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Spinach pulled from stores across U.S.
Sep 16 2006 10:12PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Shoppers changed their buying habits Saturday as spinach was pulled from grocery store shelves because of the outbreak of E. coli bacteria that had killed one person and sickened more than 100 others.
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Psychotherapy, gene pioneers honored
Sep 16 2006 9:52PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Pioneers in psychotherapy and cell biology and three scientists who discovered a crucial enzyme linked to cancer and aging are being awarded prestigious medical prizes.
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Madrid fashion show bans 5 thin models
Sep 16 2006 5:04PM (CT)
MADRID, Spain (AP) - Organizers of Spain's top annual fashion show on Saturday rejected five models as being too thin to appear in this year's event.
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British minister says ban scrawny models
Sep 16 2006 2:37PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - A British Cabinet minister on Saturday called for London Fashion Week to follow its Madrid counterpart and ban extremely thin models from the catwalk.
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MIT dean takes aim at admissions anxiety
Sep 16 2006 1:54PM (CT)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Though just teenagers, the applicants to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are a scarily accomplished lot. They have started businesses and published academic research. One built a working nuclear reactor in his garage. In their high schools, they have led every extracurricular club and mastered the SAT.
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Dr.: Va. teen cancer patient improving
Sep 16 2006 11:34AM (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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Japan's centenarians at record 28,395
Sep 16 2006 11:34AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The number of Japanese living beyond 100 has almost quadrupled in the past 10 years, with the once-exclusive centenarian club expected to surpass 28,000 this year, the government said Friday.
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