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Hospital performs new heartburn technique
Jun 16 2006 7:13PM (CT)
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - Doctors at a Dutch hospital performed a new kind of surgery on Friday to correct heartburn without making any external incisions, using a tube than runs down a patient's throat and into the stomach.
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Twins recovering after separation surgery
Jun 16 2006 7:11PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Ten-month-old twins who were separated were being closely monitored by doctors for any signs of infection from the long and complicated surgery.
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New urban designs sought in obesity fight
Jun 16 2006 7:11PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - It'll take more than public service campaigns to solve the nation's obesity problem, according to fitness experts who say neighborhoods must be designed so people can get around without their cars.
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Calif. settles with Xenadrine maker for $1M
Jun 16 2006 7:10PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California and 10 local prosecutors have reached a $1 million settlement with diet-pill maker Nutraquest Inc., which was accused of using deceptive techniques to sell weight-loss products that contained ephedra.
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Painkiller patch abuse blamed for deaths
Jun 16 2006 7:10PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Justin Knox bit down on the bitter-tasting patch, instantly releasing three days' worth of a drug more powerful than morphine. He was dead before he even got to the hospital.
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Iowa mumps outbreak contained
Jun 16 2006 7:10PM (CT)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The number of mumps cases in Iowa has declined dramatically over the past few weeks, and an outbreak of nearly 2,000 cases appears to be contained, state public health officials said Friday.
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