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Experts: Oct., Nov. best flu shot times
Oct 13 2006 8:45PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - It's that time again. Experts say an ample supply of flu shots are expected this year, and October and November are the best times to get the shots. When 67-year-old Johnny Terlino heard that flu shots had arrived, he quickly came to get one.
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Diabetics warned about fake test strips
Oct 13 2006 8:45PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The government warned diabetics Friday to watch for counterfeit versions of test strips commonly used to monitor blood sugar levels. The test strips, for use in glucose monitors made by a Johnson & Johnson company, were distributed nationwide, the Food and Drug Administration said in a public alert.
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WHO: Plague outbreak in Congo kills 42
Oct 13 2006 8:42PM (CT)
GENEVA (AP) - Pneumonic plague is suspected to have broken out in two areas in Congo, causing a reported 42 deaths, the World Health Organization said Friday.
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CDC traces Panama deaths to cough syrup
Oct 13 2006 6:37PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - U.S. health officials this week cracked the case of what caused the mysterious deaths of 21 people in Panama since midsummer _ an industrial chemical in red cough syrup.
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FDA faults food warning system
Oct 13 2006 4:25PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A warning system meant to alert food companies in the event of a food poisoning outbreak failed one-third of the time in a recent government test.
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Chronic wasting disease found in animals
Oct 13 2006 4:21PM (CT)
JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) - Researchers in Wyoming have found chronic wasting disease in the heart muscle tissue of infected white-tailed deer and elk, the University of Wyoming has announced.
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FDA: No spinach farm 'off the hook' yet
Oct 13 2006 6:23AM (CT)
SALINAS, Calif. (AP) - Local spinach farmers and processors expressed relief upon learning that the search for the source of a deadly E. coli outbreak has been linked to a nearby cattle ranch, but health officials cautioned that their investigation was far from over.
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