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Study: Iowa quickest in US on ER visits
Jun 26 2007 9:09PM (CT)
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Iowans may want to think twice before complaining about long waits in the emergency room. According to a national study, Iowa is the quickest place in the country to get emergency medical attention _ the average visit lasting two hours, 18 minutes.
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NYC eateries ready for trans fat switch
Jun 26 2007 7:39PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - No more trans fats with those french fries? No problem. The city's ballyhooed ban on trans fat cooking oils in all New York restaurants _ an idea that gave chefs indigestion when first proposed _ seems to be going surprisingly smoothly. Across the city, most fast food chains say they've already made the switch days before the July 1 deadline, which is Sunday.
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NYC eateries ready for trans fat switch
Jun 26 2007 7:39PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - No more trans fats with those french fries? No problem. The city's ballyhooed ban on trans fat cooking oils in all New York restaurants _ an idea that gave chefs indigestion when first proposed _ seems to be going surprisingly smoothly. Across the city, most fast food chains say they've already made the switch days before the July 1 deadline, which is Sunday.
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NYC eateries ready for trans fat switch
Jun 26 2007 7:39PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - No more trans fats with those french fries? No problem. The city's ballyhooed ban on trans fat cooking oils in all New York restaurants _ an idea that gave chefs indigestion when first proposed _ seems to be going surprisingly smoothly. Across the city, most fast food chains say they've already made the switch days before the July 1 deadline, which is Sunday.
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CDC: About 2M more Americans uninsured
Jun 26 2007 6:36PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - The number of adults without health insurance jumped by 2 million from 2005 to 2006, according to a new federal report. Uninsured Americans numbered 43.6 million last year, a 6 percent increase from 2005, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Kidney, heart disease spur each other
Jun 26 2007 6:35PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Hearts and kidneys: If one's diseased, better keep a close eye on the other. Surprising new research shows kidney disease somehow speeds up heart disease well before it has ravaged the kidneys. And perhaps not so surprising, doctors have finally proven that heart disease can trigger kidney destruction, too.
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Chains refuse to put calories on menus
Jun 26 2007 5:07PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Don't expect to see the calorie count for Burger King's Double Whopper with cheese on the menu anytime soon. Burger King, McDonald's and Wendy's are among the chains planning to defy New York City's new rule that they begin posting calories on menus Sunday.
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Brazil offers morning-after pill to poor
Jun 26 2007 4:41PM (CT)
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - Brazil's government has added "morning after" pills to its newly expanded birth control program in hopes of helping poor people reduce unwanted pregnancies and dangerous illegal abortions.
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