker case not over 2008-06-11 Risk-of-death charts show smokers should beware 2008-06-10 Court limits Merck monitoring in Vioxx case 2008-06-05 N.Y.'s cigarette tax climbs to nation's highest 2008-06-03 Study: Kids' cancer rates highest in Northeast 2008-06-01 NJ, Texas courts scrap awards from Vioxx cases 2008-05-29 Researchers say smokers tend to quit in groups 2008-05-23 Kicking the habit may be contagious, study finds 2008-05-21 Deaths from cancer, heart disease, crashes to soar: WHO 2008-05-21 Cancer society challenges Americans to get active 2008-05-21 Birth defect risk doubles in pre-term babies 2008-05-21 Merck agrees to $58M settlement over Vioxx ad claims 2008-05-20 TV drug ads may have to zoom in on side effects 2008-05-15 Researchers find smoking-lung cancer culprit 2008-05-14 Too much, too little sleep tied to ill health in CDC study 2008-05-08 Study: Restaurant tobacco bans influence teen smoking 2008-05-05 Pfizer reaches deal with some Celebrex users: report 2008-05-02 Merck extends deadline for Vioxx settlement 2008-05-01 Atlantic City votes to ban smoking on floor of casinos 2008-04-24 Beijing says full smoking ban "impossible" 2008-04-24 Risk of depression dims hopes for anti-addiction pills 2008-04-23 Life expectancy falls in poorer U.S. counties: study 2008-04-22 Better-Educated Smokers More Likely to Quit After Seeing Ads 2008-04-03 Matches Shown: | 1-50 | 51-100 Most-viewed $894 million deal ends pain of Pfizer's lawsuits 2008-10-17 China's influence spreads around world 2007-09-02 Safety a problem for new generation drugs, too 2008-10-21 Geneva smoking reprieve could last until 2011: minister 2008-10-01 Smoking, coal set to claim tens of millions of lives in China 2008-10-03 China closes firms over tainted products 2007-07-22 Smoking Makes You Old Before Your Time 2008-10-15 Smoking riskier to women's hearts than men's 2008-09-03 Doctors Under the Influence? 2008-06-27 Pfizer, Halliburton Grab Democrats as Hearings Loom 2007-02-01 Despite failures, search for anti-obesity drugs still looks golden 2008-11-09 Scientists warn US Congress of cancer risk for cell phone use 2008-09-25 Deaths from cancer, heart disease, crashes to soar: WHO 2008-05-21 China bans firms from exporting goods 2007-07-22 Celebrex Benefits From Vioxx Withdrawal 2004-11-30 Washington weighs lethal meds for terminally ill 2008-10-11 Cigarette suit first up in new court term Monday 2008-10-06 A Growth Export for Britain: Boozing 2008-08-14 Researchers say smokers tend to quit in groups 2008-05-23 China orders tighter controls on heparin 2008-03-22 Obesity more dangerous than terrorism: experts 2008-02-25 Filmmaker exposes gay life, pollution in China 2008-01-10 Merck to pay $4.85B Vioxx settlement 2007-11-09 Tainted toothpaste took unchecked route 2007-08-10 China targets toy and drug manufacturers 2007-08-09

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