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Students at Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania can get the "morning-after" pill by sliding $25 into a vending machine, an idea that has drawn the attention of federal regulators and raised questions about how accessible emergency contraception should be....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal regulators have approved a vaccine for adults age 50 and older to prevent pneumococcal disease, including the most common type of pneumonia....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Makers of the controversial chemical bisphenol-A have asked federal regulators to phase out rules that allow its use in baby bottles and sippy cups, saying those products haven't contained the plastic-hardening ingredient for two years....

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- California pesticide regulators discriminated against Latino schoolchildren when they annually approved a powerful pesticide used near their schools, the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday....

A swine flu jab has been linked to rare cases of a sleeping disorder and should be the last line of treatment for under-20s, European regulators say.

Silicone breast implants are relatively safe despite frequent complications and a small increased risk of lymphoma, US drug regulators say.

Following confirmation from regulators of a positive test for salmonella on curly parsley in Quebec and cilantro in Detroit, J&D Produce Inc. is initiating a precautionary, voluntary recall of these two items and other potentially affected products packed only Nov. 30 and Dec. 6, 2010.

There have been no reported illnesses.

US regulators warn that drugs used to protect brittle bones may actually increase the risk of fracture in rare cases.

US doctors begin the first official trial of using human embryonic stem cells in patients after getting the green light from regulators to use them for spinal injuries.

Federal regulators leaned on McDonald's to quickly recall 12 million "Shrek"-themed drinking glasses this spring