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Dr.: Va. teen cancer patient improving
Sep 15 2006 11:31PM (CT)
GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) - A Virginia teenage cancer patient appears to be improving less than a month after he won a court fight to forgo chemotherapy and seek alternative treatments, his doctor said Friday.
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Tainted spinach traced to California
Sep 15 2006 11:13PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A California natural foods company was linked Friday to a nationwide E. coli outbreak that has killed one person and sickened nearly 100 others. Supermarkets across the country pulled spinach from shelves, and consumers tossed out the leafy green.
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Infant formula recalled
Sep 15 2006 5:50PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Abbott health care company is recalling hundreds of thousands of bottles of infant formula because they might not have enough vitamin C.
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Mo. woman says monkey a 'service animal'
Sep 15 2006 2:23PM (CT)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) - A southwest Missouri woman has asked the Springfield-Greene County Health Department to allow her to take her pet monkey into local restaurants as a service animal.
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AARP ads to back foreign drug purchases
Sep 15 2006 1:31PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The AARP is launching a $500,000 ad campaign Sunday in 14 states pushing for Senate action on legislation that would let consumers buy U.S.-made prescription drugs from Canada and other countries.
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Legionnaires' case closes NJ courthouse
Sep 15 2006 12:58PM (CT)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - A courthouse was closed after a worker was diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease, and the building won't reopen at least until Monday, authorities said Friday.
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WHO calls for more DDT use vs. malaria
Sep 15 2006 10:18AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The World Health Organization on Friday called on more developing countries, particularly in Africa, to begin spraying the controversial pesticide DDT to fight malaria.
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Iraq war's signature wound: Brain injury
Sep 15 2006 6:19AM (CT)
PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) - Lance Cpl. Sam Reyes bears scars from three horrific attacks in Iraq, but his most debilitating wound cannot be seen.
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