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Abortion pill thwarts breast cancer gene
Nov 30 2006 10:01PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Scientists used the abortion drug RU-486 to keep tumors at bay in mice bred with a gene destined to give them breast cancer.
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Govt. fights morning-after pill subpoena
Nov 30 2006 8:08PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A reproductive rights group is on a "fishing expedition" and should be denied access to White House e-mails and other documents it seek as part of a lawsuit promoting unfettered access to the morning-after pill, the Justice Department said Thursday.
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Experts plan strategies to prevent HIV
Nov 30 2006 7:32PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Circumcision, microbicides and microfinance. These are some of the most promising options being examined as potential ways to prevent AIDS. As World AIDS Day is marked Friday, some public health experts are saying the current focus on universal access to lifesaving antiretroviral drugs has had an unintended effect: sidelining prevention. Without a vaccine, preventing HIV infections is key to controlling the pandemic.
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Michigan man receives hand transplant
Nov 30 2006 6:17PM (CT)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A Michigan man who lost his right hand in a work-related accident more than 30 years ago became the third successful hand transplant recipient in the United States, doctors said Thursday.
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Louisville official seeks trans fat ban
Nov 30 2006 6:15PM (CT)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Amid a national push for healthier food, a Louisville official is proposing to ban the city's restaurants from using artificial fat.
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Doctor treats patients despite paralysis
Nov 30 2006 6:10PM (CT)
WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) - When a visitor from Canada was attacked by a shark this month, Dr. Peter Galpin helped save his life and the use of his hand. Galpin himself doesn't have full use of his own limbs, but his wheelchair didn't get in the way.
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Probe urged on blood-clotting drug use
Nov 30 2006 6:02PM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - Two U.S. senators are calling for a military probe of the use of a blood-clotting drug on wounded troops in Iraq, after reports of life-threatening clots following its use.
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AIDS said cuts S.Africa teens' life span
Nov 30 2006 3:56PM (CT)
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - Fewer than half of South Africa's 15-year-olds will live to see their 60th birthday because of HIV/AIDS, according to a new report.
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No joke: Laughter yoga stretches into OC
Nov 30 2006 2:13PM (CT)
LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. (AP) - This is no joke: It's a typical day at sunny Main Beach and a dozen people are wandering around with their hands in the air, laughing hysterically, squawking like chickens and talking gibberish.
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Genetic clue tied to Nev. cancer cluster
Nov 30 2006 11:07AM (CT)
FALLON, Nev. (AP) - Children in a northern Nevada leukemia cluster are more likely to have a variation in a gene that helps combat unsafe chemicals, and more research is needed to learn why, federal researchers said Thursday.
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Pregnant women are urged to avoid Paxil
Nov 30 2006 10:55AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Pregnant women and those who plan to become pregnant should avoid taking the antidepressant Paxil if possible because of the risk of birth defects, a group of obstetricians said Thursday.
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Firms troubled by sick people in office
Nov 30 2006 7:54AM (CT)
RIVERWOODS, Ill. (AP) - Are you the kind of employee who drags yourself to work no matter how lousy you're feeling? A survey by tax and business law information and software provider CCH says 56 percent of employers now report that "presenteeism," when sick employees show up for work, is a problem for them. Just 39 percent said that in a survey two years ago.
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Deal to give children HIV/AIDS treatment
Nov 30 2006 6:02AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - Former President Clinton announced Thursday that two Indian pharmaceutical companies had agreed to cut the prices of HIV and AIDS treatment for children, making the lifesaving drugs far more accessible worldwide.
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Study: Meth use climbs on East Coast
Nov 30 2006 3:56AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Methamphetamine use is increasing along the East Coast after years of largely being confined to rural areas west of the Mississippi River, a government report shows.
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Australia lawmakers debate cloning ban
Nov 30 2006 2:18AM (CT)
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Australia's Parliament on Thursday debated a bill that would lift the country's ban on cloning human embryos for stem cell research.
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Study: Private Medicare costs $5.2B more
Nov 30 2006 12:15AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in private, managed care plans cost the government 12.4 percent more than those in the traditional program last year, for a total cost of more than $5.2 billion, according to a study released Thursday.
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