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Atlanta attorney to have TB surgery
Jun 14 2007 10:18PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - An Atlanta attorney will have surgery next month to remove lung tissue infected with extremely drug-resistant tuberculosis, hospital officials said Thursday.
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Radiotherapy error could affect hundreds
Jun 14 2007 9:17PM (CT)
PARIS (AP) - Hundreds of brain cancer patients in France and perhaps others in the United States may be contacted about their radiation treatments from malfunctioning machines, which were ordered shut down by the French government after a manufacturer's warning.
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River blindness may resist drug
Jun 14 2007 8:58PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - The parasite that causes river blindness, a crippling disease endemic in Africa, may be developing resistance to the one drug used to treat it, according to research published Friday in The Lancet.
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Pancreatic cancer surgery overlooked
Jun 14 2007 7:26PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Nearly 40 percent of patients with early pancreatic cancer who could be treated with surgery don't get the operation, dooming them to grim chances of survival, a study found.
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Anxiety affects obesity surgery success
Jun 14 2007 7:22PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Extremely obese people suffering from depression or anxiety tend to lose less weight after obesity surgery than mentally healthy people, researchers reported Thursday in a study that suggests such patients could benefit from treatment beforehand.
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Kellogg to make kids' foods healthier
Jun 14 2007 7:21PM (CT)
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - Kellogg Co. said Thursday it will increase the nutritional value of the cereals and snacks targeted at children or else stop marketing those products to them altogether.
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Kellogg to make kids' foods healthier
Jun 14 2007 7:21PM (CT)
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - Kellogg Co. said Thursday it will increase the nutritional value of the cereals and snacks targeted at children or else stop marketing those products to them altogether.
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Boston's college kids: Lab rats for hire
Jun 14 2007 4:06AM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - College students are known for finding creative ways to earn money, but few can compete with Boston University senior Allison Yochim _ who once earned cash watching dueling images of sea turtles and hardcore pornography.
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