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Former conjoined twins continue recovery
Feb 2 2007 11:28PM (CT)
ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) - Two formerly conjoined twin infants have been upgraded to fair condition, nearly a month after they were surgically separated at the Mayo Clinic.
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Cloneburgers won't come with warnings
Feb 2 2007 11:05PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Cloneburgers won't come with warnings. When the government approves food from cloned animals, expected in the next year, the Food and Drug Administration doesn't plan special labels. Government scientists have found no difference between clones and conventional cows, pigs or goats.
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Cloneburgers won't come with warnings
Feb 2 2007 11:05PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Cloneburgers won't come with warnings. When the government approves food from cloned animals, expected in the next year, the Food and Drug Administration doesn't plan special labels. Government scientists have found no difference between clones and conventional cows, pigs or goats.
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Texas Gov. orders anti-cancer vaccine
Feb 2 2007 11:01PM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Bypassing the Legislature altogether, Republican Gov. Rick Perry issued an order Friday making Texas the first state to require that schoolgirls get vaccinated against the sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer.
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Wash. men get hard-to-treat HIV strain
Feb 2 2007 8:42PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - A hard-to-treat strain of the virus that causes AIDS has been found in four gay men in King County, and authorities fear it could spread to more.
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Cancer vaccine faces cost hurdles
Feb 2 2007 7:49PM (CT)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Girls jumping rope chant "one less, one less," in TV commercials for the new cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil, vowing they will be one less cancer patient.
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Flu advice would vary under U.S. plan
Feb 2 2007 7:48PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - In the worst case of a global flu epidemic, schools would close for three months and public events would be canceled.
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Flu advice would vary under U.S. plan
Feb 2 2007 7:48PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - In the worst case of a global flu epidemic, schools would close for three months and public events would be canceled.
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Flu advice would vary under U.S. plan
Feb 2 2007 7:48PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - In the worst case of a global flu epidemic, schools would close for three months and public events would be canceled.
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Altering virus coats may halt flu spread
Feb 2 2007 7:48PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Making a small change in the outer coating of the lethal 1918 flu virus was enough to stop it from spreading, a discovery that may help scientists monitor today's bird flu and other influenza strains for signs of the next pandemic.
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Sex issues may signal other health risks
Feb 2 2007 7:48PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Doctors shouldn't shy away from asking patients about their sex lives, a new research paper advises. Researchers say problems in the bedroom can translate into serious medical conditions, and ignoring sexual dysfunction may mean missing early indicators for heart failure, depression or other ailments, according to a paper published in Friday's issue of The Lancet.
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