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Egypt reports 9th human case of bird flu
Apr 5 2006 7:58PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - An Egyptian toddler has been infected with the virulent strain of bird flu, bringing the number of human cases in the country to nine, the Health Ministry said Wednesday.
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Benzene levels in soft drinks above limit
Apr 5 2006 7:35PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Cancer-causing benzene has been found in soft drinks at levels above the limit considered safe for drinking water, the Food and Drug Administration acknowledged Wednesday.
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Heart disease, stroke plague Third World
Apr 5 2006 7:34PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Each year cardiovascular disease kills 13 million people in developing countries, almost triple the number who die from AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined, researchers said Wednesday.
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Mice offer insight into new pain drugs
Apr 5 2006 7:34PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - St. Louis researchers studying mice said they have found key factors in the body that could lead to making better pain-reducing drugs.
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Study: Many toddlers in NYC are obese
Apr 5 2006 7:06PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - An alarming number of poor children in New York City are obese by age two, according to a new study. About 1 in 4 New York City children enrolled in the federal Head Start anti-poverty program were found to be obese in a study released Wednesday by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Administration for Children's Services.
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Scottish authorities fear measles outbreak
Apr 5 2006 6:52PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Scottish authorities are urging individuals to be vaccinated against measles amid fears of an outbreak after the first recorded death from the disease in the United Kingdom in 14 years, officials said Wednesday.
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Healthy eggs hatch success for Eggland's
Apr 5 2006 6:52PM (CT)
CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J. (AP) - When Eggland's Best Inc. launched its low-fat, low-cholesterol eggs in 1992, U.S. egg consumption was at its lowest point in decades as dieters and others spurned cholesterol-rich foods.
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R.I. gets its first medical marijuana bid
Apr 5 2006 6:50PM (CT)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A multiple sclerosis patient who hopes to use marijuana to ease the painful symptoms of her disease became the first person to apply for state permission to legally use the drug under a new Rhode Island law Wednesday.
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Cats seen at risk in bird flu zones
Apr 5 2006 10:28AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - People living in areas where bird flu has been found in poultry or wild birds should keep their cats indoors, say scientists who believe the potential role of felines in spreading the virus is being overlooked.
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