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[05/15] Recalls: Carbon monoxide alarms, baby rattles
(AP) - The following recalls have been announced:

[05/15] Study likely spells end for anti-bleeding drug
By LINDA A. JOHNSON Associated Press Writer (AP) - An anti-bleeding drug probably will stay off the market, experts say, after a rigorous study found patients getting the medication during heart surgery were much more likely to die than patients given other drugs.

[05/14] Merck says appeals court overturns verdict in Vioxx case
By LINDA A. JOHNSON AP Business Writer TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - A Texas appeals court on Wednesday overturned a multimillion-dollar verdict against Merck & Co. in a case involving its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx.

[05/14] Doctors told to check up on heart device patients
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Medical Writer (AP) - People with implanted heart devices need closer follow-up care, an international panel of heart specialists recommended Wednesday in the first guidelines for monitoring this rapidly growing group of patients.

[05/14] More Americans are taking prescription medications
By LINDA A. JOHNSON AP Business Writer TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - For the first time, it appears that more than half of all insured Americans are taking prescription medicines regularly for chronic health problems, a study shows.

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