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Doctors say how we taste affects health
Nov 20 2006 11:47PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Woe to those who have a cold on Thursday. If you can't smell the roasting turkey, it just won't taste as good. And if you think the brussels sprouts are bitter, well, blame how many taste buds you were born with, not the chef.
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5-way kidney swap performed at Hopkins
Nov 20 2006 10:52PM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - It took 12 surgeons, six operating rooms and five donors to pull it off, but five desperate strangers simultaneously received new organs in what hospital officials Monday described as the first-ever quintuple kidney transplant.
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WHO says gains are made in Africa health
Nov 20 2006 8:51PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - African countries are developing innovative methods to tackle illness and disease, but health problems across the continent remain enormous, the World Health Organization said in a report Monday.
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Marathon runners face skin cancer risk
Nov 20 2006 8:48PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - White marathon runners seem to face an increased risk of skin cancer because of long sun exposure, Austrian researchers report.
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Salmonella on the rise in chicken meat
Nov 20 2006 8:48PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A type of salmonella found in eggs is turning up more often in chicken meat and needs to be reduced, according to the Agriculture Department.
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Government orders more bird flu vaccine
Nov 20 2006 8:47PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The government ordered enough vaccine Monday to protect an additional 2.7 million people against bird flu, adding to a stockpile for use in an outbreak of the deadly virus.
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Fitness industry pushes better trainers
Nov 20 2006 8:46PM (CT)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - The nation's aging, overweight population is fueling demand for personal trainers skilled at prodding the out-of-shape of all ages to get fit.
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Doctors: Thallium as toxic as arsenic
Nov 20 2006 1:48PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Thallium is frequently referred to as the poison of choice: Only a gram of the colorless, odorless, water-soluble heavy metal can kill. It is as toxic as arsenic, and even more so than lead.
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