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Hospital policy eyed in L.A. outbreak
Dec 21 2006 7:44PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The recent deaths of two premature babies at a hospital linked to an outbreak of a common bacterium raise questions about whether officials took the necessary precautions to prevent the spread of the hardy germ.
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Christmas goodies pack on the pounds
Dec 21 2006 7:41PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Oh, those holiday pitfalls: a martini and a handful of Chex mix at the office party, Grandma's fruitcake, the plate of gingerbread cookies from your neighbor. Eating all those goodies will definitely cost you.
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U.S. measles outbreak tied to one person
Dec 21 2006 7:11PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - The biggest U.S. measles outbreak in a decade _ 34 people stricken in Indiana and Illinois last year _ was traced back to a 17-year-old girl who had traveled to Romania without first getting vaccinated, government health officials said Thursday.
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New flu pandemic could kill 81 million
Dec 21 2006 7:02PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - A flu virus as deadly as the one that caused the 1918 Spanish flu could kill as many as 81 million worldwide if it struck today, a new study estimates. By applying historical death rates to modern population data, the researchers calculated a death toll of 51 million to 81 million, with a median estimate of 62 million.
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Study: Teens use medicines to get high
Dec 21 2006 6:56PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Teens increasingly are getting high with legal drugs like painkillers and mood stimulants, and they're turning to cough syrup as well, says a government survey released Thursday.
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