China tainted milk crisis triggers global recalls
(AP)
Wednesday, 09.24.2008, 08:58pm
 AP - An industrial chemical that made its way into China's dairy supplies and that authorities blame in the death of four babies has turned up in numerous Chinese-made exports abroadfrom candies to yogurt to rice balls.
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The 'Persian Ceiling', which is made of over 1000 of Dale Chihuly's ...
Wednesday, 09.24.2008, 08:18pm
 (AP) - The 'Persian Ceiling', which is made of over 1000 of Dale Chihuly's blown glass is on exhibit at the RISD Museum, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)
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Two people enjoy a sunny autumn afternoon in a public garden ...
Wednesday, 09.24.2008, 02:20pm
 (Reuters) - Two people enjoy a sunny autumn afternoon in a public garden in Berlin, September 24, 2008. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (GERMANY)
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Regulator says hospitals need strict heparin rules
(AP)
Wednesday, 09.24.2008, 11:30am
AP - A regulatory group told hospitals Wednesday to adopt strict measures to prevent errors involving blood thinners including heparinmistakes that have been made nearly 60,000 times and led to dozens of deaths in recent years.
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New British medical advice for hyperactive children
(AFP)
Wednesday, 09.24.2008, 10:57am
 AFP - Parents should be taught how to cope with hyperactive youngsters and Ritalin should only be prescribed as a last resort and never given to the under-fives, a health watchdog said Wednesday.
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Heart Attack Care Often Delayed for the Poor
(HealthDay)
Wednesday, 09.24.2008, 03:47am
HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Poorer Americans, including
those on Medicaid, are more likely to take much longer to get to the
hospital when a heart attack strikes compared to more affluent people, a
new study finds.
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Whole Brain Radiation Not Best for Cancer That Has Spread
(HealthDay)
Wednesday, 09.24.2008, 03:47am
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Sept. 23 (HealthDay News) -- The common practice of
adding whole brain radiation to more focused radiation treatment for
cancers that have spread to the brain not only caused greater learning and
memory problems, but also was associated with a shorter survival time in a
controlled study.
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Gold stilettos : A model presents a creation for Salvatore Ferragamo ...
Tuesday, 09.23.2008, 11:47pm
 (AFP) - Gold stilettos : A model presents a creation for Salvatore Ferragamo fashion house as part of the women's Spring/Summer 2009 ready-to-wear collections of the fashion week in Milan. (AFP/Filippo Monteforte)
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Prostate cancer hormone therapy may raise mortality
(Reuters)
Tuesday, 09.23.2008, 10:00pm
 Reuters - In elderly men with early-stage prostate cancer, receiving hormone therapy is associated with an increase in all-cause mortality, according to a study reported Tuesday at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology's 50th Annual Meeting underway in Boston.
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