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Four children in Minnesota contract polio
Oct 13 2005 9:02PM (CT)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Four children in an Amish community in Minnesota have contracted the polio virus _ the first known infections in the U.S. in five years, state health officials said Thursday.
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Report: Liver transplant deception fatal
Oct 13 2005 8:17PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A liver transplant candidate was misled about his prospects for a transplant, missed out when an organ became available, and died less than a year later, according to a published report.
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Scientists look to DNA for nutrition ideas
Oct 13 2005 7:15PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - As a registered dietitian, Ruth DeBusk has eaten a healthy diet for a long time. As a geneticist, she wondered if she could do better.
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Canada investigates legionnaires' outbreak
Oct 13 2005 7:14PM (CT)
TORONTO (AP) - An outbreak of legionnaires' disease that killed 17 elderly people could have been spread by a rooftop air conditioner that sent bacteria through a Toronto nursing home and to passers-by on the streets below, health officials said Thursday.
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U.S. protects against spread of bird flu
Oct 13 2005 7:14PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Planes provide the quickest way to get from one part of the world to another _ for deadly contagious diseases as well as for people.
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Turkish gov't says it's contained bird flu
Oct 13 2005 12:37PM (CT)
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - The government said Thursday it had contained the bird-flu outbreak in western Turkey, and urged the public to remain calm amid panic over news that Turkish birds were infected with the virulent H5N1 virus.
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City mandate of health benefits questioned
Oct 13 2005 12:33PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The workers who bag your groceries, stock shelves and mop up after spills in aisle five often toil away with little or no health insurance, but that might change under legislation labor groups plan to push in several states.
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Grant to help Baltimore addicts' recovery
Oct 13 2005 5:04AM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - The city will use a $1 million grant to provide holistic services for drug addicts, including 12-step meetings, acupuncture and tai chi, while they wait for a slot in drug treatment centers.
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Lawyer: Ailing vet deported from Canada
Oct 13 2005 1:22AM (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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