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June 6, 2006

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Carlsen Twins Back Home In Fargo WEAU-TV 13 - 5 hours ago Formerly conjoined twins Abbigail and Isabelle Carlsen are back home in Fargo, North Dakota, about three weeks after they went through separation surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. Former conjoined twins, parents, back home Grand Forks Herald Mayo gives twins a joyous farewell KSTP.com Concord Monitor - Biloxi Sun Herald - all 216 related

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Writethru: APEC bird flu exercise launched People's Daily Online - Jun 5, 2006 All 21 APEC economies will test their emergency communication and response to a human influenza pandemic in an exercise launched on Tuesday in Canberra. Asia-Pacific nations to test bird flu pandemic response TODAYonline Australia to host APEC influenza pandemic exercise 2006 Viet Nam News Agency DailyIndia.com - The Age - Bangkok Post - all 16 related

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Plans With Higher Deductibles, Savings Account on the Rise International News Service - Jun 5, 2006 DETROIT _ So you thought those $20 doctor's office co-pays and your $250 deductible threw you off budget fast? That was nothing. HSA-eligible health plans may cost more Monsters and Critics.com 20/20 Take: Do HSAs Make Sense for Young Adults? Wall Street Journal (subscription) Kaiser network.org - International News Service - all 9 related

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Telegraph.co.uk

One pill a day keeps cancer at bay Telegraph.co.uk - Jun 5, 2006 A drug prescribed for one of the commonest forms of leukaemia has reduced the deadly cancer to a chronic illness that can be managed with a single pill a day, specialists said yesterday. Leukaemia Drug Breakthrough International News Service Breakthrough targeted cancer drug extending lives New Zealand Herald Finanzen.net - Times Online - BBC News - Daily Mail - UK - all 11 related

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ImClone Systems Announces Data From Five Investigational Trials ... Trading Markets - Jun 5, 2006 (RTTNews) - Monday, ImClone Systems Inc. (IMCL | charts | news | PowerRating), a biopharma co., announced the clinical data from five investigational trials with ERBITUX or Cetuximab in combination with various ... ImClone decides on Erbitux lung cancer trial Reuters Imclone shares drop on study findings BusinessWeek Reuters - Genetic Engineering News - DG News - all 17 related

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New measles case brings warning Boston Globe - 20 hours ago A worker in the dining room at two Boston restaurants has been diagnosed with measles, health authorities announced last night, prompting a recommendation for customers ... Three More Measles Cases In Boston CBS4Boston State health officials announce three more measles cases Eyewitness News Monsters and Critics.com - all 10 related

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Strict mothers 'causing youngsters to pile on pounds' Ireland Online - Jun 5, 2006 Children with strict mothers are much more likely to get fat, according to new US research. The study found that disciplinarian mothers ended up with six-year-olds who were nearly five times more likely to ... Spare the rod, avoid obesity Melbourne Herald Sun Study: Mean, Maniacal Mom Made You Fat The Common Voice WebMD - Free Market News Network - Dog Flu Diet and Diseases - abc7news.com - all 282 related

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BBC News

Bird flu patient in Indonesia released People's Daily Online - 17 hours ago A patient who had been infected with bird flu was released on Tuesday by a hospital in the East Java provincial capital Surabaya, the second largest city in Indonesia. WHO rules out bird flu in four Indonesian nurses Reuters India WHO: Indonesia Teen Died of Bird Flu Washington Post Viet Nam News Agency - Blogger News Network - WLNS - ABC Asia Pacific - all 113 related

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UK's international HIV work not matched at home Guardian Unlimited - 4 hours ago The government is failing to meet the needs of people living with HIV/Aids in the UK or protect their human rights, despite its impressive record in fighting the pandemic abroad, says a report published today by the National Aids Trust. UN Meetings on World AIDS New York Blade UN declares AIDS to be 'greatest challenge' International Herald Tribune PinkNews.co.uk - Blogcritics.org - Cherry Hill Courier Post - Borneo Bulletin - all 25 related

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World Fitness

Child safety seats reduce risk of death United Press International - 5 hours ago Young children involved in car crashes may have a greater chance of survival if secured in a child restraint system, Michigan researchers find. Kiddie seat only safe answer - US study Motoring Child seats more effective in preventing death that seat belts WWMT Channel 4 News - York Dispatch - Kansas City infoZine - all 151 related

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KCBS

Scientists begin attempts to clone human embryos for stem cells Boston Globe - 10 hours ago Harvard-affiliated researchers said Tuesday they have begun efforts to create stem cells by cloning human embryos, joining the race among a small group of scientists in this controversial pursuit. Harvard researchers start human stem cell project Reuters Harvard Scientists Try Cloning to Create Stem Cells (Update2) Bloomberg CBC News - MarketWatch - World Fitness - Rocky Mountain News - all 238 related

