NAACP to promote Bush Medicare plan - Chicago Sun-Times
April 16, 2006

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NAACP to promote Bush Medicare plan Chicago Sun-Times - Apr 14, 2006 One of every six Medicare beneficiaries is black or Hispanic, and many of them lack prescription drug coverage. That's created some unusual allies as the Bush administration ... Rx plan helping, polls say Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (subscription) White House: Congress Picks Medicare Date Houston Chronicle Kaiser network.org - El Paso Times - Daily Breeze - MLive.com - all 126 related

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Washington Post

Girl, 12, gets her own heart back — 10 years later Toronto Star - Apr 14, 2006 LONDON—A girl who was given a second heart 10 years ago had the extra organ removed after her own heart grew strong enough to pump on its own, her doctor said yesterday. British girl has heart transplant reversed World Peace Herald Mending a broken heart? Start with a good rest The Age Advertiser Adelaide - HealthCentral.com - KHQA - Dominican Today - all 26 related

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CTV.ca

Fifth case of mad cow disease confirmed CTV.ca - 1 hour ago Tests have confirmed a case of mad cow disease on a farm in British Columbia's Fraser Valley. It's Canada's fifth case of the disease, also called bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), since 2003. Canadian mad cow should not shake US market: trade Reuters Mad cow disease confirmed in BC's Fraser Valley CBC News Toronto Star - CNN International - Food Consumer - Reuters.uk - all 277 related

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Alcoholism can now be treated by injection People's Daily Online - 1 hour ago The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Thursday approved Vivitrol, a drug previously sold only in daily pill form, to be available in monthly injection to treat alcoholism. FDA approves Vivitrol for alcohol dependence Food Consumer Business news in brief Philadelphia Inquirer BioWorld Online (subscription) - New York Times - Bizjournals.com - Xagena.it - all 64 related

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Face-transplant patient progressing well China Daily - 3 hours ago XI'AN: Li Guoxing looked at his new face in the mirror for the first time and was pleased. He then pressed his doctor's hand firmly to celebrate the passage of the most dangerous period ... Bear attack victim undergoes astonishing face transplant op Unison.ie Bear-attack victim is given China's first face transplant Independent Times Online - Sydney Morning Herald - Telegraph.co.uk - Food Consumer - all 291 related

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Thais' cord blood stored overseas Bangkok Post - 29 minutes ago Singapore - A cord blood banking service has attracted wealthy Thai mothers who have paid to transfer their new-born babies' cord blood for storage in a laboratory here. Cell division The Age Perdue signs order to facilitate nonembryonic stem-cell research Gwinnett Daily Post Savannah Morning News - WXIA-TV - Columbus Ledger-Enquirer - Duluth Weekly - all 19 related

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Fries are fattier in US Indianapolis Star - 19 hours ago or perhaps the great drawback -- of McDonald's and KFC is that the food is pretty much the same all over the world. But a new study suggests the fries and the chicken ... McDonald's, KFC: Trans fat content varies in french fries Food Consumer Thorns and Flowers Arizona Daily Star all 17 related

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Bush expected to approve dramatic pandemic flu response plan Xinhua - 20 minutes ago US President George W. Bush is expected to approve within days a national pandemic influenza response plan under which the government would expand the Internet and possibly permit foreign countries to print US currency ... Program For Flu Response Readied Washington Post US readies flu pandemic response plan: report Reuters Hindu - News-Medical.net - NorthJersey.com - TheNewsTribune.com (subscription) - all 39 related

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Canadian mad cow should not shake US market: trade Reuters - 34 minutes ago Little reaction was expected in the Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle markets on Monday to news on Sunday that Canada has another case of mad cow disease. Canada confirms new case of mad cow disease Independent Online New mad cow case confirmed in BC Toronto Star BBC News - Reuters.uk - CNN International - Houston Chronicle - all 269 related

