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Bird flu may have entered Nigeria 3 times
Jul 5 2006 7:45PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Scientists say they've found surprising evidence from Nigeria, the first African nation to report a dangerous form of bird flu, that the virus entered the country at least three times.
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Study: Breast milk helps smallest preemies
Jul 5 2006 7:44PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - The tiniest premature infants fed with breast milk in the hospital did better on tests of mental development later in life than did others fed only formula, a new study has found.
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Study shows doctors miss flu in children
Jul 5 2006 7:43PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Doctors fail to diagnose the flu in the vast majority of young children, depriving them of medicines that could shorten their illness and keep them from spreading it to others, a study suggests.
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Washington custody battle tests roles
Jul 5 2006 2:28PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - To her defenders, Tina Carlsen was a concerned mother exploring natural alternatives to surgery for her 9-month-old infant. To the state, she was a kidnapper who prompted an Amber Alert and an order restricting contact with her toddler until after her trial.
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High Tylenol doses linked to liver woes
Jul 5 2006 12:26PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Healthy adults taking maximum doses of Tylenol for two weeks had abnormal liver test results in a small study, researchers found, raising concerns that even recommended amounts of the popular painkiller might lead to liver damage.
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Canada confirms 6th case of mad cow
Jul 5 2006 1:08AM (CT)
TORONTO (AP) - Canada confirmed on Tuesday its sixth case of mad cow disease and said it would investigate where the cow was born and what other animals may have eaten the same feed.
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