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Research finds sperm quality drops, genetic problems rise as men ... San Francisco Chronicle - 13 hours ago With a lineup of Bay Area men at their disposal, Lawrence Livermore scientists have deflated yet another cherished male fantasy -- that sperm quality resists the ravages of age. Sperm don't age well, study concludes San Jose Mercury News Sperm's genetic quality deteriorates as men age, study suggests CBC News News-Medical.net - Washington Times - Dog Flu Diet and Diseases - WSTM-TV - all 291 related

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Road rage 'a medical disorder' News24 - 17 hours ago Chicago - To you, that angry, horn-blasting tailgater has road rage. But doctors have another name for it - intermittent explosive disorder - and a new study suggests it is far more common than they realised, affecting up to 16 million Americans. Reason for the rage? Chicago Sun-Times Outbursts May Be Sign of Mental Disorder KSL-TV Forbes - American Chronicle - KWTX - The Olympian - all 364 related

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Doctors to scale Everest for thin-air research Reuters - 13 hours ago British doctors plan to climb Mount Everest to study the impact of low oxygen levels on the body, a project they hope will help critically ill patients. Mount Everest To Be Site Of Medical Research All Headline News Doctors to scale Everest for thin-air research The Age all 13 related

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LA County Won't Release Details About Hospital CBS 2 - 9 hours ago LOS ANGELES County health officials are now refusing to release statistics on the quality of care provided by troubled King/Drew Medical Center, it was reported Tuesday. Number of New Syphilis Cases in Los Angeles County Increased By ... Kaiser network.org Troubled LA hospital refuses to release care data San Francisco Chronicle Los Angeles Times - all 13 related

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BBC News

Non-stop heart Channel 4 News - Jun 5, 2006 Be still my beating heart - soon no longer the case for patients after the UK's first transplant operation - with a still beating heart - was pronounced a success. Success for Britain's first beating heart transplant Daily Mail - UK Beating Heart Transplanted Into Patient, A UK First Medical News Today Times Online - Guardian Unlimited - Telegraph.co.uk - New Zealand Herald - all 93 related

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CBS News

WHO confirms another bird flu death Independent Online - 51 minutes ago The World Health Organisation on Tuesday confirmed a 15-year old Indonesian boy as the 128th person to have died of bird flu, but said four nurses in the Asian country have tested negative for the deadly H5N1 virus. WHO confirms Indonesian H5N1 case; nurses test negative CIDRAP Bird flu patient in Indonesia released People's Daily Online News-Medical.net - TODAYonline - UN News Centre - Independent - all 121 related

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San Diego Union Tribune

Baby has third arm removed The Herald - 1 hour ago Doctors have successfully removed an extremely rare, well-developed third arm from a two-month-old Chinese boy. They took off one of two left arms that had laid across Liu Junjie's chest. Doctors remove baby's third arm CNN International Doctors say surgery to remove third arm from infant Chinese boy is ... Canada.com Times Online - China Daily - MSNBC - Telegraph.co.uk - all 263 related

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Asbestos Linked to Throat Cancer WebMD - 3 hours ago June 6, 2006 -- A government expert panel on Tuesday added cancercancer of the larynx to the list of ailments directly linked to asbestos exposure but said there was less evidence tying the mineral to a variety of other cancers. Report Links Asbestos to Larynx Cancer Los Angeles Times Cancer Of Larynx, Others Linked To Asbestos WRAL.com Reuters - KESQ - all 117 related

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WNDU-TV

Road-rage disorder much more common than thought Scotsman - 2 hours ago A PSYCHIATRIC condition that can be behind road rage is much more common than previously thought, according to a United States study. Anger syndrome not just bouts of bad behaviour News-Medical.net Road rage more prevalent than originally thought Food Consumer The Age - Irish Health - New Scientist (subscription) - Reuters.uk - all 363 related

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HIV stigma falls as cases rise Detroit Free Press - Jun 4, 2006 In socially conservative Latin-American and Caribbean countries, open debate about sex is rare and many still consider AIDS a punishment for deviant behavior. AIDS drugs create false sense of security San Jose Mercury News Disease denial devastating for African Americans Blacks are most ... San Francisco Chronicle NY1 - NorthJersey.com - Orlando Sentinel - Kaiser network.org - all 37 related

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Bird flu response test today Bangkok Post - 3 hours ago Thailand is joining 20 other major countries in the Asia-Pacific region today for an exercise to test their response to an outbreak of a bird flu pandemic. Oz To Lead APEC Pandemic Response Exercise Bru Direct Asia-Pacific nations to test bird flu pandemic response TODAYonline China Post - DailyIndia.com - The Age - all 15 related

