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Officials consider spinach labeling plan
Sep 21 2006 8:51PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Like fine wine and cheese, spinach could be labeled with a place of origin to reassure shoppers jittery about an E. coli outbreak linked to leafy greens grown in California.
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Alzheimer's protein injected into mice
Sep 21 2006 8:50PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Scientists injected a sticky goo from Alzheimer's victims into the brains of mice and watched it take over, provocative research that promises to help shed new light on the earliest stages of the memory-robbing disease.
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CDC backs HIV test for all between 13-64
Sep 21 2006 8:20PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Federal health officials Thursday recommended regular, routine testing for the AIDS virus for all Americans ages 13 to 64, saying an HIV test should be as common as a cholesterol check.
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EPA's new soot rules tamer than expected
Sep 21 2006 4:16PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The government on Thursday announced new limits on how many tiny particles of soot that people safely can breathe each day, rejecting tougher standards recommended by its own experts.
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FDA fast-tracks Serono's oral MS drug
Sep 21 2006 6:32AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Swiss biotech firm Serono SA, which earlier Thursday agreed to sell a majority stake in the company to German drugmaker Merck KGaA for $13.31 billion, said its oral cladribine treatment for multiple sclerosis has received "fast-track" status from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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