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Afghanistan to host regional health conference People's Daily Online - 26 minutes ago The post-war Afghanistan is hosting a four-day regional health conference to discuss the ways and means for boosting regional cooperation in curbing contagious diseases in the region, a senior official of Public Health Ministry said Sunday. GCC health ministers discuss bird flu Kuwait Times GCC Health Ministers executivelcommittee 64th session kicks off Bahrain News Agency all 3 related

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Canada.com

State pledges pandemic readiness Seattle Post Intelligencer - Apr 14, 2006 The federal government's 50-state pandemic flu readiness tour stopped Friday in Tacoma, where Gov. Christine Gregoire signed a pledge to prepare Washington for the arrival of a potentially deadly epidemic. Decade after H5N1 virus emerged, experts ponder best-before-date ... Calgary Sun OPINIONS & VIEWS Financial Express.bd Canada.com - Inside Bay Area - KOMO - KIROtv.com - all 27 related

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Helium-Oxygen Mix Helps COPD Patients Breathe Easier Forbes - Apr 14, 2006 FRIDAY, April 14 (HealthDay News) -- Breathing a mixture of 72 percent helium and 28 percent oxygen (Heliox28) helped people with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) improve their distance in an endurance walking test by 64 percent with ... Helium Mixture Improves Exercise Capacity in COPD MedPage Today Endurance walking test distances improved significantly for COPD ... Hindu Scripps Howard News Service - Columbus Dispatch - all 14 related

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Cote d'Ivoire confirms non-presence of bird flu virus People's Daily Online - 20 hours ago Cote d'Ivoire Minister of Livestocks and Marine Resources Alphonse Douaty confirmed on Saturday that chickens found dead in the Bondoukou region of the country were not caused by the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus. Bird flu in Ivory Coast? News24 Fears of bird flu in Ivory Coast Independent Online TODAYonline - all 7 related

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Supersize level of trans fats found in US McDonald's, KFC Globe and Mail - Apr 14, 2006 The great virtue -- or perhaps the great drawback -- of McDonald's and KFC is that the food is pretty much the same all over the world. Op-Ed Contributor Nuggets of Death New York Times Can fast food be actually healthy? CNN-IBN Haber Sağlık - DesMoinesRegister.com - MedIndia - Zee News - all 21 related

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Canada confirms new case of mad cow disease Forbes - 1 hour ago OTTAWA (AFX) - Canada's Food Inspection Agency said it has confirmed a new case of mad cow disease in the province of British Columbia. New mad cow case in Canada Sydney Morning Herald Fifth case of mad cow disease confirmed CTV.ca Toronto Star - CBC News - Food Consumer - BBC News - all 249 related

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Bird flu detected at Sihala farm Daily Times - 52 minutes ago ISLAMABAD: The H5N1 bird flu virus has been confirmed at another poultry farm, said Dr Muhammad Afzal, the director of department of food and livestock, on Sunday. Pakistan reports 3rd bird flu outbreak after 3,600 chickens die Forbes Pakistan reports third bird flu outbreak after 3,600 chickens die TODAYonline Ireland Online - Medical News Today - Reuters AlertNet - News-Medical.net - all 110 related

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Medical News Today (press release)

Estrogen Again TIME - 1 hour ago The results of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI)--the largest, most scientifically rigorous study of older women's medical issues ever conducted--continue to startle researchers, confuse the public and frustrate headline writers. TODAY'S GIRL, TOMORROW'S WOMAN: The prescription for good health ... Miami Herald Study: Estrogen OK for some women Inside Bay Area Kansas City Star - CBS 5 - Green Bay - International News Service - Kaiser network.org - all 18 related

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Washington Post

Health: Doctors revive girl’s heart after removing donor’s Daily Times - 53 minutes ago A doctor spoke about how he helped remove a 12-year-old girl’s donor heart, which she had started to reject, and restart her own, dormant heart in a pioneering operation in London. Mending a broken heart? Start with a good rest The Age Doctors remove donor 'piggyback' heart Turkish Daily News (subscription) Advertiser Adelaide - HealthCentral.com - KHQA - Dominican Today - all 35 related

