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Mideast wary as bird flu kills in Turkey
Jan 22 2006 11:11PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Bird flu has killed in Turkey on the northern fringe of the Middle East, and residents in the Arab lands to the south fear migrating birds have already spread the virus to their countries.
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Poll: Most find Medicare program puzzling
Jan 22 2006 4:41PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Most people, particularly senior citizens, say they are having a hard time understanding the new Medicare prescription drug program, an AP-Ipsos poll found.
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Bedbugs bite Big Apple in global epidemic
Jan 22 2006 12:46PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Legions of tiny blood-sucking bugs are munching their way through the Big Apple, making this the city that never sleeps ... tight. Bedbugs are back, and they're not just rearing their rust-colored heads in New York City. Authorities say it's a global crisis: Exterminators who handled one or two bedbug calls a year are now getting that many in a week, according to the National Pest Management Association.
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FDA mulling OTC sale of fat blocking pill
Jan 22 2006 6:21AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A pharmaceutical company that seeks federal approval for over-the-counter sales of a prescription diet pill that blocks the absorption of fat faces questions on the pill's potential for creating vitamin deficiencies and encouraging abuse.
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