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Case may be first 3-person bird flu chain
May 24 2006 8:04PM (CT)
GENEVA (AP) - A family of eight infected with bird flu in Indonesia likely passed the disease among themselves, but world health officials said Wednesday there is no reason to raise its pandemic alert level.
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Interior: Swans likely 1st to get bird flu
May 24 2006 8:00PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A deadly bird flu virus will likely slip into the United States through a pretty package: either majestic swans flying across the Bering Strait into Alaska or from smuggled exotic wildlife at one of the nation's ports.
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Report says school bus exhaust harms kids
May 24 2006 7:00PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Most states aren't doing enough to protect children from the diesel exhaust many of them inhale while riding or waiting for school buses, an environmental advocacy group said in a report Wednesday.
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Japan's diet said healthier than American
May 24 2006 6:43PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japanese researchers have found what many in the country have long believed _ that its traditional fish-based, low-fat diet is much healthier than the average American menu and contributes to a longer life, officials said Wednesday.
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Study: Parents encourage tots to watch TV
May 24 2006 6:42PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Eight in 10 of the nation's youngest children _ babies up to age 6 _ watch TV, play video games or use the computer for about two hours on a typical day. A third live in homes where the TV is on most of the time.
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Demand for primary care physicians rises
May 24 2006 6:28PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Recruitment of primary care physicians soared over the past year, reflecting a shift in the health care landscape, which until recently had seen the greatest demand among specialists, according to a recently released report.
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Medicare tells insurers to nix drug card logos
May 24 2006 6:28PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Insurers participating in the Medicare drug benefit were told by the government Wednesday they can't issue identification cards next year that feature logos of big pharmacies.
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10 Wash. residents tested, all have toxins
May 24 2006 4:26PM (CT)
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - A coalition of environmental and advocacy groups tested 10 Washington residents from around the state and found each of them had dozens of potentially harmful chemicals in their bodies, ranging from pesticides to flame retardants.
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In surprise, mice get trait without gene
May 24 2006 2:00PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - In a startling exception to classical genetics, mice in a lab experiment have inherited an effect of an aberrant gene without inheriting the gene itself.
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U.S. labs ready complex bird flu testing
May 24 2006 7:24AM (CT)
AMES, Iowa (AP) - The government's elaborate network for diagnosing bird flu will eventually come down to a sprawling 640-acre campus in the Iowa countryside where strict security is the only hint of the crucial role scientists there could play in a national drama that the country hopes will never materialize.
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