Feigin honored as 'truly a giant' at Houston funeral - Houston Chronicle
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Feigin honored as 'truly a giant' at Houston funeral
Houston Chronicle - 34 minutes ago By TODD ACKERMAN Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle Holding red carnations, mourners line the streets outside Texas Children's Hospital for the funeral procession for Dr. Dr. Ralph Feigin Laid To Rest Click 2 Houston.com Funeral to be held for local medical abc13.com San Antonio Business Journal - abc13.com all 8 news articles |
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A diet to make you feel ratty - Independent Online
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A diet to make you feel ratty
Independent Online, South Africa - 22 minutes ago Patna, India - A state government in eastern India is encouraging people to eat rats in an effort to battle soaring food prices and save grain stocks. … |
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Merck Vioxx study was aimed at marketing: report - Reuters
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Merck Vioxx study was aimed at marketing: report
Reuters - 37 minutes ago (Reuters) - A 1999 clinical study that Merck & Co Inc (MRK.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said was done to test side effects of painkiller Vioxx was conducted primarily to support a marketing campaign before the drug's launch, The Wall Street … Merck Vioxx Trial Was Strategy to Boost Sales, Researchers Say Bloomberg Researchers: Merck Vioxx study was for marketing The Associated Press Philadelphia Inquirer - Wall Street Journal Blogs - Annals of Internal Medicine - MedPage Today all 157 news articles |
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West Nile virus alert after Bronx man is struck by illness - New York Daily News
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West Nile virus alert after Bronx man is struck by illness
New York Daily News - 39 minutes ago BY DONALD BERTRAND The Bronx's lucky running streak of avoiding West Nile virus infections ended last week with the city Health Department reporting a 60-year-old man had contracted - and recovered - from the disease. One-Year Recovery for West Nile Virus WebMD Long-term, West Nile patients recover, study finds Reuters Science Daily (press release) - KRNV - Chicago Tribune - Boston Globe all 81 news articles |
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Home tests help parents monitor drug use - Kerrville Daily Times
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Home tests help parents monitor drug use
Kerrville Daily Times - 1 hour ago By Caleb Chapman These are the drugs that most likely come to mind when hearing the word “addiction.” But some addictive drugs come straight from a prescription bottle. Teen Drug Use Linked to 'Problem Parents' WebMD  Comment by Dr. Neil Bernstein Author, "There When He Needs You"San Francisco Chronicle - Los Angeles Times - dBTechno - FOXNews all 78 news articles |
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Fukuda: Extra Diet Session To Be Convened Mid-Sep-Kyodo - FXstreet.com The Foreign Exchange Market
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Fukuda: Extra Diet Session To Be Convened Mid-Sep-Kyodo
FXstreet.com The Foreign Exchange Market, Spain - 54 minutes ago TOKYO -(Dow Jones)- The next extraordinary Diet session will be convened in mid-September, Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda told a meeting of senior … |
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FBI Elaborates on Anthrax Case - Washington Post
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FBI Elaborates on Anthrax Case
Washington Post - 1 hour ago By Carrie Johnson and Joby Warrick FBI officials attempted to bolster their case against researcher Bruce E. Ivins yesterday by presenting experts who said that a lone scientist working for three to seven days with readily available equipment could … FBI Presents Anthrax Details but Says It Can’t Erase Doubts New York Times Anthrax Scientist Aided FBI's Probe ABC News Reuters - The Associated Press - Kansas City Star - Akron Farm Report all 435 news articles |
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Calif. Court Puts Gays' Care Over Doctors' Faith - Washington Post
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Calif. Court Puts Gays' Care Over Doctors' Faith
Washington Post - 3 hours ago By Ashley Surdin LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18 — Doctors may not refuse medical treatment to gay men or lesbians for religious reasons, the California Supreme Court unanimously ruled Monday. Doctors Can't Deny Lesbians Care on Religious Grounds ABC News State Supreme Court says doctors must treat gays and lesbians San Francisco Chronicle The Associated Press - AHN - AFP - Los Angeles Times all 426 news articles |
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Calif. Court Puts Gays' Care Over Doctors' Faith - Washington Post
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Calif. Court Puts Gays' Care Over Doctors' Faith
