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Blood pressure rising around the globe
May 14 2007 11:29PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The numbers are a shock: Almost 1 billion people worldwide have high blood pressure, and over half a billion more will harbor this silent killer by 2025. It's not just a problem for the ever-fattening Western world. Even in parts of Africa, high blood pressure is becoming common.
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Boy receives new heart at Ark. hospital
May 14 2007 9:54PM (CT)
LITTLE ROCK (AP) - An 8-year-old boy from Mexico received a new heart Monday to replace his diseased one, after spending weeks in a Texas intensive care unit and getting a rare implanted heart pump in Arkansas.
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Boy receives new heart at Ark. hospital
May 14 2007 9:54PM (CT)
LITTLE ROCK (AP) - An 8-year-old boy from Mexico received a new heart Monday to replace his diseased one, after spending weeks in a Texas intensive care unit and getting a rare implanted heart pump in Arkansas.
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Researchers examine crystal meth effects
May 14 2007 7:57PM (CT)
HONOLULU (AP) - University of Hawaii researchers are looking into the brains of crystal methamphetamine users to find out the consequences of drug use on newborns, children, adults and former users. The researchers will explore the chemistry, physiology and structure of drug users' brains through the magnetic resonance imagining system at Queen's Medical Center.
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FDA: FluMist effective for kids under 5
May 14 2007 5:17PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal regulators say MedImmune's nasal spray flu vaccine is effective for children under age 5, even though it may increase the risk of respiratory problems.
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Okla. professors develop cancer protein
May 14 2007 4:04PM (CT)
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Two professors at the University of Oklahoma say they've developed a protein that can stop the spread of certain cancer cells without damaging normal cells.
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Doctors look for early autism signs
May 14 2007 3:37PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Within days of their birth, healthy babies will look you in the eye. By 4 months, they will delight in others. And by 9 months, they will exchange smiles. Jacob Day did none of those things.
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Doctors look for early autism signs
May 14 2007 3:37PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Within days of their birth, healthy babies will look you in the eye. By 4 months, they will delight in others. And by 9 months, they will exchange smiles. Jacob Day did none of those things.
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Doctors look for early autism signs
May 14 2007 3:37PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Within days of their birth, healthy babies will look you in the eye. By 4 months, they will delight in others. And by 9 months, they will exchange smiles. Jacob Day did none of those things.
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Doctors look for early autism signs
May 14 2007 3:37PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Within days of their birth, healthy babies will look you in the eye. By 4 months, they will delight in others. And by 9 months, they will exchange smiles. Jacob Day did none of those things.
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Doctors look for early autism signs
May 14 2007 3:37PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Within days of their birth, healthy babies will look you in the eye. By 4 months, they will delight in others. And by 9 months, they will exchange smiles. Jacob Day did none of those things.
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