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N.H. sees big increase in Hepatitis cases
May 11 2005 8:43PM (CT)
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Drug abuse is helping fuel a dramatic increase in Hepatitis A cases in New Hampshire, prompting health officials to recommend that drug users be vaccinated.
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Lawmakers seek ban on flavored cigarettes
May 11 2005 8:41PM (CT)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - They're called "Winter Warm Toffee," "Kauai Kolada," and "Twista Chill," but the flavored cigarettes are leaving a bad taste in the mouths of lawmakers who say they should be banned because they target young people.
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Uncertainties dominate flu vaccine summit
May 11 2005 8:40PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Uncertainties over vaccine supply and demand dominated a two-day brainstorming session for the upcoming flu season, where public health officials and manufacturers discussed ways to avoid a crisis like last year's shortage.
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Polio outbreak grows in Yemen, Indonesia
May 11 2005 8:39PM (CT)
GENEVA (AP) - The spread of polio in Yemen and Indonesia is adding new urgency to attempts to contain the disease in countries previously believed to be polio-free, the U.N. health agency said Wednesday.
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Study urges more care for lead exposure
May 11 2005 10:52AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Children who are poor often don't get the medical follow-up they need for lead exposure, and those at highest risk for lead poisoning are the least likely to get additional testing, a study in Michigan found.
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Experts: Promoting demand key for vaccines
May 11 2005 6:04AM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - Promoting demand for vaccines is the key to ensuring an adequate supply, researchers and industry officials said at a conference Tuesday.
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