AP – A proposed sex education program that teaches fifth-graders the different ways people have intercourse and first-graders about gay love has infuriated parents and forced the school board to take a closer look at the issue.
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Helena school board gets earful on sex ed proposal (AP)
New Pill Found to Cut Weight With Few Side Effects: Study (HealthDay)
HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, July 14 (HealthDay News) — A weight-loss pill called
lorcaserin not only helps people drop pounds but does so with few side
effects, new industry-funded research reports.
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Experimental diet pill shows promise, little risk (AP)
AP – An experimental diet pill helped about half the people who tried it lose some weight and keep it off a year later, without the heart problems that some earlier drugs caused, a study found.
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FDA panel: Diabetes drug should stay on market (AP)
AP – A majority of federal health experts voted Wednesday to keep the controversial diabetes pill Avandia on the market despite evidence that it increases the risk of heart attack.
FDA panel sees greater heart risks with Avandia (AP)
AP – Federal health experts said Wednesday the much-debated diabetes pill Avandia increases the risk of heart attack compared to other diabetes drugs.
