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Panel sees growing melting Arctic threat
Aug 24 2005 10:51PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The rate of ice melting in the Arctic is increasing and a panel of researchers says it sees no natural process that is likely to change that trend.
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Roche gives WHO 3M doses of bird flu drug
Aug 24 2005 9:31PM (CT)
GENEVA (AP) - Pharmaceutical company Roche Holding AG is donating 3 million treatment courses of a bird flu drug to a reserve stock managed by the World Health Organization, the U.N. agency said Wednesday.
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Calif. public meeting on West Nile erupts
Aug 24 2005 9:27PM (CT)
DAVIS, Calif. (AP) - A public meeting about the use of pesticide sprays to combat West Nile virus took an unexpected turn when angry residents drove government officials from the room and took over.
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Texas schools launch 'virtual cafeteria'
Aug 24 2005 7:35PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Cathy the cafeteria worker stands smiling behind a lunch counter filled with everything from salads to desserts. She may just be an image on the Internet, but she's not shy about telling you what she thinks about your food choices. A salad gets instant accolades: "Congratulations! That's a food with both vitamin A and vitamin C."
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Oregon's obesity rate remains steady
Aug 24 2005 7:35PM (CT)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - To shed the pounds that crept around her waistline, Linda Ginenthal began riding her bike to work _ an easy 3 1/2-mile trip.
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Canada reinstates attention-deficit drug
Aug 24 2005 7:34PM (CT)
TORONTO (AP) - An attention deficit hyperactivity disorder drug that was forced off the market last February by Canadian Health officials is being reinstated, the drug's maker, Shire Pharmaceuticals, announced Wednesday.
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Indonesia's polio outbreak could spread
Aug 24 2005 7:24PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A polio outbreak that has sickened 226 Indonesians _ mostly children _ could worsen in the coming months and spread to neighboring countries in Southeast Asia, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
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Study: Placebos make people feel better
Aug 24 2005 7:23PM (CT)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - Patients will feel better if they believe they're taking painkillers _ even if their doses contain no medication, according to a University of Michigan study.
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Study links daydreaming, Alzheimer's
Aug 24 2005 7:20PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Scientists who set out to explore changes in the brain as Alzheimer's disease progresses got a surprise: a possible link between daydreaming and the degenerative brain disease that robs memory, language and thought.
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Researchers cast doubt on fetuses' pain
Aug 24 2005 7:18PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Doctors should not be required to discuss fetal pain with women seeking abortions because fetuses likely can't feel pain until late in pregnancy, according to a review critics say hardly settles the contentious topic.
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Global Fund suspends grants to Uganda
Aug 24 2005 2:27PM (CT)
GENEVA (AP) - The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria said Wednesday it has suspended grants to Uganda based on evidence of serious financial mismanagement.
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