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Exxon-Mobil workers got fake flu shots
Oct 28 2005 9:54PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - As many as 1,000 Exxon Mobil employees and 14 residents of a senior citizens home were injected with fake flu vaccine, authorities said Friday, and the owner of a home health care company was arrested.
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FDA delays decision on inhalable insulin
Oct 28 2005 9:12PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration is delaying a final decision on the first inhalable form of insulin for three months while it reviews chemistry data on the diabetes treatment.
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FDA warns against cherry health claims
Oct 28 2005 6:51PM (CT)
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned the cherry industry not to overstate the health benefits of its products.
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Vaginal gel trials start in Africa
Oct 28 2005 6:51PM (CT)
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - Researchers in Africa have started what they describe as the largest trials ever held of a vaginal gel that could help women protect themselves against HIV in countries where men are notoriously reluctant to use condoms.
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Possible cause of prostate cancer found
Oct 28 2005 6:15PM (CT)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - Scientists at the University of Michigan Medical School are part of a team that has discovered a possible cause of prostate cancer, a finding they say could result in better forms of treatment or possibly a cure.
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Texas probes 15 cases for dengue fever
Oct 28 2005 6:48AM (CT)
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) - Health officials are investigating 15 cases in Brownsville for dengue fever, one of which they believe was contracted from a mosquito in the United States.
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China rules out bird flu in girl's death
Oct 28 2005 6:29AM (CT)
BEIJING, China (AP) - China on Friday ruled out bird flu in the death of a 12-year-old girl whose village suffered an outbreak, while Indonesia was testing dead chickens on Bali for the virus.
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Doctors ask government about Tamiflu
Oct 28 2005 3:03AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Worried that bird flu in Asia could morph into a human flu pandemic, healthy patients, schools and even some doctors are asking if they should stock up on Tamiflu _ the one medicine experts believe might help fight the virus.
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