Four killed after using spurious drug - People's Daily Online
May 15, 2006

Xinhua

Four killed after using spurious drug People's Daily Online - 25 minutes ago Four people have been killed and six others are in a serious condition in Guangzhou after using a drug containing the wrong chemical, officials said yesterday. Bogus drugs kill 4 in southern China Reuters AlertNet Four people die from using fake drug in NE China Xinhua Shanghai Daily - NewKerala.com - Antara - People's Daily Online - all 35 related

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Sanyo's electrolyzed water tech effective in killing bird flu ... Mainichi Daily News - 1 hour ago Sanyo Electric Co. said Monday it has confirmed that its antivirus technology using electrolyzed water can be used to reduce the number of the H5 type of avian influenza virus by more than 99 percent. Avian Influenza Viruses Suppressing with Proprietary Electrolyzed ... Technology News Daily SANYO'S PROPRIETARY ELECTROLYZED WATER TECHNOLOGY PROVEN EFFECTIVE ... ITNews Daily News & Analysis - all 7 related

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Heart disease costs Britain 29 billion pounds a year People's Daily Online - 2 hours ago Heart disease, the most preventable health threat, is costing Britain's economy 29 billion pounds (55 billion US. .dollars) a year, a study showed on Monday. Britain: The sick heart of Europe Independent 29bn bill for heart disease Telegraph.co.uk Bloomberg - BBC News - Scotsman - Daily Mail - UK - all 32 related

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Groups oppose Medicare penalty Duluth News Tribune - 14 hours ago POLITICS: Seniors, insurers and many lawmakers say Congress should drop the financial penalty for late enrollment in the prescription drug program. Update 4: Medicare Recipients Rush to Beat Deadline Forbes Key Republicans Oppose Late Enrollment Penalty for Medicare Drug ... SeniorJournal.com ktla 5 - Sacramento Bee - Rocky Mountain News - All Headline News - all 315 related

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RI Girl Was Strangled, Coroner Says ABC News - May 13, 2006 — An 8-year-old girl whose body was found in a wooded area was strangled and had injuries to her head, the state medical examiner's office said Friday. Autopsy: Savannah strangled Woonsocket Call Mourners pay respects to family of slain girl Boston Globe Eyewitness News - Turn to 10.com - all 16 related

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Staff shortage throws 'give birth at home' plans into disarray Telegraph.co.uk - 28 minutes ago Government plans to encourage women to give birth at home were thrown into disarray yesterday after it emerged that at least one NHS hospital has suspended its home birth service due to lack of staff. Midwife cuts threaten homebirth plans Daily Mail - UK Government to promote home births BBC News The Age - Indian Catholic - NewKerala.com - Daily Mail - UK - all 13 related

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Elderly with breast cancer may be undertreated Reuters.uk - 4 hours ago Women in their 80s with breast cancer tend to receive less intensive treatment compared with their younger counterparts, Israeli researchers report. Health Highlights: May 13, 2006 Forbes Shift in Treating Breast Cancer Is Under Debate New York Times all 19 related

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Xinhua

Four people die from using fake drug in NE China Xinhua - 9 hours ago Four people have died from using the fake Armillarisni A injection made by a drug company in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, China's drug regulator said Monday. Bogus drugs kill 4 in southern China Reuters AlertNet Pharma workers held in 4 deaths Shanghai Daily NewKerala.com - Antara - all 33 related

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In Austria, Way of Life Is Clipped by Bird Flu Los Angeles Times - 15 hours ago VIENNA - Year after year, undaunted by winter ice or the weak sun of Central Europe's spring, elderly Viennese have flocked to the water park on the Danube with bags of stale bread crumbs. UN expert praises Egypt's bird flu response Reuters Bird flu - the battle could be over News-Medical.net Niagarafallsreporter.com - Food Consumer - USA Today - Ireland Online - all 67 related

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Anti-quota stir continues across country Mid-Day Mumbai - 6 hours ago New Delhi: The striking medical students today rejected HRD Minister Arjun Singh's offer for talks, as doctors in private hospitals also joined the anti-quota stir, crippling essential health services in some states, including Delhi and Maharashtra. Medicos' strike gathers momentum, health services hit Newindpress (subscription) No re-look at quota: govt Herald Publications Reuters AlertNet - Monsters and Critics.com - Outlook (subscription) - DailyIndia.com - all 254 related

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