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Lawmakers want junk food out of schools
Apr 6 2006 11:21PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Trying to shrink the growing waistlines of children, lawmakers want to expel soda, candy bars, chips and other junk food from the nation's schools.
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FDA won't release generic insulin guide
Apr 6 2006 7:18PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration will not release long-delayed guidelines specifically for the production of generic versions of insulin and human growth hormone, according to an agency letter.
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Popular drug eyed for Marfan patients
Apr 6 2006 7:18PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Marfan syndrome is best known as the suspect behind Abraham Lincoln's gangly build. But for thousands of people in the United States, the genetic disease means living with the threat that their largest artery could burst suddenly and kill them.
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Teen drug use dips, drinking unchanged
Apr 6 2006 7:17PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Drug use among teens has dipped nationwide but underage drinking persists, with jumps in California and Wisconsin, according to a study released Thursday.
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FDA knocks cell phone-brain tumor study
Apr 6 2006 7:17PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal health officials on Thursday dismissed a recent study suggesting a link between long-term use of cellular and cordless telephones and brain tumors but said they will continue to monitor the safety of the wireless devices.
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UN says lack of doctors hurts AIDS fight
Apr 6 2006 7:15PM (CT)
GENEVA (AP) - A global shortage of doctors and nurses is hampering the fight against AIDS and other fatal diseases and could leave the world vulnerable to a flu outbreak or major disaster, the U.N. health agency said Friday.
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FDA OKs first attention deficit patch
Apr 6 2006 7:06PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The FDA on Thursday approved the first skin patch to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children.
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Tests confirm bird flu found in Scotland
Apr 6 2006 4:45PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Britain confirmed its first case of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in a wild swan on Thursday, setting the stage for concerns the disease could spread across the Atlantic.
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Shortage of child psychiatrists cited
Apr 6 2006 3:13PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - In state after state, bleak statistics and grim anecdotes lead to the same diagnosis: America suffers from a serious, long-term shortage of child psychiatrists that is taking a toll on young people, their parents and their doctors.
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Sweden increases stockpile of flu meds
Apr 6 2006 11:57AM (CT)
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - Sweden on Thursday decided to nearly double its stockpile of antiviral drugs to prepare against a possible flu pandemic in Europe, government officials said.
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Dead swan in Scotland had bird flu
Apr 6 2006 8:38AM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Tests have confirmed a swan found dead in Scotland had the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu, Britain's national farming union said Thursday.
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