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94 die in Panama from tainted medicine
Jul 4 2007 10:28PM (CT)
PANAMA CITY (AP) - A top Panamanian prosecutor said tests show at least 94 people have died from taking medicine contaminated with diethylene glycol since July 2006 and that 293 more deaths are under investigation.
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Review finds nutrition education failing
Jul 4 2007 4:06PM (CT)
PANORAMA CITY, Calif. (AP) - The federal government will spend more than $1 billion this year on nutrition education _ fresh carrot and celery snacks, videos of dancing fruit, hundreds of hours of lively lessons about how great you will feel if you eat well.
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Some therapies may hurt pregnancy chance
Jul 4 2007 7:54AM (CT)
LYON, France (AP) - Alternative therapies such as reflexology and herbal supplements may reduce a woman's chance of getting pregnant, experts said Wednesday.
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CDC defends TB patient's quarantine
Jul 4 2007 6:01AM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - Federal health officials stand by their quarantine of an Atlanta lawyer they believed had a dangerous form of tuberculosis, even though new tests show he has a less severe form of the disease.
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Egypt attempts to curb smoking in public
Jul 4 2007 3:15AM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - In a country where perhaps the most popular national past-time is puffing on a water pipe or chain smoking while drinking tea, new laws designed to curb smoking are receiving a skeptical response.
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Egypt attempts to curb smoking in public
Jul 4 2007 3:15AM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - In a country where perhaps the most popular national past-time is puffing on a water pipe or chain smoking while drinking tea, new laws designed to curb smoking are receiving a skeptical response.
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Screening may affect embryos' viability
Jul 4 2007 2:04AM (CT)
LYON, France (AP) - An older woman's slim chances of getting pregnant could be made worse if embryos are screened for defects before being implanted into the womb, doctors said Wednesday.
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Study: Chocolate lowers blood pressure
Jul 4 2007 12:27AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Here's some good and bad news for chocoholics: Dark chocolate seems to lower blood pressure, but it requires an amount less than two Hershey's Kisses to do it, a small study suggests. The new research from Germany adds to mounting evidence linking dark chocolate with health benefits, but it's the first to suggest that just a tiny amount may suffice.
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