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Tainted medicine kills 27 in Panama
Oct 20 2006 8:37PM (CT)
PANAMA CITY, Panama (AP) - Thousands of health workers and students took to Panama's streets to collect bottles of cough syrup and lotions possibly contaminated with an industrial chemical as the death toll from the tainted medicine rose to 27 Friday.
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Flying eye hospital aids world's poor
Oct 20 2006 6:34PM (CT)
DANANG, Vietnam (AP) - Lam Vu Nhat Ni perches on her father's lap, wearing hospital pajamas and squinting as she slowly counts the number of blurry fingers held just 3 feet in front of her.
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Plant the focus of Alzheimer's study
Oct 20 2006 6:29PM (CT)
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - A plant used widely in China is the focus of a national clinical trial that aims to see if it could help treat Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia.
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Study: Some preschoolers can use Ritalin
Oct 20 2006 6:25PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - The first long-term government study of preschoolers who take Ritalin, the popular attention deficit disorder drug, warns of side effects but also found benefits in children with severe problems.
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Meningitis shot may hold higher GBS risk
Oct 20 2006 6:25PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Young people who get a new meningitis shot may be at a slightly higher risk of developing a paralyzing side effect, federal researchers said Thursday.
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