Washington Post - 1 hour ago By Ashley Surdin LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18 — Doctors may not refuse medical treatment to gay men or lesbians for religious reasons, the California Supreme Court unanimously ruled Monday. California: Gays and Medical Treatment New York Times Doctors Can't Deny Lesbians Care on Religious Grounds ABC News San Francisco Chronicle - AHN - The Associated Press - AFP all 418 news articles |
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Researchers have developed a strain of mice resistant to diet … - Tehran Times
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Researchers have developed a strain of mice resistant to diet …
Tehran Times, Iran - 2 hours ago On a normal diet, the normal and mutant mice weighed roughly the same, with mutant mice weighing slightly less. On a high fat diet, however, the mutant mice … |
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New study backs angioplasty through the wrist - The Associated Press
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New study backs angioplasty through the wrist
The Associated Press - 8 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) - The best path to a clogged heart may be through the wrist. About a million artery-clearing angioplasties are performed in the United States each year, and the usual route is to thread a tube to the heart through an artery in the groin … Reaching the Heart Through the Wrist Washington Post New Study Backs Angioplasty Through The Wrist KWTX MarketWatch all 217 news articles |
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Chewing gum aids bowel recovery - BBC News
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Chewing gum aids bowel recovery
BBC News - 44 minutes ago The latest work published in Archives of Surgery reviews data from five recent trials involving 158 patients. Chewing gum appears to speed up the return of normal bowel function by stimulating nerves in the digestive system, say the UK report's authors … Chew Gum for Colon Surgery Recovery WebMD Gum Chewing May Speed Colon Surgery Recovery U.S. News & World Report The Associated Press - Bloomberg - MedPage Today - WMUR all 222 news articles |
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Anthrax Scientist Aided FBI's Probe - ABC News
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Anthrax Scientist Aided FBI's Probe
ABC News - 48 minutes ago By JASON RYAN The FBI destroyed anthrax samples submitted in 2002 by the scientist who later became the prime suspect in the deadly mail attacks because he didn't prepare them according to the protocol spelled out in a court order, the bureau said … FBI admits missteps in anthrax probe Reuters FBI had, then tossed anthrax type used in attacks The Associated Press WTTE - The Benton Crier - OpEdNews - Salon all 370 news articles |
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Brain's counting skill 'built-in' - BBC News
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Brain's counting skill 'built-in'
BBC News - 1 hour ago Humans have an in-built ability to do mathematics even if they do not have the language to express it, a research team has suggested. Researchers say numbers aren't needed to count The Associated Press Aboriginal Kids Can Count Without Numbers Science Daily (press release) Telegraph.co.uk - The Australian - EurekAlert (press release) all 114 news articles |
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EXCLUSIVE: Christina Applegate '100%' Free of Breast Cancer - ABC News
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EXCLUSIVE: Christina Applegate '100%' Free of Breast Cancer
ABC News - 7 hours ago By LEE FERRAN Just a month after being diagnosed with breast cancer, actress Christina Applegate is perfectly healthy and cancer-free, she told Robin Roberts of "Good Morning America" in an exclusive interview that will air Tuesday. Christina Applegate Says She’s 100 Percent Cancer-Free eFluxMedia Applegate says she is 100 percent cancer free The Associated Press TheCelebrityCafe.com - Newswatch 50 - E! Online all 333 news articles |
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EXCLUSIVE: Christina Applegate '100%' Free of Breast Cancer - ABC News
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EXCLUSIVE: Christina Applegate '100%' Free of Breast Cancer
ABC News - 5 hours ago By LEE FERRAN Just a month after being diagnosed with breast cancer, actress Christina Applegate is perfectly healthy and cancer-free, she told Robin Roberts of "Good Morning America" in an exclusive interview that will air Tuesday. Christina Applegate Cancer Free TheCelebrityCafe.com Applegate says she is 100 percent cancer free The Associated Press WFMY News 2 - Newswatch 50 - People Magazine - Just Jared all 318 news articles |
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EXCLUSIVE: Christina Applegate '100%' Free of Breast Cancer - ABC News
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EXCLUSIVE: Christina Applegate '100%' Free of Breast Cancer
