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Ban on silicone breast implants lifted
Nov 17 2006 10:59PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The government ended a 14-year virtual ban on silicone-gel breast implants Friday despite lingering safety questions, making the devices available to tens of thousands of women who have clamored for them.
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U.N. nations reach deal to cut emissions
Nov 17 2006 7:35PM (CT)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - More than 180 nations at the U.N. climate conference agreed Friday on the next steps toward negotiating deeper future cuts in global-warming gases, after conceding to China that developing nations won't be pressed immediately to reduce emissions.
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Democrats reject changes to Medicaid
Nov 17 2006 6:53PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - States should be given more freedom to enroll the poorest of the poor into managed care programs and adopt changes that have worked elsewhere, a Medicaid reform panel recommended Friday.
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Bird flu vaccine has short shelf life
Nov 17 2006 5:32PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Some of the first doses of bird flu vaccine in the nation's stockpile are growing weaker with age. If the shots are needed anytime soon, there will be enough for a million fewer people than previously thought.
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Study: Chocolate milk good for athletes
Nov 17 2006 5:06AM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - It comes in only one flavor _ no Fierce Grape or Riptide Rush available _ and you certainly won't see your favorite basketball star gulping it down on the sideline during a timeout. But a group of scientists recently discovered that one of the most effective drinks to help athletes recover after exercise is the same thing moms across America have been giving their kids for years. A simple glass of chocolate milk.
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Mayne loses appeal over generic Propofol
Nov 17 2006 4:55AM (CT)
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Australian pharmaceutical group Mayne Pharma Ltd. said Friday it has lost a U.S. court appeal over its generic formulation of the anesthetic product Propofol.
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