Archive for January, 2010

Restaurant Food Has More Calories Than Advertised – 1510th Edition

Sunday, January 10th, 2010

Dieters can’t believe everything they read: The food at many popular chain restaurants and in the freezer section of the supermarket may contain a lot more calories than advertised.
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Anthrax Outbreak Kills 6 Drug Addicts – 1509th Edition

Sunday, January 10th, 2010

Contaminated heroin may have caused an anthrax outbreak among drug addicts in Scotland, killing six people and infecting 12 in total, health officials said Thursday.
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Caffeine Poisoning Calls Pour In – 1508th Edition

Saturday, January 9th, 2010

Poison Control centers say they are getting more calls from people sickened by caffeine. What can you do?
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CDC: H1N1 Now Widespread Only In 1 State – 1507th Edition

Saturday, January 9th, 2010

Swine flu infections continue to drop and only one state — Alabama — was reporting widespread cases last week.
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iPod Cable Shocks, Burns Toddler – 1506th Edition

Saturday, January 9th, 2010

A young girl could have permanent damage to her mouth and brain after getting a shock from a USB cable plugged into a laptop computer.
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TB Less Likely In Heavier Babies – 1505th Edition

Saturday, January 9th, 2010

Extra weight seems to protect babies from getting tuberculosis later in life, a study says.
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Drug Benefit Expanded To 1 Million More Seniors – 1504th Edition

Saturday, January 9th, 2010

In case the prospect of nearly $4,000 in prescription assistance isn’t enough to perk up low-income seniors, the government is using ’60s singer Chubby Checker to publicize “the twist” in the Medicare drug program.
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Restaurant Food Has More Calories Than Advertised – 1503th Edition

Saturday, January 9th, 2010

Dieters can’t believe everything they read: The food at many popular chain restaurants and in the freezer section of the supermarket may contain a lot more calories than advertised.
By fox5vegas.com

Anthrax Outbreak Kills 6 Drug Addicts – 1502th Edition

Saturday, January 9th, 2010

Contaminated heroin may have caused an anthrax outbreak among drug addicts in Scotland, killing six people and infecting 12 in total, health officials said Thursday.
By fox5vegas.com

Toddler Recovering After Chopstick Pierces Brain – 1501th Edition

Saturday, January 9th, 2010

A 14-month-old boy in China is recovering after doctors removed a chopstick from his brain that accidentally poked up through his nose, a spokesman for the local hospital said Thursday.
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