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Leo Sternbach, Valium's inventor, dies
Sep 29 2005 10:51PM (CT)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Leo Sternbach, the inventor of a revolutionary new class of tranquilizers that included Valium, one of the first blockbuster "lifestyle" drugs, has died at his home in North Carolina. He was 97.
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New flu pandemic could kill 150 million
Sep 29 2005 8:04PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - A top U.N. public health expert warned Thursday that a new influenza pandemic could come anytime and claim millions of lives unless officials to take action now to control an epidemic in Asia.
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FDA warns about ADHD drug Strattera
Sep 29 2005 7:33PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration warned doctors Thursday about reports of suicidal thinking in some children and adolescents who are taking Strattera, a drug used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
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Dutch set to expand euthanasia guidelines
Sep 29 2005 7:27PM (CT)
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - The Dutch government intends to expand its current euthanasia policy, setting guidelines for when doctors may end the lives of terminally ill newborns with the parents' consent.
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Study: TV time may predict obesity in kids
Sep 29 2005 7:19PM (CT)
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Like many kids, Jesse Drysdale hits the couch and television remote _ grabbing some snacks and something to drink _ when he gets home after junior high school each day.
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Chronic wasting disease detected in moose
Sep 29 2005 6:27PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - A moose killed in northern Colorado has tested positive for chronic wasting disease, apparently the first of its species known to have contracted the disease in the wild, officials said Thursday.
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Senate OKs $4B for bird flu readiness
Sep 29 2005 5:49PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate voted Thursday to provide $4 billion to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to stockpile anti-flu medicine to protect people against bird flu and prepare for a potential outbreak.
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UNICEF: 1.4M children's deaths preventable
Sep 29 2005 5:45PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - About 1.4 million children under age 5 die needlessly each year from measles, whooping cough and other diseases that are easily prevented by vaccines, the U.N. children's agency said in a report Thursday.
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First sites picked for child-health study
Sep 29 2005 2:46PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Mothers-to-be in six states will be the first recruited for the largest study of U.S. children ever performed, aiming to track 100,000 from the womb to age 21 to learn how the environment affects youngsters' health.
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Clinton, Rice, Jolie join HIV-AIDS fight
Sep 29 2005 8:18AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Angelina, Condoleezza and Hillary combined their considerable star power Wednesday night to cast a spotlight on the international effort to fight HIV and AIDS.
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