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Medicaid recipients will need citizenship
Jun 5 2006 5:13PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Tens of millions of low-income Americans will soon have to show their birth certificates or U.S. passports if they want to obtain health care through their state Medicaid programs.
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Formerly conjoined twins leave hospital
Jun 5 2006 5:03PM (CT)
ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) - The Mayo Clinic said a joyful farewell Monday to Abbigail and Isabelle Carlsen, who arrived as conjoined twins and are going home as healthy, separate 6-month-old girls.
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FDA clears restricted return of MS drug
Jun 5 2006 2:57PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A multiple sclerosis drug pulled from the market last year because of a rare but life-threatening side effect will return under a restricted distribution program, health officials said Monday.
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Experimental drug delays breast cancer
Jun 5 2006 8:50AM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Women with advanced breast cancer soon may have another treatment option: A novel experimental drug delayed the growth of tumors nearly twice as long as standard chemotherapy did in patients who had stopped responding to Herceptin, doctors reported Saturday.
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17 pct. at 2 schools practice self-abuse
Jun 5 2006 12:29AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Nearly 1 in 5 students at two Ivy League schools say they have purposely injured themselves by cutting, burning or other methods, a disturbing phenomenon that psychologists say they are hearing about more often.
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