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Mayo docs separate conjoined twin girls
May 12 2006 10:35PM (CT)
ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) - After Mayo Clinic surgeons took nearly seven hours to untangle their livers, reposition their hearts and divide a shared intestine, 5-month-old twins born joined at the chest and abdomen were sleeping in separate beds Friday.
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Texas teen infected with rabies dies
May 12 2006 9:45PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - A teenager stricken with rabies he likely contracted when a bat flew into his bedroom and bit him died Friday.
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Kaiser suspends kidney transplant program
May 12 2006 9:05PM (CT)
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) - Kaiser Permanente suspended its kidney transplant program in northern California on Friday, following accusations that patients' lives were endangered by botched paperwork and administrative errors.
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FDA warns of suicide risk for Paxil
May 12 2006 7:19PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The antidepressant Paxil may raise the risk of suicidal behavior in young adults, GlaxoSmithKline and the Food and Drug Administration warned Friday in a letter to doctors.
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Doctors challenge claims of Vioxx study
May 12 2006 7:19PM (CT)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - People who took the painkiller Vioxx were at increased risk of heart attack and stroke for at least a year after they stopped taking the drug, several doctors said Friday, challenging claims the drug's maker had made the day before.
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FDA rejects Nestle bid on health claim
May 12 2006 7:19PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Health officials on Friday rejected an attempt by Nestle USA to add labeling language to a line of its infant formulas that would have implied they reduced the risk of some food allergy symptoms.
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Clarification: Lesbian Brains story
May 12 2006 1:36PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a story May 8, The Associated Press reported on the perceptions of lesbian women and heterosexual men and women when sniffing chemicals derived from human hormones. That report was based on a chart in a research study which indicated different perceptions of the chemicals, such as pleasantness, familiarity and irritability.
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