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Third Turkish child dies from bird flu
Jan 6 2006 7:44PM (CT)
DOGUBAYAZIT, Turkey (AP) - The mother wailed as the white shroud bearing the body of her 11-year-old daughter was lowered into a simple grave Friday, her third child to die in less than a week from bird flu. An imam in a surgical mask and rubber gloves read prayers.
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Many doctors in short supply of flu shots
Jan 6 2006 7:08PM (CT)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Some elderly and disabled people eager for a flu shot this winter have been frustrated because they couldn't get it where nearly half of patients usually do: from the family doctor.
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Bleeding disorder patients warned
Jan 6 2006 7:06PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A small number of patients with a bleeding disorder have experienced a potentially life-threatening loss of red blood cells, the FDA and the manufacturer and distributor of a medicine that treats the disorder warned Friday.
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Baltimore is named America's fittest city
Jan 6 2006 7:04PM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - Baltimore has been named America's fittest city, with Chicago overtaking Houston as the fattest. Last year's fittest city, Seattle, drops to No. 8 in the new list, released today by Men's Fitness magazine.
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Brain protein may be linked to depression
Jan 6 2006 7:03PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Scientists have discovered a protein that seems to play a crucial role in developing depression, a finding that may lead to new treatments for the often debilitating illness _ and fundamental understanding of why it strikes.
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CDC report: Down syndrome more common
Jan 6 2006 7:03PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Down syndrome in the United States is more common than previously thought, at one case for every 733 live births, according to a new government report containing what are regarded as the most reliable estimates yet on the prevalence of 18 types of birth defects.
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FDA said to approve IV osteoperosis drug
Jan 6 2006 6:13PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The manufacturers of a drug to treat osteoporosis in women who have gone through menopause said Friday the Food and Drug Administration has approved an injectable version of the medication.
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