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The health-related cost of obesity -- especially in the form of reduced productivity while at work -- costs U.S. employers as much as the salaries of 1.8 million additional workers. The drug company Pfizer has recalled 191,000 bottles of the statin drug Lipitor due to an unusual odor from those bottles. BPA in Pregnancy: Cashiers, Canned Veggie Eaters Beware? Pregnant women who work as cashiers, are exposed to tobacco smokeor who consume lots of canned veggies may have higher urinary levels of the controversial chemical bisphenol A (BPA), according to a new study. U.S. Losing Ground in Life Expectancy Rankings The U.S. has failed to keep up with other wealthy nations when it comes to achieving gains in life expectancy rates despite continuing to spend more on health care, according to a new study.