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Bush outlines $7.1B flu-fighting strategy
Nov 1 2005 11:06PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush outlined a $7.1 billion strategy Tuesday to prepare for a possible worldwide super-flu outbreak, aiming to overhaul the vaccine industry so eventually every American could be inoculated within six months of a pandemic's beginning.
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Nanotechnology may help treat cancer
Nov 1 2005 8:43PM (CT)
PARIS (AP) - Experiments on mice have shown promise for the future of nanotechnology in treating cancer _ research that could bring doctors a step closer to using the technology to release cancer-killing drugs inside tumors while leaving the rest of the body unscathed.
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Studies view ways to stop cervical cancer
Nov 1 2005 8:40PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Low-income American women and women in developing countries who are tested for cervical cancer could benefit from faster, more aggressive treatment, two studies suggest.
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FDA still silent on morning-after pill
Nov 1 2005 8:39PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The morning-after contraception pill known as Plan B reached a regulatory milepost Tuesday with still no word from the Food and Drug Administration whether it will be sold without a prescription.
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S. Korean stem cell center draws hundreds
Nov 1 2005 8:37PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - For the past few decades, Kim Young-ja lived with the thought she would never walk again. Seeking what she sees as a chance for a cure, the 55-year-old South Korean joined hundreds of patients who applied Tuesday to take part in research with a worldwide stem cell center that hopes to cure hard-to-treat diseases with its trailblazing cloning technology.
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Asia-Pacific to stage mock disease outbreak
Nov 1 2005 7:24AM (CT)
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Countries across the Asia-Pacific region coping with an outbreak of bird flu plan to stage a mock disease outbreak next year to gauge how well they would respond to a pandemic or other major health threat, an Australian official said Tuesday.
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