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Latvia bans junk food sales in schools
Nov 1 2006 11:31PM (CT)
RIGA, Latvia (AP) - A comprehensive ban on the sale of junk food in Latvia's state schools went into force Wednesday as part of the country's drive to improve children's diets.
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Docs find success in new heart treatment
Nov 1 2006 11:02PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Doctors are reporting surprising early success with a novel treatment they hope will one day cure congestive heart failure in thousands of dying patients: They shrink the bloated heart with drugs while an artificial pump temporarily takes over the workload.
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Women sue over birth control patch
Nov 1 2006 10:24PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - More than 40 women sued the makers of a popular birth-control patch Wednesday, claiming the contraceptive caused serious illnesses and at least one death.
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Wine extract keeps fat mice healthy
Nov 1 2006 9:19PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Obese mice on a high-fat diet got the benefits of being thin _ living healthier, longer lives _ without the pain of dieting when they consumed huge doses of red wine extract, according to a landmark new study.
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Study: New air systems don't clear smoke
Nov 1 2006 8:24PM (CT)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - State-of-the-art ventilation systems used to clear cigarette smoke from bars and restaurants don't eliminate dangerous soot and carcinogens and can even push their levels higher in nonsmoking sections than in smoking areas, researchers concluded.
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Medicare cut for doctors now official
Nov 1 2006 7:01PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Doctors caring for the elderly and the disabled will see a 5 percent cut in reimbursement rates when they treat Medicare patients next year.
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Cubans are urged to be more active
Nov 1 2006 12:02PM (CT)
HAVANA (AP) - IOC president Jacques Rogge called on health and sports specialists in Cuba to encourage young and older people to be more physically active.
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Gates Foundation helping diarrhea research
Nov 1 2006 6:00AM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is giving a nonprofit pharmaceutical company $46 million to expand its research on new treatments for diarrheal disease, which directly kills more than 2 million children worldwide each year.
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Study eyes PSA tests for prostate cancer
Nov 1 2006 2:37AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Prostate cancer is more likely to be life-threatening if the man's PSA level rose rapidly during the years before he was diagnosed, says a new study that may help change how PSA tests are used.
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