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Study: Bad corn caused birth defects
Feb 8 2006 11:12PM (CT)
HARLINGEN, Texas (AP) - Contaminated corn may have caused an increase in babies born with rare birth defects in the Rio Grande Valley in the early 1990s, according to a new study.
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McDonald's says fries have more trans fats
Feb 8 2006 10:57PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - McDonald's french fries just got fatter _ by nutritional measurement. The world's largest restaurant chain said Wednesday its fries contain a third more trans fats than it previously knew, citing results of a new testing method it began using in December.
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FDA report details 25 ADHD drug deaths
Feb 8 2006 10:57PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Twenty-five people died and 54 more suffered serious cardiovascular problems after taking drugs to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder between 1999 and 2003, the government says.
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Herb not effective for enlarged prostate
Feb 8 2006 7:49PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A popular herbal pill used by millions of men doesn't reduce the frequent urge to go to the bathroom or other annoying symptoms of an enlarged prostate, a rigorous new study concludes.
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Federal project probes environment, genes
Feb 8 2006 7:46PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Government scientists are launching a major project to uncover elusive genetic variations that make people vulnerable to some of the most common diseases, and then determine what in the environment _ pollution, behavior, diet _ pushes those people into full-blown illness.
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State Dept. reports to Congress on AIDS
Feb 8 2006 7:43PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The State Department said Wednesday the U.S. worldwide AIDS relief program is helping more than 42 million people prevent sexual transmission of the disease. However, a key member of Congress said the program falls short.
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Antidepressants may harm newborns' lungs
Feb 8 2006 7:42PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - New research has linked the use of Prozac and other similar antidepressants during pregnancy to yet another complication in newborns: an uncommon but life-threatening lung problem.
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FDA warns heart surgery drug tied to risks
Feb 8 2006 7:40PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A drug used to prevent blood loss during heart bypass surgery has been linked to higher risks of serious side effects, including kidney problems, heart attacks and strokes, health officials warned doctors and patients Wednesday.
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Report: WIC mothers breast-feed less
Feb 8 2006 7:21PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Breast-feeding is less common among mothers who get federal help from the Women, Infants and Children program, known as WIC, congressional investigators said Wednesday.
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Study hints bad corn behind birth defects
Feb 8 2006 6:23PM (CT)
HARLINGEN, Texas (AP) - New data suggests tortillas made with contaminated corn may have caused a rash of newborns with missing or damaged brains in the Rio Grande Valley. The defects happened in births during the early 1990's.
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Africa reports first bird flu outbreak
Feb 8 2006 4:21PM (CT)
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Africa's first outbreak of the deadly bird flu virus was reported Wednesday in a large commercial farm in Nigeria that raised chickens, geese and ostriches, and 46,000 birds were slaughtered.
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Nigeria reports Africa's 1st bird flu case
Feb 8 2006 6:59AM (CT)
PARIS (AP) - A "highly pathogenic" strain of the H5N1 bird flu virus has been found in poultry stocks in Nigeria _ the first reported case of the disease in Africa, the Paris-based World Organization for Animal Health said Wednesday.
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