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Diabetics in U.S. May Double in 25 Years Tripling Health Cost, Report Says The number of Americans with diabetes may almost double in 25 years, and the annual cost of treating them may triple to $336 billion, according to a study published today in the journal Diabetes Care.

Lilly, Bristol's Erbitux Reduced Symptoms of Stomach Disorder in Study Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and Eli Lilly & Co.’s cancer treatment Erbitux helped reduce pain and nausea in patients with a rare, precancerous stomach disorder, in a small trial.

Australian Scientist Repeats Swine Flu Lab-Escape Claim in Published Study Adrian Gibbs, the virologist who said in May that swine flu may have escaped from a laboratory, published his findings today, renewing discussion about the origins of the pandemic virus.

Suppressing Workplace Anger Doubles Heart Attack Risk, Swedish Study Shows Men who suppress their anger about unfair treatment at work are two to five times more likely to suffer a heart attack or die from heart disease than those who quickly vent their frustration, a Swedish study shows.

Sanofi, Bristol's Plavix Ads May Have Increased Drug Price, Study Finds Sanofi-Aventis SA and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.’s best-selling blood thinner Plavix may have cost U.S. taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars because of ineffective advertising, research suggests.

Swine Flu Vaccine Report Shows It Is Safe as Infections Decline, CDC Says The swine flu vaccine doesn’t share the link to a rare paralyzing disease associated with the 1976 swine flu shot, according to officials who said the rate of side effects reported by doctors was “extremely reassuring.”

Antarctica Loses Ice From Larger Eastern Side as Well as West, Study Shows Antarctica is losing ice from its larger eastern side as well as the western part, an indication the southernmost continent may add “significantly more” to rising seas, researchers in Texas said.

New HIV Cases Have Fallen 17% Since 2001, United Nations Agency Reports New HIV infections have declined by 17 percent globally over the past eight years, showing efforts to curb the spread of the world’s deadliest infectious disease are working, a United Nations report said.

CERN Starts Particle Collider After 14-Month Closure From Electrical Fault The world’s biggest particle collider resumed operations after an electrical fault caused a 14-month delay in the search for the universe’s missing mass.

Swine Flu Cases in Europe Show Mutation, Resistance to Tamiflu Treatment Swine flu infections in which the virus mutated to a form that’s more severe or less sensitive to drug treatment are being investigated by European and U.S. public health officials.