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New tuberculosis strain in S. Africa
Sep 1 2006 9:18PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - A new, deadly strain of tuberculosis has killed 52 of 53 people infected in the last year in South Africa, the World Health Organization said Friday, calling for improved measures to treat and diagnose the bacteria.
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Study finds mercury fillings not harmful
Sep 1 2006 2:47PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Silver fillings used to patch cavities aren't dangerous even though they expose dental patients to the toxic metal mercury, federal health researchers said Friday.
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Some co-eds evicted for suicide attempts
Sep 1 2006 1:45PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A depressed Hunter College student who swallowed handfuls of Tylenol, then saved her own life by calling 911, was in for a surprise when she returned to her dorm room after the ordeal. The lock had been changed on the door.
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Man lives to 112 despite junk-food diet
Sep 1 2006 1:00PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - George Johnson, considered California's oldest living person at 112 and the state's last surviving World War I veteran, had experts shaking their heads over his junk food diet.
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Mass. boy dies from mosquito-borne virus
Sep 1 2006 11:07AM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - A 9-year-old boy from Middleborough died Thursday from eastern equine encephalitis, the first fatality from the mosquito-borne virus in the state this year.
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Asian delicacies stir L.A. political pot
Sep 1 2006 10:17AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Two Asian delicacies are the subject of a simmering debate pitting merchants who like to store them at room temperature for hours against food safety regulators who worry the practice could allow bacteria to build up.
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