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China reports four have pig-borne disease
Aug 22 2005 9:43PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Four people have been reported infected by a pig-borne disease in southern China, including one who died of the illness, the government said Monday, a day after an epidemic elsewhere in China was declared under control.
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N.Y. water park illnesses grow to 2,202
Aug 22 2005 8:44PM (CT)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A New York state assemblyman is launching an inquiry into the state-run water playground that may have spread more than 2,000 cases of gastrointestinal illnesses.
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New efforts begin to improve CPR
Aug 22 2005 8:05PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Old-fashioned CPR is getting a makeover. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is crucial when people collapse with cardiac arrest, but it's hard to perform correctly.
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Potential brain cancer treatment found
Aug 22 2005 7:44PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Scientists have developed a cancer-fighting compound that can sneak past a protective blood barrier in the brain, enabling it to fight brain cancer, according to a Department of Veterans Affairs and Saint Louis University animal study published this week.
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Senate poised to ease Bush stem cell rules
Aug 22 2005 7:37PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Stem cell science may be advancing, but not fast or far enough to break the standoff between President Bush and Congress over federal funding for research that destroys human embryos.
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Swaziland abandons ancient chastity rite
Aug 22 2005 7:31PM (CT)
MBABANE, Swaziland (AP) - At dawn Monday, thousands of Swazi girls removed tasseled scarves symbolizing their chastity, abandoning an ancient rite that had been revived to combat the modern scourge of AIDS.
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National summer youth program in jeopardy
Aug 22 2005 7:25PM (CT)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - A national summer program that has provided free sports activities, meals and medical exams to low-income children for four decades could be in jeopardy: It has been dropped from the proposed federal budget.
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Bird flu again detected in Japan poultry
Aug 22 2005 4:34PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Authorities have detected another outbreak of bird flu at a poultry farm near Tokyo, the Agriculture Ministry said Monday.
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Sen. Reid's mini-stroke not uncommon
Aug 22 2005 3:19PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Often called mini-strokes, transient ischemic attacks such as that suffered by Sen. Harry Reid can cause brief but frightening stroke-like symptoms.
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