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HIV/AIDS conference eyes indigenous people
May 3 2006 9:26PM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - American Indians and Alaska natives need more research on how HIV and AIDS affect their communities, and culturally sensitive treatment needs to be created to combat the diseases, officials said at a health conference Wednesday.
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Group says drug makers exaggerate claims
May 3 2006 8:40PM (CT)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Drug makers commonly exaggerate claims, promote unproven uses and underplay medicines' risks when marketing to doctors and customers, according to a report released Wednesday by a national consumer advocacy group.
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Lawmaker fears Cruise ultrasoung copycats
May 3 2006 7:51PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - When Tom Cruise announced he had bought an ultrasound machine so he could see images of his unborn child, a California lawmaker thought the "Mission: Impossible III" star had gone too far.
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Chaos feared in pandemic flu plan
May 3 2006 7:35PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush's plan for dealing with a flu pandemic warns that the federal government won't be able to bail out communities reeling from illness and economic upheaval, and calls on businesses and individuals to take steps now to keep vital services running.
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Hospital concerned by unsterilized tools
May 3 2006 7:35PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - A hospital nurse who failed to clean surgical instruments may have exposed nearly 300 patients to hepatitis or HIV, officials said Wednesday.
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Frito-Lay cuts fat on some chips
May 3 2006 7:16PM (CT)
PLANO, Texas (AP) - Frito-Lay Inc. says it's cutting about half the saturated fat from its Lay's and Ruffles potato chips by switching to sunflower oil for cooking.
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Lawyer: Vioxx study may prompt more suits
May 3 2006 7:11PM (CT)
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - An attorney for Vioxx users said on Wednesday said that a new study which suggests the pain killer may cause problems with short-term use may lead to more lawsuits against the pain reliever's maker, Merck & Co.
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Flu drug Tamiflu fares well in testing
May 3 2006 7:11PM (CT)
SINGAPORE (AP) - The flu drug Tamiflu can prevent deaths in mammals infected with bird flu, suggests a new study that offers clues to the ideal dosage and duration needed for people, scientists said Wednesday.
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Problems with Medicare drug information
May 3 2006 7:10PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal investigators posing as senior citizens found that Medicare's operators routinely failed to give callers accurate and complete information about the government's new drug benefit, prompting Democratic critics of the Bush administration program to ask again for an extension of an approaching enrollment deadline.
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World children exercise to fight obesity
May 3 2006 7:10PM (CT)
MONTVILLE, N.J. (AP) - As children exercised in unison in school yards across the world Wednesday, sweat flowed, calories burned, and, perhaps some lives will be saved.
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Ban on Chinese chicken advances
May 3 2006 1:17PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Spurred by concerns about bird flu, lawmakers voted Wednesday to block chicken processed in China from entering the United States.
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FDA OKs bone marrow disorders drug
May 3 2006 9:50AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - An injectable drug to treat a rare group of diseases of the bone marrow that are often fatal won federal approval Wednesday.
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Death toll climbs in cholera outbreak
May 3 2006 9:18AM (CT)
LUANDA, Angola (AP) - The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Angola has reached 1,034 and the disease has spread to 10 of the country's 18 provinces, a health official said Wednesday.
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Fla. woman says solution caused eye loss
May 3 2006 4:08AM (CT)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A woman has sued Bausch & Lomb Inc., alleging a contact lens solution the company manufactures was contaminated with a fungus that caused her to lose an eye.
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