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    Merck Cleared in 1st Federal Vioxx Case (AP)

AP - In its first victory in federal court over the once popular
 painkiller Vioxx, a jury ruled that Merck & Co. was not responsible for
 the death of a 53-year-old Florida man who had a heart attack after
 taking the drug for less than a month.

    Study: Watching Calories Takes Commitment (AP)

AP - Losing that extra weight is one thing. Keeping it off requires a
 lifetime of counting calories. That's the message from a more than
 two-decade study of monkeys conducted by Barbara Hansen of the
 University of South Florida, Tampa.

    Woman's Natural Estrogen Tied to Stroke (AP)

AP - Women who have higher natural estrogen levels also may have a
 higher risk of stroke -- a novel finding that suggests a possible new
 way to prevent this deadly disease, doctors reported Friday.

    Birth-Control Patch Users Face Clot Risk (AP)

AP - Risks of blood clots in legs and lungs are twice as high for women
 using the birth-control patch instead of the pill, says a study
 reported by the drug maker and the Food and Drug Administration.

    NIH-Created Ebola Vaccine Passes 1st Test (AP)

AP - The first vaccine designed to prevent infection with the lethal
 Ebola virus has passed initial safety tests in people and has shown
 promising signs that it may indeed protect people from contracting the
 disease, government scientists reported Friday.

    Obese boys, girls more likely to be bullied (Reuters)

Reuters - Obese grade-school children are more likely to be the targets
 of bullying than their leaner peers are, a UK study suggests.

    Drug Abuse Raises Brain Hemorrhage Risk (HealthDay)

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Drug abuse could help
 trigger brain hemorrhage in young people, according to a study that
 found 20 percent of young adults who suffered burst blood vessels in
 the brain had abused drugs.

    Circumcision battle lands parents of eight-year-old in US court
     (AFP)

AFP - A clash over of their son's circumcision has landed the parents of
 an eight-year-old Illinois boy in a US court where there is no apparent
 precedent.

    Medicare's Payout for Stroke Lagging Behind Cost (HealthDay)

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Future stroke care in
 the United States may be at risk because Medicare payments aren't
 keeping pace with the costs for stroke treatment and preventive stroke
 surgery, a new study finds.

    Exercise May Not Shield Women from Colorectal Cancer (HealthDay)

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Although it's proven to
 have a protective effect for men, regular physical activity may not
 lower a woman's risk for colorectal cancer, a new study suggests.

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