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Lawyer: Ailing vet deported from Canada
Oct 12 2005 10:55PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - An Army veteran who fled to Canada to avoid prosecution for growing marijuana to treat his chronic pain was yanked from a hospital by Canadian authorities, driven to the border with a catheter still attached, and turned over to U.S. officials, his lawyer says.
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WHO: Eradication of polio to miss deadline
Oct 12 2005 9:29PM (CT)
GENEVA (AP) - The U.N. health organization conceded Wednesday it will fail to meet its long-standing target of eradicating polio by the end of this year, saying the disease could be stamped out everywhere but Nigeria.
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In birth defect study, no pesticides link
Oct 12 2005 9:14PM (CT)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A state health review of birth defects in the children of migrant workers found that deformities in three babies are so different that it's unlikely their defects can be linked to pesticide use.
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High-risk U.S. patients lack flu shots
Oct 12 2005 6:42PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Delayed vaccine shipments to some health departments and doctors' offices are hindering efforts to protect the highest-risk patients _ even as grocery stores open mass flu-shot clinics.
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Natural beef sales outpace other kind
Oct 12 2005 6:41PM (CT)
BROTHERS, Ore. (AP) - Back in 1986, with red meat becoming a dirty word in a more health-conscious United States, a group of cattle ranchers gathered in Doc and Connie Hatfield's barn to talk about finding a new market for their beef.
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Economic fallout from bird flu a concern
Oct 12 2005 6:41PM (CT)
SINGAPORE (AP) - The United States and the World Health Organization on Wednesday warned that the economic impact from a flu pandemic would be enormous, and urged countries to prepare for a possible outbreak reminiscent of the infamous 1918 flu epidemic that killed as many as 50 million people.
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Hospitals, clinics reopen in New Orleans
Oct 12 2005 4:29PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - After riding out Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans without serious incident, Steve Lawson tripped over his own feet on the stairs of his French Quarter home last week and was knocked unconscious 13 steps below.
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Elderly see cholesterol levels fall
Oct 12 2005 9:07AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Americans are heavier now than 40 years ago but have lower cholesterol levels mainly because of the introduction of statin drugs in the late 1980s. Still, doctors responding to the new government findings say keeping the heart healthy requires more than just popping cholesterol-lowering pills.
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