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Duke sued over surgical instruments
Jul 13 2006 11:51PM (CT)
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - A man who says his surgery with instruments washed in used hydraulic fluid left him with fevers and fatigue on Thursday sued Duke University Health System over the incident.
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Primary care doctors want to earn more
Jul 13 2006 11:46PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Primary care doctors say they are disappointed with their income, but a majority are satisfied with their careers, according to a new survey released Thursday.
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Report says 1 in 8 babies born premature
Jul 13 2006 10:02PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Specialists called Thursday for more early ultrasound exams during pregnancy and tighter guidelines for infertility treatment as key first steps in battling a growing problem: One in eight babies now is born prematurely.
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Report says more women worldwide smoking
Jul 13 2006 7:40PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - More women are lighting up cigarettes around the world even as the smoking rate declines for men, activists attending an anti-smoking conference said Thursday.
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Substitute blood development suffers blow
Jul 13 2006 7:34PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The effort to develop substitutes for human blood, for use in emergencies from highways to battlefields, suffered a setback Thursday.
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Schools get healthy as law takes hold
Jul 13 2006 7:32PM (CT)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - They're promising to keep closer tabs on student lunch trays, pull sugary treats from vending machines and classroom celebrations and encourage more pulse-raising activities during the school day.
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Agency tries new smoke-free incentive
Jul 13 2006 4:37PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Here's a new incentive for cities to go smoke-free: The government's top cancer agency could take away some tourism dollars if they don't.
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Gene defense in lead paint case rankles
Jul 13 2006 3:34PM (CT)
GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) - The mothers at 600 Dewey St. realized a decade ago that something was wrong with many of the children who lived and played in the rundown apartments in this Mississippi Delta town.
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Teens need specialized cancer care
Jul 13 2006 9:15AM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - When teenager Nicole Agostino was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma last year, the hospital where she was treated was full of children and coloring books.
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HIV/AIDS patients get 1st once-daily pill
Jul 13 2006 6:32AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - People infected with the virus that causes AIDS will soon be able to take a once-a-day pill that combines three drugs in a "cocktail" therapy that can be swallowed in a single dose.
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Kevorkian says he wouldn't choose suicide
Jul 13 2006 5:44AM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Jack Kevorkian, whose failing health may deny him a chance to be paroled, said he still believes in assisted suicide but would not choose it for himself.
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Judge rules against farmer in raw milk case
Jul 13 2006 3:51AM (CT)
MILLERSBURG, Ohio (AP) - A judge has ruled that a state law prohibiting the sale of raw milk does not violate an Amish dairy farmer's religious beliefs and has ordered him not to sell unlabeled milk from his farm.
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