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China Daily

Update 2: Paralyzed Girl, 5, Confronts Shooter Forbes - Apr 14, 2006 14.2006, 06:31 AM. Five-year-old Kai Leigh Harriott sat in the front of the courtroom in her wheelchair and looked directly at the man who had just pleaded guilty Thursday to firing the shot that paralyzed her. Paralyzed Girl Forgives Man Who Shot Her And Shattered Her Spine Medical News Today A child's message of grace amazes her city Boston Globe Boston Herald - Food Consumer - Kansas City Star - All Headline News - all 76 related

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Playfuls.com

FDA approves monthly dose of drug for alcoholism Houston Chronicle - Apr 13, 2006 WASHINGTON - A once-a-month injection to treat alcoholism won federal approval Thursday, expanding availability of a drug previously sold only in daily pill form. Alkermes' Vivitrol Cleared For Alcoholism Treatment BioWorld Online (subscription) FDA approves injection to treat alcohol dependence Bizjournals.com Philadelphia Inquirer - Boston Herald - Food Consumer - Xagena.it - all 90 related

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Bird flu in Ivory Coast? News24 - Apr 14, 2006 Abidjan - A suspected outbreak of bird flu has been discovered in a village in the Bondoukou region of Ivory Coast, Bondoukou's deputy regional governor Jean-Paul Kablan said on Thursday. Cote d'Ivoire confirms non-presence of bird flu virus People's Daily Online Fears of bird flu in Ivory Coast Independent Online TODAYonline - all 7 related

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Canada confirms new case of mad cow disease Independent Online - 26 minutes ago Ottawa - Canada's Food Inspection Agency on Sunday confirmed a new case of mad cow disease in the far western British Columbia province. Mad-cow disease confirmed in Canada CNN International New mad cow case in Canada Sydney Morning Herald Food Consumer - CTV.ca - BBC News - Calgary Sun - all 244 related

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Mad-cow disease confirmed in Canada CNN International - 16 minutes ago The Canadian government said Sunday that it has confirmed a case of mad-cow disease in a cow in British Columbia. The dairy cow did not enter human or animal feed chains, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said in a written statement. New mad cow case in Canada Sydney Morning Herald Canada Confirms New Case of Mad Cow Houston Chronicle CBC News - Vancouver Sun (subscription) - CTV.ca - Reuters Canada - all 213 related

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Bird Flu Outbreak Near Islamabad, Pakistan Medical News Today - 5 hours ago A bird flu (avian flu) outbreak has occurred at a chicken farm in Sihala, near Islamabad, say Pakistani authorities. Laboratory tests have confirmed the presence of the virulent H5N1 strain. Pakistan reports second outbreak of bird flu Ireland Online Pakistan confirms another outbreak of bird flu ABC Asia Pacific Milwaukee Channel.com - NewKerala.com - Zee News - EastDay.com - all 107 related

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Medical News Today (press release)

Summary Box: Sisters of cancer victims studied Kansas City Star - Apr 14, 2006 WHAT IS THE STUDY: Sisters of women with breast cancer are being studied to try to determine what environmental or genetic factors could contribute to the disease, and why some women get it and others don't. Estrogen Does Not Cause Breast Cancer, Study Says International News Service Estrogen, breast cancer unrelated San Mateo County Times TIME - all 18 related

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Scientists find gene turn-off United Press International - Apr 14, 2006 Researchers at Philadelphia's Wistar Institute have found what appears to be a mechanism for ensuring that genes that are switched off stay off. New Genetic Tools Wall Street Journal (subscription) Scientists find gene turn-off PhysOrg.com Post Chronicle - all 12 related

