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Texas plans $3B cancer study investment
Jan 22 2007 11:30PM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Aiming to become a global leader in cancer research, Texas plans to invest $3 billion over the next decade in a bid to eradicate the disease, which kills more than a half-million Americans every year.
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Texas plans $3B cancer study investment
Jan 22 2007 11:30PM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Aiming to become a global leader in cancer research, Texas plans to invest $3 billion over the next decade in a bid to eradicate the disease, which kills more than a half-million Americans every year.
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Texas plans $3B cancer study investment
Jan 22 2007 11:30PM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Aiming to become a global leader in cancer research, Texas plans to invest $3 billion over the next decade in a bid to eradicate the disease, which kills more than a half-million Americans every year.
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U.S. docs tough on blood pressure
Jan 22 2007 11:10PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - High blood pressure is controlled better in the United States than in five Western European countries, a study found, and researchers credit American doctors' more aggressive prescribing of drugs.
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South Africa TB patients may be detained
Jan 22 2007 9:28PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Doctors have recommended forcibly detaining people in South Africa who refuse treatment for a drug-resistant form of tuberculosis, an extreme measure meant to keep the infected away from others to curb the spread of the disease, according to a paper published Monday in an international medical journal.
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Antidepressants may raise bone risk
Jan 22 2007 9:28PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - The most popular pills for depression might substantially raise the risk for bone breaks in older people, a drawback that should be considered when the drugs are prescribed, Canadian researchers say.
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Gender matters in plasma transfusions
Jan 22 2007 9:27PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The plasma transfused into victims of burns, car crashes and other serious conditions soon will come almost completely from men. Make no mistake: Women need to donate blood now more than ever as blood supplies become more precarious each year.
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New WHO chief calls meeting on polio
Jan 22 2007 9:19AM (CT)
GENEVA (AP) - The new head of the World Health Organization said Monday she will hold an urgent meeting of leaders in the battle against polio to determine whether to push ahead toward the elusive goal of eradicating the disease.
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More students shun cafeteria junk food
Jan 22 2007 7:59AM (CT)
LODI, N.J. (AP) - The cafeteria lunch line at Columbus Elementary School moves quickly as students grab portions of carrots, celery, apples and oranges. French fries and hamburgers, once cafeteria staples, aren't even offered.
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