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Pertussis booster favored for youngsters
Jun 5 2005 11:05PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Although a whooping cough booster shot for adults could be on the market soon, a new study suggests giving the shots to grown-ups wouldn't be as cost-effective as re-vaccinating only younger patients.
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Double-lung recipient bikes around lake
Jun 5 2005 9:14PM (CT)
STATELINE, Nev. (AP) - A California woman who underwent a double-lung transplant four years ago completed a 10-hour, 72-mile bicycle ride around Lake Tahoe over the weekend.
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Everyday apples pack antioxidant punch
Jun 5 2005 7:58PM (CT)
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - America's most common apple also may be its most potent. Just don't skimp on the skin. A Canadian government study that measured the levels of antioxidants in eight varieties of apples found that Red Delicious contain the highest concentrations of the health enhancing chemicals.
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Schools opening up to alternative medicine
Jun 5 2005 1:33PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Once largely dismissed as a leftover fad from the Age of Aquarius, acupuncture, herbal remedies and other forms of alternative medicine are finding their way into curriculums at traditional medical schools _ most recently the University of Pennsylvania.
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Cold drug curbs considered in meth fight
Jun 5 2005 3:06AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The days of buying some cold remedies off the shelf in drug stores soon may be gone, a casualty of the methamphetamine epidemic.
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