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In Maine, drug-overdose deaths take lead
Jan 11 2006 9:04PM (CT)
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - For the first time, drug overdose deaths in Maine apparently exceeded the number of people killed in traffic accidents last year, officials said Wednesday.
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Study: 7 percent of workers drink on job
Jan 11 2006 8:50PM (CT)
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Just over 7 percent of American workers drink during the workday _ mostly at lunch _ and even more, 9 percent, have nursed a hangover in the workplace, according to a study.
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Doctors: Carbon monoxide effects can vary
Jan 11 2006 8:49PM (CT)
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - Catherine Mormile was competing in her third Iditarod race in Alaska when she stopped at a tent along the route to change her wet socks. Minutes later, she felt nauseous. Hours later, she would be unconscious.
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WHO tries to allay fears over bird flu
Jan 11 2006 9:22AM (CT)
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - The World Health Organization on Wednesday tried to allay fears of a massive bird flu outbreak in Turkey, telling people not to panic but urging them to avoid contact with sick or dead poultry.
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Report: Face transplant patient goes out
Jan 11 2006 7:54AM (CT)
PARIS (AP) - The woman who received a new nose, chin and mouth in a groundbreaking transplant operation in November has taken strolls in public without drawing stares, her surgeon said in an interview published Wednesday.
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