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Ind. girl dies of rabies after bat bite
Nov 2 2006 8:56PM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A 10-year-old girl who was diagnosed with Indiana's first confirmed case of rabies in nearly half a century died Thursday, a hospital spokeswoman said.
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Health groups raise child care fears
Nov 2 2006 8:56PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Several health groups are concerned that babies born to illegal immigrants could be denied essential medical care such as immunizations and physicals because of recent changes to Medicaid.
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Med schools warn of drug sales pitches
Nov 2 2006 8:56PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Medical schools in several states are boosting programs that teach doctors and students to challenge the sales pitches of drug companies and avoid being dazzled by them.
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Businesses may move health care overseas
Nov 2 2006 8:55PM (CT)
NEW DELHI, India (AP) - Businesses and insurance companies are starting to eye the potential savings of outsourcing health care from the world's richest country to the developing world.
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Amnesia sufferer struggling to recover
Nov 2 2006 8:46PM (CT)
LACEY, Wash. (AP) - He's flipped through the photographs, listened to the stories, read through all the letters. But more than a month after he left his home in Washington and woke up in Denver with no memory, Jeff Ingram still has no idea who he is.
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Amnesia sufferer struggling to recover
Nov 2 2006 8:46PM (CT)
LACEY, Wash. (AP) - He's flipped through the photographs, listened to the stories, read through all the letters. But more than a month after he left his home in Washington and woke up in Denver with no memory, Jeff Ingram still has no idea who he is.
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Amnesia sufferer struggling to recover
Nov 2 2006 8:46PM (CT)
LACEY, Wash. (AP) - He's flipped through the photographs, listened to the stories, read through all the letters. But more than a month after he left his home in Washington and woke up in Denver with no memory, Jeff Ingram still has no idea who he is.
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CDC: Meningitis vaccine shortage is over
Nov 2 2006 12:19PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - A meningitis vaccine shortage is over, and federal health officials are again recommending the shot for preteens as well as college and high school students.
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Dutch plegde $38M to fight tuberculosis
Nov 2 2006 10:34AM (CT)
PARIS (AP) - The Netherlands pledged Thursday to invest euro30 million ($38 million) to fight tuberculosis amid concerns about a deadly, drug-resistant new form of the disease, three nonprofit groups said.
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Bangladesh plans 3 million tetanus shots
Nov 2 2006 10:07AM (CT)
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Bangladesh's government will start a nationwide vaccination this weekend to reach up to three million women, aged 15-49 years, in a bid to eliminate neonatal tetanus, a statement said Thursday.
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Wine extract keeps fat mice healthy
Nov 2 2006 8:23AM (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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Docs find success in new heart treatment
Nov 2 2006 6:45AM (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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