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20 million chickens held because of feed
May 4 2007 9:59PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal officials on Friday placed a hold on 20 million chickens raised for market in several states because their feed was mixed with pet food containing an industrial chemical.
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FDA seeks antidepressant suicide warning
May 4 2007 5:53PM (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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Study: Hormones may ward off dementia
May 4 2007 5:53PM (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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U.S.: Pet food ingredient mislabeled
May 4 2007 5:51PM (CT)
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - The exporter of a contaminated pet food ingredient blamed for the deaths of dogs and cats in the United States may have avoided Chinese export inspections by labeling it a nonfood product, a U.S. government report says.
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Brazil bypasses patent on U.S. AIDS drug
May 4 2007 5:46PM (CT)
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took steps Friday to let Brazil buy an inexpensive generic version of an AIDS drug made by Merck & Co. despite the U.S. drug company's patent.
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Masks may not help against super-flu
May 4 2007 5:46PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - If a super-flu strikes, face masks may not protect you. Even so, the government says people should consider wearing them in certain situations, just in case.
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Court limits wrongful adoption award
May 4 2007 6:05AM (CT)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A state appeals court has ruled that an adoption agency cannot face punitive damages even after conceding it withheld information from a couple four decades ago whose son was later diagnosed with schizophrenia.
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