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Report: 8M with birth defects each year
Jan 30 2006 11:05PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - About 8 million children worldwide are born every year with serious birth defects, many of them dying before age 5 in a toll largely hidden from view, the March of Dimes says.
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Tests show potential for ricin vaccine
Jan 30 2006 8:49PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Initial tests indicate an experimental vaccine for ricin works and is safe, raising the possibility it might one day offer protection from a poison that authorities fear could be a weapon for terrorists.
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Panel: Teflon chemical a likely carcinogen
Jan 30 2006 8:47PM (CT)
DOVER, Del. (AP) - A chemical used in the manufacture of Teflon and other nonstick and stain-resistant products should be considered a "likely" carcinogen, according to an independent scientific review panel advising the Environmental Protection Agency.
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First bird flu death confirmed in Iraq
Jan 30 2006 8:05PM (CT)
RANIYA, Iraq (AP) - Battered by rampant violence and political instability, a new threat in Iraq was confirmed Monday _ the first case of the deadly bird flu virus in the Middle East.
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Turkey seems to be winning bird flu fight
Jan 30 2006 7:08PM (CT)
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey appears to be winning the battle against a bird flu outbreak that killed four children this month, with no new human cases reported since Jan. 18, but experts warned that the lethal H5N1 strain could still pose a serious threat to the country.
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