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E. coli cases traced to bagged spinach
Sep 14 2006 11:20PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - An outbreak of E. coli in eight states has killed one person and sickened at least 49 others, federal health officials said Thursday in warning consumers nationwide not to eat bagged fresh spinach.
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CDC says black-white vaccine gap is gone
Sep 14 2006 7:32PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - For the first time in at least a decade, the vaccination rate for black children in the United States has caught up to that of youngsters in other racial groups, the government reported Thursday.
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Group sues EPA over lead in toy jewelry
Sep 14 2006 7:15PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Environmentalists sued the federal government Thursday to stop the sale of toy jewelry made with lead, citing dangers it can pose to brain development in children.
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Man's bionic arm provides hope for GIs
Sep 14 2006 6:28PM (CT)
DAYTON, Tenn. (AP) - Jesse Sullivan has two prosthetic arms, but he can climb a ladder at his house and roll on a fresh coat of paint. He's also good with a weed-whacker, bending his elbow and rotating his forearm to guide the machine. He's even mastered a more sensitive maneuver _ hugging his grandchildren.
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FDA panel to examine drug-coated stents
Sep 14 2006 6:27PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - An outside panel of health experts will examine whether drug-coated stents used to prop open coronary arteries can produce sometimes fatal blood clots, the Food and Drug Administration said Thursday.
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WHO may allow more DDT to fight malaria
Sep 14 2006 6:27PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The World Health Organization is poised to promote broader use of the controversial pesticide DDT in the battle against malaria.
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Vitamin D cuts pancreatic cancer risk
Sep 14 2006 6:03PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Taking vitamin D cut the risk of pancreatic cancer nearly in half, according to a new study that is being called the first to show such a benefit.
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New case of deadly TB strain confirmed
Sep 14 2006 2:50PM (CT)
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - A woman who left the hospital even though she'd been diagnosed with a deadly new TB strain is the first confirmed case of the strain in South Africa's most populous province, health officials said Thursday.
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N.Y. to require hospital translators
Sep 14 2006 2:48PM (CT)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York will require all hospitals to provide skilled translators amid fears that family members can be unreliable translators for non-English speaking patients.
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Gates grants to fight tropical diseases
Sep 14 2006 2:46PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Thursday that four grants totaling more than $68.2 million would go to fight three tropical diseases that affect hundreds of millions of people each year in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
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Lithuanians urged to modernize first aid
Sep 14 2006 12:43PM (CT)
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) - Lithuanian health officials on Thursday urged people in the Baltic nation to forget "archaic healing methods" after an alarming report showed some still treat wounds with vinegar or even engine oil.
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Experts see slow obesity fight for kids
Sep 14 2006 4:24AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Ride a bike or hop on a skateboard. Any physical activity is cool _ and a plus in the fight against childhood obesity.
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