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The government is taking steps to curb use of some long-acting asthma drugs taken by millions, issuing safety restrictions to lower an uncommon but potentially life-threatening risk that asthma could worsen suddenly. The warnings cover the drugs Advair, Symbicort, Foradil and Serevent. The FDA said they should be used only by asthmatics who can’t control…

Athletes, band members, cheerleaders, and other students ages 14 to 18 who take part in strenuous sports can get a free heart screening on Saturday at Heart Hospital of Austin, 3801 N. Lamar Blvd. The screening, from 8 a.m. to noon, is sponsored by the hospital and Championship Hearts, a charity created by Austin Heart,…

Police said Thursday that the pedestrian who was killed on the Interstate 35 frontage road near Farmer Lane on Tuesday has been identified as Christopher David Conklin, 37. Police said Conklin was trying to cross the southbound frontage road at 9:46 Am. when he was struck by a silver Kia. The driver did not stop….

Hundreds of people taking the diabetes drug Avandia needlessly suffer heart attacks and heart failure each month, according to confidential government reports that recommend that the drug be removed from the market. The reports, obtained by The New York Times, say that if every diabetic now taking Avandia were instead given a similar pill named…

Three Austin doctors were among 70 physicians disciplined earlier this month by the Texas Medical Board, including two who are on board-imposed-probation and no longer practice medicine — but could again someday. Dr. Daniel J. Di Bona was already serving a 10-year probation stemming from a substance abuse order and problems practicing because of side…

The American Academy of Pediatrics, the nation’s largest pediatricians group, is calling for sweeping changes in the way food is designed and labeled to minimize children’s chances for choking. Choking kills more than 100 U.S. children 14 years old or younger each year, and thousands more — 15,000 in 2001 — are treated in emergency…

A bicyclist was critically injured Monday morning in a crash on FM 620 at El Salido Parkway that left her pinned under an 18-wheeler. The female cyclist was taken toga Round Rock hospital with a critical leg injury. The woman and the 18-wheeler were at a stoplight in the southbound lanes of FM 620, facing…

A 53-year-old man was killed Sunday morning in a single-vehicle wreck on RM 620 near Comanche Trail, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. A dispatcher said Michael Bowen of Victoria was driving his 2009 Ford pickup south on RM 620 when, the truck left the road, struck a guardrail and rolled several times….

Officials say an 18-year-old El Paso man, apparently angry about being asked to leave a gathering, drove his car into a crowd in a parking area. Two male teenagers were injured but are expected to recover. The El Paso County sheriff’s office said Sunday that a 17-year-old was pinned under the car and a 16-year-old…

As of yesterday, first-time driver’s license applicants ages 18 to 24 will have to complete a six-hour driving education course to get a license. Previously, those over the age of 18 could take the state’s written and driving tests through the Texas Department of Public Safety without classroom training. The new mandatory classes cost $30…