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'Green manure' may protect Idaho crops
Oct 18 2006 9:42PM (CT)
FORT HALL, Idaho (AP) - Potato farmers in southeastern Idaho got a look at a possible weapon to fight weeds, insects and erosion: oriental mustard-seed plants.
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NIH: Company influenced sepsis treatment
Oct 18 2006 7:22PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Several government doctors say drug maker Eli Lilly & Co. subtly orchestrated medical guidelines for treatment of an often-lethal blood infection, hoping to boost sales of a drug whose value is being debated.
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NFL joins fight against child obesity
Oct 18 2006 7:22PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The National Football League has joined the fight against childhood obesity with a campaign that goes beyond gym class and aims to get kids out of their chairs in the classroom.
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Official pushes AIDS awareness in Zambia
Oct 18 2006 6:43PM (CT)
LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) - The new U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, Mark Dybul, called for increased awareness and greater efforts in the fight against HIV/AIDS during his first visit to Zambia on Wednesday.
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Firms can make fluoridated water claim
Oct 18 2006 4:56PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Companies can claim that drinking bottled water with fluoride prevents cavities, the government said Wednesday.
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10 million people at risk from pollution
Oct 18 2006 4:05PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - More than 10 million people are at risk for lung infection, cancer and shortened life expectancy because they live in the 10 worst-polluted cities in the world, according to a report issued Wednesday.
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Panel suggests adding drug label warning
Oct 18 2006 3:57PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Post-menopausal women who take tamoxifen to treat breast cancer face a greater risk of recurrence if they have a specific genetic variation, federal health advisers said Wednesday in recommending that a warning be added to the drug's label.
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Bird flu vaccine may hit many strains
Oct 18 2006 10:32AM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Human trials indicate an H5N1 bird flu vaccine developed using a virus isolated in Vietnam can neutralize antibodies from H5N1 viruses found in other countries, the vaccine's manufacturer said Wednesday.
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FDA OKs drug for head, neck cancer
Oct 18 2006 8:37AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal health officials expanded their approval of a Sanofi-Aventis SA injectable drug Wednesday to include treatment of head and neck cancer.
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