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New hay fever vaccine shows promise
Oct 4 2006 9:34PM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - Could the sneezy, runny-eyed misery of hay fever one day be a thing of the past? Scientists are reporting encouraging results from early tests of a vaccine they hope will give long-lasting relief from this seasonal scourge.
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FBI searches spinach companies in Calif.
Oct 4 2006 8:46PM (CT)
SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, Calif. (AP) - The FBI searched two produce companies Wednesday for evidence of a crime in the nationwide E. coli outbreak that killed one person and sickened at least 192 others.
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Study: Students abuse prescription pills
Oct 4 2006 8:34PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO (AP) - California students are abusing prescription pills _ often stolen from their parents' medicine cabinets _ even as their use of alcohol and illicit drugs such as marijuana has leveled off, according to a state survey released Wednesday.
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Many young kids not getting flu shots
Oct 4 2006 7:43PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Far too few young children get annual flu shots, particularly those who are most at risk of serious illness or death because they have asthma or other chronic diseases.
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Mosquito-borne diseases kill 87 in India
Oct 4 2006 7:26PM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - Outbreaks of mosquito-borne diseases in northern and southern India left ordinarily overburdened hospitals and clinics swamped with patients Wednesday, and officials reported at least 87 deaths.
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Gov't to stop seizing drugs from Canada
Oct 4 2006 7:26PM (CT)
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The federal government will stop seizing small amounts of lower-priced prescription medications mailed from Canada, officials said.
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N.J. unveils campaign about flu pandemic
Oct 4 2006 7:25PM (CT)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Average citizens need to prepare for the influenza pandemic that public health officials have been warning is overdue, New Jersey's top health officials said Tuesday in announcing a public awareness campaign.
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High-calorie diet fattens Gitmo inmates
Oct 4 2006 7:25PM (CT)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - A high-calorie diet combined with life in the cell block _ almost around the clock in some cases _ is making detainees at Guantanamo Bay fat.
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