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J&J unit orders heart failure drug test
Sep 7 2006 10:59PM (CT)
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) - Johnson & Johnson's Scios Inc. unit has commissioned the Duke Clinical Research Institute to perform a study of the safety and effectiveness of its heart failure drug Natrecor.
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Vegetative patients may have awareness
Sep 7 2006 7:46PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Advanced brain scanning uncovered startling signs of awareness in a woman in a vegetative state, British scientists reported Thursday _ a finding that complicates one of medicine's ethical minefields.
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Health advisers reject mercury report
Sep 7 2006 6:12PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Government health advisers rejected a federal report that concluded dental fillings used by millions of patients are safe, saying further study of the mercury-laden amalgam is needed.
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Scientists tie about 200 genes to cancer
Sep 7 2006 4:51PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Scientists mapping genetics of two of the nation's leading cancers have found almost 200 mutated genes in breast and colorectal tumors, many of them never before suspected of helping cancer form and spread.
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Newly separated twins face long recovery
Sep 7 2006 4:32PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Separated conjoined twin boys were doing well Thursday but still face a long recovery, and doctors questioned whether one will able to walk.
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Schools find free veggies a hard sell
Sep 7 2006 4:20PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Bad news _ but probably no surprise to parents _ when it comes to young children and vegetables: A government study showed fifth-graders became less willing to try vegetables and fruits when more were offered as free school snacks.
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24-year Agent Orange study ending
Sep 7 2006 3:25PM (CT)
ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) - The government is taking steps to preserve data and biological specimens from a quarter-century investigation into the effects of Agent Orange on Vietnam veterans, having found an elevated risk for diabetes but no clear links to cancer from the soon-to-end study.
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White House vows to aid ill 9/11 workers
Sep 7 2006 3:05PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration said Thursday it will continue to help sick Sept. 11 workers but would not say what their long-term health needs might cost.
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AP Interview: Fatal TB likely widespread
Sep 7 2006 12:34PM (CT)
TUGELA FERRY, South Africa (AP) - A deadly new strain of extremely drug-resistant tuberculosis discovered in South Africa is likely to have spread beyond the rural area where 52 of the 53 people diagnosed with it have died, the doctor who discovered the super bug said.
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Stars used to rate foods for nutrition
Sep 7 2006 5:08AM (CT)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Shredded wheat gets 3 stars. Baked beans, 1 star. Doritos, no stars. Those movie-style ratings for food, launched by a New England grocery chain, take nutritional hand-holding to a new level.
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