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Gates cash backs cervical cancer shots for poor Reuters - 10 hours ago A non-profit organisation, with the help of cash from Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) founder Bill Gates, launched a five-year drive on Tuesday to get new cervical cancer vaccines to women in poor countries. PATH gets Gates grant Seattle Post Intelligencer Bill Gates puts his money where his mouth is again News-Medical.net CNET News.com - Cancerpage.com - All Headline News - all 15 related

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CNN

Preparing for a Bird Flu Pandemic ABC News - 3 hours ago The worst-case scenario is a repeat of the Spanish flu outbreak of 1918 that infected more than one in four Americans and resulted in the deaths of about 675,000 in this country alone. Ag secretary says bird flu easily found Seattle Post Intelligencer Officials urge bird flu preparation even though pandemic not ... Brownfield The Westfall Weekly News - KVOA.com - OregonLive.com - Macon Telegraph - all 215 related

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Safety: Child Restraint Seats Found Safer Than Seat Belts New York Times - 22 hours ago Children in properly used child restraint systems are 28 percent less likely to die in car accidents than those wearing seat belts alone, a study of accidents involving children 2 to 6 years old shows. Restraint Systems Confirmed Safer than Seat Belts for Kids MedPage Today Study Touts Child Safety Seats Over Belts Washington Post Record-Searchlight (subscription) - Motoring - WWMT - Channel 4 News - all 151 related

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Harvard to Begin Private Project to Make Human Stem Cells Washington Post - 35 minutes ago Harvard University announced yesterday the launch of a privately funded, multimillion-dollar program to create cloned human embryos as sources of medically promising stem cells. Human stem cell cloning project begins at Harvard CBC News Harvard funds human cloning Times Online MarketWatch - KTVO - Rocky Mountain News - WCSH-TV - all 201 related

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Genetic Quality of Sperm Deteriorates as Men Age Forbes - 8 hours ago TUESDAY, June 6 (HealthDay News) -- A pioneering study has found specific genetic defects in the sperm of older men. The results suggest that, like women, some men who wait to become fathers raise the risk of passing on certain diseases to their children. Men Have Biological Clocks Too, Sperm Study Says National Geographic Men have a biological clock too and produce poor quality sperm as ... News-Medical.net Register - San Francisco Chronicle - CBC News - ABC News - all 287 related

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Duke study finds hearing aids underused United Press International - Jun 5, 2006 A Duke University study suggests hearing aids are underused, with only 1-in-5 people who could benefit from a hearing aid actually owning one. Study finds sizeable underutilization of hip and knee replacement ... Hindu Calcium, Vitamin D Have Little Effect on Breast Cancer: Study HealthCentral.com HealthCentral.com - Lex 18 - all 15 related

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Imclone shares drop on study findings BusinessWeek - 8 hours ago JUN. 6 11:20 AM ET Shares of Imclone Systems Inc. sank in morning trading Tuesday after analysts downgraded the stock, reacting to late-stage clinical trial results that was not as positive as observers expected. Adding Cetuximab to Two Chemotherapy Regimens for Metastatic ... DG News ImClone decides on Erbitux lung cancer trial Reuters Genetic Engineering News - Reuters - Genetic Engineering News - all 17 related

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Arrests an 'alarm bell,' Di Ianni says Hamilton Spectator - Jun 4, 2006 Hamilton Mayor Larry Di Ianni says the arrest of 17 terror suspects, including a McMaster University graduate, is a wake-up call for Hamilton and all of Canada. Special Care Keeps Nursing Home Residents Out of Hospital HealthCentral.com Treating nursing-home residents' pneumonia in-house would save ... CBC News Infection Control Today - all 8 related

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Cancer Of Larynx, Others Linked To Asbestos WESH.com - 3 hours ago WASHINGTON -- Asbestos has long been linked to lung cancer. Now there's word that it can cause cancer of the larynx. At the US Senate's request, the Institute of Medicine looked into the idea. Report links asbestos to larynx cancer Reuters Link found between asbestos and cancer of larynx WHO-TV all 110 related

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BBC Afrique

Namibia suffers polio 'setback' BBC News - 7 hours ago Namibia has announced that the country is suffering from its first polio outbreak in more than a decade. "It is quite a setback for us. NAMIBIA: Polio suspected as death toll rises to seven Reuters AlertNet Polio outbreak claims seven lives in Namibia Independent Online Reuters South Africa - Reuters South Africa - AllAfrica.com - all 22 related

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CBC Nova Scotia

Three-armed baby has third arm removed China Daily - 45 minutes ago SHANGHAI: A 2-month-old baby boy born with three arms underwent a successful operation yesterday at Shanghai Children's Medical Centre to remove his extra limb. Baby's third arm removed after pioneering surgery Times Online doctors remove baby's third arm MSNBC ABC News - CNN International - Telegraph.co.uk - Shanghai Daily - all 249 related

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