Surgeons on Friday successfully removed four sewing needles from the lung and near the heart of a Brazilian toddler, allegedly plunged into him by his stepfather during a monthlong series of bizarre rituals.
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Needles Successfully Extracted From Brazil Boy – 1389th Edition
Sunday, December 20th, 2009Lead Testing Enforcement For Toys Delayed – 1390th Edition
Sunday, December 20th, 2009Makers of toys and other children’s products win a reprieve from legislation passed more than a year ago after a holiday season marred by scores of lead-tainted toy recalls.
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CDC Says 1 In 110 Kids Is Autistic – 1391th Edition
Sunday, December 20th, 2009The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that one in 110 children is autistic.
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NFL To Ask Players To Donate Brains For Study – 1392th Edition
Sunday, December 20th, 2009The NFL is partnering with Boston University brain researchers who have been critical of the league’s stance on concussions, The Associated Press has learned.
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Democrats Seek To Seal Health Care Overhaul – 1393th Edition
Sunday, December 20th, 2009Outnumbered Republicans are pledging to delay passage of historic health care legislation as long as possible after jubilant Democrats locked in Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson as the 60th and decisive vote.
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FDA Warns Docs Over Tainted Hypertension Drug – 1378th Edition
Saturday, December 19th, 2009Federal health regulators are warning doctors about 11 recalled lots of an intravenous hypertension drug made by the Medicines Co. that are contaminated with bits of steel.
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Needles Successfully Extracted From Brazil Boy – 1379th Edition
Saturday, December 19th, 2009Surgeons on Friday successfully removed four sewing needles from the lung and near the heart of a Brazilian toddler, allegedly plunged into him by his stepfather during a monthlong series of bizarre rituals.
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Lead Testing Enforcement For Toys Delayed – 1380th Edition
Saturday, December 19th, 2009Makers of toys and other children’s products win a reprieve from legislation passed more than a year ago after a holiday season marred by scores of lead-tainted toy recalls.
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CDC Says 1 In 110 Kids Is Autistic – 1381th Edition
Saturday, December 19th, 2009The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that one in 110 children is autistic.
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Final Dem Holdout Backs Health Bill – 1382th Edition
Saturday, December 19th, 2009A holdout no more, Democratic Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson agrees to provide the 60th and deciding vote for Senate passage of sweeping health care legislation, capping a year of struggle and a final burst of deadline bargaining.
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