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TB patient preparing for surgery
Jul 16 2007 11:56PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Andrew Speaker, the tuberculosis patient who sparked an international public health scare in May, said he is preparing to undergo surgery Tuesday to remove the diseased portion of his right lung.
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Food label warnings seen as confusing
Jul 16 2007 6:51PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - More and more foods bear a mishmash of warnings that they might accidentally contain ingredients that could seriously sicken people with food allergies. Yet there are signs that the labels are creating confusion among families that should heed them _ even as new testing shows there is a real, if probably small, chance that foods with even the most vaguely worded warnings truly pose a risk.
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Food label warnings seen as confusing
Jul 16 2007 6:51PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - More and more foods bear a mishmash of warnings that they might accidentally contain ingredients that could seriously sicken people with food allergies. Yet there are signs that the labels are creating confusion among families that should heed them _ even as new testing shows there is a real, if probably small, chance that foods with even the most vaguely worded warnings truly pose a risk.
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Food label warnings seen as confusing
Jul 16 2007 6:51PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - More and more foods bear a mishmash of warnings that they might accidentally contain ingredients that could seriously sicken people with food allergies. Yet there are signs that the labels are creating confusion among families that should heed them _ even as new testing shows there is a real, if probably small, chance that foods with even the most vaguely worded warnings truly pose a risk.
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Group: Weight training can help elderly
Jul 16 2007 6:51PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Pumping a little iron can help elderly nursing home residents and heart failure patients gain strength for everyday life, the American Heart Association says, expanding on earlier advice.
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Group: Weight training can help elderly
Jul 16 2007 6:51PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Pumping a little iron can help elderly nursing home residents and heart failure patients gain strength for everyday life, the American Heart Association says, expanding on earlier advice.
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Spain wants diet on U.N. treasures list
Jul 16 2007 3:04PM (CT)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - Spain launched a drive Monday to win European support for a bid to include the traditional Mediterranean diet on a U.N. list of protected world cultural treasures.
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UK autism doctor faces misconduct probe
Jul 16 2007 11:44AM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - The doctor behind a controversial study linking a common children's vaccine to autism went before an investigative panel Monday probing misconduct allegations, including whether he took blood samples from children at a birthday party.
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UK autism doctor faces misconduct probe
Jul 16 2007 11:44AM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - The doctor behind a controversial study linking a common children's vaccine to autism went before an investigative panel Monday probing misconduct allegations, including whether he took blood samples from children at a birthday party.
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FDA will ask about Medtronic spinal disc
Jul 16 2007 7:14AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal regulators will ask outside medical experts next week whether implanting an artificial spinal disc made by Medtronic is more effective than surgery at treating certain neck injuries.
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Report: Teen birth rate hits record low
Jul 16 2007 7:13AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Fewer high school students are having sex these days, and more are using condoms. The teen birth rate has hit a record low.
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