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NYC proposes raising age for cigarette purchases

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 22nd

By JENNIFER PELTZAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - No one under 21 would be able to buy cigarettes in New York City, under a new proposal announced Monday that marks the latest in a decade of moves to crack down on smoking in the nation's largest city. New York City Council Speaker Christine

EPA blamed for delays in asbestos study in Montana

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 18th

By MATTHEW BROWNAssociated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - Internal investigators faulted the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday for years of delays in completing health studies needed to guide the cleanup of a Montana mining town where hundreds of people have died from asbestos exposure. The

FDA finds safety issues at specialty pharmacies

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 12th

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration says it has uncovered potential safety problems at 30 specialty pharmacies that were inspected in the wake of a recent outbreak of meningitis caused by contaminated drugs. The agency said its inspectors targeted 31 compounding pharmacies that

Budget: cover uninsured, trim Medicare, tax cigs

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 10th

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's new budget offers Medicare cuts to entice Republicans into tax negotiations, while plowing ahead to cover the uninsured next year under the health care law the GOP has bitterly fought to repeal. But the

Budget: cover uninsured, trim Medicare, tax cigs

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 10th

Sweeping anti-abortion bill goes to Kansas gov.

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 6th

By JOHN HANNAAP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas legislators gave final passage to a sweeping anti-abortion measure Friday night, sending Gov. Sam Brownback a bill that declares life begins "at fertilization" while blocking tax breaks for abortion providers and banning abortions

Sweeping anti-abortion bill goes to Kansas gov.

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 6th

Lead poisoning toll revised to 1 in 38 young kids

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 4th

By MIKE STOBBEAP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) - More than half a million U.S. children are now believed to have lead poisoning, roughly twice the previous high estimate, health officials reported Thursday. The increase is the result of the government last year lowering the threshold for lead

Ala. lawmakers tighten rules for abortion clinics

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 3rd

By PHILLIP RAWLSAssociated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama lawmakers late Tuesday gave final passage to a measure placing stricter regulations on clinics that provide abortions. The state House voted 68-21 to give final passage to the Women's Health and Safety Act. The vote came hours

The South: A near-solid block against 'Obamacare'

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 30th

By BILL BARROWAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) - As more Republicans give in to President Barack Obama's health-care overhaul, an opposition bloc remains across the South, including from governors who lead some of the nation's poorest and unhealthiest states. "Not in South Carolina," Gov.