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Stopping to smell the coffee--and enjoying a cup of it--before your morning workout might do more than just get your juices flowing.

Frito-Lay has announced the voluntary recall of Frito-Lay-branded in-shell salted pistachios due to potential contamination with salmonella.

Kraft Foods has announced a recall of Planters and Back to Nature products containing pistachio nuts that may be contaminated with the salmonella organism.

Several studies have suggested a connection between organisms that cause gum disease, known as periodontal disease, and the development of heart disease, but few studies have tested this theory.

A drug commonly used to treat alcohol and drug addiction could curb the compulsive behavior of kleptomaniacs, according to new research at the University of Minnesota.

Mylan Inc. has announced it has received the first tentative approval from the FDA for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate tablets, 200 mg/300 mg.

A 12-year-old Dutch boy, bedridden for three years because of an inherited cardiac arrhythmia syndrome, can now join his friends on the soccer field thanks to a discovery made by Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers.

The allergen breathed in by a person with asthma triggers a proteinase, or enzyme, called MMP7 that activates a cascade of events to prompt an allergic reaction, said a consortium of researchers led by Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.

Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd., a generic pharmaceutical company, has announced all tablets of Caraco-brand digoxin, USP, 0.125 mg and digoxin, USP, 0.25 mg distributed prior to March 31, 2009, that are not expired and are within the expiration date of September, 2011, are being voluntarily recalled to the consumer level.

The FDA has warned nine companies to stop manufacturing 14 unapproved narcotic drugs that are marketed in several dosage forms and are widely used to treat pain.