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Scientists: Appendix protects good germs
Oct 5 2007 9:17PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Some scientists think they have figured out the real job of the troublesome and seemingly useless appendix: It produces and protects good germs for your gut. That's the theory from surgeons and immunologists at Duke University Medical School, published online in a scientific journal this week.
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Study: Flu shot cuts elders' death risk
Oct 5 2007 7:44PM (CT)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Flu season is almost here, and a new study finds that skipping that annual flu shot could have serious consequences for older people.
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Ark. officials promote getting flu shots
Oct 5 2007 7:44PM (CT)
LITTLE ROCK (AP) - As cooler weather approaches, Arkansas health officials are stressing the importance of flu shots to two groups in particular _ young children and pregnant women.
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Experts: Amoeba doesn't pose health risk
Oct 5 2007 3:55PM (CT)
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Recent tests have shown that a brain-eating amoeba is in Tucson's water supply, but experts say the microscopic bug doesn't pose any health risks.
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Officials say drug caused Nigeria polio
Oct 5 2007 2:55PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - A polio outbreak in Nigeria was caused by the vaccine designed to stop it, international health officials say, leaving at least 69 children paralyzed.
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Retailers following teen tobacco laws
Oct 5 2007 5:20AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The percentage of retailers selling tobacco to underage youth during unannounced inspections dropped to 10.9 percent last year, the government reports.
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