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Hot dog chili sauce in botulism recall
Jul 18 2007 11:58PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal health officials warned consumers Wednesday to throw away certain cans of hot dog chili sauce after the product was linked to the first cases of botulism in commercially canned foods in decades.
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Study: Clinics overuse lab technique
Jul 18 2007 10:07PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Fertility clinics are overusing a laboratory technique and costing infertile couples and some insurers hundreds of extra dollars, a new study suggests. At issue is a procedure that injects a single sperm into an egg. The method is considered the best option for couples in which the man has defective sperm or extremely low sperm counts.
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Studies: Restless legs syndrome is real
Jul 18 2007 10:07PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Scientists have linked certain genes to restless legs syndrome, suggesting the twitching condition described as "jimmy legs" in a "Seinfeld" episode is biologically based and not an imaginary disorder.
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Survey finds many docs stress mistakes
Jul 18 2007 8:36PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Patients aren't the only ones harmed by medical errors, according to a survey released Wednesday that found many doctors who make mistakes _ and even those who come close _ suffer stress, sleep problems and loss of confidence.
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Texas man battles flesh-eating bacteria
Jul 18 2007 4:24PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - A Nacogdoches man was in critical but stable condition after three surgeries aimed at saving him from a flesh-eating bacteria that infected him during a swim off the coast of Galveston County.
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Fruits, veggies don't stop cancer return
Jul 18 2007 3:55AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Hopes that a diet low in fat and chock-full of fruits and vegetables could prevent the return of breast cancer were dashed Tuesday by a large, seven-year experiment in more than 3,000 women.
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