'); document.writeln(' '); document.writeln(' Judge refuses to lift ban on government stem cell funds
'); document.writeln(' '); document.writeln(' '); document.writeln(' WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge refused on Tuesday to lift a ban on federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research despite Obama administration warnings it would set back key research and cost more than a thousand jobs.

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'); document.writeln(' '); document.writeln(' Fines of $7 in "tough" new China anti-smoking rules
'); document.writeln(' '); document.writeln(' '); document.writeln(' BEIJING (Reuters) - China"s "toughest" ever smoking ban which aims to stop people lighting up during November"s Asian Games will carry fines of $7, state media said on Wednesday, a limited deterrent to smokers in one of China"s richest cities.

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'); document.writeln(' '); document.writeln(' Malpractice liability costs U.S. $55.6 billion: study
'); document.writeln(' '); document.writeln(' '); document.writeln(' WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Medical malpractice liability costs the U.S. healthcare system more than $55 billion a year, most of it in "defensive" medical practices such as extra tests and scans, according to a report released on Tuesday.

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'); document.writeln(' '); document.writeln(' Wyeth paid writers to promote hormone therapy: study
'); document.writeln(' '); document.writeln(' '); document.writeln(' CHICAGO (Reuters) - Drugmaker Wyeth used ghostwriters to play up the benefits and downplay the harm of hormone replacement therapy in articles published in medical journals, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.

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'); document.writeln(' '); document.writeln(' Long-term weight loss may be harmful to health
'); document.writeln(' '); document.writeln(' '); document.writeln(' HONG KONG (Reuters) - Long-term weight loss may release into the blood industrial pollutants linked to illnesses like diabetes, hypertension and rheumatoid arthritis, researchers said on Tuesday.

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