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Helium Mixture Improves Exercise Capacity in COPD MedPage Today - Apr 14, 2006 Patients with severe lung disease were able to walk farther when they breathed a mixture of helium and oxygen, researchers here have found. 'High test' air helps those with chronic pulmonary disease Scripps Howard News Service Helium-Oxygen Mix Helps COPD Patients Breathe Easier HealthCentral.com eMaxHealth.com - Hindu - all 14 related

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FDA approves injection to treat alcohol dependence Bizjournals.com - Apr 14, 2006 Cephalon (NASDAQ: CEPH) of Frazer, Pa., and Alkermes (NASDAQ: ALKS) of Cambridge, Mass., said the drug would be available in the United States by June. Alkermes' Vivitrol Cleared For Alcoholism Treatment BioWorld Online (subscription) New drug a shot in the arm for alcoholics Newsday WZZM - newratings.com - MedIndia - New York Times - all 110 related

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Washington Post

Girl Undergoes Surgery To Remove One Of Two Hearts All Headline News - Apr 14, 2006 London, England (AHN) - British surgeons are stunned with how quickly a 12 year-old girl has recuperated after undergoing surgery to remove one of two hearts she had. Doctors remove donor 'piggyback' heart Turkish Daily News (subscription) Damaged heart heals on its own TheNewsTribune.com (subscription) CRI - Radio New Zealand - International News Service - Salon - all 48 related

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Canada.com

Polio vaccine Shanghai Daily - 5 hours ago THE Bangladeshi government started yesterday to vaccinate 21 million children under five years old with the polio vaccine as the deadly disease has resurfaced in the country after five years. Bangladesh to vaccinate 18 million children after polio re-emerges ... KPLC-TV Bangladesh to Vaccinate 18M Kids for Polio Wyoming News KRON 4 - all 112 related

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Suspected bird flu outbreak in Ivory Coast negative TODAYonline - 10 hours ago Tests have shown a suspected outbreak of bird flu in the Bondoukou region of Ivory Coast to be negative, the west African country's animal production ministry said. Cote d`Ivoire confirms non-presence of bird flu virus AngolaPress Bird flu in Ivory Coast? News24 Independent Online - all 7 related

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The People's Voice

Journal Backs Condoms for HIV/AIDS Fight drkoop.com - Apr 13, 2006 The prestigious British medical journal The Lancet is calling for the widespread use of condoms as an effective way of preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS and as the best method to save lives. The Politics of Foreign Aid OpEdNews US Officials Should Have More Flexibility in Using Abstinence ... Kaiser network.org Houston Chronicle - Boston Globe - all 9 related

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Canada.com

Bangladesh launches polio drive TODAYonline - 1 hour ago More than 600,000 volunteers fanned out across Bangladesh as part of a massive campaign to vaccinate 21 million children under the age of five and wipe out polio, officials said. Bangladesh to Vaccinate 18M Kids for Polio Wyoming News Bangladesh begins vaccinating children against polio KOLD-TV all 112 related

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Fears of bird flu in Ivory Coast Independent Online - Apr 14, 2006 Nairobi - Ivory Coast is investigating the possibility of bird flu after five dogs died after eating the carcasses some 100 chickens that recently died in the town of Bondunku, some 500km east of the commercial capital Abidjan, news reports said on Friday ... Cote d'Ivoire confirms non-presence of bird flu virus Xinhua Bird flu in Ivory Coast? News24 TODAYonline - all 7 related

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Pakistan reports third bird flu outbreak after 3,600 chickens die TODAYonline - 1 hour ago Authorities reported Pakistan's third outbreak of deadly H5N1 bird flu, at a chicken farm near the capital Islamabad. "We found some 3,600 birds dead at the farm on Friday evening. Bird Flu Outbreak Near Islamabad, Pakistan Medical News Today Pakistan confirms another outbreak of bird flu ABC Asia Pacific Milwaukee Channel.com - NewKerala.com - EastDay.com - CRI - all 107 related