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FDA asks if pet food tainted on purpose
Apr 19 2007 11:51PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Imported ingredients used in recalled pet food may have been intentionally spiked with an industrial chemical to boost their apparent protein content, federal officials said Thursday.
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Mental illness strains school counselors
Apr 19 2007 9:40PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Across America, college counseling centers are strained by rising numbers of mentally ill students and surging demand for mental health services _ a challenging trend as campus officials try to identify potential threats like the unstable Virginia Tech gunman.
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Mexican boy lands in Ark. for new heart
Apr 19 2007 9:40PM (CT)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - After more than 60 days in a Texas hospital's intensive care unit, an 8-year-old Mexican boy arrived Thursday in Arkansas with the hope of finding a replacement for his diseased heart.
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Mexican boy lands in Ark. for new heart
Apr 19 2007 9:40PM (CT)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - After more than 60 days in a Texas hospital's intensive care unit, an 8-year-old Mexican boy arrived Thursday in Arkansas with the hope of finding a replacement for his diseased heart.
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Mexican boy lands in Ark. for new heart
Apr 19 2007 9:40PM (CT)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - After more than 60 days in a Texas hospital's intensive care unit, an 8-year-old Mexican boy arrived Thursday in Arkansas with the hope of finding a replacement for his diseased heart.
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Free surgery for boy ends in brain death
Apr 19 2007 8:17PM (CT)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A 16-year-old Russian boy found a hospital halfway around the world willing to remove his brain tumor for free. His father says there was one condition _ that his treatment could be filmed for a feel-good story by a local television station about the charitable operation.
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Free surgery for boy ends in brain death
Apr 19 2007 8:17PM (CT)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A 16-year-old Russian boy found a hospital halfway around the world willing to remove his brain tumor for free. His father says there was one condition _ that his treatment could be filmed for a feel-good story by a local television station about the charitable operation.
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CDC: Teen's rabies cure failed in others
Apr 19 2007 4:54PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - An unusual drug combination that helped an unvaccinated teenager survive rabies has failed to save three other infected children, federal health officials reported Thursday.
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132M doses ready for upcoming flu season
Apr 19 2007 3:39PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Flu vaccine manufacturers expect to have a record 132 million doses ready for the 2007-2008 flu season, and even more could be available if a fifth company joins their ranks, officials said Thursday.
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Ga. fitness buffs to climb 1,378 stairs
Apr 19 2007 3:38PM (CT)
CONYERS, Ga. (AP) - Randy Martin's workouts are literally an uphill battle. Three times a week, he and his exercise partners climb stairs at a fitness studio in this Atlanta suburb. He has lost 31 pounds in seven months on the exercise routine, and a plaque commemorates his going up and down "The Original Stairmaster" 100 times without stopping.
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Ga. fitness buffs to climb 1,378 stairs
Apr 19 2007 3:38PM (CT)
CONYERS, Ga. (AP) - Randy Martin's workouts are literally an uphill battle. Three times a week, he and his exercise partners climb stairs at a fitness studio in this Atlanta suburb. He has lost 31 pounds in seven months on the exercise routine, and a plaque commemorates his going up and down "The Original Stairmaster" 100 times without stopping.
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Firms to continue health care coverage
Apr 19 2007 3:14PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Large companies plan to keep offering health care coverage to employees, but cut costs by investing in initiatives to improve employee health, according to a survey of 448 companies released Thursday.
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Web sites ignored warnings on hormones
Apr 19 2007 2:51PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Many Web sites have ignored federal warnings against making unfounded health claims in promoting hormone products to treat menopause, the government said Thursday.
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Cameroon to give free treatment for AIDS
Apr 19 2007 11:58AM (CT)
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) - Cameroon will give free treatment to all HIV/AIDS patients in the West African country starting next month, the health minister pledged Thursday.
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Hormones can raise breast cancer risk
Apr 19 2007 6:55AM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Research on two continents signaled more bad news for menopause hormones, offering the strongest evidence yet that they can raise the risk of breast cancer and are tied to a slightly higher risk of ovarian cancer.
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