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100-plus swine flu cases confirmed outside Mexico
In an age of widespread air travel, it is difficult, if not impossible, to contain a newly emerged infectious agent, and that is proving to be the case with swine flu, as isolated outbreaks continue to be confirmed around the world, with new cases reported today in Canada, Israel, France, New Zealand, Costa Rica and South Korea.
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Study finds increased autism risks in kids born to older moms, dads' age may play lesser role
A woman's chance of having a child with autism increase substantially as she ages, but the risk may be less for older dads than previously suggested, a new study analyzing more than 5 million births found. more
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HEALTHBEAT: Vital newborn testing faces challenges in using leftover blood spots for research Photo
WASHINGTON (AP) — A critical safety net for babies — that heelprick of blood taken from every newborn — is facing an ethics attack. more
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Vital newborn testing faces challenges in using leftover blood spots for research
WASHINGTON (AP) — A critical safety net for babies — that heelprick of blood taken from every newborn in the U.S. — is facing an ethics attack. more
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Study: Poor quality malaria-fighting drugs litter Africa, raising fears of resistance
High rates of the most effective type of malaria-fighting drugs sold in three African countries are poor quality — including nearly half the pills sampled in Senegal — raising fears of increased drug resistance that could wipe out the last weapon left to battle a disease that kills 1... more
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British PM Gordon Brown promises home care for cancer sufferers as election heats up Photo
LONDON (AP) — You know an election is coming when British politicians suddenly promise sweeping improvements to the National Health Service, a simultaneous source of national pride and worry. more
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Largest mumps outbreak in years spreads as more than 300 cases diagnosed in NY suburbs
MONSEY, N.Y. (AP) — More than 300 people have been diagnosed with the mumps in suburban New York as the nation's largest outbreak of the disease in years spreads. more
