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Four Loko Bans Rise, Along With Sales Figures

(Nov. 4) -- Four Loko, the "blackout in a can" beverage that's being blamed for a series of intoxication-related illnesses and hospitalizations across the country, is facing a growing clampdown on college campuses. But sales of the product -- made by beverage company Phusion Products -- are apparently on the rise. Several...

Is Four Loko to Blame for Halloween Hospitalizations?

(Nov. 1) -- Alcohol and caffeine don't mix, a number of college students discovered last month, ending up in the hospital after binging on Four Loko, an increasingly popular alcoholic energy drink. Is the stuff to blame for another health scare this Halloween as well? Several students at Skidmore College in upstate New...

Uninsured Trauma Victims Face High Death Rate

(Nov. 16) -- It's federal law: All seriously injured emergency and trauma patients must be given equal lifesaving care, whether or not they can pay for it. But that's not happening, according to a new report. The study, conducted by Children's Hospital Boston research fellow Dr. Heather Rosen and colleagues from three...