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Canada confirms new mad cow case
May 2 2007 10:45PM (CT)
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Canadian authorities said Wednesday they had confirmed the country's 10th case of mad cow disease since 2003.
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Study: Hormones may ward off dementia
May 2 2007 10:05PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - New research suggests that hormone therapy taken soon after menopause may help protect against the mental decline of dementia, even though it raises that risk in elderly women.
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FDA seeks antidepressant suicide warning
May 2 2007 9:51PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Young adults face an increased risk of suicidal thoughts and behavior when they first begin taking antidepressants and should be warned about the danger, federal health officials said Wednesday.
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Studies tie drugs, unusual heart rhythms
May 2 2007 9:51PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Two research reports suggest a possible link between two bone-building drugs and irregular heart rhythms in a small number of women who take the medicine.
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Researchers examine bio-magnetic sensors
May 2 2007 4:13PM (CT)
ALBUQUERQUE (AP) - Doctors in the future might be able to diagnose breast and ovarian cancer or Alzheimer's disease using magnetism and microscopic particles of iron oxide bound to the type of cells being traced.
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Master Cleanse garners praise, criticism
May 2 2007 3:22PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - At 6-foot-4 and 212 pounds, Scott Campbell doesn't need to lose weight. But there he was, squeezing lemon juice and mixing it with maple syrup, bottled water and cayenne pepper. It is part of an extreme "detoxifying" diet called the Master Cleanse, whose adherents swallow nothing but the lemon concoction, saltwater and laxative tea.
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