ABC News - 1 hour ago By LEE FERRAN Just a month after being diagnosed with breast cancer, actress Christina Applegate is perfectly healthy and cancer-free, she told Robin Roberts of "Good Morning America" in an exclusive interview that will air Tuesday. Applegate says she is 100 percent cancer free The Associated Press Christina Applegate '100 Percent Clear' of Cancer People Magazine E! Online - Just Jared - News4Jax.com - Stuff.co.nz all 181 news articles |
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Doctors Medical Center fined for fatal errors - San Jose Mercury News
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Doctors Medical Center fined for fatal errors
San Jose Mercury News - 35 minutes ago By Sandy Kleffman Doctors Medical Center in San Pablo has been fined $50000 for medical errors in which two patients died. The state Department of Public Health announced penalties Monday against the hospital and 17 others around the state because of … California fines 18 hospitals for violating healthcare regulations Los Angeles Times 18 California Hospitals Fined KNX1070 CBS 47 - CBS 2 all 9 news articles |
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Chew Gum for Colon Surgery Recovery - WebMD
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Chew Gum for Colon Surgery Recovery
WebMD - 54 minutes ago By Salynn Boyles Aug. 18, 2008 — Simply chewing gum after colon surgery can reduce recovery time and shorten hospital stays, a review of research shows. Gum Chewing May Speed Colon Surgery Recovery U.S. News & World Report Study: You can chew gum and get well at same time The Associated Press Bloomberg - MedPage Today - KGAN - WMUR all 216 news articles |
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One-Year Recovery for West Nile Virus - WebMD
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One-Year Recovery for West Nile Virus
WebMD - 54 minutes ago By Kelley Colihan Aug. 18, 2008 — West Nile virus is sneaky and can be stealth-like. It's hard to even know you have it. Most infected people do not have symptoms. Long-term, West Nile patients recover, study finds Reuters West Nile virus confirmed in Michigan man Chicago Tribune Boston Globe - WWMT - Boston Herald - MedPage Today all 72 news articles |
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FDA Notes 2 More Byetta Deaths - WebMD
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FDA Notes 2 More Byetta Deaths
WebMD - 6 hours ago By Miranda Hitti Aug. 18, 2008 — The FDA today said it plans to strengthen warnings about life-threatening pancreas problems linked to the type 2 diabetes drug Byetta after getting two more reports of deaths and four other hospitalizations in Byetta … FDA seeks stronger warnings for Amylin's Byetta Reuters FDA: Amylin's Byetta Killed 2 Forbes Xinhua - United Press International - About - News & Issues - Bloomberg all 423 news articles |
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FDA Notes 2 More Byetta Deaths - WebMD
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FDA Notes 2 More Byetta Deaths
WebMD - 4 hours ago By Miranda Hitti Aug. 18, 2008 — The FDA today said it plans to strengthen warnings about life-threatening pancreas problems linked to the type 2 diabetes drug Byetta after getting two more reports of deaths and four other hospitalizations in Byetta … FDA warns of risk linked to diabetes drug Byetta Xinhua FDA seeks stronger warnings for Amylin's Byetta Reuters United Press International - Forbes - AHN - Bloomberg all 402 news articles |
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FDA Notes 2 More Byetta Deaths - WebMD
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FDA Notes 2 More Byetta Deaths
WebMD - 54 minutes ago By Miranda Hitti Aug. 18, 2008 — The FDA today said it plans to strengthen warnings about life-threatening pancreas problems linked to the type 2 diabetes drug Byetta after getting two more reports of deaths and four other hospitalizations in Byetta … FDA: Amylin's Byetta Killed 2 Forbes FDA seeks stronger warnings for Amylin's Byetta Reuters Bloomberg - International Herald Tribune - The Benton Crier - MedPage Today all 373 news articles |
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Athletics: Jamaicans put their sprint success down to a healthy diet - Scotsman
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Athletics: Jamaicans put their sprint success down to a healthy diet
Scotsman, United Kingdom - 8 hours ago By Martyn Ziegler JAMAICA'S astonishing sprint success is down to healthy food and a dedicated grooming system, according to the country's sports minister … |
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Athletics: Jamaicans put their sprint success down to a healthy diet - Scotsman
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Athletics: Jamaicans put their sprint success down to a healthy diet
Scotsman, United Kingdom - 1 hour ago By Martyn Ziegler JAMAICA'S astonishing sprint success is down to healthy food and a dedicated grooming system, according to the country's sports minister … Video: Olympics '08: Jamaica Sweeps Women's 100 Meters AssociatedPress all 1,116 news articles |
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