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Countries try to prevent bird flu cases
Oct 21 2005 10:05PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Britain and Croatia confirmed cases of bird flu on Friday as countries around the world scrambled to put in place measures to prevent the spread of the virus.
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Three more die of disease in Canada
Oct 21 2005 9:00PM (CT)
TORONTO (AP) - Three more nursing home residents died of Legionnaires' disease, bringing the death toll to 20, officials said Friday.
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DC infant mortality rate lowest ever
Oct 21 2005 7:50PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Health officials said Friday the city's infant mortality rate hit an all-time low, but remains higher than the national rate.
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Study: New diabetes pill deemed dangerous
Oct 21 2005 7:49PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A new diabetes pill that was headed for government approval has been linked to deaths, heart attacks and strokes, a medical journal reported Thursday in an analysis it said was rushed online to head off a Vioxx-like fiasco.
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Indian co. wants to make bird flu drug
Oct 21 2005 7:49PM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - India's top pharmaceutical company Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. said Friday it is talking to Roche of Switzerland for a license to manufacture a generic version of the anti-flu drug Tamiflu, a move that could ease supplies of the drug in the event of a bird flu pandemic.
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Bird flu may spread along migratory routes
Oct 21 2005 7:49PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Wild birds are serving as carriers for bird flu and the disease can be expected to spread along their migration routes, Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt said Friday.
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Roche increasing Tamiflu production
Oct 21 2005 7:05PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The manufacturer of the drug most effective in treating bird flu will negotiate with generic drug companies to increase production of Tamiflu, two senators said Thursday.
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FDA approves brain stem cell transplant
Oct 21 2005 6:36PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Federal regulators on Thursday approved what would be the first transplant of fetal stem cells into human brains, a procedure that if successful could open the door to treating a host of neural disorders.
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CDC: Not enough adults getting flu shots
Oct 21 2005 6:36PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Not enough American adults are getting vaccinated against the flu, and the nation will probably fall short of the immunization-rate goals it set for the year 2010, federal health officials said Thursday.
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Experts refute anti-bacterial soap claims
Oct 21 2005 6:36PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Antibacterial soaps and washes aren't any better than plain, old soap and water for fighting illness in the household, says a panel of federal health advisers.
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FDA asked to require ED-blindness label
Oct 21 2005 6:36PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A prominent consumer advocacy group is calling for the government to add the most serious of warnings to the labels of Viagra and other impotence drugs, noting that some users have gone blind.
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British Official: Parrot had bird flu
Oct 21 2005 3:25PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - A parrot that died in quarantine in Britain was diagnosed with bird flu, a British government official said Friday.
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Clinton, Nickelodeon urge healthy eating
Oct 21 2005 8:30AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Bill Clinton is teaming with SpongeBob SquarePants and Dora the Explorer in a campaign to nudge kids to eat healthy foods and to get up off the couch and move, the former president and Nickelodeon television executives announced Thursday.
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