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Cancer Society hits 100 as US cancer rate falls
6 hours 45 mins ago
The American Cancer Society _ one of the nation's best known and influential health advocacy groups _ is 100 years old this week.
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Life-saving face transplant performed in Poland
2 hours 37 mins ago
Doctors in Poland say they have performed an urgent total face transplant on a 33-year-old man whose face was torn off in an accident which also crushed his jaws.
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Portland, Ore., rejecting water fluoridation
6 hours 59 mins ago
The mayor of Portland, Ore., has conceded defeat in an effort to add fluoride to the city's drinking water.
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More tornadoes from global warming? Nobody knows
16 hours 42 mins ago
A deadly tornado hit suburban Oklahoma City on Monday. A quick look at some basic facts:
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France: Drugmaker on trial, suspected in deaths
20 hours 22 mins ago
The makers of a diabetes and weight loss drug suspected in the deaths of hundreds of people went on trial Tuesday, facing charges they misled the public about the product's safety.
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New rice contamination reported in China
1 day ago
Authorities are investigating rice mills in southern China following tests that found almost half of the staple grain in one of the country's largest cities was contaminated with a toxic metal.
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After a decade, global AIDS program looks ahead
1 day ago
The decade-old law that transformed the battle against HIV and AIDS in developing countries is at a crossroads. The dream of future generations freed from epidemic is running up against an era of economic recovery and harsh budget cuts.
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Report: NPS hantavirus response followed policy
1 day ago
Federal investigators probing the hantavirus outbreak blamed for three deaths at Yosemite National Park recommended on Monday that design changes to tent cabins and other privately run lodging first be reviewed by National Park Service officials.
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Birth of anteater has Conn. zoo staff puzzled
An anteater has given birth at a Connecticut conservation center, prompting officials there to wonder how the mother conceived.
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World
Russian drunk driver who killed orphans sentenced
A Russian drunk driver who sparked a nationwide debate after killing seven, including five orphan children, in a road accident last year has been sentenced to prison.
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